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Web Application Engineer
To Apply: jobs+eng@panjiva.com
Date Posted: Monday August 30, 2010
Company: Panjiva, Inc.
Location: Cambridge, MA
Overview
Panjiva is a venture-backed startup
developing a next-generation information service for the millions of
buyers and suppliers in the global supply chain. Founded by MIT and
Harvard alumni and located in Cambridge, MA, Panjiva's technical team is
creating the infrastructure that will transform how people and
companies trade $10 trillion of goods each year across global borders.
We’re funded by one of the world's top venture capital firms and the
same angel investors that have backed Skype, AdMob, Posterous, and many
other startups.
Our technical challenges are numerous: processing large amounts of incredibly valuable, but incredibly dirty data from multilingual sources around the world, leveraging machine learning and NLP techniques to enrich our data collection, and making our findings available to customers via intuitive user interfaces that support interactive, real-time analysis of the global supply chain.
Our development environment is highly collaborative, where team members teach as much as they learn. Our small team of MIT Computer Science alumni cultivate a work environment where peers can appreciate and challenge the solutions you develop. At this early stage, there is a great opportunity for leadership in the shaping of Panjiva's core architecture and its software engineering processes. We’re based in the heart of Kendall Square, about 15 feet from the Red Line T stop.
We are seeking an exceptional software engineers with a track record in building scalable, highly sophisticated web applications to play a leading role in Panjiva's evolution. You must have significant experience with full-stack web application development, both server-side and client-side, and be ready to take on the challenges of providing advanced, 24x7 information access capabilities to users across hundreds of vertical markets.
Our technical challenges are numerous: processing large amounts of incredibly valuable, but incredibly dirty data from multilingual sources around the world, leveraging machine learning and NLP techniques to enrich our data collection, and making our findings available to customers via intuitive user interfaces that support interactive, real-time analysis of the global supply chain.
Our development environment is highly collaborative, where team members teach as much as they learn. Our small team of MIT Computer Science alumni cultivate a work environment where peers can appreciate and challenge the solutions you develop. At this early stage, there is a great opportunity for leadership in the shaping of Panjiva's core architecture and its software engineering processes. We’re based in the heart of Kendall Square, about 15 feet from the Red Line T stop.
We are seeking an exceptional software engineers with a track record in building scalable, highly sophisticated web applications to play a leading role in Panjiva's evolution. You must have significant experience with full-stack web application development, both server-side and client-side, and be ready to take on the challenges of providing advanced, 24x7 information access capabilities to users across hundreds of vertical markets.
Experience
The number of years of professional experience you have isn't important to us
Skills
Extraordinary software engineering talent
Substantial experience building database-backed web applications
Strong mastery of writing SQL for high performance
Track record of solving performance bottlenecks both in the back-end and front-end
Solid knowledge of relational databases and Linux (familiarity with information retrieval systems a plus)
Strong programming skills in a dynamic language (e.g., Ruby, Python)
Experience with modern web frameworks (e.g., Ruby on Rails, Django) and client-side technologies (JavaScript, CSS)
Fast learner and fearless
Nice to have: Startup experience
Nice to have: Expertise in Ruby / Ruby on Rails
Education
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science
Compensation
Compensation includes full time salary, generous equity compensation plan, and benefits.