Comparable. Techstars take slightly less for the same amount: http://www.techstars.com/funding/
129 karma · joined September 18, 2009
Previously Product & Engineering @ Paddle and CTO/Co-founder at Geckoboard.
We’re a growing (~15 person) startup based in Shoreditch (London, UK) with a small (~5 person) engineering team. Geckoboard makes it easy for businesses to see their key metrics on elegant, real-time dashboards. Our customers include large and small tech companies, government and non-profit organisations.
We've set up our culture to be as employee friendly as possible. Being a relatively small team everyone has the opportunity to steer the direction of our technology and processes. We're solving a number of interesting problems to do with sc aling, data storage and visualization.
Ruby Engineers
Check out the job spec here: http://www.geckoboard.com/jobs#op-25466-ruby-engineer
Javascript Engineers
Check out the job spec here: http://www.geckoboard.com/jobs#op-26828-javascript-engineer
You’ll be:
- Shipping code, solving interesting problems and making a difference
- Working with an innovative web application and platform helping thousands of businesses around the world
- Working in a small fast moving team to shape the future development of the application with input on key technical decisions
- Working in one of London's hottest startups (http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jul/08/east-london-20-hot...)
Requirements:
- An ambitious and tenacious individual with a passion for hacking
- Eager to join a fast growing, well funded startup on an upward trajectory
- 1+ years’ experience with Rails (or similar advanced web framework).
- 2+ years’ experience with a dynamically-typed, object-oriented language (preferably Ruby or Python).
- Knowledge of PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Experience with at least one NoSQL datastore
- Test driven development experience
- Familiarity with DVCS (we use git).
- Able to work in London full-time
Nice to have:
- Open source contributions
- Backbone.js experience
- Event driven programming experience
- Keen on the startup world
Perks
- Competitive Salary with equity options - Flexible working hours
- Choose the equipment that’s right for you – desk, chair, computer… whatever you need to do your job
- Free drinks and snacks and team lunch every Friday
- Take the holiday you need, we don’t count days
Application Process
To find out more send us your C.V./Github or Stack Overflow portfolio and a short description on why you’re perfect for the role to jobs@geckoboard.com
We're looking for an Android developer in London, UK for an initial two week project.
About us:
Geckoboard help companies make better decisions using their data. (http://www.geckoboard.com)
Email: rob at geckoboard.com