# Quixey - startup applying LW-style rationality - hiring engineers

[![](http://www.quixey.com/static/images/homepagelogo.png)](http://www.quixey.com)

[Quixey](http://www.quixey.com) is a 2-year-old startup with a lot of ties to the rationalist community. Our product is an all-platform "functional search" engine for apps. Our main engineering task is to build the most accurate possible map of all software on all platforms (the "functional web"), and write search algorithms that let users find apps to do what they need.

We're hiring top-notch engineers for full time positions in our Palo Alto, CA office. If your overall engineering skill level is "Google+", we have a lot to offer:

*   **Team**
    
    *   Everyone is shockingly good at their job.
    
    *   [Nick_Tarleton](/user/Nick_Tarleton) is our Chief Architect.
    
    *   [Marcello](/user/Marcello), [paulfchristiano](/user/paulfchristiano) and [mtaran](/user/mtaran) were Quixey engineers earlier this year.
    
    *   Our CEO, Tomer Kagan, is the best strategist ever (source: anyone who has met him).
    
    *   My own LW claim to fame is [You Are A Brain](/lw/fc/you_are_a_brain/).
    
    *   [Eric Schmidt](http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/07/quixey-raises-400k-from-eric-schmidt%E2%80%99s-innovation-endeavors-for-app-search/)'s personal fund led our seed funding round.

  

*   **Personal growth**
    
    *   You'll tackle huge engineering challenges.
    
    *   You'll learn how to be more like a goal-driven agent and not get sidetracked by non-essential priorities.
    
    *   You'll be given a lot of freedom and trust. You can set up new infrastructure and tools, expense business products and services, and even subcontract some of your tasks if you think it's a good idea.
    
    *   You'll watch the business team negotiate deals way more awesome than what seems possible.
    
    *   You'll participate in conferences, retreats, and other cool startup stuff.

  

*   **Success**
    
    *   We're at the point where our value proposition has been validated many times over on the business development side, and we're focused on rapid engineering execution. We know we're making a product that people will use.
    
    *   We're building one of the biggest companies in the software industry. If you work here, you're doing something great.

  

*   **Quality of life**
    
    *   We use a bunch of great tools like Python 3, MongoDB, Amazon AWS, nginx, Git and jQuery.
    
    *   We do everything we can to create an environment where engineers can do their best work. That means private cubicles with doors made out of sliding whiteboards, standard-issue Macbook/Thinkpad laptops and 30" monitors, good chairs, and any other tools you need to do your best work.
    
    *   We don't have gratuitously extravagant perks, but we do have a health and wellness package: 3 healthy catered meals a day, fridges stocked with high-quality snacks and drinks, a free membership to Equinox gym (located across the street), great medical/dental/vision, and cryonics or life insurance.
    
    *   Seriously, working here is awesome.

  

To apply, email some Bayesian evidence that you're a good match to  [jobs@quixey.com](mailto:jobs@quixey.com).