Work at Livemocha

You'll love it here.

Livemocha is one of the hottest Web 2.0 start-ups in the Seattle area. Located in beautiful Bellevue, WA, Livemocha is changing the way people learn languages worldwide. We're bringing language learning out of the classroom and into the online community, tossing aside limitations of geography, and providing a forum for people to interactively share their knowledge and skills.

Since launch Livemocha has grown rapidly to become the world's largest language learning site with users from over 200 countries.

Founded by creative, innovative entrepreneurs and funded by August Capital and Maveron, Livemocha is dedicated to building an amazing team that will help bring our revolutionary web product to new levels. We are looking for people who value being part of a group that innovates, brainstorms, works together, loves challenges, wants to have a little fun in the meantime. At Livemocha, our lives inform our work; we are photographers, musicians (jam sessions are known to break out spontaneously), yoga experts, gamers, world travelers, and more.

Livemocha offers a competitive salary, stock options, and medical, dental, and vision insurance, free to employees.

Software Architect

In this role you will lead the development of the Livemocha web service while providing strong technical leadership in the design and architecture of the system.

Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise and strong leadership in the architecture of Livemocha's service.
Responsible for design and development of key components and features of the Livemocha product.
Responsible for architecture, scalability and optimization of the Livemocha system

Requirements

Energy, excitement, and passion for building great products.
6+ years software design and development experience, with a minimum 4 years of server-side development.
Recent experience designing and implementing highly available websites and experience scaling the system to high volume of users.
Experience administering and optimizing databases for high volume websites.
Strong hands-on experience working with web technologies ( e.g. Linux, Apache, PHP, Java, MySQL, Memcache).
Experience using cloud computing services like Amazon Webservices a plus.
Strong object oriented programming and design skills.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Ability to work in a team environment, with a hands-on, proactive attitude
Bachelors or Higher Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
Ping pong, Paintball or Barbequing experience a definite plus

Livemocha offers a collegial and fast-paced environment that offers an excellent compensation package, flexible benefits, and stock options.

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Senior Server-Side Engineer

Do you want to work in a fast paced environment where your wicked programming skills have a direct impact on millions of users worldwide.

Responsibilities
As a server side engineer you will be responsible for a significant portion of the design and development of the Livemocha web product.

Responsible for design and development of key components and features of the Livemocha website.
Responsible for working on scaling and optimization of the Livemocha system

Requirements

Energy, excitement, and passion for building great products.
3+ years software design and development experience, with a minimum 2 years of server-side development.
Recent experience with database-driven web technologies and highly available websites.
Strong hands-on experience working with web technologies ( e.g. Linux, Apache, PHP, Java, MySQL).
Experience using cloud computing services like Amazon Webservices a plus.
Strong object oriented programming and design skills.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Ability to work in a team environment, with a hands-on, proactive attitude
Bachelors or Higher Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
Ping pong, Paintball or Barbequing experience a definite plus

Livemocha offers a collegial and fast-paced environment that offers an excellent compensation package, flexible benefits, and stock options.

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Software Engineer

Do you want to work in a fast paced environment where your wicked programming skills have a direct impact on millions of users worldwide.

Responsibilities
As a software engineer you will be responsible for design and development of the Livemocha website.

Responsible for design specifications and development of key components and features of the Livemocha product.
Work on scalability and optimization of the Livemocha system
Responsible for implementing key server side components using technologies like php, java, mysql..

Requirements

Energy, excitement, and passion for building great products.
1+ years software design and development experience
Strong object oriented programming and design skills.
Experience working on highly available Internet-based consumer websites a plus.
Experience working with web technologies ( e.g. Apache, PHP, Java, MySQL).
Experience with Database design and programming a plus.
Experience using cloud computing services like Amazon Webservices a plus.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Ability to work in a team environment, with a hands-on, proactive attitude
Bachelors or Higher Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
Ping pong, Paintball or Barbequing experience a definite plus

Livemocha offers a collegial and fast-paced environment that offers an excellent compensation package, flexible benefits, and stock options.

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Senior UI/Front-end Engineer

You will play a critical role in the design and development of the consumer facing Livemocha user interface. Your work will be viewed by millions of customers and have a sizable impact on the creative direction of Livemocha as we move forward.

Responsibilities

Responsible for design and implementation of the Livemocha consumer web flows and consumer experience.
Provide technical expertise and participate in the design of Livemocha's website.
Responsible for development of the front-end UI using technologies like CSS, AJAX, Flash, HTML, javascript, php and other technology.

Requirements

4+ years software design and UI development experience.
Recent experience in working on highly available Internet-based consumer websites and experience designing the user interface.
Strong hands-on experience working with web technologies like CSS, javascript, HTML, AJAX, Flash, ActionScript.
Strong skills in programming and UI design - and experience working with various usability tests a plus.
Experience in writing code to interact with other layers of the three-tier web application in php a plus.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Must be able to work in a challenging start-up environment
Ability to work in a team environment, with a hands-on, proactive attitude
Bachelors or Higher Degree.
Ping pong, Paintball or Barbequing experience a definite plus

Livemocha offers a collegial and fast-paced environment that offers an excellent compensation package, flexible benefits, and stock options.

Apply Now