Brilliant Java Engineer

COMPANY
OVERVIEW

BranchOut,
is the largest professional networking service on Facebook.  BranchOut
allows users to leverage their extended Facebook friend network to identify
inside connections for incredible opportunities such as finding a job,
recruiting great talent, getting warm introductions for sales leads, or
expanding the power of their professional network.  BranchOut also
operates as the largest job board on Facebook with over 3 million jobs and
20,000 internships.  BranchOut is backed by Accel Partners, Norwest Venture
Partners, Floodgate and several of the most prominent angel investors in
Silicon Valley.

DESCRIPTION

The
BranchOut team is a small group where everyone is part of the creative process.
The ideal candidate is creative yet pragmatic, comfortable multitasking yet
able to focus on a problem with laser-like intensity, and (above all) a fast
learner.  Our codebase is written in Java, but we're not really looking
for heavy J2EE expertise. A few years experience with high-traffic
web-development patterns is much more important, regardless of the stack. You
may, however, be asked to provide a code sample in Java.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Integrating features with various third-party APIs,
  including Facebook Graph API 


• Designing custom search functionality with Lucene 


• Working closely with product design and front end UI to
  perfect user experience and reduce friction 


• Brainstorming new features and product directions (if
  you work at BranchOut, your input is valued, no matter what your job title
  is) 


• Improving in-house analytics tools and merging
  performance metrics from a variety of sources 


• Develop overall strategies and implement scaling
  solutions 

REQUIREMENTS

• Java, J2EE Expertise.


• 5+ years development experience, preferably working
  with high-traffic web-development 


• patterns or on the Facebook platform.


• BS degree in computer science or related field

COMPENSATION/BENEFITS/PERKS

• Competitive base


• 100% benefits coverage for all employees


• Work with smart people 


• Build an amazing product 


• Strong equity packages 


• Killer new offices, SOMA, great views


• Stocked fridge 


• Kegarator (the good stuff)