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Patch Labs - New York, NY Platform Engineer (Full time) Patch Labs (http://labs.patch.com) is building new ways to make life easier for you and your neighbors. About you * You’re smart, and make it happen * You love being part of a small team that solves big problems * You’re pragmatic when architecting solutions to real world challenges * You’re informed by both well established and emerging approaches to solving big problems * You keep the end user in mind, and appreciate the value of developing useful software that scales * You’re Agile where it makes sense, but always sensible, clever and hard-working As a founding member of Patch Labs, you will work closely with a front-end engineer, user experience designer and product manager to create really useful, intuitive software. Specifically, you will: * Architect, build and ship highly-scalable systems, libraries, and frameworks * Code using primarily modern languages (Scala, Clojure, Ruby, etc.) Requirements * Passion for building software that makes life easier * An understanding of the challenges involved in building popular applications at web scale * BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent work experience Ideal experience: * NoSQL solutions (MongoDB, Cassandra, CouchDB, etc.) * Search relevance solutions (scoring functions, query classification, text normalization, etc.) and technologies (Lucene-based, Real-Time search, etc.) * Cloud based services and hosting (AWS EC2, etc.) * Developing APIs and Web Services * Consuming interesting APIs (Twilio, GroupMe, Venmo, Foursquare, Twitter, etc.) * Geo-location, geometry and mapping * Natural Language Processing (NLP) * Mobile development * Open source projects * Comfort with Git What We Offer * A driven, motivated, and talented team that believes in working hard and reaping the rewards * Laid-back office environment in the heart of SoHo * Competitive compensation and excellent benefits Apply: labs@patch.com