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SlideShare is the world's largest site for sharing presentations. We are looking for smart, ambitious people who have experience at working on internet scale problems to join our team.

If you are a fresh out of college, please only apply for the internships.

A career with SlideShare offers you
  • Scale: Get up close & personal with one of the largest Ruby on Rails sites in the world
  • Smart team mates: Work alongside a smart & passionate team of developers, designers, product, operations folks
  • Impact: Your work will be used by millions of people across the world everyday.
  • Competitive Salary & Stock Options
  • Workplace; Fun, high energy workplace

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Web Application Developer Apply Now

Location: San Francisco & New Delhi

Profile: We're looking for web developers who know JavaScript, AJAX, Jquery, HTML, and at least one server-side scripting language, and can use them to full effect in crafting delightful web experiences. We use Ruby as a programming language; experience with Ruby is a plus, but not a must-have; PHP, Python is fine as well. You'll get to design, architect & implement new features and optimize existing ones. The role requires working closely with, and incorporating feedback from product managers, interaction designers and back-end engineers.

Desired Background: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, 2-6 yrs experience in a strong technology company, bright freshers with proven skills can apply

Type: Full Time position

Social Apps Developer Apply Now

Location: San Francisco & New Delhi

Profile: Enjoy building social apps inside application platforms like Facebook, OpenSocial, Twitter or building mobile apps for iPhone / Android? Slideshare has very successful apps on LinkedIn, FaceBook, and Xing, and we're working on a bunch of cool projects for putting SlideShare on external platforms. You should know one language- ROR, PHP or Python; prior experience with developer APIs, SDKs, is a plus.

Desired Background: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, 3+ yrs similar experience in a strong technology company. Bright freshers OK, but MUST have proven abilities to ship useful apps to Facebook, iPhone, etc.

Type: Full Time position

Ruby on Rails Engineer Apply Now

Location: San Francisco & New Delhi

Profile: SlideShare is one of the largest Ruby on Rails sites on the internet. We're passionate about the Ruby language & the ROR framework. We like to keep our code clean and DRY, and are serious about Test-Driven Development. If you share the same feelings, are already an experienced Rails developer, and want hands-on experience on making Rails scale, this position is for you.

Desired Background: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, 2-6 yrs ROR experience in a strong technology company

Type: Full Time position

Tech Lead Apply Now

Location: New Delhi

Profile: Are you capable of leading a world class technology team from the front? Can you take ownership of complex technical projects and lead a group of engineers in an innovative and fast-paced environment. SlideShare is looking for Tech Leads, where the role is a combination of individual coding contribution and technical leadership. You will have to write code and architect/design SlideShare's core features and systems. You will be the mainstay in your team for driving code reviews, following test driven development practises and implementing MVP (Minimum Viable Product) engineering methods. You will have to set the team context, schedule team meetings, estimate and plan for resources, timelines and launch plans. Expect to interface regularly with senior management (or founders), product managers, operations engineers, and be the internal champion within the organization for your area of working. Other responsibilities include mentoring of junior engineers, recruitment interviews etc.

Desired Background: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science; between 5-7 years coding experience in a strong technology environment; strong programming capabilities in ROR, PHP, Python or Java etc; proven leadership ability (capable of commanding respect from a talented engineering team)

Type: Full Time Position

Senior Engineering Manager Apply Now

Location: New Delhi

Profile: Do you have previous experience managing a world class software team building a global internet product? Do you get a kick out of making sure everyone on the team can meet their potential? Are you good at setting the context so that the team understands the "why" of what they are doing? Do you have the technical skills (breadth and depth) to earn the respect of a first-rate engineering team? Are you comfortable with agile development and rapid iteration? If this sounds like you, Slideshare can offer you a platform to grow your leadership skills and take your career to the next level. As the engineering manager, you will be responsible for product engineering, implementing and maintaining agile processes, providing code quality oversight, institute healthy development practises, team building/recruiting etc. You'd need to be able to code effectively part-time while doing all this. An important requirement here is making junior and mid career technical employees understand the organizational context, commanding their love/respect and helping them uncover their true potential.

