2006-05-02 Instructables is hiring!

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Do you want to join the Instructables team? We're looking for awesome people to come help us out. Instructables is located in Emeryville, CA (with Squid Labs). Send your resume to jobs at instructables if you fit these descriptions:

Software Architect & Developer
Instructables is seeking a highly skilled lead software architect and developer for its web site, www.instructables.com. This site, targeted to diverse DIY communities, is now the most popular web site for showing how to make things. This opportunity is a ground floor opportunity with a competitive salary and stock options.

Strong candidates will have extensive experience in software development and be experienced with development of mass-audience web based services using Java and MySQL. Experience with php, javascript, python and perl is a plus. Demonstrated excellence, self-motivation and independence are highly valued characteristics. Experience with modern rapid development processes is required.

Software Developer
Instructables is seeking a highly skilled software developer for its web site, www.instructables.com. This site, targeted to diverse DIY communities, is now the most popular web site for showing how to make things. This opportunity is a ground floor opportunity with a competitive salary and stock options.

Strong candidates will have experience in software development of web based services using Java and/or Ruby and mysql. Experience with php, javascript, python and perl is a plus. Demonstrated excellence, self-motivation and independence are highly valued characteristics. Experience with modern rapid development processes is required.

Director, Business Development
Instructables is seeking a Director of Business Development to develop strategic partnerships and affiliate programs for its web site, www.instructables.com. This site, targeted to diverse DIY communities, is now the most popular web site for showing how to make things. This opportunity is a ground floor opportunity with a competitive salary and stock options.

In this position, you will work closely with the company's CEO to identify (i) strategic partners, with whom the company can share content and passionate communities; (ii) affiliate programs that will generate revenue; and (iii) advertising and sponsorship partners who will further the growth of the company. We are looking for someone who has a track record of developing such partnerships and affiliate programs with an existing e-commerce web site. Creative business thinking is a plus and DIY-spirited individuals preferred.

Vice President, Product Development
Instructables is seeking a Vice President of Product Development, to manage and continue to grow the audience of our web site, www.instructables.com. This site, targeted to DIY communities, is now the most popular web site for showing how to make things. This opportunity is a ground floor opportunity with a competitive salary and stock options.

In this position, you will lead the programming and design development team for the site, which uses Java, Java servlets, and MySQL. We are looking for someone who has developed a mass-audience web-based service with e-commerce features. Experience with modern rapid development processes and managing a team of developers is required. You should also feel comfortable engaging in an ongoing conversation with our users, seeking their input and support to build an even larger audience. Demonstrated excellence, self-motivation and independence are highly valued characteristics.

Comments

[laernmoer]

awww man, no mechanical engineers needed? oh well, I guess it is a website ABOUT building stuff..

[instructables-eric]

It's funny that you ask! All of my degrees are in Mechanical Engineering, and here I am running a web services company. Go figure!

[Derin]

You are pretty right....lol

[floorwaxdesserttopping]

I would love to help you guys out as I'm a long-term admirer of DIY and the premise "to make is to maintain presence of one's existence." I first discovered this site way back when I had an idea for a DIY site where people could submit their own tutorials, vote on them, share them, etc. I was happy to find that you all had already conceived of the idea and materialized it. Bravo and less work for me (; The VP of product development position sounds pretty spot on for me, but unfortunately I am currently located in Berlin, Germany!

[puffyfluff]

I would love to work here, and could be a Software Developer/Architect, but sadly am still in school.

[MrCakes14]

I agree, that would be pretty boss...no pun intended...Yeaaah, hi.

[nospleen]

Maybe you will be lucky enough to find a Vice President named Bill Lumbergh. That would be the coolest thing ever. Especially if he carried a coffee mug around and drove a blue Porsche.