Jobs at Pixelpipe
Pixelpipe's mission is to help users liberate their media. We accomplish this goal by providing a world-class, state-of-the-art service capable of transferring thousands of media files a second, wrapped in an HTML5 package with a pretty Javascript bow on top. Sounds cool? Wait until you see the tech!
Pixelpipe is looking for exceptional developers - both backend and frontend - to help build and scale our stack. If you think you've got the chops and want to work in San Francisco, we want to hear from you! Our office is located in the SOMA district of San Francisco, easy commute from BART / Muni.
If you are interested in a position below, send an email. Please include your resume and some links to some of your recent work and/or your github account.
Web Developer
We are looking for exceptional web developers to implement the web client using CSS3, HTML5 and jQuery. The right candidate will know what it means to work on a team and takes pride from team success. We are a startup that believes in the mantra "work hard, play hard".
Responsibilities
- Assist in the development of our web client utilizing CSS3, HTML5 and jQuery
- Develop clean and organized style definitions and code on schedule
- Implement web client that is semantically correct and cross-browser compatible
- Answer to engineering management team and collaborate with international development team
- Troubleshoot and debug issues found in production on a needed basis
Requirements
- Experience in developing consumer web applications
- Expert command of Javascript (via jQuery), CSS and HTML5
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
- Motivated problem solver requiring minimum supervision
- Capable of prioritizing tasks in response to business needs
- Works well with others in a startup atmosphere, checks ego at the door
- Distill high fidelity psd designs into sprites and functioning html
Preferred
- Experience with Java Server Pages and Java Web Apps
- Knowledge of the bash shell in Linux environments
- Familiarity with Scrum/Agile methodologies
- Ability to use Subversion on the command line
Java Engineer
If we were looking for a code monkey, we would say so - but we are not. We are looking for an Engineer! You excel in taking tasks and breaking them down to manageable pieces. You get excited at the thought of engineering solutions for heavy I/O in consumer media. You use engineering best practices to iterate over a solution until it meets the business need. You personify startup culture; work hard, play hard!
Responsibilities
- Assist in the development of our web application and the systems that support it
- Answers to engineering management team and collaborates with international development team
- Develop clean and organized code, participate as a contributor on a team of engineers
- Collaborate with the QA team on developing test plans and highlighting potential pitfalls
- Troubleshoot and debug issues found in production on a needed basis
Requirements
- Experience in developing consumer web applications that scale, in Java
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
- Expert command of Java and MySQL
- At least 2+ years experience in developing web applications with a related BS/MS degree. Comparable experience is accepted
- Motivated problem solver requiring minimum supervision
- Capable of prioritizing tasks in response to business needs
- Works well with others in a startup atmosphere, checks ego at the door
Preferred
- Experience with NoSQL persistence stores and Map/Reduce jobs (HBase / Hadoop)
- Experience with message queueing protocols
- Experience with distributed synchronization systems such as ZooKeeper
- Scales web apps with heavy I/O
- Knowledge of scripting languages and the ability to develop in Python
- Experience in cloud technologies, particularly Amazon Web Services
- Familiarity with Scrum/Agile methodologies