Software Engineers Bunchball

With a mission to power the world's most engaging digital experiences, Bunchball is seeking world-class software engineers to build out the functionality, scalability and performance of the leading gamification platform. You will be driving the design and implementation of major new features in the Nitro platform. If you are passionate about building engaging, high-traffic user experiences on modern application frameworks, send us your resume.
Responsibilities
The Nitro platform is built upon open source software components. It is a J2EE application running on Apache Tomcat application servers talking to a MySql database. Supporting scripts and utilities are in PHP and Python. The servers run CentOS, a popular Linux distribution. You will be working with dedicated and passionate computer geeks. Code quality, scalability and availability are our prime concerns.
At Bunchball, you will:

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  Build highly scalable services for customers to use in an Agile development environment
  


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  Assume ownership of several Nitro components and continue to improve them
  


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  Be proactive and constantly pay attention to the scalability, performance and availability of the platform
  


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  Create and maintain an extensive suite of unit tests
  

Skills

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  BS or higher in Computer Science
  


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  Fluency in more than one programming language
  


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  Proficiency with relational database or distributed key-value persistence store environments
  


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  Desire to work on a large system used by millions of users
  


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  Demonstrated ability to understand and master new technologies quickly
  


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  Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and a desire to teach and learn
  


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  Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly moving startup environment
  


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  Self-motivated, pro-active, curious, responsible and flexible
  

It's an exciting time at Bunchball, with lots to do We offer a competitive salary, aggressive commissions plan, 401(k), medical, dental and vision coverage. If you think you're the right person for this job, please send a resume to jobs@bunchball.com.

Location:	333 Twin Dolphin Drive Suite 120 Redwood City, CA 94065 United States
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