Software Engineer job @ imo: well-funded startup (Palo Alto, CA)

marissa at imo.im megan at imo.im
Thu Jun 23 23:41:42 UTC 2011


We are working on a variety of projects that are enhancements to our current
instant messaging application, as well as other non-IM products (not listed
on our site) that will help people communicate and collaborate more easily.
We have tons of ideas, and we are looking for outstanding software engineers
who are interested in making products for our users all around the world.
Our ideal candidate would have a strong background in not only algorithms
and design, but also coding; our engineers are in charge of all aspects of a
project from start to finish.

Requirements:
-BS/MS/PhD in computer science (or the equivalent)
-Strong grasp of data structures and algorithms

Extra credit:
-Experience building and designing scalable distributed systems
-Ability to design and implement systems in Python
-Extensive experience writing networking code in C/C++
-Thorough understanding of TCP/IP and network programming
-Adept at hacking open source software
-Experience with HTML, CSS, Javascript, MySQL a plus
-Know Linux better than you can sing Britney lyrics

Compensation:
-Competitive salary plus $30k starting bonus and stock options
-$500/month housing stipend for living within a five-mile radius of the
office
-401(k) and health, dental and vision benefits
-Snacks and weekly lunches/dinners
-Gym membership
-Conference stipend
-imo-sponsored team events and outings

About imo: Based in Palo Alto, CA, imo is a small startup founded and funded
by one of the first ten employees at Google. Our current team consists of
top TopCoders, ACM ICPC World Finalists, and medalists of the International
Olympiads in Informatics. We work on challenging projects that we choose
from the ground up that have direct impact on our users. Our web-based
service allows users to hold text, voice, and video chats on multiple
instant messaging protocols. Currently supported protocols include AIM,
Facebook Chat, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, MySpace, Skype, and Yahoo
Messenger. The service is free and requires no user-registration or sign-up.
Currently, we have over one million unique accounts active on imo.im over a
30-day period.

Please email your resume to jobs at imo.im to apply.

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