We're Hiring

Our goal at Paper.li is to help people more easily share and discover content that can benefit everyone.

We are just at the beginning of this exciting adventure in content curation and we've proven that we're onto something good. Expectations are high and the service is rapidly growing. Are you ready for a challenge?

We think you probably are if you're reading this page. So, if you're looking for the thrill and satisfaction of helping to build a cutting edge technology company, with services used by millions of people, then let's meet.

The Paper.li team is currently based in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). If you're not located in the area, don't let that stop you. We work distributed throughout Europe, Asia and the U.S.

Senior Business Developer

About this Job

Paper.li is seeking a Senior Business Developer who is obsessed with technology, social media and business strategy. The ideal candidate will ideally have 4+ years of experience in digital media sales, working with large media corps and advertising agencies. Candidates must have strong technical competence as they will be working closely with the engineering team and must be able to earn their respect. You will be responsible for negotiating partnerships that enhance our product offerings, generate new revenue streams, drive distribution of the Paper.li brand online and offline, generate new users for the company, or otherwise add value to the Paper.li user experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop & manage partnerships with publishers and third party services

• Definition and Project management of Paper.li paid premium features

• Thought leadership – immersing himself / herself in the evolving social media landscape, and adapting to Paper.li’s ongoing product developments

Qualifications

• 2-4+ years of experience in digital media sales, working with large media corps and advertising agencies

• A track record demonstrating an ability to develop and grow a book of business

• Excellent communication skills (EN)

• Deep understanding of the social media landscape, and opportunities for marketers

• Aptitude, creativity, and a preference for working in small, collaborative teams

• BA / BS degree - a plus

If this position sounds interesting, e-mail us your C.V along with a few words of why you think you're right for this position to jobs@paper.li. We will review the information that you send us. If there is a shared work philosophy, similar goals and the matching skills to make things happen, we will come back to you.

Software Engineers – Front-End

About this Job

Paper.li is looking for an engineer to focus on front-end development. You should have a passion for shipping elegant, responsive web interfaces that will be used by millions of people.

Responsibilities

• Write front-end code in Ruby, HTML/CSS, and Javascript

• Implement new features and optimize existing ones from controller-level to UI

• Rapidly fix bugs and solve problems

Qualifications

• Excellent Javascript/HTML/CSS/Ajax coding skills

• Good skills in Ruby on Rails. Java a plus

• Strong command of web standards, CSS-based design, cross-browser compatibility

• Experience with Amazon EC2 a plus

• B.A./B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical field

If this position sounds interesting, e-mail us your C.V along with a few words of why you think you're right for this position to jobs@paper.li. We will review the information that you send us. If there is a shared work philosophy, similar goals and the matching skills to make things happen, we will come back to you.

Software Engineer - Test and Quality

About this Job

Paper.li is looking for a seasoned quality engineer to drive and evolve our engineering practices toward ever higher standards of engineering quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead test efforts and develop new ways of test automation

• Maintain database of issues and coordinate with team for resolution

Qualifications

• Extensive Testing or Tools development experience

• Setup and implementation of automated test scripts (ruby, selenium)

• Experience with bug tracking software

• Familiar with Javascript and Ruby on Rails

• B.S. Computer Science or related field

If this position sounds interesting, e-mail us your C.V along with a few words of why you think you're right for this position to jobs@paper.li. We will review the information that you send us. If there is a shared work philosophy, similar goals and the matching skills to make things happen, we will come back to you.

Scalability Engineer

About this Job

Paper.li is looking for its scalability mastermind. The ideal candidate will dream about distributed systems for the parallel processing of massive quantities of data.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement highly scalable and flexible Ruby on Rails web applications and data environments

• Build storage systems, libraries, and frameworks that let Paper.li grow

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with web infrastructure, distributed systems, databases, and performance analysis

• Experience with Ruby. Scala, Java, or C a plus

• Experience in RoR web framework

• Experience with Cassandra, Memcached, MySQL

• Demonstrated contributions to open-source software

• M.S. in a relevant technical field, or 4+ years experience in a relevant role

If this position sounds interesting, e-mail us your C.V along with a few words of why you think you're right for this position to jobs@paper.li. We will review the information that you send us. If there is a shared work philosophy, similar goals and the matching skills to make things happen, we will come back to you.

UI Engineers (Designer)

About this Job

Are you interested in inventing new ways to consume information on the web? Do you like shipping code at a rapid pace? Paper.li is seeking an experienced User Interface Engineer that is passionate about building user-facing web applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement efficient and reusable front-end abstractions and systems

• Adapt Paper.li to mobile and tablet platforms

Qualifications

• Passion for elegant and intuitive user interfaces

• Ability to write well-abstracted, reusable code for UI components

• Experience working with HTML/CSS/JS in high-performance environments

• Experience developing with HTML5

• Experience developing with Sencha Touch or EXT –JS

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

If this position sounds interesting, e-mail us your C.V along with a few words of why you think you're right for this position to jobs@paper.li. We will review the information that you send us. If there is a shared work philosophy, similar goals and the matching skills to make things happen, we will come back to you.