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• Tue 27 Jul 2010

  Calling All Quirky Web Developers

  We’re hiring …

  
  

  ABOUT US

  Quirky is a social product development™ company that brings consumer product ideas from sketch to store every week and rewards the thousands of contributors to these products with a share of the revenue generated by their sale.  We are seeking to hire an exceptional Ruby on Rails web developer to join us and help us change the product development industry.

  
  

  RESPONSIBILITIES

  As a rails web developer at Quirky, you will be responsible for contributing to all aspects of building and maintaining the Quirky Technology Platform as we scale the business out to meet increased product demand and greater product development participation.  This will include:

  
  

  * end-to-end web application development (database, business logic, front-end) for new site features

  * backend system development (shopping cart, order fulfillment, etc)

  * financial reporting

  * customer service tools

  * operational support

  
  

  REQUIREMENTS

  At minimum, you will have at least a few years of professional experience with the following technologies and software.  These are the tools that we work with everyday and that we expect you to hit the ground running with.  The quantity of your experience is not nearly as important as the quality of it.

  
  

  * Ruby on Rails

  * MySQL

  * HTML/CSS/Javascript (jQuery)

  * Git

  * Lighthouse

  * Basecamp

  * Agile, Iterative Development

  
  

  Additionally, as your code will be deployed in a high-volume e-commerce production environment, performance tuning and testing will be critical to success.

  
  

  BONUS POINTS

  Building a global product development company is no small task and we are seeking individuals excited by the challenge and who have experience with the following areas of our business.  The more you can bring to the table, the more we will have to talk about.

  
  

  * Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, RDS)

  * Deployment Management (Heroku)

  * Payment Processing (ActiveMerchant)

  * E-Commerce/Shopping Carts

  * Warehousing and Shipping

  * EDI

  * Accounting (NetSuite Integration)

  * Social Media Integration (Facebook, Twitter, etc)

  * Crowdsourcing

  * RESTful web service API development and documentation

  * Database Schema Design and Indexing

  * Data Warehousing

  * Startup Experience

  
  

  Ideally, you will have experience working on one or more highly-trafficked websites.  Attention to detail and dedication to quality are non-negotiable.

  
  

  Please send your resume and a quirky cover letter to techjobs at quirky dot com.
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• Mon 8 Mar 2010

  We’re Hiring A Design Director

  Now that we have a bigger office, we need to fill it up! We are currently seeking a highly creative individual to fill the role of Design Director. Please see the job description below, and send us your resume if you meet the qualifications.

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  Design Director

  Quirky is a social product development company. Product ideas come in, our community and design team work on them, we sell the product worldwide, and then we share the revenue with the inventor and all influencers. By enabling a fluid conversation between our global community of influencers and Quirky’s expert product design team, we are able to accomplish what was once unthinkable: bringing one brand new product concept from sketch to store each week.

  The Quirky Creative Director will take the creative lead on all aspects of product and web design for the Quirky brand. This person should have experience leading a team and managing multiple projects at once. This person should respect our agile design process and be open to constant input from our team and our online community. The ideal candidate has a background in consumer products and expertise in product design, branding, and packaging, as well as a healthy obsession with the Quirky brand.

  Specific Skills

  Three or more years of creative experience, preferably with a consumer products brand.

  Expertise in product design, branding, and packaging. Bonus points for knowledge of web design, user interfaces, and graphic design.

  Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  Equally effective communicating in formal and informal settings with senior executives, peers, and potential business partners.

  Someone who lives for deadlines and thrives in an energetic, fast-paced environment.

  How to Apply

  Apply via email to: iwantajob@quirky.com.

  E-mail your resume and cover letter with the subject “Design Director”.

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