About the Company:
Meetup is the world's largest network of local groups. Meetup makes it easy for anyone to organize a local group or find one of the thousands already meeting up face-to-face. More than 2,000 groups get together in local communities each day, each one with the goal of improving themselves or their communities.
Meetup's mission is to revitalize local community and help people around the world self-organize. Meetup believes that people can change their personal world, or the whole world, by organizing themselves into groups that are powerful enough to make a difference.
The ideal candidate:
Requirements:
• A love of what you do • The idea of helping grow local community worldwide thrills you • Extensive experience programming in Java • Experience developing for the web • Strong DB/SQL skills • Python/Perl/Ruby experience a plus • Javascript experience a plus • Formal CS Degree a plus
Every member of the Meetup Team is expected to: be an Innovator; be a Collaborator; be a Champion for their ideas; be an Expert; have High Standards; be dedicated to the power of self-organized groups and our mission of A Meetup Everywhere About Most Everything ("MEME"); and most importantly, Get Stuff Done That Makes a Difference!
Job Description and responsibilities:
Meetup is hiring exceptional Software Engineers to work on a product that's already helped millions of people find and build local community worldwide. You'll work with a smart, dedicated engineering team to build the next generation of the site. While Meetup is established and successful, things are still growing quickly -- enjoy the challenges and opportunity of working with a startup with the benefits of a mature company.
To apply:
Visit http://careers.joelonsoftware.com/Jobs/8237