Jobs at Loopt

Platform Engineer

Work on a pioneering mobile platform solving many open problems, including:

  • Making mobile location affordable, usable, and easy
  • Enabling affordable, robust background location tracking on currently unreachable devices
  • Enabling applications and mobile web pages to deliver relevant, location-targeted ads

You must:

  • Understand how computers, algorithms, memory, concurrency and data structures work. Be able to use and debug them.
  • Have extensive knowledge of Java.
  • Have a degree in Computer Science or a related field.

We'd like experience with:

  • SQL We use MySQL, PgSQL, and (sometimes) MSSQL. This covers everything from writing queries to schema design and optimization.
  • PHP You shouldn't like it. Understand when you need to worry about numeric type promotion and rounding. Know how to safely handle user input. Intuitively know when to expect platform portability problems. Insist on using classes.
  • C++ You should be familiar with development on Linux and ideally Solaris. Know how to manage memory, how to safely handle user input, and be familiar with asynchronous IO and concurrent programming.
  • Security and encryption Know how to protect against impersonation, replay, and private data leakage. Understand how to store, transmit and protect sensitive information. Be able to identify, exploit, and eliminate edge cases and invalid assumptions.

Demonstrate your experience: Show us what you've made! Wow us with demos and code samples :)

We are offering a competitive base salary, health benefits, and stock options. Please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@loopt.com with the position title "Platform Engineer" in the email subject line.

About Loopt

Based in Mountain View, CA, Loopt, Inc. is a Sequoia Capital and NEA backed start-up that has built a revolutionary "social mapping" service that will change the way people use mobile phones to keep in touch with their friends (www.loopt.com). Loopt facilitates real-world interaction between friends and puts an end to frustrating missed connections. Loopt launched on the Sprint Nextel network at the end of July '07, as the first-ever social mapping service on a major U.S. wireless carrier.

Our team is rapidly expanding and Loopt continues to seek talented people who will contribute to the next stage of our growth. We’re looking for people who love their work, aren’t afraid of late nights or tough challenges, and want to be part of a passionate and innovative team.

Company Highlights:

  • Best Community / Social Networking Application at the BREW 2008 Developer Awards;
  • Named to the annual FierceWireless "Fierce 15" list, designating Loopt as one of the top wireless companies of the year;
  • Partnerships with leading wireless carriers including Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, and Boost Mobile;
  • Featured iPhone application during Apple’s 2008 WWDC keynote address.