Careers Overview

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Perks
  • Great cash & equity compensation
  • Mac, Windows, or Linux laptop of your choice
  • Medical insurance and 401k plan
  • Kitchen stocked with food
  • Work with some of the smartest engineers and tech entrepeneurs
  • Live and work in San Francisco - the best city in the universe

About Rapleaf

Rapleaf is a San Francisco startup that crawls for publicly-available people information across the social web, and builds products and analytics on top of this data. With data on hundreds of millions of people, we have one of the largest social graphs and social databases in the world.

We're looking for people who want to work on incredibly complex problems and come up with solutions that will change the world. If you are one of these people or know one of these people, we'd love to hear from you. Please see our open positions below.

Position Details

Amazing Software Engineer (San Francisco, CA)

  • Role:
  • Build out Rapleaf's next set of groundbreaking features
  • Build algorithms to normalize data on over half billion people
  • Solve super complex engineering problems no one else in the world is working on
  • Report to the VP Engineering; work directly with the CEO, other engineers, and management
  • Change the world
  • Qualifications:
  • Amazing coder who takes no prisoners; master of all things Internet; one of the best coders in existence
  • Someone who learns new languages and platforms extremely fast - we use Ruby on Rails, Hadoop (HDFS), and Java
  • Intensely driven, proactive, and hard working
  • Extremely hard working; this is a start-up - team members work long hours
  • Quick learner and real doer; err on execution over strategy
  • Looks forward to working with A-players; too good to spend long hours with B-players
  • Likeable person who garners respect on and off the job.
  • Thrive on chaos, risk, and uncertainty
  • Should be easy to get along with, nice, fun, ethical, and low-maintenance
  • Strong desire to build a more ethical society
  • Desire to be an early employee and want to be a real owner in Rapleaf's future
  • Want to work with extremely large datasets and build portable APIs that thousands of other companies can build applications on top of
  • Should want to live in or near San Francisco (relocation available if necessary)
  • All levels of experiences should apply (0-25+ years experience)
  • Note: This job is incredibly challenging. You'll be working with some of the top search engineers in the world that expect the best. We're doing things that no one has ever done before and solving problems that have been open for years.
  • Perks:
  • Great cash comp & high equity - Rapleaf is willing to pay for the best talent
  • Choice of any laptop - Mac, Windows, or Linux
  • Medical insurance, 401k
  • Kitchen stocked with food
  • Work with some of the smartest engineers
  • Contribute to many open source initiatives such as Hadoop
  • Contribute to the Rapleaf Engineering Blog
  • Live and work in San Francisco - the best city in the universe
  • At Rapleaf, we're only looking for people that really want to change the world.
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Amazing Software Engineering Intern (Summer/Fall/Spring) (San Francisco, CA)

  • Role:
  • Help build out Rapleaf's next set of groundbreaking features
  • Build algorithms to normalize data on hundreds of millions of people
  • Solve super complex engineering problems no one else in the world is working on
  • Change the world
  • Qualifications:
  • Currently an undergrad or grad student
  • Looking for a fulltime internship
  • One of the best computer science/engineering students within your peer group
  • Amazing coder who takes no prisoners; master of all things Internet; one of the best coders in existence
  • Someone who learns new languages and platforms extremely fast - we use Ruby on Rails, MySQL, and Java (you can pick these up quickly)
  • Intensely driven and proactive person
  • Quick learner and real doer; err on execution over strategy
  • Thrive on chaos, risk, and uncertainty
  • Should be easy to get along with, likeable, nice, fun, smart, ethical, and low-maintenance
  • Strong desire to build a more ethical society
  • Perks:
  • This is a paid internship
  • School credit available
  • Kitchen stocked with food
  • Flexible hours around your class schedule (if during the school year; fulltime during the summer)
  • Collegiate atmosphere and environment
  • This has potential to develop into a fulltime, official role as an early employee in the company
  • At Rapleaf, we're only looking for people that really want to change the world.
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Unstoppable Inside Sales Specialist (San Francisco, CA / New York, NY)

