MyQuire.com - work together.

Want to work at MyQuire?

MyQuire has a mission to provide an online tool for doing projects that is easy to use and lets members do work, meet in real time, and connect their projects to their networks. Whether trying to do a project at work or planning a casual weekend getaway with friends, there has been a pain associated with the entire process. The popularity of social networks has taught us that people would rather interact with people when they are online. And so MyQuire developed a powerful and comprehensive tool for projects that puts people – not technology - at the center of the project and uses intuitive design and a streamlined feature set to let people work how they want to work instead of asking them to change their behavior.

• We're changing the way people work with teams and do projects online.
• We are building a product and a community and constantly experiment with new ways of engaging with our users.
• We are deeply grounded in the belief that listening to our users is the wisest way to build a product with lasting value.
• We're are not afraid to fail but always want to push the envelope with what we try.
• We offer competitive salary and benefits, company stock options, and a highly challenging and rewarding environment.
• We balance work and play and we have a blast together as we build the world's leading place for projects.

If you're enthusiastic about innovative technology and enjoy working with smart, diverse folks in a fast-paced environment, then don't miss this opportunity by emailing your resume to jobs@myquire.com now!

Available Positions
Database Administrator and Developer
PR, Outreach, and Product Evangelist
Web Front-end Developer
Engineering Internship
Marketing & Business Development Internship

Database Administrator and Developer

Full time, based in Seattle, WA or Mountain View, CA

Job Description

• Install, configure, manage and maintain multiple MySQL 5 servers and databases using InnoDB & MyISAM storage engines.
• Create data models, optimize DB schema, perform query analysis and index optimization for new databases. Evaluate and fix existing schema deficiencies.
• Develop SQL code/scripts for various applications.
• Manage MySQL databases in production environment including installation, configuration, backup & performance tuning. Optimize database performance at schema, service, OS, or hardware levels.
• Do capacity planning, monitoring and diagnostics of production databases.
• Ensure data quality of the information by identifying potential data errors.
• Perform MySQL 5 replication: multi-master, scripted role change (promotion, demotion, change master), utility scripts, clustering.
• Prepare automated failover and recovery procedures for databases.
• Create ad hoc and customized reports.
• Archive expiring records to avoid excessive growth of the production database.
• Create and manage a data warehouse for user and transaction data.
• Provide DBA inputs to the project teams and adhere to the assigned project schedules.
• Travel between Seattle and Mountain View locations.

Candidate Attributes

• Curious, insightful, methodical customer advocate meets out-of-the box creative thinker, detail-oriented, comfortable working in an unstructured environment, eager to get things done, energetic, independent-minded.
• We are looking for professionals who share our passion for helping people get projects done, spreading the word through viral marketing, and creating interactive and engaging project tools for global communities.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree or equivalent experience or training.
• 4+ years of software quality assurance experience testing enterprise software and at least 2 years of QA lead experience.
• Build/Release/Configuration experience.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and manage project resources.
• Proven knowledge in testing methodologies and practices, including test coverage and types of system testing: integration, configuration, load, stress, performance.
• Proficiency in automation tools. Able to create, configure, and execute an automation suite, determine what and how to automate.
• Experience with Linux, Windows and Mac environments.
• Proficiency in relational databases and SQL.
• Basic programming skills and proficiency in scripting languages. Ruby and Javascript highly desired, and any knowledge or experience with Ruby on Rails would be ideal.
• Able to work on multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced cross-functional team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

PR, Outreach, and Product Evangelist

Full time based in Mountain View, CA

Key Responsibilities for this Position

• Manage MyQuire viral marketing campaigns, blog outreach, social networking outreach events and PR through news aggregator sites
• Constantly experiment with new channels and media
• Influence the direction of our product to build brand identity and user interest. We're a small company and we expect you to have a voice.

Candidate Attributes

• Curious, disciplined, irreverent, night-club-promoter meets PR-product-marketing-genius, creative, thrives among very strong colleagues, comfortable working in an unstructured environment, eager to get his/her hands dirty, independent-minded.
• Marketing at MyQuire requires a lot of energy and creativity – think of it as a relentless PR campaign

Candidate Experience

• Previous online marketing experience is quite valuable but we will consider candidates who do not have this background.
• We don't care how many years of experience you have, we just care that you have passion for the product, and enjoy getting yourself out there promoting MyQuire

Web Front-end Developer

Job Description

• Design and implement user interface for the site utilizing HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP.
• Write unit tests and coordinate your development with the CTO and the development team.
• Use open-source JavaScript libraries.
• Deploy applications.
• Perform version control with SVN.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree or equivalent experience or training.
• Strong knowledge of DOM, HTML, JavaScript, Dynamic HTML and CSS.
• Some graphics design skills.
• Experience JSON and XML, including parsing, schema, and transformations.
• Knowledge of PHP and the Facebook platform and APIs desired.
• Disciplined approach to software development, with mindset of test-driven coding and agile project management.
• Strong teamwork skills, passion for delivering cool innovative Web products.

Engineering Internship

Internship Description

• Front-end testing of the MyQuire.com web site and application
• Enter bugs into bug tracking system with clear steps to reproduce
• Follow up with software engineers to verify that bugs have been fixed
• Get involved in other engineering projects based on background

Candidate Attributes

• Self-starter, pro-active, motivated, and able to work independently (most of our engineering team is in WA)
• Strong trouble shooting and analytical skills
• Enjoy working with a team to solve technical issues

Recommended

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree or equivalent experience or training.
• Working towards a degree in Computer Science is a plus
• We don’t care what experience you have we just care that you have passion for the product, and enjoy getting the details right.

Marketing & Business Development Internship

Internship Description

• Manage MyQuire viral marketing campaigns, blog outreach, social networking outreach events and generate traffic to our site
• Be an active participant in social networking and social media websites
• Participate in market research and user surveys

Candidate Attributes

• Curious, disciplined, irreverent, creative, thrives among very strong colleagues, comfortable working in an unstructured environment, eager to get his/her hands dirty, independent-minded.

Recommended

• We don’t care what experience you have we just care that you have passion for the product, and enjoy getting the details right.