We believe that time is the most valuable resource on earth. Spontaneously is a service built to help you do more of what you want to do with the time that you have. Think of it as being a combination of a virtual assistant and a personal concierge, helping you work out logistics as well as discovering amazing opportunities. We do this by connecting the things that you want to do with the right times, ideal places and appropriate people.
We are transforming an industry that has not changed since the birth of software as a service, the socially & geographically aware web, or rich mobile computing. Our solution is as much born out of technology & data science as it is out of respect for design & human psychology. Our culture is one of rapid experimentation, individual autonomy, and passion for doing what is right for our users. We are a team editors in our own domains, motivated by solving everyday problems of everyday people. We value efficiency, community, and learning. In addition to competitive salary, equity, and benefits, to these ends, you will be set up with the technology package of your choosing, an events budget to allow you participate in all of the local activities, and a learning stipend to be used on books, materials, and courses according to your interests. To support us in the adventure ahead, we teamed up with the leading venture (Accel, Lerer, Founder Collective) & angel investors in the industry. Our ambitions could not be higher. We hope that you will join us.
Spontaneously is a consumer facing service that has web, email, SMS, and native mobile app components. Our back-end is built on a LAMP stack with PHP. You should be comfortable enough in that environment, but be able to help shape decisions about what other technologies we apply to situations of scale & complexity. Since we're still a small team, we value versatility and flexibility. Some things we've been working on lately are: (1) optimizing a messaging system across multiple communications platforms to the preferences & needs of each user; (2) automatically detecting social groups from data we collect from a range of sources; (3) predicting behavioral patterns and suggesting relevant activities and events to users; and (4) using natural language processing to turn plain text inputs from users into meaningful actionable data. We're moving as quickly as we can and shipping new features to customers every day, so there are constant opportunities to take new ideas and build them from the ground up. You should want to build - not just groundbreaking products - but a group of formidable & enviable peers as part of your team. You would work primarily with the CTO and ideally be based in NYC.
If you've got what it takes, write to us at jobs@spontaneously.com. Please include (1) your resume, (2) links to at least three blogs and websites that you read most often, a few companies that you admire, and (3) a cover letter briefly outlining what about the job excites you and why you're the perfect fit.