Jobs (20 Mar 2012 ) | Click Titles to Apply

• Telecommute Job: Mobile Software Developer, Fall City, WA (Hunt Hosted)
• Contract Job: Android Developer, Palo Alto, CA (Benetech)
• Full-Time Job: iOS Developer Lead, Mountain View, CA (Bump)
• Full-Time Job: Mobile Developer, Portland, OR (Gun Dog Labs)
• Full-Time Job: Mobile Engineer, San Francisco, CA (Airbnb)
• Full-Time Job: Android Developer, Seattle, WA (Cequint)
• Full-Time Job: Android Developers, San Francisco, CA (Skout)
• Full-Time Job: Android Sr. Developer, San Francisco, CA (SendMe)
• Full-Time Job: Mobile Game Engineer, Sunnyvale, CA (Fantasy Hip Hop)
• Full-Time Job: Mobile Application Developer, San Francisco, CA (Get Satisfaction)

Telecommute Job: Mobile Software Developer, Fall City, WA (Hunt Hosted) Posted: 20 Mar 2012 04:43 PM PDT   Job Title: Mobile Software Developer Job location: Fall City, WA Employer: Hunt Hosted Employment Type: Telecommute Job Job Description   Hunt Hosted Solutions, Inc. We are extremely proud of our staff and their work. Our people are our most critical resource and significant efforts are made mentoring, training and developing our team, ensuring their success (thus, yours). We have a culture of collaboration and teamwork – we have found this as an ideal environment for our line of business. The employee experience is focused on learning and developing with cutting edge technologies, working on a variety of projects, and most importantly – providing excellent value for our clients. The bonds we encourage to develop between employees are ones of camaraderie, respect, and support. Mobile Software Developer Qualified candidates must have a working knowledge of some or all of the following technologies. And possess the willingness and ability to learn new technologies and techniques as needed. § Skills and Technologies we are looking for § .NET / C# § ASP.NET MVC § Web development including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery § SQL Server/T-SQL § SharePoint and Office-based Solutions § Scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python and Ruby § Mercurial / Git § iOS / Xcode / Objective-C Core Operating Values Customer Centric Our business exists for our clients, and we stay one step ahead of their needs. Everything we do should help position us to better serve our clients. We anticipate their needs, proactively pursue opportunities and develop our business around the client environment. Everything about our company–from how we manage projects, to the skill sets we maintain and develop, to our internal policies–is focused on how to provide the level of products and services that will best suit the business needs of our clients. Commitment We believe in and support our Clients, our Partners, Ourselves, the Team and the Company. We are committed to a partnership between all of the participants in our work, whether they're individuals or businesses. Through support and respect we can achieve our goals in a mutually beneficial way and create a win-win solution for everyone involved. When we make a commitment to do something, whether it's meeting a client's deadline or supporting our employees, we tackle it with the same level of focus and passion. Ownership See everything you touch through to the end. This philosophy applies to all of us, in every endeavor. It's a value that extends beyond our professional roles to who we are. As an employee of Hunt Hosted Solutions, you're expected to share the same level of accountability whether you're working on a complex project or changing the toner in the printer. Once you've become engaged in an issue or a task, you own it until it's resolved or until you've passed it on in a way that will ensure its resolution. Self-Improvement Strive to learn, develop and improve every day. The products and services Hunt Hosted Solutions provides are on the cutting edge, and we're always striving to improve and refine them. This focus on improvement should also extend to ourselves. Enhancing our technical skills, developing our management skills and improving our communication skills will all help Hunt Hosted Solutions become a better company. Excellence Don't create defects, don't accept defects and don't pass them on. Through critical analysis and review, we do everything we can to eliminate flaws and defects from our products, solutions and daily activities. As a Hunt Hosted Solutions employee, you're a gatekeeper; your assignment is to prevent problems from being created and propagated in our company and passed on to our clients. If something isn't right, it's your obligation to fix it or find the resources to fix it. Don't just let it go. Our Employees: § Hold themselves to a high level of honesty, integrity and trust § Take responsibility for themselves, their team, and their group § Accept the consequences of their actions and don't blame others § Are focused and persistent without becoming inflexible and myopic § Motivate themselves and others, even during difficult times § View every challenge as an opportunity to learn and grow § Use creative and critical thinking to solve problems § Follow through on commitments and responsibilities § Always strive to meet or exceed expectations § Share successes as well as failures with others § Approach every problem with a solution § Do what it takes to get the job done right § Don't confuse activity with results § Are open to constructive feedback § Develop and mentor others § Learn from their mistakes WWW.hunthosted.com

