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craigslist is seeking full stack web developers to:

- imagine, design, implement, test, and roll out new features

- ship code daily, and see it loved (or hated) by millions

- draw from and contribute to various open source projects

- enjoy a tech-driven, laid-back, fun-loving workplace

A sampling of the technologies we work with includes:

- Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl

- python, node.js, C/C++

- Javascript, jquery, AJAX

- redis, mongoDB, SQLite

- HTML, CSS, JSON, XML

Experience in any of the following areas is helpful (but not required):

- anti-fraud / spam / scam systems

- accounts receivable & billing systems

- QA / automated testing

- user interface design

- internationalization, encoding systems, Unicode

- event driven programming

- queuing / job scheduling systems

- security, web site vulnerabilities, phishing attacks

- machine learning

craigslist offers:

- an unusually philanthropic company mission and philosophy

- a small team (< 50) of fun-loving, smart, interesting, idealistic people

- non-garden-variety tech challenges at billions-of-page-views-per-day

- a tech nirvana, free from VCs, MBAs, sales, marketing, biz dev, meetings

- big company stability and benefits -- w/o the dysfunction and despair

- competitive market rates for you -- free classifieds for humanity

craigslist benefits include:

- 100% paid (including eligible dependents) health and dental insurance

- craigslist-provided health reimbursement account ($3K-$7K)

- 3-to-1 match on employee charitable donations (up to 10% of salary)

- 401(k) matching program (up to 6% of salary), with immediate vesting

- 4 weeks paid time off; 10 paid holidays

- commuting stipend (up to $245/month)

- wellness stipend (up to $150/month); weekly in-office yoga

- mobile phone and at-home internet stipend (up to $250/month)

- bike-friendly culture, in-office bicycle parking

- healthy (vegan, vegetarian, omnivore) breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily

- SF HQ - 25' ceilings, all natural light, adjustable height desks, CoffeeBot 9000

To apply, please reply with your plain text resume, a summary of your technical strengths, and WEB DEV in the subject line to techjobs[at]craigslist.org. No attachments, please.

"For those about to rock, we salute you!"



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