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Re:RethinkDB raises an $8M Series A by coffeemug on Monday December 16, 2013 @04:20PM (#6917882)
We are aggressively hiring. Most job descriptions aren't up yet, but will be posted in the next few days. Here is a quick list of high priority positions:

  * Reliability engineer
    Skills:
      - Good working knowledge of Bash and Python
      - Good working knoweldge of C and/or C++
      - Patience
    Responsibilities:
      - Automate testing and benchmarking infrastructure
      - Make sure long tests/benchmarks reliably run
      - Get to the bottom of stability/performance problems, and
        work with the engineering team to fix them
    More info: http://rethinkdb.com/jobs/reliability/

  * Technical writer/developer advocate
    Skills:
      - Basic programming ability in at least two of ruby/python/javascript
      - Good command of english language, style, tone, etc.
      - Ability to explain complex ideas in simple ways in written form
    Responsibilities:
      - Improve API documentation, guides, and tutorials
      - Help support users and bring their concerns back into the product

  * Ruby/Rails, Python/Django, Javascript/Node experts
    Skills:
      - Deep understanding of one of the above stacks (you should
        be able to hack on core Rails/Django/Node, know the
        conventions, and respect the community)
    Responsibilities:
      - Write software to make RethinkDB the absolute best possible
        experience for your respective stack
      - Then tell the community about it

  * Visual designer
    Skills:
      - Produce beautiful web designs and illustrations
      - Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite
      - Mastery with a tablet and stylus
      - Exhibit creative taste
    Responsibilities (we take visual design and user experience extremely seriously):
      - Design user interfaces
      - Help rebrand our website for commercial / community versions
      - Incorporate illustration and a unique visual style into our brand
      - Creative one-off projects (logo, design t-shirts, marketing
        materials, postcards, packaging, generally make things
        beautiful)
Email [email protected] -- we'd love to hear from you.
Re:RethinkDB raises an $8M Series A by john2x on Monday December 16, 2013 @08:45PM (#6919129)
Is it weird that I find the Technical writer/developer advocate position fun?
Re:RethinkDB raises an $8M Series A by coffeemug on Monday December 16, 2013 @08:53PM (#6919150)
For the right person, it is fun! Shoot me an e-mail to [email protected] ? I couldn't find your e-mail in the profile/website/github.
Re:RethinkDB raises an $8M Series A by john2x on Monday December 16, 2013 @09:17PM (#6919211)
Ah, I'm not in the US. :) Just never heard/thought of the title before, but it caught my eye and I thought I would enjoy that kind of work more than just being a developer.
Re:RethinkDB raises an $8M Series A by coffeemug on Monday December 16, 2013 @09:33PM (#6919252)
Are you open to relocation? We can help take care of the logistics for the right candidate.
Re:RethinkDB raises an $8M Series A by apaitch on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @12:30AM (#6919736)
I don't seem like a good fit for any of these positions (Java/C++ engineer >.<), but I'd love to learn more about database internals and how things work and how to make them better. Is there much to do in that area, or is it pretty much complete? Should I just pick a bug and try to fix it, or is there some process to follow >.<
Re:RethinkDB raises an $8M Series A by coffeemug on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @12:36AM (#6919752)
We're hiring C++ engineers. You don't have to know anything about database internals, but you do have to know C or C++ well and understand all the standard software engineering stuff. (I didn't list this position because it's a less hair on fire sort of thing). Please e-mail me -- [email protected].

As far as getting started on the codebase, we unfortunately don't have a guide/mentorship program yet for hacking on the internals. The best way is probably to pick a really simple bug and try to fix it. I'll see if we can work on making getting started with core contributions easier.

Re:RethinkDB raises an $8M Series A by rullopat on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @05:04AM (#6920339)
Is it possible to work remotely on any of this positions?
Re:RethinkDB raises an $8M Series A by coffeemug on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @05:46AM (#6920436)
Unfortunately we're not set up to hire remotely. Hiring remotely has to be strongly baked into the culture and we aren't quite ready to do that yet.

We do, however, help with relocation (and even take care of the logistics for people from oversees).

Re:RethinkDB raises an $8M Series A by mimog on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @01:18PM (#6922711)
Does that include helping with a H1B visa?
Re:RethinkDB raises an $8M Series A by coffeemug on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @01:28PM (#6922774)
Yes