Contract Job: Android Developer, Palo Alto, CA (Benetech) Posted: 20 Mar 2012 03:30 PM PDT   Job Title: Android Developer Job location: Palo Alto, CA Employer: Benetech Employment Type: Contract Job Job Description   Android Developer | Responsibilities: Benetech is seeking an Android developer on a contract basis. The project is an open source book reading and voicing application. It is a fork of an existing open source ebook reader application called FBReader.  Our fork is located at: http://github.com/amahule/FBReaderJ.  The work will initially involve addressing outstanding functionality, usability and accessibility bugs and progress to developing additional features. This project also entails mentoring full time Benetech engineers in Android development, so we are seeking expert level Android developers. This is a part-time, contract position for up to 80 hrs /month, for 3 months.  The candidate is ideally able to meet at Benetech's headquarters in Palo Alto, CA on a frequent basis. Please be sure to include a cover letter with your resume.  Also include links to work you have done and specify what specific challenges you undertook. Android Developer | Requirements: § Minimum of six months experience with developing Android applications. § Experience with Android TTS and Accessibility APIs is a plus. § Familiarity with Git. § Desire to work on open source projects and benefit humanity with your skills. About Benetech: Benetech is a nonprofit social enterprise that develops technology to address pressing social needs. Today we build software to address literacy, human rights and environmental conservation. We combine a social conscience with Silicon Valley's talent to develop technology that has a lasting impact on critical needs around the world. At Benetech, we embrace a social enterprise business model that measures our success not in dollars, but in the number of lives we change. We are a technology company where social benefit, not profit, is the bottom line. Benetech was founded 20 years ago and has 60 employees, most of which work out of our Palo Alto headquarters on California Av. (walking distance from Caltrain and Stanford University). Benetech's flagship project, Bookshare (http://bookshare.org), opens new doors for people with visual and reading disabilities. Bookshare is the world's largest accessible library of scanned books and periodicals. Bookshare offers more than 120,000 books in its online collection and gives people who can't read traditional printed books, access to a dramatically expanded world of information. You can think of Bookshare as Amazon.com meets Napster, meets Talking Books for the Blind – but legal! This project is funded by the U.S Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, to provide this service to all U.S. qualified students for free.

Full-Time Job: iOS Developer Lead, Mountain View, CA (Bump) Posted: 20 Mar 2012 03:00 PM PDT   Job Title: iOS Developer Lead Job location: Mountain View, CA Employer: Bump Employment Type: Full-Time Job Job Description   We put the "magic" in "magical devices."  Bump's vision is to build the simplest way to use your phone to interact with friends and other devices.  As Lead iOS Developer, you will lead a small, experienced, fast-moving team to build and launch a variety of innovative new features, applications, and social interactions. iOS Developer  | Responsibilities § Write code:  Deliver the next generation of Bump's iOS products on time, and on spec.  Write code, architect solutions for new features, lead code reviews § Sprint planning and execution:  Manage work flow and deadlines for your team, coordinate with Head of Engineering and Head of Product § Team leadership:  Build a high energy, productive team.  Foster collaboration, stable code, creative problem solving skills, and mad ping pong abilities.  Create a team culture you enjoy working with every day   iOS Developer  | Skills Required § iOS expert:  You like getting your hands dirty with CFObscureClasses and you know the Cocoa Touch view hierarchy better than you know your Aunt Rhoda § Start-up leadership experience:  You know how to manage and motivate a team in a start-up environment § Outstanding communication skills:  Communicate within a close-knit team, manage expectations, provide actionable feedback § Broad skillset:  Ability to interface with our other development teams (Python, Java, Scala) § Love mobile:  An eye for great design and user experiences, passion for creating seamless interactions About Bump Bump Technologies is the creator of the Bump app available on iOS and Android devices.  It enables users to quickly and easily exchange contact info and photos, simply by bumping their phones together.  We now have more than 80 million downloads and are in the top 15 free iOS apps of all time.  We are currently developing new interactions and new applications to enable users to interact with friends and other devices in a variety of magical ways.  Bump's vision is to build the simplest way to use your phone to interact with others in the real world.  Bump was co-founded in 2009 and has received funding from YCombinator, Sequoia, and Andreessen-Horowitz.  We are based in Mountain View, CA.