Desired Background: Degree in Computer Science (Masters/PhD is a plus); 8-12 years experience in a strong technology environment, prior experience managing cross-functional teams that successfully built complex software products using agile methodologies

Type: Full Time Position

MySQL DBAApply Now

Location: San Francisco & New Delhi

Profile: Like working with large databases? We are looking for a MYSQL DBA who will own and manage SlideShare's big and complex database server cluster. Apart from regular operations like data replication, backup, restoration, the challenge is to figure out how to push MySQL to it's limits through careful profiling and tuning. You'll need to work closely with developers to help design and modify database schemas, as well as profile and optimize their SQL. You'll also get to work on lots of cool scalability stuff like horizontal sharding and vertical partitioning.

Desired Background: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science; 2-8 yrs exp in similar role in a strong technology company; experience with MYSQL 5 and above; experience with MyISAM and InnoDB storage engines, large MySQL master-slave replication cluster, designing high performance database schemas and queries in a high traffic context; exposure to sharding, vertical partitioning, MySQL clustering, data mining. Bonus points to candidates with exposure to NoSQL technologies like BigTable, Cassandra, MongoDB, HBase, Redis etc.

Type: Full Time position

Operations Engineer / System Administrator Apply Now

Location: San Francisco & New Delhi

Profile:You should speak native Linux and have operations experience with a large server cluster. You MUST be enthusiastic about systems automation (we love Puppet, Chef or CFEngine experience will also give you the right philosophical background). We don't believe ops should spend all day firefighting and doing chores to keep the system healthy. We believe ops should create valuable intellectual property the way software engineers do, using tools like Puppet, MemCached, Varnish, TokyoCabinet, HAProxy, Nagios, Cacti, Ganglia, and MySQL. You will be responsible for helping scale SlideShare to hundreds of servers, using automation, virtualization, and cloud computing technologies like Amazon EC2, SQS, S3 (which we use extensively).

Desired Background: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science; 2-8 yrs exp in similar role in a strong technology company

Type: Full Time position

Systems & Tools Developer Apply Now

Location: San Francisco & New Delhi

Profile: Have deep knowledge of UNIX systems AND hard-core software development experience? Enjoy spelunking in binary file formats to find out how they work and how to twist them to your own purposes? Interested in the potential of Html5? Interested in video transcoding and compression / image compression? If you're good at Perl, Python, or C/C++, Systems and Tools development might be the role for you. Advanced knowledge of the SWF and PDF file formats is especially useful (though not a requirement) in this role, as is a deep background in Linux and systems programming.

Desired Background: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, 2-8 yrs exp in a strong technology company

Type: Full Time position

Backend Software Engineer Apply Now

Location: San Francisco & New Delhi

Profile: Do you have a have a natural inclination towards deep algorithmic work (e.g. search, semantic analysis, recommendation systems, natural language processing). Or you have experience with large advertising data sets for optimizing ad serving/targeting, or building large scale ad system infrastructure, then you might be a good fit for a back-end position.

Desired Background: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, 2-8 years experience in a strong technology company

Type: Full Time position

Big Data / Analytics Apply Now

Location: New Delhi and SF

Profile: Like working with big data and large distributed systems? Like thinking about queueing systems, Hadoop, MapReduce and building on top of NoSQL infrastructure like Cassandra and MongoDB and HBase? SlideShare is embracing distributed computing in a big way, and we need someone who has solid Linux skills, excellent architectural instincts, and production experience with NoSQL technologies. You'll have to crunch, analyse and interpret data to drive SlideShare's core processes like advertising, search, recommendation, analytics etc. This will require working on massive (terabyte sized) data sets present in SlideShare's website logs, social network activities, documents etc. Our data/analytics team is still in a fledgling state, hence you can play a pivotal role in architecting and defining its future scope.

Desired Background: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science; 2 - 8 years exp with systems programming in a strong technology company; you should have extensive experience with capturing, managing and processing Big Data (terabytes of data present in web logs, documents, social networks); exposure to MapReduce programming model and algorithms, distributed computing systems like Hadoop; Bonus points to candidates with exposure to NoSQL storage solutions like BigTable, Cassandra, MongoDB, HBase, Redis etc.

Type: Full Time Position

Flash / Flex Engineer Apply Now

Location: New Delhi

Profile: We're looking for Flash/Flex developers to help take our Actionscript codebase (object-oriented, very clean and well-designed) to the next level. You'll get to build our Flash based document streaming technology, our presentation, document and video players, our embeddable widgets and our document/media mashups like Slidecast and Zipcast. You must have done enterprise-class work in ActionScript and be capable of operating on an architectural level AND digging into the nitty-gritty of the code. Experience with ActionScript 3, Flex, Adobe Air, and Flash required. Strong fundamentals needed in OOPs, XML handling, knowledge of Flash rendering & optimization, integrating Flash with external APIs & Web Services. Knowledge of XHTML, CSS, JavaScript is a plus.

Desired Background: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, 2 - 5 yrs exp in a strong technology company building rich applications, game development, e-learning applications, collaboration suites (i.e. web meeting, video chat, document authoring etc).

Type: Full Time Position

Product Manager Apply Now

Location: New Delhi

Profile: You'll handle functions like product management, online marketing, SEO, tracking traffic trends & metrics. You should have enough technical knowledge to act as a bridge between SlideShare users and our dev team. We'd expect you to manage the entire chain from product ideation to launch i.e. conceptualise new products/features, do first-cut interaction design, create low level mockups, work with the dev team for coding, design, QA and finally product launch. Excellent knowledge of SEO, search engine algorithms, keyword tracking, knowledge of web development & design (HTML/CSS/AJAX) and how it affects SEO. Prior experience to metrics & traffic trends using tools like Google Analytics, Quancast, Comscore.

Desired Background: Degree in engg, MBA, media etc; 3-7 yrs exp in similar role in tech / internet company

Type: Full Time Position

Content & Community Manager Apply Now

Location: New Delhi

Profile: You will be SlideShare's public face to the community. You'll have to engage users through multiple channels to solve their problems, elicit their feedback and loop that back to the product teams. You'll have to curate site content (remove spam, categorize content into verticals) and copy edit site text. Perks include getting to decide what goes up on our homepage ;->), reading support emails in Swahili, Hebrew & Icelandic! We are looking for someone who enjoys interacting with people, has excellent written & oral language skills, and lives, breathes and sleeps the social web 365X24X7.

Desired Background: Prior exposure to blogging, social media etc is a must; degree in marketing, mass communication etc may help (but not necessary); 1-3 yrs exp in similar role in an internet company.

Type: Full Time Position (we also have short term positions)

Customer Support EvangelistApply Now

Location: New Delhi

Profile: Have you worked in customer/technical support (or CRM) for an online product or service? This is a chance to be part of the Slideshare product team and work very closely with the engineers, designers & product managers. Expected responsibilities - answering helpdesk support tickets via email, maintaining service levels for customer query queues, tracking reported problems via Twitter (and solving them), proactively filing bugs for the engineers, updating help documentation and escalating critical issues to the product team. You'll have ample opportunities to influence SlideShare's future direction by being an early warning system for our Beta/MVP launches, and relaying back user insights to the product team. Expect to participate regularly in product meetings, where you can contribute your ideas for improving the SlideShare experience.

Desired Background: 2-3 years experience in customer or technical support/CRM; excellent written, oral language skills; self motivated, detail-oriented and organized; exposure to blogging, social media etc is desirable; basic technical skills (HTML/CSS) desirable; any testing experience is a bonus.

Type: Full Time Position (we also have short term positions)

Visual Designer Apply Now

Location: New Delhi

Profile: You'll work on the visual / graphic design of SlideShare's web & mobile interfaces, our microsites & branded channels, the graphical user interface elements like forms, icons, logos, banners, buttons, presentations, widgets and skinnable media players etc. You should have an excellent eye for detail and be capable of producing high fidelity output. We're looking for candidates with a good understanding of Web 2.0 design patterns and familiarity with the social web. Bonus Points for those who can do HTML/CSS (through handcoding).

Desired Background: Degree/diploma in Graphic Design or Visual Arts; min 2+ years professional experience; excellent skills with Photoshop, Illustrator; good communication and documentation abilities; you should be able to show us a portfolio of previous designs that showcase your skills

Type: Full Time or Part Time Position

Web & Graphics DesignerApply Now

Location: New Delhi

Profile: Want to design beautiful interfaces and delightful experiences for something that millions of people across the world use everyday? As a web and graphics designer, you'll design SlideShare's graphical user interface using XHTML/CSS (handcoding). We'd need you to follow good practises like W3C standards, tableless layout, cross browser compatibility, SEO friendly markup, graceful website degradation. You'll work with our product team in preparing wireframes, convert these wireframes into HTML/CSS and then work closely with the developers for wiring up the dynamic code with the HTML/CSS. We follow a metrics oriented design approach- so you'll need to watch metrics for understanding impact of design changes. And constantly iterate to improve performance and usability. You should also be able to create graphics/GUI assets (forms, icons, buttons) as needed. Bonus points to those with exposure to A/B testing, analytics tools like Google Analytics, Kissmetrics, Crazzyegg etc.

Desired Background: Degree /diploma in Web/Graphic design; min 2+ years experience as a web designer in a technology company (freelance experience is fine); excellent skills at HTML/CSS (handcoding); good graphic skills with Photoshop / Illustrator; excellent understanding of Web 2.0 design patterns and practises; keen eye for usability, functional simplicity, and aesthetics;

Type: Full Time or Part Time Position

UX / Interaction DesignerApply Now

Location: New Delhi

Profile: SlideShare is looking for someone to take its interaction design and usability to the next level. This role requires working in close proximity with our developers, product managers, web/graphic designers to ship products of the highest quality through strict attention to visual, interaction & content details. You should be able to conceptualize wireframes & taskflows, conduct heuristics evaluations and prepare high fidelity prototypes. You'll have to conduct usability testing on key interfaces and experiences, and translate the findings into action points for the development team. Expect to work regularly with A/B testing tools, Google Analytics, Google Website Optimizer, Kissmetrics, Crazzyegg, Unbounce etc. Our product development philosophy revolves around uber practises like metrics oriented design, minimum viable product (MVP), agile engineering – you’d need to internalise these and be its internal champion from a design standpoint. You should also have basic skills at HTML/CSS (handcoding). Bonus points to candidates with understanding of good web development practises like W3C standards, table less layout, cross browser compatibility, SEO friendly mark-up, graceful website degradation etc.

Desired Background: Degree in Interaction/GUI design or HCI is a must have; 2-6 yrs exp in similar role in a technology company

Type: Full Time Position

QA Engineer Apply Now

Location: New Delhi

Profile: As part of the SlideShare development team, you'll write automated integration tests in Selenium that will be used to constantly test the production and the staging environment. Our philosophy is that manual labor should be done by machines, not humans, whenever possible! We work in a agile way, deploying code multiple times daily to our production servers. The QA challenge is to automate testing so to keep up with this development velocity. We're looking for someone who can design and build out our integration test suite. Previous experience in writing test plans, white box testing, black box testing, and regression testing is expected. Technical competence with Linux, and ability to troubleshoot software and understand the cause and conditions under which it fails are necessary. Knowledge and experience writing scripts in some scripting language (Php, Ruby on rails, Python, Perl) is desirable.

Desired Background: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science; min 3+ years exp in in a strong technology company, proven talents with Selenium, and good attention to detail.

Type: Full Time Position

Technical/HR Recruiter Apply Now

Location: New Delhi

Job Profile: You will play a leading role in driving SlideShare's growth with excellent talent. This position requires a combination of technical knowledge, people management abilities and interpersonal skills that are backed up by a deep understanding of the technology talent market place. You'll have to handle end to end recruiting efforts and work closely with our technical hiring team. Responsibilities include - sourcing candidate through multiple channels - employee referrals, job boards, head-hunting, recruitment consultants etc; screening candidates, evaluating basic skill level, scheduling interviews, managing offer process, representing SlideShare in campus placements.

Desired Background: Must be a Computer Engg graduate; 3+ years recruitment experience in a software/internet company; a post graduate degree in MBA (HR) is a plus; career orientation towards technical recruitment is a must; If you are a engineer with 5+ years experience in technology, but wanting to switch to the HR role, we’d like to hear from you as well.

Type: Full Time Or Part Time Position

Student Internships Apply Now

Location: San Francisco & New Delhi

SlideShare offers student internships in the areas of software development, systems & operations, web design, interaction design, content writing, product management etc. These are live projects that will make a real difference to SlideShare. You'll get to work with a REALLY smart team, learn the tricks of the trade and also contribute your ideas in shaping SlideShare's future. We're small enough that you will work on critical projects (with senior managers/founders), but big enough that your work will be seen by millions of people around the world. If you are looking for an internship in these areas, send us your resume. We might just have a great project for you (that'll be the envy of your course-mates!)

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