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The Slide team is a dedicated, passionate team of athletes, artists and tech pioneers who work hard and play harder. Do you hack Linux, Windows, and/or Mac? Do you get into fistfights with coders who don't implement exactly to spec? Do you want to be a part of the Net's next biggest success story? Then join us! Email us at (sorry, we do not take phone calls about job opportunities) and find out what life is like on this Slide...

Overview

Analytics Researcher
Flash Developer
Front-End Web Developer
MySQL Database Architect
Online Internet Advertising Sales Executive
Product Manager
Senior Web Developer
Server Coder
Unix Systems Administrator
Web Developer for Superpoke!

Detailed Descriptions

Analytics Researcher

Position Summary:

Slide is a data driven company and we are looking for someone with exceptionally strong quantitative and analytical skills to perform detailed analyses and use them to guide feature development. At Slide, you will have the opportunity to build sophisticated models, prototype data driven features, and see them released to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

Responsibilities:

Conduct deep data driven analyses that answer business critical questions
Liaise with the Product team to ensure that all key metrics are being tracked with each product release
Gather, track and analyze key performance metrics to provide explanations for significant changes and drive overall business growth
Perform both regular and ad-hoc analyses using both Python and MySQL to manipulate large amounts of data
Prototype data driven features based on statistical modeling, machine learning, etc.

Qualifications:

A strong interest in online social networks and network/user dynamics
Superior intellectual, quantitative, and analytical abilities
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and superb attention to detail
Experience with data mining and/or quantitative market research is a plus
The drive to work in a fast-paced, start-up environment
A degree in a quantitative field is preferred (mathematics, computer science, physics, engineering, etc.)

Flash Developer

Are you one of the rare Flash developers who builds data driven applications in actionscript rather than toys on the timeline? Do you want your work to be viewed hundreds of millions of times a day? Then join us at Slide.

Responsibilities:

You will be building all kinds of different widgets for Slide. Video and audio players - games - web cam integrations - wicked animations - you must be passionate about satisfying the every wish of our rabid fans. The position requires extensive experience building XML-driven Flash applications and a strong commitment to building robust applications on a rapid development cycle.

Requirements:

B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
3+ years of solid software development experience
Expertise in Flash Development: Actionscript, CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatability
Extensive design experience
Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle.
Strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving.

Front-End Web Developer

Job Duties:

Implement core functionality of the company website by designing and implementing website logic that will run efficiently and can be easily maintained. Assist in developing specifications for new features and determine technical feasibility. Design interface of the features as well as the underlying code, including business logic features that communicate with the company database and client application. Debug and maintain the website in a variety of environments, including cross-domain and cross-browser implementation. Support changes in the generation process of web pages. Maybe be assigned to various projects using skills. The ideal candidate knows when and why to use tables, has knowledge of when an XMLHTTPRequest is useful versus when it is just cool, and can hand tune markup for efficient rendering.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering, Graphic Design or related field, and 3 years in the job offered or related software or web development experience. Education/Experience must include the following:

Expertise in building and maintaining web pages using HTML, CSS, and object-oriented JavaScript
1-3 years experience in at least one typical web programming language (Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, etc.)
Experience with HTML templating systems (Cheetah, Django, Smarty, CakePHP, etc.)
Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks, including Ajax networking (jQuery, MochiKit, YUI, Dojo, etc.)
Comfortable with DOM manipulation (beyond innerHTML)
Internet/web technologies such as browsers, firewalls, and http
Rendering designs as efficient web-pages
Working knowledge of source control software (CVS, Subversion, etc.)

MySQL Database Architect

Description:

The IT department at Slide is looking for an experienced database architect and administrator with a focus on MySQL performance, query review, redundancy, and backup. If you want a hand in scaling out infrastructure the right way, contact us!

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for the smooth operation of Slide's database infrastructure, including: coordination and collaboration with developers on queries and feature implementation; management of database instance configuration, replication, failover, and migration; designing and implementing a high-performance, redundant, and highly scalable database infrastructure.

Requirements:

4 years or more of production MySQL architecture experience on Linux.
Solid tuning experience with MySQL, MyISAM, InnoDB, and SQL.
Prefer OLTP experience.
Strong foundation of IT knowledge desired.
5 years or more of general production database administration on various platforms a plus (Oracle, PostgreSQL, Solaris, etc).
Desire to work in a collaborative, fast-paced web environment.

Online Internet Advertising Sales Executive

Are you a strong self-starter with a proven track record of driving online advertising sales and achieving significant revenue? Would you be interested in joining a successful start-up and owning a strategic market in New York (incl. tri-state), LA (West Coast), or Chicago (Mid West)?

We are looking for a dynamic, strategic Media Sales Professional to help us monetize our global reach. You should have a great personality, unwavering integrity, deep connections with ad agencies and advertisers, and an amazing track record of closing. You will own the territory, roll up your sleeves, and drive online advertising from ad agencies and large Fortune 500 brands.

To qualify for the position, you must have:

5+ years of Media Sales experience with a consistent track record of success, experience closing $4 million+ a year in ad revenue a plus
Deep knowledge of the agencies and advertisers and superior relationships with top marketing decision makers (preferably in the media/entertainment, consumer packaged goods, apparel, wireless, and consumer electronics verticals)
Independent/self-starter, creative, results-driven, energetic, and a consultative sales approach - being proactive in driving revenue and increasing the client base
Proven track record of success driving new revenue through the development of long-term strategic relationships - a true DEAL CLOSER
Demonstrated proficiency in structuring and managing complex negotiations to successful closure and delivery of $1M+ deals
Ability to convert client's national TV dollar and large Portal spends into Slide's marketing relationships

We compensate our talents with a generous compensation package, stock options, and full benefits.

