Mashape is hiring a hungry Frontend Engineer

Mashape is revolutionizing the way data and services are distributed and consumed. We’re a fast-growing, online marketplace for APIs. We’re not disrupting a market, we’re creating one. We’re backed by top tier VCs in the world such NEA, Index Ventures and Charles River Ventures; as well as outstanding angels such Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors. Mashape is looking for a software designer (yes a designer, because you’re an artist, you design the software) that is truly passionate about creating scalable solutions and solving frontend problems. You will have the opportunity to have a huge impact as an early member. Our ideal candidate has a CS background, but we are most interested in you as a person. Responsibilities: - Implement production ready web pages on mashape.com - Build a scalable frontend application in clear and beautiful code - Make UX/UI decisions to deliver a better experience - Work closely with the backend team and help making decisions - Collaborate around the creation of new and existing features - Take strong, crazy decisions Requirements: - Deep experience with Java - Play Framework - Scala or Groovy is a big plus - Passionate about HTML5, CSS3, Javascript (also jQuery), AJAX - Beautiful personal experiments. Let’s see what you’ve got! - Love for continuous deployment and getting things done quickly - Can easily switch to new programming languages and learn things fast - Passion in breaking the rules and changing the status quo - Strong communication skills Perks: - As an early employee you will get a true stake in the company - Competitive salaries - Apple equipments - Italian Food cooked by the founders - Official mashaper - 2 weeks/year in a spiritual retreat with the team somewhere in the world - Vacation days & time off - Awesome medical, dental, & vision insurance - Company dinners & happy hour - Devastating Parties - Much more… “We’re here to make a dent in the universe. Otherwise, why even be here? We’re creating a completely new consciousness, like an artist or a poet. That’s how you have to think of this. We’re rewriting the history of human thought with what we’re doing.” – Steve Jobs Cheers, mashapers Latest Press: http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/08/mashape-turns-down-acquisition-offers-raises-seed-round-from-big-name-investors/