Funded social networking startup seeks experienced Ruby/Rails developer to join our small (but impressive!) team.

You:

• Want to have a real impact on a consumer-facing, large-scale website from the earliest stages
• Are Independent and driven. Ability to own and drive forward sizable projects without close supervision
• Have extensive experience with Ruby on Rails, MySQL/PostgreSQL, test-driven development, agile methodologies
• Have experience with the infrastructure necessary to scale to millions of users
• Like to develop for a Unix / Linux platform
• Have developed real-world, scalable products
• Have a solid understanding of database management and architecture
• Ship code
• Live in the San Francisco Bay Area

Other technologies that would be helpful for you to know:

Git, Linux, HTML/DHTML/CSS/Javascript, AJAX, AWS (S3/EC2/SQS/SDB), REST, message queues (beanstalkd, RabbitMQ, etc), Nginx, Apache + Phusion Passenger, Haproxy

Extra Credit for:

• Specific interest in local search or social networks
• OpenSocial/Twitter/Facebook APIs etc.
• Experience working with data supplied by 3rd party vendors or via APIs

Additional benefits:

• Team up with a world class development and management team at ground level
• A benefits package that includes competitive base pay, stock options, full medical benefits, and flexible work environment
• An tremendous growth opportunity from a technical and professional point of view

Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Principals only. No recruiters, please.