Software Engineer
Position: Software Engineer
Location: San Francisco, CA – Downtown/Mission District
Job Type: Full time with salary plus benefits.
Contact: jobs@kiva.org
About Kiva
Named as one of the top ideas in 2006 by the New York Times Magazine,
Kiva (www.kiva.org) is the world's first person-to-person lending
marketplace for the poor. Kiva's goal is to reduce global poverty by
letting consumers lend to and connect with a specific developing world
entrepreneur online. In a little over a year, Kiva has rapidly grown
to connect
almost 300,000
Internet lenders to thousands of entrepreneurs in
40
developing countries. Headquartered in San Francisco, Kiva is a
501(c)3 non-profit internet start-up that has a rare opportunity for
dramatic growth and profound systemic impact. Join us at www.kiva.org.
Kiva is seeking an enthusiastic, sharp software engineer to join our rapidly growing team full-time, and help us change the world even faster.
Responsibilities Include:
- Build new functionality for our website
- Collaborate with business owners and other engineers to find solutions
- Write efficient and maintainable code
- Testing (both manual and automated test suites)
- Participate in design process, prototype new functionality
- Anything else that Kiva needs to get done!
Ideal candidate
- 1-3 years experience in web development (Java/Perl/Python/Ruby), PHP preferred
- Must know SQL and be familiar with MySQL
- Experience with full LAMP stack
- Experience with MVC frameworks
- Experience with agile development processes
- Solid track record of execution (got-it-done)
- BS in Computer Science or related field
- Passionate about Kiva and our potential
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation plus health benefits
- All expense paid trip to visit field partners once a year
- Flexible work environment, but must live in Bay Area and work out of San Francisco office
If interested…
- Send email to jobs@kiva.org. Include in the Subject Line: Software Engineer
- Include resume and brief cover letter explaining why you’re interested / qualified
- Please do not contact the office directly with any questions or follow-up inquiries
- Principals only
Due to the high numbers of applicants for this position, we regret that we can only respond to candidates that we would like to interview.
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