To all the incredible people out there - we’re still looking for Amazing Software Engineers and a Phenomenal BD/Sales person to join the Rapleaf team and help change the world! This summer we’ve already had two new rockstar engineers join us (Bryan and Sean), and we’re hunting down more. But the big news is that we’ve increased our referral bonus. If you know someone who is the best coder in existence and an amazing software engineer, we’re now offering a $10,007 referral bonus. (Yes - that’s a 7 at the end). And for the Biz Dev/Sales position, we’re offering $10,000 as a referral bonus.

To refresh your memory, you can view the full job specs here:

-Amazing Software Engineer

-Phenomenal Biz Dev/Salesperson

And another memory refresher - our old referral bonus was only $5000. So let the resumes pour in! All emails please send to jobs@rapleaf.com.

View all job positions at Rapleaf here

We’re looking for an outstanding software engineering intern (paid position) to join the Rapleaf team this fall. If you’ve ever dreamed about living in the luxury of a fully-stocked kitchen, now is your chance. As an added bonus, you’ll be working with some of the best software engineers in the industry and get valuable experience in a startup. Position specs are below. Also we’re offering a $250 referral bonus if we hire an intern you referred.

Rapleaf is looking for an amazing computer science/engineering intern!

Rapleaf (www.rapleaf.com) is an internet startup backed by some of the most well-known investors in Silicon Valley. We’re in downtown San Francisco, CA near all the best lunch and dinner spots. Very accessible via BART, bus, and other public transportation.

We have 11 people (7 being hard-core engineers) building game-changing technology…we’ll likely file 6-10 patents this year.

So get hands-on, industry experience by taking the fall semester/quarters off and work here at Rapleaf (we’ll also consider local candidates who would like to work part-time while in school).

Qualifications:

- Currently an undergrad or grad student
- Amazing coder who takes no prisoners. Master of all things Internet. One of the best coders.
- Desire to learn new languages. We use Ruby on Rails….you can pick this up quickly.
- Intensely driven and proactive person
- Quick learner and real doer. Err on execution over strategy.
- Likeable person who garners respect on and off the job.
- Thrive on chaos, risk, and uncertainty.
- Should be easy to get along with, nice, fun, smart, ethical, and low-maintenance.
- Want to spend your time learning from some of the best SW engineers in the industry.
- Strong desire to build a more ethical society.

Role:
- Help build out Rapleaf’s next set of ground-breaking features.
- Build algorithms to normalize data on over a hundred million people.
- Solve super complex engineering problems no one else in the world is working on.
- Change the world and make it more profitable to be ethical.

Location:
- Downtown San Francisco, CA (SOMA)

Compensation:
- This is a paid internship. Pay based on whether you are full-time or part-time.

Additional perks:
- Kitchen stocked with food
- Flexible hours around your class schedule (if local)
- Will fly you out to the Bay Area (if non-local)
- School credit also possible

At Rapleaf, we’re only looking for people that really want to change the world.

If interested, please email jobs@rapleaf.com. If you know a friend who may be interested in this internship, we also offer a $250 referral award.

Rapleaf is booming and we’re looking for an awe-inspiring sales/business development person. We want someone with a tidal wave of energy coupled with a storm of ferocity and an intense rain-making ability. If you’re one of these people, get in touch with us! Position specs are below.

About Rapleaf:

Rapleaf is an internet startup in San Francisco backed by some of the most well-known investors in Silicon Valley. Clients include e-commerce companies, lead gen firms, telcos, and more; these clients learn about their customers in order to give them a better user experience. Our aim is to whitelist the world.

Goal:

To make it more profitable to be ethical.

Role:
- Develop new revenue streams.

- Sell new and existing customers.

- Lead in all aspects of deal development, prospecting, sourcing, negotiating and closing. This will include strategic partnerships, distribution deals, and corporate development.

- First sales/BD person at company (to date all sales have been made by the CEO).

- Contribute to product and strategy development efforts. Work closely with the CEO, product/marketing, and technology leads.

- Change the world and make it more profitable to be ethical.

