You've read About, you've done your homework on LinkedIn, you've test-driven the apps and cruised the site, but you need more. You want to know what Tout's really like, don't you? (And if not, skip ahead to our Open Positions).
Tout is a precocious toddler in Internet years, less than a year old but cruising toward proficiency in Big Data and massive video delivery, and playing in the sandbox with big celebs and brands. Our favorite toys are Ruby on Rails, Node.js and the Amazon cloud, though we're already very good at sharing.
Tout's parents are founders and contributors to Google, GoFish, Meebo, Spinner, Crackle, Nullsoft, Sonique and other endeavors of which we are both proud and ... not so proud. We shared a nursery at SRI (Stanford Research Institute) with Siri. We're backed by the same investors who thought Siri, Facebook and Twitter were a good idea.
Web 2.0? We've moved on. But we were almost "Snax" or "Oshi." (Whew.)
We have a Canadian skateboarder, an extreme skier, a former MTV host, a college baseball star, a D-1 tennis player, a former water polo player, artists, literati, an ex-physicist and a guy who refuses to wear normal shoes.
We are quite possibly the only startup with a 7'3" investor and a sandwich named after us at Ike's (it involves chicken and barbecue sauce, if you must know). We're not the only brand anyone has ever tattooed on their body, but we might be the youngest.
We are definitely the only startup with its entire history captured in a series of fifteen second videos.
Our eminently accessible office is in startup central down here in South Beach/SOMA, where we are in the midst of a noisy playground of other unruly startups and have access to an ever-changing variety of lunch trucks.
We have a Ron Jones original on the wall, beer in the fridge, and top shelf tequila within a hundred yards. We have ping pong. Duh. We have a kitchen that makes it so you don't have to have one of your own.
We have all of these things. But we don't have you.
Sr. Software Engineer, Backend Systems
We are looking for an experienced software engineer who is passionate about building high performance, scalable, and functional server-side applications. This individual will be a key part of the overall Engineering organization, building a variety of services that support the overall Tout platform.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and enhance the Tout.com application; build and deploy new features that add value to the Tout platform.
- Build cutting-edge systems that move and process large volumes of data in an efficient, robust, and scalable fashion.
- Collaborate as part of the Engineering team to architect, design, and build systems based on common standards and best practices.
- Constantly monitor performance and other metrics to proactively identify issues and recommend changes and new features.
- Become a domain expert on key technologies used by the Tout platform.
Reports to:Vice President of Engineering
Desired Candidate Qualifications:
- A BS degree in computer science/engineering with a minimum of 5 years software development experience developing server-side applications.
- Deep knowledge of and expertise in one or more languages commonly used to build large scale data processing applications (e.g. Scala, Erlang, Java, Server-side JS).
- Proven experience building Internet-scale systems and delivering them in a 24x7, high availability production environment.
- Solid understanding and practical experience in object oriented design and programming, design patterns and the software development life cycle.
- Knowledge of SQL, and experience working with and writing high performance code optimized for SQL databases.
- Experience building systems that scale to service hundreds of requests per second from millions of clients.
- Comfortable in a start-up environment where innovation and change is the norm.
- Delivers using a collaborative approach to development and a commitment to the teamwork required to execute on company initiative.
- Experience developing software using Agile processes.
- Strong communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information to diverse audiences both speaking and in writing.
Additional Desired Qualifications:
- Experience developing and/or integrating with RESTful and OAuth-based APIs, especially in the social networking space.
- Experience working with cloud technologies, such as Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, and Cloudfront, and with the architecture of applications deployed in a cloud environment.
- Experience writing applications for Node.js.
- Hands-on experience working with NoSQL data stores (e.g. MongoDB, Redis) is a plus.
- Specific experience building applications that record, analyze, transcode, and/or deliver video at scale.
- Experience building text search applications at scale with commonly used libraries and tools (e.g. Lucene, Solr, ElasticSearch).
- An understanding of how to architect and build ‘Big Data’ applications based on commonly used tools and frameworks (e.g. Hadoop, Pig, Hive, etc.).
Please send resume and cover letter to jobs@tout.com
Tout Industries is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
QA Manager
We are looking for an experienced QA Manager to build Tout's QA processes and organization from the ground up. This individual will work with product management and the rest of the engineering team to ensure that the Tout web site, mobile applications, and overall platform maintain a consistently high level of quality.
Responsibilities:
- Build, execute on, and document a QA process for all components of the Tout system, including the Tout.com web application, mobile applications, and public facing API.
- Choose the combination of automated, manual, and outsourced testing tools that are best suited for testing the suite of Tout.com products.
- Develop test plans for individual features, ensuring that all critical aspects of the feature are tested.
