Are you an experienced technical developer looking to change the world? Are you searching for just the right opportunity in a fun, entrepreneurial, and challenging job? SnapItTo.Me is seeking a talented, super-star software engineer to join the founding team to help define and build a game-changing online marketplace for all types of creative media. If you’ve got the ambition, drive, and passion to direct software development for an incubator-supported start-up in Silicon Valley, then we’re looking for you!

SnapItTo.Me is an online marketplace poised to change the nature and business of online creative media and creative services. We’re looking for talent to help build out various elements of our platform, from social profiling, to marketplace infrastructure and transaction solutions. If you’re ready to jump on board and take advantage of this opportunity, a time that presents the greatest upside and greatest opportunity to help shape, build, and define this product, then send us your cover letter & resume.

Responsibilities:

• Interpret product specifications into solvable programming challenges
• Create and build elegant, scalable solutions
• Utilize “Big Picture” perspective to shape very detail oriented products and results
• Manage engineering team (local and/or outsourced)
• Deploy code regularly, driving new feature releases from beginning to end
• Add, implement and execute unit and/or system tests where necessary
• Collaborate with entire founding team on key business decisions in all areas

Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science from a top 10 university
• years programming experience
• 2+ years of development experience in PHP and front-end frameworks/technologies
• Programming Languages: PHP, Java experience a bonus
• Experience in database design and developing database centric applications with MySQL,PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MSSQL Server
• An awareness of the Software Development Life Cycle, knowledge of Agile methods.
• Experience in User Experience and User Interface design
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively in a team environment
• Must be able to work in an entrepreneurial, risk-taking, fast-paced, results-oriented environment
• Passion for crafting an amazing consumer experience

Bonus Points:

• Experience with online creative media (photo sites, video sites, etc.)
• Experience leading and managing development teams
• Experience in large systems software design / scaling
• Experience with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, etc. integration and APIs
• Experience in a prior start-up environment

Contact: Please send Cover Letter & Resume to jobs[at]snapitto.me

Key Question: What does the SnapItTo.Me Market and Customer look like?

SnapItTo.Me is looking for a few volunteer consultants to help define the market size, key customer segments, competition, and overall market picture. As our company grows and our product develops, having a well refined view of our customer market is going to be essential, especially as we move into venture financing. The work you’ll be doing is going to call on both your most analytical and most creative skills as we come to define a market that is very ill-defined – thus we are paving new ground. Our belief is that only the smartest people can crack this nut, so if you think you’re up to the challenge, let us know!

Key Question: How much value ($) will SnapItTo.Me create over the next 3-5 years?

We’re looking for people who are great with numbers, seasoned financial modelers, and ready to test their skills for a Silicon Valley Start-Up. SnapItTo.Me is working towards a refined and more detailed financial model that projects future revenue, profitability and value creation for 3-5 years. This financial model will be a key piece of the business case and presentation for our first round of venture financing. If you think you’ve got what it takes to gather the right assumptions, refine the details and paint the most plausible picture for SnapItTo.Me, we’re excited to hear from you!

Key Question: What type of product features are our users looking for?

Are you someone who knows how to ask the right questions and turn the answers into product features? We’re looking for volunteers who can assess user needs, quantify them and turn them into actionable feature recommendations for our product. If you’re expert and reaching out to lots of people and collecting their thoughts and then coming up with innovative ideas for making a perfect product, let us know!

Key Question: What is the optimal launch strategy for SnapItTo.Me when it rolls into full Beta Testing?

Do you consider yourself a seasoned product marketer who knows how to throw a great launch? Do you know how to reach the right people and the right time with a cool product? If you’re interested in getting involved in mapping out a product launch strategy that will garner the most impact for SnapItTo.Me, contact us. We’re looking for your help!

We’ll be creating project teams, working together to come to the best possible outcomes. While ideally these teams would be based in Silicon Valley, we are very open to having the project teams work remotely. So even if you’re from NYC or Boston or Los Angeles, we’d love to have you along!

Volunteer Qualifications

We’re looking for people who have the following characteristics:

• Excited and passionate about working on really cool stuff
• Eager to build cool products and work with smart people
• Both analytical and creative in thought
• Looking to roll up your sleeves, take control and add value wherever possible
• Want to help contribute to a better world
• Able to dedicate at least 5 hours a week to project work

Your background may look like:

• Previous management consulting, investment banking, marketing or product management experience (internships or strong interests included!)
• Excellent background in teamwork
• Keen understanding of the web 2.0 space
• Understands market assessment, financial modeling, customer segmentation, etc.
• Proven history of proactive leadership and engagement in cool projects