Qualifications:

- You’re the best salesperson you know and you have a history of bringing in a lot of revenue for the companies you have worked for.

- Strong analytical skills.

- Entrepreneurial, intensely driven, creative, and proactive.

- Extremely hard working. This is a start-up - team members work long hours.

- Thrive on working with A-players. Too good to spend long hours with B-players.

- Likeable person who garners respect on and off the job.

- Thrive on chaos, risk, and uncertainty.

- Should be easy to get along with, nice, fun, smart, ethical, and low-maintenance.

- Strong desire to build a more ethical society.

- Desire to be an early employee and want to be a real owner in Rapleaf’s future.

- Should want to live in or near San Francisco (relocation package available if necessary)

Location:
- Downtown San Francisco, CA

Compensation:
- High cash comp | high equity — Rapleaf is willing to pay for the best talent.
- Our philosophy: A-players dominate. Have fewer people and pay more.

We’re only looking for people that want to help change the world.

Interested? Please email jobs@rapleaf.com

(and be sure to sign up for Rapleaf if you are not already a member)

p.s. If you are not interested, we pay $10,000 referral bonus if you refer us to the person we hire.

yes .. we’re searching for employee #6.

systems engineer / operations engineer / network architect … all rolled into one.

You will set up and run all of Rapleaf’s infrastructure. And you’ll start from scratch. You get to build the system and don’t have to undo someone else’s mistakes.

About Rapleaf:
Rapleaf (www.rapleaf.com) is a portable ratings system for commerce. We allow buyers and sellers on sites like craigslist to rate each other. We’re in San Francisco, CA near all the best lunch and dinner spots. Very accessible via BART, bus, and bike.

Rapleaf recently raised a $1 MM angel round from the top angels in Silicon Valley led by Peter Thiel (Fmr founder and CEO of PayPal) and Eric Di Benedetto, Jeff Clavier, Aydin Senkut, and Ron Conway. We are hiring 3 more people right now. So this is an opportunity for you to join the founding team. You will be considered a co-founder of the company.

Our goal: to make it more profitable to be ethical

The role:
- managing all Rapleaf servers (Linux), backups, web servers
- managing relationship with hosting provider
- systems administration
- scalability and expansion
- database (MySQL)
- learning how to scale Ruby on Rails
- managing millions of images being served
- changing the world and making it more profitable to be ethical

Criteria:
- you’re a kick-butt systems engineer / operations engineer. You take no prisoners. You’re a master of all things Internet and Linux.
- you can learn new platforms fast (we use Ruby on Rails but if you don’t know this, you can learn it fast)
- you should have a strong desire to build a more ethical society
- intensely driven and proactive person
- extremely hard working. This is a start-up. We work 70-80 hour weeks – you should too.
- quick learner and real doer (and you err on execution over strategy)
- you thrive on working with A-players and you’re too good to spend 70+ hrs/wk with B-players
- people like you and like working with you
- you thrive on chaos, risk, and uncertainty
- should be easy to get along with, nice, fun, smart, ethical, and low-maintenance
- all levels of experiences should apply

Location:
- downtown San Francisco (New Montgomery and Mission)
- you should want to live in or near San Francisco (we’ll move you if you’re not already here)

Compensation:
- high cash comp | high equity — we are willing to pay for the best talent.
- we’re happy to pay you significantly more than your current job
Our philosophy: A players rock. So have fewer people and pay them more.

We’re only looking for people that really want to work with A-players, push themselves, and change the world.

interested? Please email jobs@rapleaf.com
(and be sure to sign up for Rapleaf if you are not already a member)

p.s. if you are not interested, we pay $5,000 referral bonus if you refer us to the person we hire (happy to pay you directly or to send the money to your favorite approved charity)

Jobs

The San Francisco Chronicle blog has a funny post in yesterday’s blog:
Get some cash and some karma

Snip:

RapLeaf, which is trying to hire three software engineers, has resorted to a $5,000 referral reward to anyone who refers the right candidate.

Hoffman was inspired by KarmaOne, an online job site which offers bounties for referrals.

