Technical Lead / Python-MongoDB-AJAX - Paris

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We are looking for a talented, energetic and proactive senior developer: Someone who can jump into an existing project with an existing architecture, and lead us though a high-pressure growth stage. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to get into a promising startup early, and help us innovate and disrupt a multi-billion-dollar global industry.

Zenlist: Classifieds for Every Website

Zenlist is based on a simple idea: Let visitors to any website connect and transact via classified ads. In the process, we’re making online classifieds more social and giving website publishers a new way to generate revenue. Think “Craigslist meets Google ads”. To this end, we’ve created the first embeddable classified listings system that also includes a managed content network.

We previously raised a small seed round from Paris- and San Francisco-based angel investors. Today we have a functional minimum viable product in private beta release.

The Opportunity

Requirements

You should be ninja-level in:

Python / Turbogears
MongoDB
jQuery
Hand-tooled JavaScript
xHTML, CSS

In addition, the following skills/experience are critical:

Unix server administration
Third-party authentication protocols (Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo!)
API development
Development of highly scalable systems

Responsibilities

We’re looking for more than just a developer. We’re looking for someone with architectural vision, business savvy, and entrepreneurial energy.

Maintain, streamline, and improve our existing technology platform
Design and implement new algorithms to power our search and recommendation engines
Contribute to our R&D of innovative content acquisition and distribution methods

What We Can Offer

We are an early-stage startup with minimal resources, and we are therefore seeking someone who is not afraid to take risks. We offer a basic minimum salary, as well as significant equity in our company.