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We are a growing and dynamic company, inventing and building next-generation Internet technologies where you will work alongside some of the smartest people in the industry. Here you will find an extraordinary combination: the fun, challenge and responsibility of working for a small independent company mixed with the stability and rewards of working for a large corporation, Amazon.com. Plus, we are located in a place of unparalleled beauty, the Presidio of San Francisco.</p> <p>If you are interested in working at Alexa please send your resume to careers@alexa.com</p> <h2>Current Job Openings</h2> <h3>Head of Product Development</h3> <p>Alexa Internet, headquartered in San Francisco, CA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com. Alexa has been gathering, analyzing and reporting on internet data for over 13 years, and we maintain a fast paced, startup-like culture that values innovation, focus, and bias for action. Alexa has millions of toolbar users in countries around the world, over 10M unique visitors per month and an actively engaged community of website owners and internet users.</p> <p>We are seeking a proven business leader with a strong background in product development and product management to help create, launch, and nurture the next generation of web analytics solutions. This is an outstanding opportunity to have a major impact on Alexa's business.</p> <h4>Responsibilities include:</h4> <ul class="bullets"> <li>Lead the company's product vision and manage the product development roadmap and launch process</li> <li>Be the voice of the customer in the company's strategic planning process and help define the overall strategy and tactics for exploiting new markets and growth opportunities</li> <li>Coordinate development efforts internally and through our external partners</li> <li>Use strong analytical skills to measure, understand, and optimize product performance, product adoption, and customer delight</li> </ul> <h4>Qualified candidates possess:</h4> <ul class="bullets"> <li>At least 7 years of experience in product development, marketing, and/or business development roles in the internet space</li> <li>Previous experience in the web analytics space is a big plus</li> <li>A proven track record of successful new product launches; experience in establishing new markets for product commercialization is particularly desirable</li> <li>Experience managing business development and/or product development teams</li> <li>Excellent leadership skills, working well within a small, multidisciplinary team environment</li> <li>Exceptional oral, written, and presentation skills are required, as is an excellent understanding of managing alliances and partnerships</li> </ul> <p>The ideal candidate is a uniquely skilled individual, passionate about what can happen when talented professionals listen to their customers and create substantial value. You continually identify new product opportunities, and bring game-changing products to market to delight your customers. You will thrive in Alexa's small company environment and bring the drive to achieve product excellence and superior customer satisfaction.</p> <h3>Operations Engineer</h3> <p>Alexa is seeking a systems engineer or administrator with a solid background in scripting and automation, specifically in Linux and Open Source systems. Alexa has a major presence in Amazon's EC2 and this is a great opportunity to build out a cutting-edge compute cloud architecture.</p> <p>The Alexa Operations Engineer's primary focus will be on the design, maintenance and iterative improvement of several critical operations services, including change control, configuration management, load balancing, automated virtual host provisioning, and monitoring. The Operations Engineer will also be responsible for run-the-business tasks and regular on-call responsibilities.</p> <p>The ideal candidate should demonstrate a strong aptitude and passion for learning new technologies and a commitment to ensuring a stable and reliable platform for both internal developers and external customers.</p> <h4>Qualified candidates possess:</h4> <ul class="bullets"> <li>At least 3 years of experience in Unix systems administration or systems management roles in a production architecture for a highly-trafficked internet site</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li> <li>Ability to work well within a small, multidisciplinary team environment</li> <li>Deep experience with more than one of the following technologies:<br/> <ul class="bullets"> <li>Scripting: Python, Ruby preferred</li> <li>Database: MySQL, LDAP</li> <li>Monitoring: Nagios, Groundwork, Ganglia, CACTI</li> <li>Config Mgmt: Cfengine, Puppet, Perforce, YUM</li> <li>Web: Apache, Lighttpd, Ruby-on-Rails, PHP, HAProxy</li> <li>Other: Zimbra, CentOS, Amazon AWS</li> </ul> </li> <li>A general understanding of networking and security or relevant experience in those areas is a major plus</li> </ul> <h3>Front End Engineer</h3> <p>Alexa Internet is seeking a talented, adaptable, analytical Front End Engineer to develop our website, browser plugins, and client-facing software products. Headquartered in San Francisco, Alexa internet is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, and has been gathering, analyzing, and reporting on internet data for over 13 years. Alexa has millions of toolbar users in countries around the world, and receives over 10 million unique website visitors per month.</p> <p> As one of a small team of crack engineers, you will have a major impact on Alexa's business. You will participate in the full development cycle, from design, implementation, and testing, to documentation, delivery, and maintenance. We are a major presence in Amazon's EC2, so you will be developing in a cutting edge cloud-computing environment. Alexa maintains a fast-paced, startup-like culture that values innovation, focus, efficiency, and bias for action. </p> <h4>Responsibilities:</h4> <ul class="bullets"> <li>Participate in the development of functional requirements, then translate them into robust, scalable, supportable solutions that work well within the total system architecture.</li> <li>Produce quality code, manage cross-platform compatibility, and create usable documentation for both internal and external consumption.</li> <li>Proactively evaluate and implement new software products and tools.</li> </ul> <h4>Qualified candidates possess:</h4> <ul class="bullets"> <li> BS in CS, CE, EE, Math (or related)</li> <li> 1 or more years of experience with the following technologies:</li> <ul class="bullets"> <li>Scripting Languages: JavaScript, PHP, Python, XPath</li> <li>Markup Languages: XUL, XML, HTML, CSS</li> <li>Patterns / Paradigms: Event-based programming, MVC, XPCOM</li> <li>Operating Systems: Linux</li> <li>DBMS: MySQL</li> <li>APIs: Mozilla Firefox XPCOM</li> </ul> </ul> <h3>Senior Toolbar Engineer</h3> <p>Alexa Internet is seeking an experienced engineer to help develop our cross-browser toolbar platform. Alexa's toolbars are the backbone of our web information community and have been downloaded by millions of people. As a senior engineer you will be responsible for maintaining the technical vision for the platform and developing APIs, add-ons and components for Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other up and coming browsers. If you live and breathe browser add-ons, this is the job for you.</p> <p>As one of a small team of engineers, you will have a major impact on Alexa's business. You will participate in the full development cycle, from design, implementation, and testing, to documentation, delivery, and maintenance. Alexa maintains a fast-paced, startup-like culture that values innovation, focus, efficiency, and bias for action. </p> <h4>Responsibilities:</h4> <ul class="bullets"> <li>Build add-ons for Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other up-and-coming browsers. </li> <li>Own the technical vision for our cross-browser scripting API.</li> <li>Participate in the development of functional requirements, then translate them into robust, scalable, supportable solutions.</li> <li>Produce quality code, manage cross-platform compatibility, and create usable documentation for both internal and external consumption. </li> <li>Proactively evaluate and implement new software products and tools.</li> </ul> <h4>Qualified candidates possess:</h4> <ul class="bullets"> <li>BS in CS, CE, EE, Math (or related)</li> <li>2 or more years of experience with the following technologies: <ul class="bullets"> <li>Languages: C++, JavaScript </li> <li>Technologies: Win32, COM, ATL, WTL, XPCOM, XUL</li> <li>Operating Systems: Windows, Linux </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <br/><br/> <h3></h3> <p>Alexa Internet, headquartered in San Francisco, CA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com. Alexa has been gathering, analyzing and reporting on internet data for over 13 years, and we maintain a fast paced, startup-like culture that values innovation, focus, and bias for action. 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