Now Hiring Engineering Internship At MIT-Featured Startup, Hachi

Hachi Labs, Inc.
Bangalore

IMP - Internship starts in December 1st week, and is for a minimum duration of 6 months. Ideally, we are looking for final year students, who, after completing the internship, will join us for a full time engineering role.

We have been nominated for 2012 World Technology Awards (http://www.wtn.net/), which is presented in association with TIME, CNN, Fortune, Technology Review, Science and Kurzweil AI. Last year's nominees included Kevin Systrom (Instagram), Chris Cox (Facebook).

Featured by MIT, Techcrunch, Business Insider, and many other mainstream US tech media. Our users love us!

Finalist at: Host of Ideas London 2012, International Startup Festival Canada 2011.

http://www.gohachi.com/

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You want to build, shape and evolve something that has real "impact" on those around you? 

You want to be a part of a product that has been featured by one of the most respected technology institutions in the world, and got rave reviews in many others? 

You want to solve interesting and complex infrastructure, scalability and algorithmic challenges? 

You want to work on a product where users say.. "Very rarely does a startup come along that I fall so madly in love with that it becomes a need-to-have staple in my life. Spotify did it for music, Mint did it for my personal finances, but Hachi has now done the same for the way I conduct business." 

 

If yes, then read on! 

Hachi is the roadmap to your connections graph. Hachi helps you get successful introduction with anyone you want - for business, social and personal reasons. It searches through your connections spread across various social and professional networks, and finds the best person in your entire network (based on ranking algorithm) to ask for an introduction. And, it facilitates the introduction (using behavioral cues). 

The problem we are solving is interesting, real and challenging! We have been featured by MIT, Techcrunch, Business Insider, and many other mainstream US tech media (press links on our homepage). Our users love us! - see our Wall of Love on homepage. Enterprises are interested in using our solution. And, there's strong interest in our API. The journey has just begun! Sometimes it's tough - but, mostly it's fun making it happen.

 

WE ARE LOOKING FOR 2 INTERNS

• A problem-solver

• Computer Science background

• Someone who's comfortable with both, frontend and backend programming

• Experience with CakePHP and MVC architecture

• Open to quickly learning any new tools and technologies, as required

•  Absolute Must-have: Has built apps on his/her own (hobby projects count!)

• Absolute Must-have: Can work independently, without much guidance and mentoring

• Bonus: experience with social network APIs.

• Bonus: experience with databases 

• Has the heart to go through the rollercoaster highs and lows of a startup journey. 

...a mashup of passion, skills and drive that’s hard to define but easy to spot.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Experience of working on a mainstream global product that thousands of users already love using, and now you will get to contribute to making the same happen for millions of users.

• Being able to shape and ship a product that has a real impact on the lives of people globally.

• Work on the latest and some of the most cutting edge technologies and tools.

• Working amidst some of the really bright and passionate folks.

• Tremendous opportunity to learn and grow.

• Based on your performance during internship, we will make a full time job offer.

PERKS

• Free food on Fridays

• Kitchen stocked with snacks

• Have fun making it all happen

• We've been thinking of starting weekend treks, but have just been lazy.. you can come and kick start it!

COMPENSATION

Industry standard stipend.

LOCATION

Bangalore.

Speed and clever execution are the key weapons of a startup. If you're interested, drop us a mail at info@gohachi.com and tell us how you can help take Hachi to the next level. Please include a link to your GitHub / portfolio. We want makers, so please show us what you've built.

 Excited and waiting to hear from you!

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