Chicago Beta

I haven’t been blogging much lately, but I finally have something to announce after a couple months of radio silence. : ) I’m excited to share that I have an opening for a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer to help my new company, 42 Friends, grow!

—If you know anyone who may be interested in this position, please forward this post on—

Over the past few months 42 Friends has become one of the leading companies on the Facebook platform. Growing Gifts and Hatching Eggs are our top two applications. We have over 10 million installs and serve tens of millions of visitors every month!

What is most unique about this opportunity is that you get the excitement of being an early team member (you’ll be #4)–and you get the satisfaction of working on applications already used by millions. You will not be spending months working on code that may or may not go anywhere. We have a captive audience ready to try out everything we launch next. And being #6 you have the potential to have a significant influence on the future of the company

In this role you will report directly to me. Although I’m an experienced software developer, my biggest passion is application concept and managing project details. I’m looking for a counter-part who I can work closely with on a daily basis to quickly bring new ideas to fruition. I need someone who can hack a working prototype together incredibly quickly, but is able to recognize its scaling limitations and architect it right when the time comes.

You must have a minimum of 5 years experience as a professional software developer focused on web apps. I’m looking for someone who has a passion for launching things quickly and iterating frequently. However, in this role programming experience is not enough, you must also have prior experience hiring and leading a technical team.

Compensation will be commensurate with experience: package will include base salary plus bonus, options, and health insurance.

Ideally you are located in Chicago, but I am open to candidates that reside anywhere. We are a Chicago-based company but have team members located all over the world.

To apply for this position send an e-mail to programmer@42friends.com with “Senior Software Developer” in the subject. Include a resume, elaborate on your relevant past experience, and tell us why this role interests you. Also, please include your salary requirements and a link to your Facebook profile.

You can check out our top applications here:

http://apps.facebook.com/growing/
http://apps.facebook.com/hatching/