- Work with Engineering and Product to define the process for surfacing, evaluating, tracking, and resolving issues that are discovered during the QA process.
- Manage internal and external resources to ensure that test plans are executed correctly and completely.
- Review historical, existing and ongoing bug reports to identify areas needing specific attention.
- Liaison with Product and individual software developers to ensure delivery of a high-quality product is compatible with release timeline targets.
Reports to:Vice President of Engineering
Desired Candidate Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience building a QA discipline at a startup from the ground up.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
- Superlative analytical skills.
- Comfortable in a start-up environment where innovation and change are the norm.
- Coding/testing experience with Java, Python, JavaScript and/or Ruby on Rails preferred.
- BA/BS in Engineering or Computer Science preferred, other degrees considered when accompanied by appropriate technical aptitude.
Additional Desired Qualifications:
- Experience developing QA processes for applications on mobile platforms.
- Experience with testing of large-scale web projects a big plus.
Please send resume and cover letter to jobs@tout.com
Tout Industries is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Architect
We are looking for an experienced full-time architect to design and implement our first generation, mission critical applications. This individual will work with product management and engineering to design scalable, secure, functional, maintainable and easy-to-use systems for users. This is a full-time position located in our offices in the South Beach/SOMA area of San Francisco.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the strategic development of new features and products as well as the overall architecture of the Tout site.
- Collaborate with senior management and product management to understand system requirements and map out and validate product features.
- Develop long- and short-term recommendations regarding overall system architecture, including technology choice, implementation concerns, and performance and scalability considerations.
- Serve in a lead role for major design and development projects.
- Act as subject matter expert for a variety of technologies and development tools.
- Work with engineering and product management to build a product backlog and schedule estimates.
- Monitor the overall technology landscape, and surface relevant changes in technology trends as well as new and potentially useful software.
- Participate in pre-release, demo events and other company events.
- Mentor junior developers.
Reports to:Vice President of Engineering
Minimum Candidate Qualifications:
- BS in computer science/engineering with a minimum of 10 years software development experience using multiple commonly used computer languages.
- Demonstrated experience architecting and developing systems.
- Knowledge of and expertise in one or more languages commonly used to build large scale data processing applications (e.g. Scala, Erlang, Java).
- Proven experience building Internet-scale systems and delivering them in a 24x7, high availability production environment.
- Solid understanding and practical experience in object-oriented design and programming, design patterns and the software development life cycle.
- Comfort in a start-up environment where innovation and change are the norm.
- Ability to work with peers in marketing and product management to determine product requirements.
Additional Desired Qualifications:
- Experience building text search applications at scale with commonly used libraries and tools (e.g. Lucene, Solr).
- An understanding of how to architect and build ‘Big Data’ applications based on commonly used tools and frameworks (e.g. Hadoop, Pig, Hive, etc.).
- Experience working with both SQL and NoSQL data stores at scale.
- Expert knowledge of the security considerations that apply to networked applications.
- Experience building systems that scale to service hundreds of requests per second from millions of clients.
Please send resume and cover letter to jobs@tout.com
Tout Industries is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Developer Support Engineer
We are looking for an experienced Developer Support Engineer to provide world class support to partners and developers using the forthcoming Tout public API. This person will support partners and 3rd party developers in using the Tout API, SDKs, and web gadgets by providing answers and guidance via web forums, email, IM and occasionally by phone. This role will also work with Engineering to construct and distribute sample code and products showcasing the API and related tools.
Responsibilities:
- Provide support to partners and third-party developers using Tout’s public-facing API, SDKs and toolkits, as well as pre-built application widgets built on the API, using web forums, email, IM and phone as needed.
- Work with Engineering and creative teams to create sample code, implementations, SDK enhancements and example applications for our developer community.
- Serve as a central point for helpful communication with the third-party developer community – address questions, identify requirements for missing documentation, and help build a technical support structure for the API and related tools.
- Help drive use of the Tout API and associated tools by speaking at conferences, publishing relevant blog posts, and communicating one-on-one with potential developers.
Reports to:Vice President of Engineering
Desired Candidate Qualifications:
- BA/BS in Engineering or Computer Science highly preferred; other degrees considered when accompanied by appropriate technical aptitude (such as programming experience).
- A minimum of 2+ years of experience implementing and developing software using API and SDK toolsets.
- Demonstrated ability to understand, articulate and communicate complex technical concepts.
- Outstanding writing, communication, and presentation skills, including experience developing effective technical documentation.
- Comfortable in a start-up environment where innovation and change are the norm.
- The ability to work with customers and developers to help insure their success.
Additional Desired Qualifications:
- Strong technical understanding of social networks and their APIs, including familiarity with OAuth and RESTful API design.