Full-Time Job: Mobile Developer, Portland, OR (Gun Dog Labs) Posted: 20 Mar 2012 02:48 PM PDT   Job Title: Mobile Developer Job location: Portland, OR Employer: Gun Dog Labs Employment Type: Full-Time Job Job Description   MOBILE DEVELOPER  (iOS and/or ANDROID) If you want to dive in to challenging, exciting, and truly cutting edge mobile technology engineering, look no further! As a Mobile iOS or Android Software Engineer at Gun Dog Labs ("GDL"), you will interact directly with experienced entrepreneurs and technology executives, and learn first hand how the start-up world "rolls".  This is "entrepreneurship" at its best!  The right candidate will take a leading role in the design and development of mobile applications that harness an emerging wireless capability – Near Field Communications ("NFC").  NFC has been billed as the "next big thing" in the mobile space and has the potential to re-shape the way people interact with the world. GDL is developing bundled solutions for business-to-business, business-to-consumer and consumer use that leverage NFC capabilities.  The solutions combine mobile applications, mobile web experiences, web applications, offline print, and NFC infrastructure to solve business and consumer problems.  Current development initiatives include social, gaming and real estate centric solutions. Mobile Developer | Qualifications § 2+ years native mobile application development experience on either iOS or Android platforms § Fluency in Objective-C (iOS) or Java (Android) § Proficiency in writing efficient code that follows good design patterns (MVC, delegation, etc) § Experience with mobile databases, asynchronous network requests, and multithreading § Solid understanding of RESTful web services and JSON (de)serialization § Strong sense of visual and interaction design § Familiarity with Apple's iOS and/or Android's Human Interface Guidelines § Familiarity with cross-platform mobile development tools such as Rhodes desirable § Familiarity with modern software practices including agile development (SCRUM), version control, bug tracking, design patterns, refactoring, and risk analysis § Knowledge and experience with NFC and QR Code technologies a huge plus § Strong academic background with proven ability to get things done § Undergraduate degree in computers science, computer engineering or related degree is highly desirable Mobile Developer | Responsibilities § Writing code in a dynamic and fast-paced tech startup § Participating in daily standups in an Agile environment § Being proactive and resourceful in finding and implementing cool solutions based on business requirements from Product Management § Working in a small team including members located in other locations and time zones § Mentor junior members of the team or team members transitioning from web development to mobile development § Demonstrating professional, respectful, reliable, and positive conduct § Innovate, create, and have tons of fun!

Full-Time Job: Mobile Engineer, San Francisco, CA (Airbnb) Posted: 20 Mar 2012 02:47 PM PDT   Job Title: Mobile Engineer Job location: San Francisco, CA Employer: Airbnb Employment Type: Full-Time Job Job Description Airbnb is revolutionizing the way the world travels. Tagged by Time Magazine as the 'eBay of Space', Airbnb is a profitable, fast-growing, online marketplace giving everyday people the ability to monetize their most valuable asset: an extra bedroom, vacation rental, airbed, castle, boat, tree house or trailer. With a presence in over 15,000 cities in 160 countries Airbnb is backed by Sequoia Capital and Greylock and is one of their most exciting start-ups. We're building an engineering team that can produce what teams 10 times our size can do. We love what we're building.  We talk about product daily and how we can enrich the experience of our users further.  We love working on challenging problems and working with smart engineers that can help us grow individually too.  Most of all, we value engineering. We're looking for product aware engineers who are thoughtful, responsible and passionate builders who appreciate user experience.  We're looking for someone who is well versed in mobile engineering, but also has a strong understanding of good UX. We believe that great product people use lots of products, so if you're an active user of Airbnb, we are listening. Mobile Engineer | Responsibilities § Distill the travel experience for both our guests and our hosts into something effortless, responsive and accessible. § Implement flows and mockups as provided by the UX and design teams, while intelligently and creatively "filling in the gaps" not necessarily covered by rough prototypes. § Analyze usage patterns, funnels and economic metrics to produce the perfect product for all of our users. Mobile Engineer | Requirements § Proven experience in building products for the mobile ecosystem § Strong CS fundamentals gained through Bachelor's degree in CS, Math or related discipline or equivalent industry experience § Personal projects that show an aptitude for engineering and product sense § Ability to work in areas outside of their usual comfort zone and get things done quickly Mobile Engineer | Desirable § Experience shipping one or more native Android apps, ideally currently available on the Android Market § Experience using a dynamic programming language in a production environment (or personal projects) Experience using Ruby-on-Rails in a production environment § Experience scaling high traffic websites (architecture/database/memcache/CDN) § Experience with server administration and Amazon Web Services (EC2/S3) Benefits § Stock options § Paid time to travel on Airbnb § Competitive salaries § Vacation days & time off § Medical, dental, & vision insurance § Life & disability coverage § Apple equipment § Company dinners & happy hour § Much more…