  • Role:
  • Work alongside the company revenue team and report to Sales Director
  • 0-2 years experience and eager to get started in a sales position
  • Take a machine-like approach to prospecting and developing relationships with new customers across several verticals
  • Achieve and exceed quotas and targets, and report metrics daily
  • Engage with clients at high frequency (6-8 hours/day) via phone, email, and web presentations on a regular basis
  • Develop deep understanding of Rapleaf services capability to effectively sell current products
  • Follow up on fulfilling product and service orders and provide excellent customer service
  • Change the world
  • Qualifications:
  • Remarkably strategic and very entrepreneurial
  • A real "do-er". Has started a club or company themselves.
  • Super independent and self-sufficient
  • Extremely flexible: ability to tackle anything that comes your way
  • You see a revenue target and instantly start thinking how to go above it.
  • Is constantly thinking of creative ways to network or build contacts list
  • Learn new things extremely fast...We wear many hats - so will you
  • Intensely driven and proactive person
  • Extremely hard working. This is a start-up - team members work long hours
  • A real doer. Errs on execution over strategy-takes initiative to get things done
  • Thrive on working with A-players. Too good to spend long hours with B-players
  • Likeable person who garners respect on and off the job
  • Thrive on chaos, risk, and uncertainty
  • Should be easy to get along with, nice, fun, smart, ethical, and low-maintenance
  • Perks:
  • Immense experience and introduction to a sales career
  • Great cash comp & equity
  • Choice of any laptop
  • Medical insurance, 401k
  • Kitchen stocked with food
  • At Rapleaf, we're only looking for people that really want to change the world.
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Phenomenal Sales Account Executive (San Francisco, CA)

  • Role:
  • Work alongside the company revenue team and report to VP
  • Prospect and develop high-value relationships with new customers across market verticals
  • Achieve and exceed sales quotas and targets
  • Engage at high frequency and bandwidth with clients via phone, email, and presentations, both remotely and in-person
  • Develop deep understanding of Rapleaf services capability to effectively sell current and future products, and feed back key information to Rapleaf product team
  • Provide excellent customer service and maintain great relationships
  • Change the world
  • Qualifications:
  • 2-6 years experience in sales in the tech industry, information/data experience preferred
  • Incredibly smart and very entrepreneurial
  • You see a revenue target and instantly start thinking how to go above it.
  • Constantly thinking of creative ways to network or build contacts list
  • Learn new things extremely fast
  • Intensely driven and proactive person
  • Extremely hard working. This is a start-up - team members work long hours
  • A real doer. Errs on execution over strategy
  • Thrive on working with A-players. Too good to spend long hours with B-players
  • Likeable person who garners respect on and off the job
  • Thrive on chaos, risk, and uncertainty
  • Should be easy to get along with, nice, fun, smart, ethical, and low-maintenance
  • Perks:
  • Great cash comp & equity
  • Choice of any laptop - Mac, Windows, or Linux
  • Medical insurance, 401k
  • Kitchen stocked with food
  • Work with some of the smartest engineers in the world
  • At Rapleaf, we're only looking for people that really want to change the world.
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Innovative Business Development Summer Intern (San Francisco, CA)

  • Role:
  • Work alongside company co-founders to grow the company’s product through strategy
  • Specifically work on business development, product management, privacy, analytics, and anything else necessary to grow the company.
  • Negotiate deep data deals and strategic purchases
  • Take the initiative to solve challenging business and start up issues
  • Research, understand, and crystallize knowledge about market spaces that can be fed back to product and marketing functions to optimize service capability
  • Develop a deep understanding of Rapleaf services capability to effectively sell current products and upcoming services
  • Build sales channels
  • Change the world
  • Qualifications:
  • Will be an undergrad or a recent grad this summer-2010
  • Remarkably strategic and very entrepreneurial
  • Super independent and self-sufficient
  • Extremely flexible: ability to tackle anything that comes your way
  • A real doer. Errs on execution over strategy-sees an idea and immediately goes after it
  • An out of the box thinker
  • You’re good at research and have no problems reading a 15 page legal doc.
  • Learn new things extremely fast...We wear many hats - so will you
  • Intensely driven and proactive person
  • Extremely hard working. This is a start-up - team members work long hours
  • Thrive on working with A-players. Too good to spend long hours with B-players
  • Likeable person who garners respect on and off the job
  • Thrive on chaos, risk, and uncertainty
  • Should be easy to get along with, nice, fun, smart, ethical, and low-maintenance
  • Perks:
  • Early employee at hot start-up
  • Work in San Francisco – the best city in the world
  • Kitchen stocked with food
  • Work with some of the best tech entrepreneurs in the world
  • At Rapleaf, we're only looking for people that really want to change the world.
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Visionary Systems Administrator (San Francisco, CA)

