Palo Alto, CA LOCAL or REMOTE (full-time preferred)
- one advanced full-stack lead architect
- web/mobile UI designer
We have funding and are testing a restricted beta of our unique idea in the groups and events space, and are planning on launching our real-time product on the web, mobile web, and native mobile to a wide audience soon.
We've built a real-time stack of our own that bridges backbone.js &#60;-&#62; socket.io &#60;-&#62; gunicorn+gevent (through nginx) &#60;-&#62; django. As the stack matures, we may release the source. The web application is nearly all single-page architecture. We use coffeescript pretty much everywhere, including our javascript tests.
backend:  python, django, gevent, gunicorn, nginx, postgres
frontend: coffeescript, jQuery, backbone.js, socket.io, compass
We're looking for:
1. One advanced web jack-of-many-trades. You know a lot about several things from above and have at least tried your hand at a demo app using the rest. Backend/frontend/deployment. We'll be growing our user base very soon and need knowledge/experience scaling the above technologies. We're on the lookout for locals (or those who can move to the bay) who want senior developer ownership and can be mentors/leaders as we grow.
2. Talented web and mobile designers (referrals would also be good). Even with the nifty tech we're building, our app will probably live/die based on making an intuitive UI with fun and easy experience. There are several unique challenges in this product that require novel controls -- creativity is a must. Would be great if you have more than just design skills, but very high quality design is more important than ability to build it.
gmail - davidmarble
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