[Jobs] Supercool Developer Wanted

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, folgend die Job Offer für unser Startup in San Francisco. Ich bin selbst Student an der Uni Mannheim. Falls Sie Fragen haben schreiben Sie mir gerne eine Email mit besten Grüßen, Bjoern Lasse Herrmann Developer Intern Wanted<http://supercoolschool.typepad.com/blog/2008/11/developer-intern-… Dear supercool underdogs, web socialists and hidden champions! We are searching for Developers who would like to do an "Internship" at Supercool School. *Supercool School is a highly purpose-driven startup that was founded by a team of underdogs from Europe and India to change the world using the amazing powers of learning. We are bulding the first demand-based online learning marketplace that empowers people to request classes, join them as students or teach them using a simple webcam. Launching our alpha version on Facebook five months ago, Supercool School has attracted over 3.000 users that requested over 300 classes ranging from "How to start a business in China" to "Advanced Java" and "Thai Soup Recipes". We're going to have our global website launch in January 2009 and are already involved in some super secret projects with well known global organizations. We are driven by our believe in the power of learning. We believe that education is the answer to all the challenges that we face today. And even though we don't have all the solutions yet, we believe that they can be found in the hearts and minds of the people. So empowering them to learn and to develop their true potential means empowering the world to become all it can be: a better place for all of us.* We don't care for your degree, your age or your nationality ... BUT that you're inspired and committed to accomplish great things with us. *Essential hard skills are:* - Experience with Windows and Linux development environments - Basic knowledge of web based database driven applications - Knowledge of especially Ruby on Rails + HTML, Javascript, CSS and SQL *Essential soft skills are:* - Purpose driven personality - Constructive team player - Independent, enduring and self initiative personality *Nice to haves:* - Project Experience - Every language is a plus (especially: Greek, German, Russian, Hindi) *Responsibility:* - Modular feature and product development *Frame:* - You can start immediately - You can work from home or in the office - The office is in downtown San Francisco *We offer:* - A bad ass business model to change society - An international team - No hierarchy - A T-Shirt - Future full time employee in any business field + stock options - Work with state of the art technologies (VOIP, video stream, API, Widget, Ruby, etc.) - A lot off responsibility and challenges - A bright future *Application:* - Send an Email with the subject "supercool internship" to bjoern(a)supercoolschool.com - Attach a CV + any examples of your work - Describe how you fullfill our expectiations stated above - Tell us very briefly about yourself (1. What inspires you? 2. What are your goals? 3. Why are you different?) *Further Procedure:* 1. You will receive an answer + quick feedback in 2-3 days 2. 30 min general Interview on skype (1st round) 3. 30 min specific Interview with extended supercool circle on skype (2nd round) 4. Final decision will be made asap but latest until the 24th of december (We will take 3-5 People) Now that you know a bit about us, we would love to hear from you! Just contact me at bjoern(a)supercoolschool.com * *supercool vibes to all of you, Bjoern Lasse Herrmann