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We’re looking for a bright, intellectually curious problem solver who loves to write great code. This is a paid part-time job/internship during the school year, and could become a paid summer position leading to a full-time job. We’re also open to a full-time position for the right person.
We require a writing sample from every applicant—it can be a school assignment, personal essay, fiction or anything else that will show us that you can communicate clearly. You must send us a cover letter, at least, to be considered. What we offer:
- A chance to write web applications that address a real market need and an existing (and growing) customer base in an industry segment that’s undergoing lots of exciting change. You will be an innovator in this business
- A recently launched application to learn from, enhance, and extend along a well-defined product roadmap that leaves plenty of room for you to be creative but isn’t a pie-in-the-sky project
- A company where we’re using Ruby on Rails, MySQL and other open source components to create our great products
- The opportunity to make money while at school while either honing your talents for a full-time job, or even have a job waiting for you with us when you’re ready
What you’ve got:
- A great brain and strong work ethic: you’re smart, you understand and empathize with problems that need solving, and then you solve them elegantly and completely
- Demonstrated ability to create web-based applications using open-source code generally, and Linux, BSD and PHP particularly, and an awareness of companies who are using and innovating with these tools. Knowledge of Ruby on Rails a plus, willingness to learn it required. We’ll ask to see something you’ve made
- Passion for what you do: we are excited about our work and about building a great business. You should be passionate about your work and feel energized by doing it well
This position requires someone who can manage his or her own time well. You will not be working under the direction of a senior technical team. You’ll be building on the work of talented developers who are on-site, but working on other projects. You will be in direct, daily contact with a senior management team who can provide clear business and product guidance, but it will be your responsibility to add your knowledge and vision and then see that through to deployed code. If you’d like to work on this with a friend who also fits the bill, bring him or her along. And once we’ve gotten comfortable with each other and the work, you’re free to work from campus or wherever you’re comfortable.
readMedia, Inc. does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. We support workplace diversity.
To apply, please email us jobs@readmedia.com Subject: Open Source Programmer job, attaching a current resume in HTML, Word, Plain Text or PDF format. In the body of the email, explain why you would be a great fit for this job. If you have a website, please send us a link to it.