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Magoosh | Berkeley, CA | Lead Ruby Engineer | Onsite | http://magoosh.com

ABOUT US:

We're a 20+ person online test prep/edtech company backed by investors such as 500 Startups and Kapor Capital. We're on a mission to level the playing field, making test prep more accessible, effective, and enjoyable. We're growing strong and quite profitable, with over a million users from over 150 countries and several millions in revenue. You can read about our culture/philosophy here: http://magoosh.com/blog/?category=philosophy

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We've accomplished quite a bit with our small, 2-person engineering team. We're looking for someone who can grow and mentor the team and who also enjoys getting his/her hands "dirty" (half manager/half individual contributor). So far we use Rails (the core of our application), PhoneGap + AngularJS, RubyMotion, GitHub, and we’re hosted on AWS. Salary range $140K to $170K + equity depending on experience.

ABOUT YOU:

- 6+ years of software engineering experience, although we care more about the quality than quantity of experience

- Experience building and releasing web and/or mobile applications

- Experience leading or managing 1 or more software engineers

- Experience recruiting and hiring software engineers

- A passion for making a difference and leveling the education playing field

Apply here: http://grnh.se/isvjl8 or email bhavin@magoosh.com

Closure 13 years ago

Absolutely love the transparency. It's nice for founders to know that everyone else (even some of the best!) aren't always crushing it...but I'm betting you'll crush it next time around :) Good luck!

From my limited experience, having cofounders helps with rules 11. Don't get demoralized and 12. Don't give up. Now, I'm not saying you can't abide by these rules without cofounders but having them around keeps the momentum going. One of us is always full-speed ahead.