Full-Time Job: Android Developer, Seattle, WA (Cequint) Posted: 20 Mar 2012 02:24 PM PDT   Job Title: Android Developer Job location: Seattle, WA Employer: Cequint Employment Type: Full-Time Job Job Description   Cequint is seeking a highly talented, creative and motivated mobile application developer to contribute to our core product offerings, including mobile application development. We are a rapidly growing small company offering a challenging and dynamic work environment in a fast growing industry with competitive salary and benefits. Join Cequint and become part of the most innovative and creative development team in the industry. Android Developer | Responsibilities: § Working with internal ad hoc product development team to design, code, test and document new features and applications § Create and maintain mobile applications and related ad serving SDKs § Provide technical support to internal clients § Understand system architecture with an eye to scalability and efficiency Android Developer | Skills and Experience: § Extensive experience with Android mobile application development § Experience with client side application scripting, e.g., JavaScript § Experience with Java, scripting languages, and databases a plus § Good knowledge of Linux or Unix OS § Detail-oriented with good written and verbal communication skills § Experience with Open Source tools a plus § Familiarity with software development and testing best practices § Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think logically § Able to work effectively in small (often ad-hoc) teams § Able to manage one's own time efficiently Android Developer | Qualifications: § 7+ years of development § 2+ years of Android Mobile Development § Motivated by delivering great products that tens of millions of people use § Able to self-manage, take ownership, and thrive in a dynamic, small company atmosphere § A pure technologist with a strong grasp of OO and computer science fundamentals § Some previous professional experience required…we care more about what you can do than where you've been (and for how long) § Baseline ability and familiarity with mobile clients + inherent smarts and ability to research new approaches and technologies § Ability to carve off a piece of functionality, own the analysis and breakdown, propose the design, code it out, and unit test it § Flexible use of various software development lifecycles (Agile/Scrum) and experience with deploying mobile products to carriers § Solid communication skills in the English language § Natural problem solving and critical thinking ability Cequint provides competitive salaries, DOE, full benefits spread, 401k, discount health-club membership, and a host of other benefits.

Full-Time Job: Android Developers, San Francisco, CA (Skout) Posted: 20 Mar 2012 02:20 PM PDT   Job Title: Android Developers Job location: San Francisco, CA Employer: Skout Employment Type: Full-Time Job Job Description Skout is seeking a Senior Android developer to join our mobile team in San Francisco and help shape the future of our Android applications. You will work within a small team, being part of the full product cycle making decisions and building software that changes the way millions of people use their mobile. The ideal candidate will be comfortable in a fluid start-up environment and will bring an energetic, fun and creative approach to their work.   Android Developers | Key responsibilities: § Contribute best-in-class programming skills to develop highly innovative, maintainable Android code to be installed on millions of devices § Continually offer thought-leadership and dependable execution ability in a high-paced environment characterized by ongoing iteration and product pushes § Play a key role in backend development, troubleshoot and help shape the architecture of new features Android Developers | Desired Skills & Experience Requirements: § Recent Android development experience § 3+ years experience building fast growing web or mobile products § Experience utilizing Android frameworks to help create user interfaces that are fast and intuitive to use. § Familiar with the Android market place and app device/OS compatibility on Android. § Familiar with mobile advertising and 3rd party SDK integration is a huge plus § BS or MS in Computer Science or related field preferred, top-tier schools preferred § Experience using version control repositories § Comfortable with agile/scrum development process and code reviews. Company Description SKOUT is an exciting, location-based social networking start-up company and the leader in people discovery. Our mobile applications help our millions of users meet others in their immediate vicinity. We're a small company delivering big things and are looking for great people to help define the future of our company and the industry. We are building the future platform for meeting new people and discovering what's going on around you.

Full-Time Job: Android Sr. Developer, San Francisco, CA (SendMe) Posted: 20 Mar 2012 02:15 PM PDT   Job Title: Android Sr. Developer Job location: San Francisco, CA Employer: SendMe Employment Type: Full-Time Job Job Description   Android Developer  | Responsibility § You have a strong Android development past with the drive and desire to be a part of the future of Android in the mobile industry. You want the applications you develop to be used and enjoyed by millions of people. You constantly strive to be at the forefront of Android technology and want to help pave Android's way into the future. § If this sounds like you – come talk to us and find out what kinds of projects you'll be working on, meet other developers like yourself, and see what your future can be. Android Developer  | Required § Is an experienced Android developer. At least 2 years professional experience. § Is an experienced Java developer. At least 5 years professional experience. (Android apps make calls to server side services.) § Has produced successful applications in the past (and can send us links to them!) § Interested in staying on the leading edge of Android development and working for a profitable mobile company. Android Developer | A couple of notes about us: § This is a Java position not a design position focused on Android. § We use Maven, Spring MVC, Hibernate, and JBOSS. § We primarily use Postgres, but we also use MySql and SQL Server. § We use Jira and Agile (but with a little less dogma around the silly lingo). § A computer science degree is strongly preferred. § We are moving heavily into Android development. About the Company: SendMe, Inc. turns any mobile phone into a portable playground. As the premier mobile media company, SendMe's family of destination sites lets you seamlessly take the fun from the Web to your mobile phone with the broadest and best content, entertainment and community. Whether you're searching for content from the hottest musical artists, looking to meet new friends through mobile social networking, or eager to play for cash and prizes on your phone, SendMe brings it all to you – how you want it, when you want it. Founded in 2006 by three veteran online and mobile entrepreneurs, SendMe is funded by Triangle Peak Partners, GrandBanks Capital, Spark Capital and True Ventures.