Bear in mind, these guys are looking for “amazing” staffers. RapLeaf recently hired a marketing person after reviewing 436 resumes.

yeah … and we hired a gorilla.

About the company:
Rapleaf (www.rapleaf.com) is a portable ratings system for commerce. We allow buyers and sellers on sites like craigslist to rate each other. In San Francisco, CA.

Rapleaf recently raised a $1 MM angel round from the top angels in Silicon Valley led by Peter Thiel (Fmr founder and CEO of PayPal) and Eric Di Benedetto, Jeff Clavier, Aydin Senkut, and Ron Conway. We are hiring 3 more people right now. So this is an opportunity for you to join the founding team. Ruby on Rails.

We’re a super small, nimble, and intense start-up. One of our founders has started and sold three Internet companies.

Our goal: to make it more profitable to be ethical

The role:

- building out Rapleaf’s next set of features

- building algorithms to detect and attack fraud

- building out marketing programs

- changing the world

Criteria:
- you’re a kick-butt coder. You take no prisoners. You’re a master of all things Internet. You’re one of the best coders you know.

- you can learn new languages fast (we use Ruby on Rails but if you don’t know this, you can learn it fast)
- you should have a strong desire to build a more ethical society

- intensely driven and proactive person
- extremely hard working. This is a start-up. We work 70-80 hour weeks – you should too.
- quick learner and real doer (and you err on execution over strategy)
- people like you and like working with you
- you thrive on chaos, risk, and uncertainty
- should be easy to get along with, nice, fun, smart, ethical, and low-maintenance
- all levels of experiences should apply

Location:
- you should want to live and work in San Francisco (we’ll move you if you’re not already here)

Compensation:
- high cash comp | high equity — we are willing to pay for the best talent
Our philosophy: A players rock. So have fewer people and pay them more.

We’re only looking for people that really want to change the world.

interested? Please email jobs@rapleaf.com

(and be sure to sign up for Rapleaf if you are not already a member)

Thanks to everyone that is helping us spread the message about Rapleaf’s hiring needs. see blogs:

Pete Caputa: Looking for Marketing/PR/Business Management Person for Internet Startup
Ben Casnocha: Rapleaf Is Hiring - Portable Ratings System for Buyers and Sellers
Jennifer Rice: Job opening, SF start-up
Jackie Danicki: Rapleaf is hiring
SocialTwister: Job Opportunity: Read the Leaves with RapLeaf
Tosten Jacobi: Rapleaf is hiring as well

full text of listing:
Rapleaf is looking to hire a non-engineer.

Rapleaf is a ratings system for commerce. We allow buyers and sellers (on sites like craigslist, classifieds, auctions, etc.) to rate each other. Rapleaf is backed by Silicon Valley’s most well-known angels. More at www.rapleaf.com

Our goal: to make it more profitable to be ethical

What will this person do?
Everything that is not engineering-oriented including:
• Marketing
• Business development
• Product stuff
• Finance
• Recruiting
• Customer service systems
• And more

This position will be one of two non-engineers at the company (me being the other person). The other four people at the company are engineers. We’re looking for a really smart, motivated, multi-tasking, entrepreneurial, and highly-adaptable person.

This person must:
• Be Pro-active
• Be Ready to work extreme hours and in a chaotic environment
• self-manage and potentially manage others
• Be able to quickly grow as the company grows
• Laugh a lot and generally be very happy
• Have a strong desire to build a more ethical society

Compensation:
We’re looking for the very best person … and we believe that person should be well-compensated:
• High salary and stock
• Opportunity to make commerce more profitable to be ethical
• Opportunity to change the world
• Be a part of a founding team of a game-changing company

Our office is in downtown San Francisco (one block from the Montgomery BART station) – the best location in the world. You will need to be located in San Francisco (or very close to San Francisco) … and we will relocate the right candidate.

Anyone can apply – zero to 25+ years of experience.

Please apply to:
jobs@rapleaf.com

(before applying, please be sure to sign up for Rapleaf and check out the product).

p.s. we are also looking for great software engineers.