craigslist is seeking full stack web developers to:
- imagine, design, implement, test, and roll out new features
- ship code daily, and see it loved (or hated) by millions
- draw from and contribute to various open source projects
- enjoy a tech-driven, laid-back, fun-loving workplace
A sampling of the technologies we work with includes:
- Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl
- python, node.js, C/C++
- Javascript, jquery, AJAX
- redis, mongoDB, SQLite
- HTML, CSS, JSON, XML
Experience in any of the following areas is helpful (but not required):
- anti-fraud / spam / scam systems
- accounts receivable & billing systems
- QA / automated testing
- user interface design
- internationalization, encoding systems, Unicode
- event driven programming
- queuing / job scheduling systems
- security, web site vulnerabilities, phishing attacks
- machine learning
craigslist offers:
- an unusually philanthropic company mission and philosophy
- a small team (- non-garden-variety tech challenges at billions-of-page-views-per-day
- a tech nirvana, free from VCs, MBAs, sales, marketing, biz dev, meetings
- big company stability and benefits -- w/o the dysfunction and despair
- competitive market rates for you -- free classifieds for humanity
craigslist benefits include:
- 100% paid (including eligible dependents) health and
dental insurance
- craigslist-provided health reimbursement account ($3K-$7K)
- 3-to-1 match on employee charitable donations (up to 10%
of salary)
- 401(k) matching program (up to 6% of salary), with immediate vesting
- 4 weeks paid time off; 10 paid holidays
- commuting stipend (up to $245/month)
- wellness stipend (up to $150/month); weekly in-office yoga
- mobile phone and at-home internet stipend (up to $250/month)
- bike-friendly culture, in-office bicycle parking
- healthy (vegan, vegetarian, omnivore) breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
- SF HQ - 25' ceilings, all natural light, adjustable height desks, CoffeeBot 9000
To apply, please reply with your plain text resume, a summary of your technical strengths, and WEB DEV in the subject line to techjobs[at]craigslist.org. No attachments, please.
"For those about to rock, we salute you!"