freebsd jobs - Mar 2006 - Okcupid is hiring, C++ Software engineer, New York, NY

We're currently hiring at Okcupid.

Software Engineer
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Location: New York, NY (Chelsea / Union Square, 20-30 minutes from
other boroughs and NJ).

OkCupid has several open Software Engineer positions for which we
seek an outstanding full-time technologists.  Candidates should
expect to work closely with the CTO on many critical technology
issues, but the primary responsibility will be developing the site
and participating in the hiring and managing of junior programmers.

We seek someone with extensive C++ experience and a CS degree from
a top school.  A BA/BS is sufficient, but we invite advanced degree
holders to apply as well.  Ideal candidates will have 4-7 years of
experience developing commercial code, and some experience managing
developers and projects.

Required skills/experience include: 
.	Developing software in C++ on some Unix-like platform (FreeBSD is a plus);
.	Experience with Python, Perl, and shell scripting;
.	Relational database experience, especially with MySQL;
.	Knowledge of important algorithms and data structures;
.	Project management experience in a small, dynamic start-up;
.	Experience deploying large consumer-oriented website
.	Experience working with legacy code desired; 
.	Familiarity with security issues; and
.	Understanding of asynchronous remote procedure calls; and
.	Experience with distributed systems, network programming and large software
systems.

Send resumes to: "Alfred Perlstein" <alfred@okcupid.com>

About OkCupid <www.okcupid.com>
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OkCupid is a rapidly growing online dating business built on an
efficient, unprecedented, patent-pending matching system.  In the
two years since launch, OkCupid has built an active user base of
approximately 250,000 and has spawned numerous relationships,
engagements, and marriages.  The site is growing rapidly and we are
building a reputation as the most enjoyable and effective matching
service.  We expect to reach the 1,000,000 active user mark in the
next year.
	
OkCupid is not like the stodgy dating sites you see advertised on
the subway; rather, we want to open Internet dating up to a much
larger audience and want to match people on the basis of what they
actually care about, not an inaccurate personality model some
pseudo-scientists dreamed up.

OkCupid is not advertising just another job writing Perl or PHP
scripts for a dinky web site.  Rather, we have a huge system,
spanning a cluster of machines, with many interesting architectural
problems still yet to be solved.  If you join our team, you will
be on the front lines of scaling our site, while developing exciting
new features.

OkCupid offers competitive compensation, including cash, options,
and full medical and dental coverage.  The management team of OkCupid
has successful startup experience including SparkNotes (educational
publishing business sold to Barnes & Noble, Inc.) and eDonkey (the
world.s most popular file-sharing application).  OkCupid is on the
verge of closing a large round of venture capital, which will fund
even more rapid expansion.

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- Alfred Perlstein
- CTO Okcupid.com / FreeBSD Hacker / All that jazz -