Full-Time Job: Mobile Game Engineer, Sunnyvale, CA (Fantasy Hip Hop) Posted: 20 Mar 2012 02:09 PM PDT   Job Title: Mobile Game Engineer Job location: Sunnyvale, CA Employer: Fantasy Hip Hop Employment Type: Full-Time Job Job Description   Mobile Game Programmer (Unity) at game studio startup In this role, you will work directly with studio head, producers, artists and engineers to implement gameplay functionality for our upcoming iOS title. You will be working in Unity implementing gameplay experiences for both iPhone and iPad. Mobile Game Engineer | REQUIREMENTS: § Serious passion for games § Degree or strong experience in computer science, computer engineering, or related field § Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals (OOP, data structures, algorithms) § Excellent understanding and practical experience in C# or a similar language § General understanding of multiple other programming languages § General understanding of common development practices (version control, agile development) § Ability to quickly understand, debug, and modify existing code § Strong analytical technical problem solving skills Mobile Game Engineer | BONUS: § Experience with Unity § Scripting behavior in modern game engines (Unity preferred; can also accept XNA, Unreal, UDK, Torque, etc.) § Interacting with computer graphics (code that interacts with or controls UI, materials, particles, etc.) § Experience working with common game constructs (physics, collision, vector math, etc. § Profiling and optimization § Excellent written and verbal skills § Amazingly good math skills § Experience developing for iOS games § Strong personal interest in developing and playing games § Music lover WHY US: Fantasy Hip Hop is the coolest gaming startup to work for right now. We're right at the intersection of two of the most fun industries — games and music. We offer top-notch game industry advisors, a fun work environment, stock options, and that feeling of fulfillment that comes with working on something you're really proud of. Come join us and change the music industry one game at a time Company Description We're an angel & VC-funded independent game studio in Sunnyvale making a wildly innovative role-playing game with ties to the music industry. We're a small but passionate team consisting of experienced gamers, engineers, 3D artists, and electronic musicians hailing from Apple and Brown University. Our offices offices are located in the famous Plug and Play tech accelerator in the heart of Silicon Valley. We're backed by some of the top minds in mobile & casual gaming. WHAT ARE WE MAKING: Awesome games for the iPad and iPhone. Currently hiring for help on our upcoming music sim.

Full-Time Job: Mobile Application Developer, San Francisco, CA (Get Satisfaction) Posted: 20 Mar 2012 01:55 PM PDT   Job Title: Mobile App Developer Job location: San Francisco, CA Employer: Get Satisfaction Employment Type: Full-Time Job Job Description   Get Satisfaction is looking for both junior and senior mobile developers that can help us expand our mobile product offering to support the explosive growth we're seeing. You'll be working on a large-scale application used by millions of people around the world leveraging the latest mobile technologies. You'll initially be focused on building cross-platform HTML5 solutions, but subsequent versions may include both native and hybrid solutions for iOS and Android. You'll work closely with product management, user experience design, and quality assurance to deliver elegant, scalable, and maintainable products in an agile process. Mobile App Developer | Required Skills § HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, XML, REST § jQuery, jQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch, Backbone.js § Native app development for iOS and/or Android § Cross-browser and cross-device development for iOS and Android § Proficient in at least one scripting language, such as Ruby, Python, PHP, etc. § Performance testing and optimization for mobile environments Mobile App Developer | Required Experience § Experience building SDK's for iOS and Android § Experience delivering internationalized apps supporting multiple languages § Familiarity with one or more cross-platform frameworks (PhoneGap, Titanium, Corona) § Ability to show mobile apps or open source projects that you've created § Expertise in the mobile development ecosystem, including mobile solution stacks, app store best practices, etc.