About Us: 500friends enables CMOs to increase their customer lifetime value. LoyaltyPlus, our SaaS lifecycle marketing suite, makes it easy to execute loyalty programs and personalized customer retention campaigns. Our top clients include Kabam Gaming, 1-800-flowers, Pittsburg Steelers, New Balance, and Loreal. We were recently ranked a ‘Leader’, the highest ranking, in The Forrester Wave for Midsize Organizations in Customer Loyalty Solutions. We were recently acquired by Merkle, a $400M (revenues), privately held CRM marketing agency backed by TCV (early investors in Exact Target, Facebook, and Netflix), but we are our own operating group. This means that you essentially get to join a start-up with the security and stability of an established company. Responsibilities: As a member of our small but seriously talented engineering team, you will play a key role in both shaping and building our technologies. Your scope will be broad, ranging from user-facing features to server-side components and libraries. We are looking for a generalist who enjoys learning and working with different technologies. And of course you will be expected to commit code on your first day. Yes, we realize that smart hackers are in demand. So what makes 500friends special?
- We care about our team:blog.500friends.com/2012/10/25/an-open-letter-to-future-team-members/
- We’re obsessed with hiringonlythe best; you won’t ever have to deal with incompetency
- Competitive compensation package
- Individual and company performance bonuses
- Free lunch every day
- We solve real world problems
- NO ASSHOLES AND POLITICS
Minimum qualifications
- BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
- In lieu of a technicaldegree, 4 years of relevant work experience is an acceptable substitute
- Proficiency inRuby, Python, C++, or Javascript
- Strong foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms and software design
- Work experience with relational databases and SQL
- Experience with agile development process in collaborative environment
- Good understanding of performance tradeoffs
Bonus points if you have:
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field
- Experience designing and deploying large scale distributed data processing systems
- Experience in big data, information retrieval, data mining or machine learning
- High degree of proficiency in Linux systems administration
- You’vebuilt (and are dying to show us) something you’re proud of, outside of work/school
