Stealth-mode Mobile Media Platform

OPPORTUNITY:
We are seeking a top-caliber, enthusiastic Senior Software Engineer to join our well-funded mobile media venture as a core member of an experienced, flat leadership team. The role will require design initiative and team collaboration, as well as extensive, efficient coding. The role will report to and collaborate with the CTO to deliver a novel platform from the ground-up.

Compensation will be commensurate with experience and highly competitive.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design the server-side infrastructure with the CTO
- Develop and maintain the server-side codebase
- Monitor and administer the servers
- Collaborate in designing end-to-end platform and user-experience

REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent; strong academic record
- 2+ years work experience Ruby on Rails server software engineering; advanced knowledge of Rails end-to-end from presentation layer to persistence layer
- Expert-level proficiency of object-oriented programming and software design patterns
- Experience building and deploying a web application in a clustered environment
- Experience setting up and administering Mysql databases, including setting up replication and query optimization
- Experience with Linux administration, shell scripting using Python

DESIRED:
- Experience developing for and administering Amazon Web Services
- Experience developing a REST web services API
- Experience with digital media and streaming
- Advanced degree in Computer Science or equivalent

LOGISTICS:
- The startup is currently in stealth mode, but we will discuss the company and product by phone.
- Candidates must be able to start within 3-5 weeks.