  • Role:
  • Work closely with engineering team to architect and administer major growth of our datacenters
  • Build out distributed computing cluster
  • Design backup & recovery strategies for enormous data sets
  • Drive linux server administration
  • Change the world
  • Qualifications:
  • Linux guru (or able to become one quickly)
  • Avid learner of new technology
  • Dream of racks and racks of servers
  • Quick learner and real doer; err on execution over strategy
  • Looks forward to working with A-players; too good to spend long hours with B-players
  • Should be easy to get along with, nice, fun, ethical, and low-maintenance
  • Desire to be an early employee and want to be a real owner in Rapleaf's future
  • Should want to live in or near San Francisco (relocation available if necessary)
  • Perks:
  • Choice of any laptop - Mac, Windows, or Linux
  • Medical insurance, 401k
  • Kitchen stocked with food
  • Work with some of the smartest engineers
  • Contribute to the Rapleaf Engineering Blog
  • Live and work in San Francisco - the best city in the universe
  • At Rapleaf, we're only looking for people that really want to change the world.
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Summer Intern to CEO (San Francisco, CA)

  • Role:
  • Work directly alongside the CEO on a daily basis assisting with any task necessary to drive the company
  • Strategic deals, product development, business development, marketing, recruiting, privacy, PR, analytics, and more
  • Support and advise on policy, procedural, and operational issues
  • Take the initiative to solve challenging business and startup issues
  • Change the world
  • Qualifications:
  • Must be incredibly entrepreneurial
  • Will be an undergrad or a recent grad this summer-2010
  • You are the most driven person you know
  • Takes a machine-like approach to any challenge thrown at them
  • Is constantly thinking outside the box and generating new innovative ideas
  • A real doer-gets an idea and immediately goes after it.
  • Must be a self-motivator with unmatchable work ethic and drive.
  • Hungry and eager to learn an overwhelming amount
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment-lives on chaos, risk, and uncertainty.
  • Extremely flexible and have a positive attitude-you will wear a lot of hats
  • Hard working- must keep up with the CEO who works long hours and weekends.
  • Only works with A-players. Too good to spend long hours with B-players.
  • Should be easy to get along with, nice, fun, smart, ethical, and low-maintenance.
  • Perks:
  • This is a paid internship
  • Assist in driving and managing one of the fastest growing startups in the Silicon Valley
  • The opportunity to work alongside and learn from top talent
  • Work in San Francisco – the best city in the world
  • Kitchen stocked with food
  • Collegiate atmosphere and environment
  • Work with some of the best tech entrepreneurs in the world
  • This has potential to develop into a fulltime, official role as an early employee in the company
  • At Rapleaf, we're only looking for people that really want to change the world.
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Incredible Client Services Coordinator (San Francisco, CA)

  • Role:
  • Act as the main point of contact with clients and partners to ensure smooth fulfillment of services
  • Be at the center of the company helping interface between customers, sales, business development, and engineers
  • Be the master of all things having to do with Rapleaf products…if a customer has a question, you will be the go-to person
  • Collect customer feedback and help us build better products to take over the world
  • Qualifications:
  • 0-2 years experience
  • Outstanding communication, coordination and team player skills
  • Flexible and adaptable-excellent customer services skills
  • You are the most organized person you know. You are great with follow-up and never let things fall through the cracks
  • Incredibly dynamic and can tackle any challenge thrown at them
  • Quick learner and real doer. You get an idea and immediately go after it
  • Extremely flexible and has a positive attitude-you will wear a lot of hats
  • Comfortable with technology and effective and communicating with software engineers
  • Out-of-the-box creative - you're the person to go to for ideas
  • Entrepreneurial, high energy and committed to excellence
  • Extremely hard working; this is a start-up - team members work long hours
  • Only works with A-players. Too good to spend long hours with B-players.
  • Thrive on chaos, risk, ambiguity, and uncertainty and decisively takes action
  • Should be easy to get along with, nice, fun, smart, ethical, and low-maintenance
  • Perks:
  • Early team member of a fast growing start-up
  • Work with some of the smartest engineers and tech entrepreneurs
  • Medical insurance and 401k plan
  • Kitchen stocked with food
  • Live and work in San Francisco – the best city in the world
  • At Rapleaf, we're only looking for people that really want to change the world.
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