Jobs at YC funded (ventured funded also) startup in stealth mode
We are a venture funded YC company that is still in stealth mode, but not for long. Because of this we can't say who 'we' are just yet. We are hiring for a number of positions.

Please send email and resumes to railsycjob@gmail.com

Operations Engineer

We are seeking a forward-thinking experienced engineer to lead our operations. You’ll start out supporting the existing tools that we already have and quickly move on to owning automation and integration projects. You’ll also be responsible for managing and providing active support for mission-critical MySQL production/QA/dev environments. You should have a “can-do” attitude and work well in a cross-functional environment. This position is full-time and will report to the CTO. The position is based in our main office in downtown Burlingame, CA.

Responsibilities

* Create and maintain tools that facilitate administration of servers

* Create and maintain scripts to deploy web applications to multiple environments

* Assist in tracking server issues

* Understand and debug network, hardware, and Linux OS related issues

* Predict growth and scaling issues before they occur and implement solutions

* Provides all aspects of MySQL administration: installation, configuration, backup strategy, disaster recovery, upgrades, schema deployment

* Implements and manages database replication

* Responsible for availability and usability of the database servers

* Provide requirements and solutions to expand existing monitoring tools

* Quickly diagnose server problems and employ preventive measures to maintain high availability servers

* Creating processes to ensure data integrity and identify potential data errors

* Performs all other duties as assigned

Requirements

* Bachelor's Degree in CS, MIS, or other related field preferred or equivalent experience

* Deep experience with Linux and hardware systems support for web applications

* Working knowledge of ruby or python

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Excellent time and project management skills

Bonus

* Working knowledge of sendmail/postfix

Director of Affinity Sales

As the Director of Affinity Sales you will have the responsibility for promoting us as a benefit to employees of Fortune 2000 companies, credit union members and other affinity organizations. This will include having our service made available through corporate intranets and member promotional materials as both a benefit or service fully paid by the corporation or affinity group as well as being a benefit promoted by those organizations but paid for by the participants. The objective of activities undertaken by our Director of Affinity Sales is to establish us as the premier service of it’s type available to all affinity groups and organizations.

Responsibilities:

* Define affinity selling goals, strategies, objectives and tactics.

* Execute strategies and tactics to meet goals and objectives.

* Maintain affinity sales pipeline.

* Establish affinity sales budget and execute activities within that budget.

* Complies and enforces company policies and procedures applicable to affinity sales.

* Create and maintain a calendar of affinity sales activities.

* Timely and accurate communication of affinity sales plans and achievements.

Qualifications

* University degree or equivalent experience.

* Strong communication skills.

* Must be creative, have strong leadership and management skills.

* Demonstrated and verifiable expertise and experience in sales, preferably to human resources
executives

* Must have 3-6+ years experience in service sales with an emphasis selling into affinity organization preferred

* Very good time and project management skills to allow for timely planning, executing & reporting on multiple marketing projects at the same time.

* Good writing skills (PR, Email content, Newsletters)

* Experienced in executing CRM and database driven campaigns.

* Team player to work in a rapidly growing start-up environment.

* Outgoing, persuasive, success-oriented personality.

Bonus
* Tell us something odd or weird about yourself!

Director of Marketing

As the Director of Marketing you will have the responsibility for the planning and execution of our consumer marketing strategy, campaigns and events. This will include online, social media and SEM/SEO activities as well as physical, print and other traditional electronic marketing campaigns. The objective of activities undertaken by our Director of Marketing is to establish us as the premier brand in our industry.

Responsibilities:

* Sets clear procedures - identifying objectives and needs for marketing opportunity.

* Co-ordinates with external suppliers, including agencies and research firms.

* Monitors market trends and competition activities and proposes counter actions.

* Monitors the financial costs and ensures they are in adherence to the marketing budget.

* Complies and enforces company policies and procedures applicable to marketing and branding.

* Develops, maintains and coordinates a marketing budget and plan that aligns marketing activity for each offering, including recommendations for the regional marketing mix, keeping costs within the agreed limits.

* Create and maintain a calendar of marketing activities.

* Timely and accurate communication of marketing plans and achievements.

* Campaigns and other corporate communications - including web content - according to guidelines, meeting timeline and budget parameters.

* Budget reports on a timely and accurate basis that informs management, teams and relevant budget holders of local marketing expenditures.

* Management of events and working from campaign project plans to execute activities as required.

* Supporting marketing teams with other region-specific activities.

* Builds understanding of the important media (magazines/websites/blogs, etc.) offerings, enhancing existing and building up new relationships and coordinates all local press activities with the corporate marketing team.

Qualifications

* University degree, with a marketing major.

* Strong communication skills.

* Must be creative, have strong leadership and management skills.

* Demonstrated and verifiable expertise and experience in consumer marketing and consumer branding for online properties preferably in automotive or related areas (travel, real estate, other...)

* Must have 3-6+ years experience in consumer marketing with an emphasis on online brand building preferably in the automotive consumer or other related area where traditional SEM has started to become ineffective.

* Demonstrated and proven ability to drive, grow and sustain online traffic and physical consumer brand awareness using PR, SEO and other traditional and non-traditional campaigns .

* Hands-on experience in operational marketing, to execute campaign marketing mix elements focused on traffic generation and brand development - particularly online marketing, SEO, SEM, website maintenance and physical event management.

* Understanding of and analytic background for SEM campaign management, when needed.

* Extensive knowledge of marketing planning and budgeting.

* Very good marketing project management skills to allow for timely planning, executing & reporting on multiple marketing projects at the same time.

* Good writing skills (PR, Email content, Newsletters)

* Experienced in executing CRM and database driven campaigns.

* Team player to work in a rapidly growing start-up environment.

* Outgoing, persuasive, success-oriented personality.

Bonus

* Tell us something odd or weird about yourself!

Marketing Intern

This is a great opportunity to see what it's like to work in a fast paced startup environment and learn from a team of highly motivated entrepreneurs, this is your place.

You will be responsible for coming up with creative marketing ideas and carrying out the campaigns as a member of our marketing team.

Here are some examples of what you'll get to do at our company!

* Come up with crazy ideas to spread the word about us!

* Carry out your crazy ideas and watch the impact it has on the business

* Learn about online marketing, SEO, SEM and Social Media

* Working with PR to carry out public outreach, events and announcements

* Work on trade show events

* Anything else we ask you to do... don't worry, we try to make everything exciting!

Requirements

* Student studying a marketing or business discipline

* Excellent oral and written communication skills

* Avid social networking user

* Team player

* Willingness to learn and try new things

Bonus points

* Tell us something odd or weird about yourself.

Please send email and resumes to railsycjob@gmail.com