We need interns! We need interns NOW!

Do you share our passion for excellence, solving problems, and creating great user experiences?

Do you love working on many aspects of software development, including brainstorming, design, architecture, development, testing, deployment, and support?

Do you have a good understanding of both server-side and client-side development, and believe that it’s important that they be approached in concert?

Do you love to learn new technologies and approaches, in a collaborative, fun, supportive, environment?

Do you love to get stuff done? Do you like being challenged? Do you like working in a small team in a start-up environment?

Do you know some parts of RFC 2616 by heart?

If you answered, yes to the above, we’d like to meet you!

Axle8 is seeking adventurous and technically capable undergrad and postgrad students to be part of a start-up working on a real time proximity based marketing platform (wtfit?) for businesses, organisations and individuals.

What you’ll be doing:

1. Developing cutting edge mobile phone and/or web-based interfaces for location-based services
2. Developing back-end applications and databases to support mobile phone services

What we’re looking for:

1. We’re using Java, Objective C and relational databases so if you have proficiency, we’re interested.
2. Teamwork experience from work, university or extra-curricular activities.
3. Flexibility, willingness to learn new skills
4. Exceptionally motivated, self starter, strong work ethic.
5. Willing to follow directions, but also able to think independently.
6. Familiarity with software development activities (either through studies or experience) including analysis, design, development & unit testing, testing and implementation.
7. Excellent communication skills (well if not excellent, you gotta at least know to to converse, we don’t care if it’s via IM, email, basecamp, mobile, skype or face-to-face)
8. Love the web. Design and build great software.

What would be a bonus:

1. Experience with technology projects.
2. Understanding of agile and fast-paced software development methods.
3. Experience working for small / startup organisations.
4. Experience with open source / free software.
5. Mobile phone application development experience.
6. Experience or understanding of geospatial applications, rules engines, data mining and/or business intelligence.

We Believe:

• Great software is about empowering users to kick ass
• Being passionate and not being scared to hustle is a requirement for success
• In Getting Real: http://gettingreal.37signals.com/
• Learning, growing, and finding ways to stretch the way we think about solving problems
• Clean and simple code

Time commitment:

• Available at least 16 hours per week during uni terms, preferably as 2 solid days per week.
• Available at least 32 hours per week from December 2009 – end February 2010.

To apply:
Send a SHORT note to Jin at jin@axle8 dot com explaining why you’d be a good fit for this position. Include at least a few links to apps, systems, libraries, code, Stack Overflow profiles, etc, in which you’ve played a role.