Jobs at Loopt

Server Engineer

Work on the services that power Loopt's website and mobile clients. Make new features possible. Integrate with custom services provided by Carriers, Data Providers (like Facebook and Yelp), and service providers (like SMS aggregators). Expose clean interfaces and hide complexity.

You must:

  • Understand how computers, algorithms, memory, concurrency and data structures work. Be able to use and debug them.
  • Be willing and able to learn new things every day.
  • Have opinions. Be willing to voice and defend them.
  • Be confident enough to ask questions and challenge false assumptions.
  • Be creative! Be ready to face challenges that don't have obvious solutions.
  • Have a degree in Computer Science or a related field.

We'd like you to have experience with:

  • SQL We use MSSQL and a little PgSQL. You'll need to be able to write efficient queries and design schemata.
  • C# Most of Loopt's server runs in the CLR. If you know Java you'll do fine.
  • 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.
  • HTTP You should be familiar with everything from the protocol to SSL to tcp and sockets.

Bonus:

  • ASP.NET experience. Understand the page lifecycle and how handlers, modules, viewstate and user controls work.
  • Experience with Erlang, Java, and/or PHP.
  • Experience with Windows and Linux native programming.

Demonstrate your experience: Show us what you've made! Wow us with demos and code samples :)
It's not strictly required you know Microsoft's stack in advance. Many current developers have learned it at Loopt.

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 "Server 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.