Hello!
Socialbomb is hiring! We’re lookng for UI/UX designers, graphic design folks, and backend developers to join us (a bunch of ITP alums) on some really excellent projects. Shoot me a note off-list if you’re interested or know folks who might be a fit.
Thanks!
Mike
mjd@doryexmachina.com
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UI/UX Designer:
We’re a social technology company born and raised in New York City. Our platform connects people’s mobile phones, blu-ray players, computers, and connected devices to their friends and the things they love. We’re hunting for a UX specialist who can help us with the user interface and user experience design with an exciting, growing company – and we hope that’s you!
You should be:
– Passionate about usability and creating products that people like interacting with
– Familiar with current web standards and developing trends
– Well-versed in the layout and language of social networks
– Comfortable translating concepts into wireframes and user flows for discussion
– Excited about solving problems, proud of your designs, and happy to work with others
Qualifications:
– Extensive Photoshop/Illustrator skills (HTML, CSS and JavaScript chops a plus)
– Experience with wireframing and rapid prototyping tools
– Experience with designing for social sites (Facebook platform a big plus)
– Experience with third-party API integration and social web design
– BS or MFA/MPS in graphic/interaction design or equivalent experience
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Graphic Designer:
We’re a social technology company born and raised in New York City. Our platform connects people’s mobile phones, blu-ray players, computers, and connected devices to their friends and the things they love. We’re looking for someone who can work with us on the user interface and graphic design for a few exciting projects we’ve got coming up. If you like the sound of this, you should give us a shout!
You should be:
– Passionate about good design and creating products that people like to look at
– Familiar with current web themes and developing trends
– Well-versed in the layout and language of social networks
– Comfortable creating mockups and assets from wireframes and concepts
– Excited about creating user interfaces that a wide variety of people will use and enjoy
Qualifications:
– Extensive Photoshop/Illustrator skills (HTML, CSS and JavaScript chops a plus)
– Experience designing for social networks and services
– Experience with design for web and mobile platforms (iPhone and Android specifically)
– BS or MFA/MPS in graphic/interaction design or equivalent experience
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Senior Backend/Platform developer:
We’re a social technology company born and raised in New York City. Our platform connects people’s mobile phones, blu-ray players, computers, and connected devices to their friends and the things they love. We’re searching for an experienced developer who can run with backend development and platform build-out with an awesome, growing company. If this sounds like you, read on!
You should be:
– Passionate about creating robust, scalable, and awesome web applications
– Skilled at explaining and clearly documenting code
– Well-versed in the concepts of social network development
– Comfortable working with and developing REST APIs and third-party services
– Excited about solving problems, proud of your code, and happy to work with others
Qualifications:
– 5+ years experience building web applications with PHP, Python and MySQL (Tornado or similar frameworks experience a plus)
– Experience with building and scaling high-traffic social sites
– Experience with third-party API integration and social web development (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
– Experience with varying combinations of Nginx, Apache, OpenSolaris, Ubuntu, and Amazon Web Services
– Experience with source control systems like SVN and git
– BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
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Junior Backend developer:
We’re a social technology company born and raised in New York City. Our platform connects people’s mobile phones, blu-ray players, computers, and connected devices to their friends and the things they love. We’re searching for a capable developer who can dive in with the backend development with an awesome, growing company. If this sounds like you, read on!
You should be:
– Passionate about creating highly-trafficked web applications
– Familiar with current web standards and developing trends
– Interested in the concepts of social network development
– Comfortable working with REST APIs and third-party services
– Excited about solving problems, proud of your code, and happy to work with others
Qualifications:
– 1-3 years’ experience building web applications with PHP, Python and MySQL (Tornado or similar frameworks experience a plus)
– Experience developing for high-traffic social sites
– Experience with third-party API integration and social web development (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
– Experience with source control systems like SVN and git
– BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience