Are you looking for an opportunity to take your testing skills to the next level working on cutting edge products used every day by people you know? Does the opportunity to work on the iPhone, GPS and web 2.0 technologies excite you? If you are looking to make a big splash as a Functional Tester in a high-energy startup, we are what you have been looking for.

At Pelago, we want you to be involved from the instant a new feature or technology is designed. We expect you to use your technical background to predict failures and bring them to light before the code is created as well as understand the architecture of the application and be able to discern failure points from that. Idea sharing is a key aspect of our culture. We expect you to collaborate with other testers, SDE’s and PM’s on the project to create world class test plans and test cases. Most importantly, you must be able to understand what bugs will drive customers away and which fixes will greatly improve user experience. Fighting for the right thing for the customer is job #1.

Pelago's flagship product is Whrrl, a new application for discovering places and events you’re likely to be interested in, based on where you and your friends actually go. We’re shipping Whrrl on mobile, SMS, and web, and are currently developing for BREW and iPhone. Our goal is to have Whrrl available to our customers where ever and whenever they need it so that means lots of handsets, lots of browsers, and lots of platforms. It’s paramount that Whrrl always feel like the same application regardless of platform and provide high quality experiences for our customers.

As with most start-ups, we have new features coming all the time so we have a fast paced environment with a culture of self-directed execution. If you are ready to learn new skills, work with successful, high quality people across the company and be a world class tester then we invite you to submit your resume. The entry point to applying for this job is integrity, commitment, a bias towards action, and ambition to do more than just your job description. Of course, we expect the business basics: promptness, attention to detail, solid written communication, respect for co-workers, and ability to focus on the task at hand.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Min 2 years of experience as a Functional Tester or IT Engineer
• Working knowledge, experience and demonstrated ability to create organized test cases
• Familiar with architecting test plans for groups of features, testing best practices and a variety of test strategies
• Experience with multiple OS and Browser platforms
• Bachelors Degree in a technical field, scripting and programming skills, and experience with a phone lab or mobile test are pluses, but not required.

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a large impact on the design, architecture, and implementation of cutting edge products used every day by people you know? Does the opportunity to work on large data problems, GeoWeb systems, mobile platforms, and Web 2.0 technologies excite you? If you are looking to make a big splash as a Software Development Engineer in a high-energy startup, we’re what you’re looking for.

At Pelago, we want you to be a strong programming generalist able to move across each layer of our application, gaining knowledge of our overall architecture. Idea sharing is a key aspect of our culture. We expect you to collaborate with other developers, Program Managers and QA to ensure a world class product. You will move between designing and implementing new features, improving the architecture and algorithms of existing code, and debugging and bug fixing in our agile development process. Our approach provides you with lots of opportunities to learn and contribute, and we expect you to hit the ground running and to contribute immediately to our effort.

Pelago's flagship product is Whrrl, a new application for discovering places and events you’re likely to be interested in, based on where you and your friends actually go. We’re shipping Whrrl on mobile (J2ME), SMS, and web (AJAX) clients, and are currently developing for BREW and iPhone. The server side is a Linux stack leveraging Tomcat, MySQL, memcached, and Solr. We’re also developing a mapping application, geospatial faceted search, application analytics, and creating an authoritative directory of all social gathering places in the world.

As with most start-ups, we have more ideas than time to implement them so we have a fast paced environment with a culture of self-directed execution. If you are ready to learn new skills, work with successful, high quality people across the company and be a world class developer then we invite you to submit your resume.

The entry point for this job is core development chops, a bias towards action, and ambition to do more than just your job description. Of course, we expect the business basics: promptness, attention to detail, solid written communication, respect for co-workers, and ability to focus on the task at hand.

Preferred qualifications include:

• 2-20+ years of experience building production software
• A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals (based on a BS or MS in CS or related field)
• Deftness at object-oriented design and systems architecture
• Mastery of the tools of the trade, including a variety of modern programming languages (Java, JavaScript, C/C++, Objective C) and open-source technologies (Spring, Hibernate) and Platforms (J2ME, BREW, Windows Mobile, Nokia Series 60, IE, Safari, FireFox)
• Excellence in technical communications with peers and non-technical co-workers

Are you looking for an opportunity to write automation for the iPhone? Do you have a passion for new web technologies? Ever wonder what it would take to test GPS capabilities on a phone integrating with a next generation social discovery site? We have a job that will blow away your expectations on what it means to be an SDET and just how influential you can be in the internet startup world.

It all starts with the basics. At Pelago, test infrastructure is critical to our development methodology. We are looking for a talented engineer who not only knows how to test software, but also how to architect and engineer testing environments and interact effectively with developers from the earliest design discussions all the way through to final delivery. Working with your fellow SDETs it will be your responsibility to build up QA & Test development practices into all the aspects of Pelago and specifically the 4 main entry points to Whrrl.com (mobile, iPhone, web, SMS). As an example you can expect your role to be responsible for:

• Backend infrastructure automation through interfaces into the product designed by test.
• Basic and high level GUI automation using Java.
• Architecting test development plans for the various new technologies we use and the features we create with them.
• Building of internal tools that are actively used by you and the others in the company.

If you are creative, hard working and crave a chance at making a name for yourself in the industry this is the right place for you.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

Our number one requirement is that you have a track record of having built the systems, tools, processes and plans required to deliver extremely high quality software systems to end users. Adding to this complexity is the need to deliver the software on time, with cross-group collaboration while maintaining a passion for world class customer satisfaction.

• Min 2 years of experience in a SDET role.
• Working knowledge, experience and demonstrated ability to create tests using an object oriented programming language.
• Familiar with architecting test plans for groups of features, testing best practices and a variety of test strategies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Willingness to work in a collaborative, high energy engineering environment. Idea sharing is required as part of the job.
• Bachelors Degree in CS or related study area is preferred.
• Experience with a phone lab or mobile test is a plus, but not required.
• Experience with more than one OS preferred.

Looking for smart, customer-focused people to join our team!

Pelago was founded in early 2006 with a DNA of innovation, customer obsession, bias for action and, of course, a relentless commitment to having fun. We're incredibly proud of the all-superstar team we've assembled to date, and together, we're pushing the boundaries in every facet of our business to develop truly creative consumer-facing products. Our first product, Whrrl, revolutionizes how you connect to the people, places, and events around you through a seamlessly integrated Web/mobile application.

As a Content & Data Quality Associate, it is your responsibility to ensure our product has accurate, compelling content. You will spend a significant amount of time on the phone and searching the internet to find and verify data. You will analyze and manipulate data using a variety of tools. You will oversee, evaluate and improve the processes we use. You will help manage domestic and overseas vendors.

Qualifications:

• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities
• Bachelors degree preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Able to learn new technologies quickly
• Able to take direction and act with minimal supervision
• Good interpersonal skills
• Able to multi-task
• Not afraid of phones!

Pelago, inventors of Whrrl, have created an entirely new way to explore the world around you. By learning about the places and events that your friends find interesting, Whrrl is able to surface compelling discoveries for you. Whrrl is able to create “real time”, “real world” sharing of experiences that span the web and mobile to ultimately provide relevant content for meaningful social discovery.

The perfect candidate for this role will be passionate about Web 2.0 and will have significant immersive experience with “viral online” marketing efforts. They will have had success in Creating, testing, launching, managing and analyzing viral marketing campaign to generate new users and viral distribution for Whrrl.

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Managing on-line advertising efforts with third party providers and ad word buys to optimize on-line visibility for Whrrl
• Develop and maintain user-data and content reports and forecasts
• Help build a cohesive marketing strategy that integrates revenue and user acquisition goals with cost efficiency
• Create and deliver related marketing collateral to support viral distribution efforts
• Contribute to the overall value proposition for Whrrl products and services

The ideal candidate will have experience in the following:

• Acquiring, retaining, and growing the number of consumers/users for an online business. Familiarity and work experience in growing on-line businesses virally a requirement. Work experience in the Social Networking sector a plus.
• 3+ years in online consumer marketing; ad industry marketing communications (preferable)
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
• Great problem solving, communication and relationship building skills
• Understanding of emerging Web 2.0 business models
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• BA degree in business; Graduate degree preferable
• Entrepreneurial focus

Our team has a passion for the customer. We are consummate cross-company collaborators, and driven by the challenges of change. Our goal is to balance the excitement of continuous innovation with the need to deliver consistent, predictable, reliable, and repeatable experiences for our customers. We are looking for strong, customer-focused innovators to join our team. Pelago’s culture is one of drive, engagement, optimization, smarts and collaboration. We have fun and we want to succeed.

To apply for any of the following positions please apply directly to Cynthia Mason - cynthia@pelago.com.