Oh, I forgot to mention, we launch our invite-only beta on July 4th of this year. It is coming up very soon.
On May 14, 5:19 am, Jeremy Burns <jeremybu...@me.com> wrote: > Very thorough pitch. I know it's hard to quantify, but what is 10% worth? > What's the share capital, projected net profits, time to market... Do you > have venture capital, if so what are their expectations/exit strategy/time > frame. How big is the team? How much is built already? > > Jeremy Burns > jeremybu...@me.com > > On 14 May 2010, at 13:10, Theaxiom wrote: > > > > > > > *We are open to both local and remote candidates. Please respond with > > a portfolio if you have one. Please also note that there is no pay > > involved, and this is an exciting opportunity but currently it is an > > equity-only position. Please read our requirements and questionnaire > > below. * > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > JOB DESCRIPTION > > > Kinspir is a stealth-mode startup with an exciting idea and strong > > team of people. We’re a young, dynamic company that loves to work on > > fun projects, but we take our work seriously. > > > The best candidates will have solid experience developing web > > applications utilizing Web 2.0 technologies. Our team is committed to > > working on high quality code in a PHP/LAMP. > > > You must have experience with database-driven web technologies to work > > on high-volume, high-availability, large-scale LAMP / WAMP system. You > > must be able to write coherent, organized code and be comfortable > > working on a complicated code-base with high levels of abstraction. > > > What you’ll be doing: > > > Back end and front end work for our website built entirely in CakePHP > > 1.3 > > Redesigning new features as laid out by the product manager/architect > > Designing & implementing core software components for new website > > features > > Refactoring our back-end code > > Front-end work (DHTML, CSS, Javascript using JQuery or other popular > > javascript frameworks) > > Identifying bottlenecks & profiling existing PHP code base > > Helping to advance the state-of-the-art for PHP development & > > practices. > > > QUALIFICATIONS > > > Must Have > > > At least 5 years software development experience > > Solid (at least 2 years) of MVC Framework experience (ideally with > > CakePHP 1.2/1.3). > > Solid (at least 4 years) of PHP 4+5 experience > > Solid (3+ years) of MySQL experience > > Working knowledge of software design patterns (MVC) > > An intimate familiarity w/ object-oriented PHP & MySQL. > > Passion for software development and OO Design > > Guru with presentation layer technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) with > > cross-browser compatibility is a plus. > > Familiar with one of the following: jQuery, Mootools, Prototype > > Javascript frameworks (jQuery experience a huge plus) > > Strong understanding of web services (REST, SOAP, Advanced XML, > > SimpleXML) architecture & commonly employed technologies > > High motivation, excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and ability > > to handle multiple tasks. > > > Highly desirable: > > > Bachelors/Masters Degree in Computer Science or equivalent > > Working knowledge of caching techniques (memcached & APC) > > Familiarity a plus in one or more of the following: Linux, Apache > > Internationalization (i18n) and Localization (l10n) specifically using > > CakePHP. > > > Nice to have: > > > Experience developing scalable web applications for high-volume > > sites. > > Exp., w/ C / PHP internals > > Experience with version control systems such as GIT, Subversion or > > CVS > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > We're looking to have someone smart and dedicated to come on board > > asap. A generous equity stake is involved if you are the right > > person. > > Please could you answer the following questions? It would help the > > team evaluate the breadth/depth of your experience - most of these are > > yes/no questions. At the same time we'd certainly appreciate some code > > samples, if you're comfortable sharing them. > > > Questions > > > Describe the largest/most complicated website you have built using > > CakePHP. > > > How many years experience do you have with CakePHP? What version(s) of > > CakePHP have you used and for how much time? > > > Please give us some examples of websites you have built. Mention what > > part(s) of each website you were responsible for (back end, front end, > > both, or a percentage thereof) and how much time doing each part > > took. > > > For the websites you have built using cakephp, did you create unit > > tests for the models, controllers, plugins, components, helpers, > > behaviors, etc? > > > Please send us some sample code of unit tests you have created. > > (optional) > > > How familiar are you with php simpletest? > > > What javascript framework do you use and why? Have you created any > > javascript plugins for any of the popular frameworks out there? > > > Please send us a link to the most complicated javascript code you have > > written and are comfortable sharing, that you are proud of. > > (optional) > > > Our projects aim to be very ajax-intensive. How comfortable are you > > with using ajax in cakephp? > > > Please send us some sample code and demo link for an ajax call done in > > cakephp. > > > How comfortable are you with advanced MySQL queries (inner joins, > > outer joins, etc) and MySQL database optimization? > > > How comfortable are you with database design and normalization? > > > Have you used Database Triggers? > > > Have you used Prepared statements in MySQL? > > > Have you used sub-queries in MySQL? > > > Have you used smarty or any templating system? > > > What is your experience with WebServices (REST and SOAP)? > > > Are you comfortable using the simpleXML APIs in PHP 5? > > > Do you use any css frameworks in your development? > > > Have you used xinc/phing or other continuous integration tools in > > prior projects? > > > What is your version control tool of choice? How long have you been > > using it for? > > > How much experience do you have with Flash and Flash/javascript/ajax > > interactions > > > How long would it take you to build a site like etsy.com in CakePHP > > 1.3? You will be working with a product manager and a graphic designer > > (who will be creating mock ups for you in photoshop), but you will be > > responsible for both front end and back-end (a lot of this will be > > ajax-intensive). Unlike etsy.com, we would prefer to use jquery/ajax > > instead of flash for the project. > > > _____________________________________________ > > > Please be as desciptive as you can when applying, you can send your > > resume/portfolio to travis.rowl...@dynamictivity.com, also please > > include the above questionaire in your application email, we ask that > > you be as descriptive as possible. 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