- Experience building applications against APIs from one or more of the large-scale social networking services (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
- Experience fielding questions and support requests from a technical audience.
- Experience participating in open source projects in an owner, committer, or contributor role, including a track record of participating in discussions and answering questions.
Please send resume and cover letter to jobs@tout.com
Tout Industries is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Senior Engineer, Ruby on Rails
We are hiring an experienced, Rails Engineer who will be a member of the team responsible for maintaining and enhancing the Tout.com application. This person will work at all different levels of the application, from back-end to front-end, and have the opportunity to make a substantial difference in a small but fast-growing startup. This is a full-time position located in our offices in the South Beach/SOMA area of San Francisco.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and enhance the Tout.com website; build and deploy new features that attract, engage and retain Tout users.
- Build cutting-edge web applications that deliver valuable features in an easy-to-use and robust way.
- Work as part of the Engineering team to architect, design, and build systems that scale with the business.
- Constantly monitor performance and user metrics to identify issues and recommend changes and new features.
- Collaborate with the UI/UX Lead to understand and improve the user experience on the site.
- Work as part of the engineering team to improve end-user performance and site functionality.
- Translate design requirements into reliable and scalable applications.
- Develop mobile web applications for multiple platforms.
Reports to:Vice President of Engineering
Desired Candidate Qualifications:
- A minimum of five years experience developing web applications, and at least two years experience working on Ruby on Rails applications. Experience with video or social applications is a plus.
- BS degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent experience. A graduate degree is a plus.
- Fluency in Ruby, and extensive experience with the Ruby on Rails application framework. The candidate should have experience developing Rails 3 applications.
- Knowledge of SQL, and experience working with and writing code optimized for MySQL databases. Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.) is a plus.
- Experience working with cloud technologies, such as Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, and Heroku is a plus.
- Comfortable in a start-up environment where innovation and change is the norm.
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and basic Javascript. The candidate should be comfortable building front-end elements of a Rails application.
- A collaborative approach to development and a commitment to the teamwork required to execute on company initiatives.
- Comfort developing software in an Agile environment.
- Mobile application development experience, including the use of mobile-specific Javascript frameworks, is a plus.
- Experience integrating with social networks such as Facebook or Twitter.
- Exposure to and experience working in a TDD/BDD environment. Familiarity with Test::Unit, RSpec, Cucumber, or other TDD/BDD frameworks is a plus.
- Ability to work directly with marketing, UI/UX, product management and users.
- Strong communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information to diverse audiences both verbally and in writing.
Please send resume and cover letter to jobs@tout.com
Tout Industries is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Senior Developer Advocate
We are looking for an experienced Developer Advocate to define future requirements for our forthcoming public API and take charge of our efforts to build a Tout developer community. This person will work with partners and 3rd party developers to understand their needs, help build the developer community by evangelizing the platform, and work with Engineering to enhance the API and related tools to meet new requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Work with partners and third-party developers and users to define requirements for Tout’s public-facing API, SDKs and toolkits, and pre-built application widgets built on the API.
- Coordinate with Engineering to translate these requirements into actionable features – updates to the API, improvements to the SDKs and widgets.
- Serve as a central point for communication with the third-party developer community – address questions, identify requirements for missing documentation, and help build a technical support structure for the API and related tools.
- Drive use of the Tout API and associated tools by speaking at conferences, publishing relevant blog posts, and communicating one-on-one with potential developers.
- Define, collect, and analyze API-related usage metrics to allow Tout to measure API user engagement and scalability requirements.
- Engage with senior management to understand how the API and related tools fit into the overall company strategy.
- Work with engineering and creative teams to build widgets and sample applications that will demonstrate the capabilities of the API.
- Participate in pre-release, demo events and other company events
Reports to:Chief Executive Officer
Desired Candidate Qualifications:
- BA/BS in Engineering or Computer Science highly preferred; other degrees considered when accompanied by appropriate technical aptitude (such as programming experience).
- A minimum of 2+ years of experience in product management or product development.
- Demonstrated ability to understand, articulate and communicate complex technical concepts.
- Outstanding writing, communication, and presentation skills, including experience developing effective presentations and documents in PowerPoint and Word.
- Comfortable in a start-up environment where innovation and change are the norm.
- The ability to work with peers in marketing and engineering to determine product requirements and translate those to product features.
Additional Desired Qualifications:
- Strong technical understanding of social networks and their APIs, including familiarity with OAuth and RESTful API design.
- Experience building applications against APIs from one or more of the large-scale social networking services (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
- Comfortable making presentations in front of large technical audiences
- Experience fielding questions and support requests from a technical audience
Please send resume and cover letter to jobs@tout.com
Tout Industries is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
