Location: New York, NY
URL: http://gust.com
General Description
Gust, the industry-leading platform for funding startups, is seeking a talented Senior Web Developer to join and help lead the build out of our NYC tech team. The right candidate is someone that eats, drinks and sleeps agile based fast track, full stack pair programming and wants to build cutting edge products with Rails. What makes this opportunity at Gust unique:
1. Gust is at the heart of the startup world. Gust is the global platform for investors and entrepreneurs to manage the early stage investment process from pitch to exit. If you want to help lead the effort to get startups funded by trusted, accredited investors, there is no better place to be. Moreover, you will be part of the team that defines the future of how funding for startups happens in the United States and globally
2. We are well funded and have an early starter advantage in the market with over 35,000 investors and 200,000 entrepreneurs already signed up on the platform. Our business model works so you and your team can concentrate on taking the platform to the next level of a rich feature set addressing market needs on a global basis. In addition, our management team includes angel investing and technology veterans with a clear vision of how to make this business successful. You will be joining our team at an inflection point of significant growth and opportunity.
3. If developing cutting edge, fast paced technology is what you are looking for, then this is the place for you. You will be working with and leading a lean, agile, Pivotal Labs trained team ready to continue to revolutionize and strengthen our approach to building amazing products.
4. This is an opportunity with tremendous leadership potential as we grow our team here in NYC.
In this role, you will lead the overall development efforts in coordination with product management. We're looking for brilliant software engineers who have at least five years working with Ruby on Rails. If you enjoy tackling serious challenges and projects with global implications, have a passion for the startup world and can grow a team from scratch, we know you would really enjoy working as part of our team.
Core Responsibilities:
· Developing web applications
· Working directly with product teams to manage requirements
· Pair Programming
· Refactoring
The Skills You Need To Have
· Five or more years experience of software programming
· Ruby on Rails
· Javascript, particularly jQuery
· Test-driven and behavior-driven development
Nice-To-Have Skills
· Unobtrusive design and behavior with CSS and JS
· JS Frameworks including backbone, node
· HTML5
· Visual design experience
· Significant experience with web application development using a variety of languages and tools
· Java
· Strong opinions on how to write code
About Gust
Gust provides the global platform for the sourcing and management of early-stage investments. Gust enables skilled entrepreneurs to collaborate with the smartest investors by virtually supporting all aspects of the investment relationship, from initial pitch to successful exit. Gust is endorsed by the world's leading business angel and venture capital associations, and powers over 750 investment organizations in 65 countries. More than 200,000 start-ups have already used the platform to connect and collaborate with over 35,000 individual accredited investors. Gust is based in NYC with an office in Paris, France.
At Gust you'll find an energetic, fast moving, highly collaborative startup culture. Our people are intelligent, entrepreneurial, creative and passionate about their work. We speak 17 different languages among us. We believe in the power of technology to simplify and improve the way businesses and communities work together, which drives our world-class customer experience. We are committed to each other and to excellence among our business partners and customers, and you will find yourself working with a small, world-class team of engineers, marketers, business development managers, and domain experts in both entrepreneurial startups and angel and venture capital financing.
Who We Are and What We're Like
Gust is located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, in the heart of New York's Silicon Alley. The company occupies a full floor just three blocks from Penn Station and one block from the Ace Hotel. An open office layout and lots of light provide for a highly congenial-yet-intense work environment with an integrated team that is both dedicated and upbeat. Some of the perks in the office include breakfast on Mondays, lunch on Wednesdays, stocked fridge of food and drinks, $100 per month at Betterworks, and access to tech meet-ups and other great events around the city.
Gust has been nominated as one of the best tech places to work in New York City, with a no nonsense approach to hiring and great mutual respect among staff and management. Under the leadership of founder and CEO David S. Rose (described by Red Herring magazine as the "patriarch of Silicon Alley", by Crain's New York Business as "the father of angel investing in New York" and by BusinessWeek as a "world conquering entrepreneur") the company has become the catalyst for change throughout the entire early stage finance industry.
To apply: Please send your cover letter and resume to sr_web_dev_job@gust.com.
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