Junior Web developer for growing, profitable, funded social gaming startup

 

My client. is looking for a well-rounded web developer to help us maintain existing games and build new ones.

 

 

*  All of us are gamers.  We love games.  We've always wanted to work on games for a living.  Now we're doing it.  Awesome.

*  You will be joining a very small team supporting a game with a half million users and growing.

*  We're profitable.  Already.

*  Health, dental, and 401k.

*  Stock options.

*  Free food and drinks, including such healthy treats as bagel bites, mountain dew, and microwavable chimichangas.  Nerd food.

*  Great location in downtown Sacramento with free parking and great food within walking distance.

*  Oh, and you get a laptop.  15" MacBook Pro or comparable PC laptop of your choice.

 

Your coworkers will be smart, interesting people who have, between them, built several startups (successful and otherwise), written a novel, directed music videos, run game fan sites, illustrated for Marvel Comics, played in rock bands, and built a fully-functional MAME arcade machine.

 

Requirements:

 

*  Smart and gets things done.

*  Passion for what you do.

*  Computer science or Mathematics degree

*  Strong grasp of at least two high-level languages, preferably those used for web development (PHP, .NET, Java, Ruby, Python) 

* Database Experience

* Flash Actionscript is a huge bonus to have.

 

 

In your cover letter, make sure to answer these question:

*  What are your favorite games and why?

*  What games are you playing right now?

*  What's the most interesting technical project you've worked on in your own time?

 

Emails with no cover letter will be deleted immediately.  Seriously.