Actually, they are! We host many document types on RG, not just song lyrics, so the “lyrics” field of a song is just a specific case of the general “body” field of a text. And texts can definitely have rich formatting via HTML markup.
Rap Genius (YC S11) - Brooklyn, NY - http://rapgenius.com - Help us build the Internet Talmud
jobs@rapgenius.com
Rap Genius is at an unusual point in our history: we're one of the fastest-growing sites on the internet, we get 25MM unique visitors per month, we've raised $15m from Andreesen Horowitz, and yet our tech team is still only six people.
What this means is that for anyone who joins us now it's a best-of-all-possible-worlds–type situation: you'll get to work on something that a ton of people are obsessed with, you'll eat a lot of sushi, and yet you'll still have the chance to experience the small-team vibe and pick everyone else who works here / "define the culture."
WHO WE ARE
We're a tiny, quick-shipping team. Each of us makes product decisions and owns whole features. We're close and we all enjoy spending time together.
Our house library includes Metaprogramming in Ruby; Godel, Escher, Bach, an Eternal Golden Braid; The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich; POODR; and "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?".
Loving rap is not a prerequisite for working here, though an appreciation osmoses to everyone after a while.
* Bomb salary and equity—you won't be taking a pay cut to work here
* We don't count vacation days
* Free meals in the office, free unlimited Seamless, free unlimited Fresh Direct
* Free gym in the building
* We pay your phone bill and when you join we'll upgrade you to the newest iPhone (or, if you insist, Droid (just kidding, you're getting an iPhone))
* Laundry and shower in the office
* Free indoor bike parking
* Free health, dental, and vision benefits
* The deluxe computer setup of your choice
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
* Experienced full-stack Rails engineers
* Front-end developers with an eye for design
* iOS devs to build our iPhone app from the ground up
INTERESTED? Hit us up at jobs@rapgenius.com with:
* Your name and GitHub profile, your Twitter, blog, StackOverflow account, personal website, etc. The more, the better
* A cool side project you built, library you've released, or some code that's impressive
* Something brief about what you like and dislike about the technologies you've used
* Your résumé
* Location—you can't get the true RG cult effect working remotely, so only apply if you live in NYC or are willing to relocate. Our office is in Williamsburg.
Building the "Internet Talmud" to annotate and explain the world's primary source text
* Front-end developer with an eye for design (UI/UX/CSS/jQuery)
* iOS Developer (you know, iOS)
* Full stack software engineer (Rails)
Over the past few years, Rap Genius has gone from tiny side-project to one of the biggest music sites on the internet. We’ve raised 15 mil from some pretty dope investors and grown to employ some of the most talented devs this world has ever seen. We’re expanding from explaining rap into ALL OF TEXT, starting with poetry, rock, and news. Now were looking for genius full-stack web and iOS developers to help build the “Internet Talmud”, the one platform for explaining the world’s primary source texts.
Why would you want to work for us?
* One of the fastest-growing sites on the internet, SERIOUSLY THIS IS BASED ON
ACTUAL NUMBERS.
* Tiny, quick-shipping team with a ton of autonomy – so you never think to yourself:
“what did i accomplish this year/month/30 seconds ago?”
* A development and design agenda that is led by developers and designers –
so no marketing or product people telling you how the image carousel should work.
* Gym in building, free food, sweet benefits, whatever computer you want, more
money than your last job, equity, etc.
* Live in New York, where a new restaurant is born every 1.5 seconds!
A little about the dev team:
* Seven people total: five backend, one front-end/design, and one TOTALLY
SICK intern.
* Independently led projects.
* We iterate quickly and push code to production constantly.
We're not afraid to put the "first draft" of a feature in production
to see how it behaves in the wild before perfecting it.
* Projects and priorities are determined communally (usually over burritos).
* Ruby on Rails via Heroku + Sass, Compass, jQuery, Git, and more!
More about the positions:
Are you a boss front-end developer with an eye for design? Hit us up. A bomb iOS developer who wants to build the Rap Genius iPhone app from the ground up? An experienced and creative full-stack Rails engineer? We’ve been waiting for you. Send us your deets.
Interested? Hit us up at jobs@rapgenius.com with:
* Your name and online identity – i.e., your Twitter, Github, blog,
Stack Overflow account, personal website, etc.
The more info the better.
* Location – you can’t get the true RG cult effect working remotely, so only apply
if you live in NYC or are willing to relocate.
Our office is in Williamsburg.
* Educational background and/or most recent job
* A little bit about your technical background,
including something brief about what you like
and dislike about the technologies you’ve used.
* If you come in for an interview, you’ll start by making a short
technical presentation to the team and taking their questions.
What will you present?
* THE MOST IMPORTANT: What have you built online that you’re proud of?