Product Manager

Slide is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Product Manager to join our startup Product team.

Responsibilities:

Managing Slide's web development including product specifications and messaging
Managing the entire product life cycle from conception to development to release
Determine product specifications via Market Requirements Document (MRD)
Quantitative analysis of product/key metrics
Initiate and prioritize projects within engineering and QA, track product development, and develop product launch plans
Engage closely with engineering team and assist in determining the best technical implementation methods as well as reasonable execution schedule
Establish short and long term product goals and strategies.

Required skills:

Resume with proven results not just description of duties - We want to see metrics
Passion for writing product specifications, White papers, MRD (need writing sample)
Outstanding written and oral communication skills
Strong organizational and analytical skills, attention to details
Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy
Strong aptitude for determining the optimal way to position products in the market
We are looking for an enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter and team player
Previous start-up experience is a strong plus
BA/BS degree (CS, EE, Math, Stats preferred)

Details:

Full-time position
Excellent Benefits 100% Health, Dental and Vision paid for employee on most plans
Easy access to public transportation

Senior Web Developer

Slide is seeking an individual who is passionate about internet technology and who wants to push the limits of what is possible on the web. Our web developers do it all - from styling pages to hooking up the business logic - we build fast, often, and mean.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for many layers of Slide's product, from front-end HTML to back-end servers. You will work with product managers to determine feasibility and scheduling for new projects, you will implement these new projects, and you will monitor performance. Your work will be seen by hundreds of millions of viewers.

Requirements:

B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
3+ years experience in at least one typical web programming language (Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, etc.).
Expertise in JavaScript/HTML/CSS, including familiarity with JavaScript frameworks (jQuery, MochiKit, YUI, Dojo, etc.)
Ability to write fast code for extremely high-traffic applications, knowledge of runtime complexity issues.
Ability to design and implement complex object-oriented abstractions.
Strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving.
Excellent knowledge of Internet/Web technologies, such as browsers, firewalls, and http.
Working knowledge of source control software (CVS, Subversion, etc.)
Nice to have: experience with Facebook's developer platform, or with Open Social.

Server Coder

Slide is building a large scalable service for delivering dynamic content over the web. We are looking for an experienced server engineer to join our small but rapidly growing team who will thrive in a startup environment while creating software used by millions of people every day.

You should have experience developing server software in Python or some other interpreted dynamically typed language.

You have a detailed understanding of using Unix to implement a large server application: networking, memory, storage and concurrency.

You possess knowledge of web service technologies and protocols (Linux, MySQL, Apache, REST, XML, Ajax, etc...)

You believe that an appreciation for elegant algorithms and data structures is compatible with pragmatism and getting cool things done.

You feel comfortable with asynchronous network programming, server frameworks, distributed systems, fault tolerance, and scalability.

You have a B.S. in Computer Science or related field.

To apply , in plain text or HTML, your resume and solution to the following:

In your favorite programming language, write a program to read a muliple line text file and write the N longest lines to a new file. Where N and the file to be read are specified on the command line.

Unix Systems Administrator

Description:

We're seeking a Unix systems administrator with experience in large, multi-datacenter architectures and a mastery of Unix, especially Linux. Slide is growing fast, and we need admins who can take ownership and build out a major web site the right way.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for the excellent performance, scalability, and availability of our production and corporate environments. Coordination and collaboration with our developers and product managers is crucial. Tasks include Linux systems setup and maintenance, prototyping and designing infrastructure for new products, enhancing production and corporate site scalability, monitoring and site performance tracking, and day-to-day support of switches and load balancers.

Requirements:

5+ years of production Unix systems administration in a production datacenter environment.
Emphasis on Linux in previous experience strongly preferred.
Excellent understanding of TCP/IP, networking, firewall, and security concepts.
Architectural experience in an Apache/MySQL environment.
Familiarity with monitoring and configuration distribution tools (esp. nagios/puppet)
Excellent working knowledge of DNS, HTTP/S, SSH, LDAP, NFS, PXE/DHCP/TFTP.
Familiarity with system and software performance tuning, including tools such as strace, oprofile, gdb.
Extensive sh/csh/perl knowledge (Python a big plus).
Must be detail oriented, an organized thinker, and able to act decisively under stressful conditions.
Excellent communication skills, ability to multitask and prioritize, and a proactive mindset.
Team player and self-motivated.

Web Developer for Superpoke!

Slide, the leading Facebook application developer, is seeking an individual who is passionate about engineering and wants to push the limits of what is possible on social platforms. We are looking for talented engineers to work on Superpoke!, the coolest app around.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible developing and maintaining Superpoke and other applications on Facebook, OpenSocial and other social platforms. Ideal candidate is familiar with web front-end technologies, object-oriented programming, databases, and performance optimization. Experience with social platforms (like Facebook F8) is a plus.

Requirements:

B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
3+ years of solid software development experience
Experience in at least one object-oriented language (ideally, Python, Java, Lisp, or Smalltalk) and one scripting language (e.g. Perl, PHP, Javascript)
Expertise in JavaScript / HTML / CSS
Some web design experience
Strong knowledge of software development life cycle.
Strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving.
Excellent knowledge of Internet/Web technologies, such as browsers, firewalls, and http.

This is a full-time onsite position with benefits. Great location near downtown San Francisco and all public transportation.

NOTE FOR RECRUITERS

Slide is happy to enter into agreements with professional recruiters. All professional recruiters should correspond with Slide via email, addressed to . Please do not call. Recruiters who call (particularly those who call and don't identify themselves as recruiters) are unlikely to have any success, and may be placed on our "unapproved list".

Resumes received by Slide from recruiters who have not entered into a written contract with Slide are considered unsolicited and will be kept as Slide's intellectual property, or deleted as appropriate.