Work at Embedly

Hi, it's nice to meet you! Thanks for showing a bit of interest in Embedly. We are going to tell you a little about us, what you would be working on and hopefully you can tell us about you.

About Embedly

  • Embedly is based in Boston, MA. We moved into an office of our very own last March.
  • YCombinator company Founded in Jan. 2010.
  • Received funding from top VCs like Betaworks, Chris Sacca, SV Angel, Venture 51, and Howard Lindzon.
  • Used by companies like Yammer, 37 Signals, Kickstarter, Storify, Reddit, AOL, Soundcloud.
  • Featured in Techcrunch, Mashable, RWW, and LifeHacker.
  • We are an engineering-driven company. Everyone writes code here.
Located in Boston

Open Positions

Embedly offers competitive salaries and equity. Embedly is a fast-moving company. You won’t be bored here. Come work at a place where your work matters.

Technologies:

We use the following technologies: Python, Tornado, Couchbase, Cassandra, Redis, Node.js, ØMQ. As we grow in scale we are looking for new and faster ways to process URLs. Nothing is sacred and the best idea wins.

Account Executive

Embedly builds front-end tools that help web and app developers create better user experiences. We believe that the best tools are simple, easy to use, and perfectly suited to their task. You'll find that embodied in our products that provide ultra-fast ways to present richer content, more effectively.

We want someone to make the sales cycle a smooth and exciting process for our customers and team. If you love the tech scene and want to grow an awesome set of products, keep reading.

You want to:

  • Sell to customers who are leading technology.
  • Define and experiment with the sales process.
  • Grow and lead a sales team.

You won't be:

  • Peddling archaic junk.
  • Selling something people don't need.
  • Put in the corner.

You Have:

  • Demonstrated success selling a software or SaaS solution.
  • Experience selling to developers and designers.
  • Great listening skills and respond effectively.
  • Written code before.

If this sounds like you, send us a note

Frontend EngineerUX and Javascript

Thousands of developers, bloggers, and publishers use Embedly on a daily basis to embed media, show article previews, and make their sites and applications a lot more engaging. We are looking for someone to build and design new ways to interact with our service.

Embedly is an API company that serves 500 million requests a month. We provide simple RESTful endpoints that allow developers to retrieve metadata about any URL. Our clients include Yammer, Reddit, Tweetdeck, 37Signals, Bit.ly, Kickstarter, Meebo, AOL, and SoundCloud.

You want to:

  • Make design and UX decisions.
  • Build plugins and JS libraries people will actually use.

You won't be:

  • Encumbered with existing tech.
  • Bored.
  • Forced into a specific technology.

You Have:

  • Experience with building reusable Javascript libraries.
  • Experience with responsive web design.
  • Experience with AngularJS, Ember, or Backbone.

If this sounds like you, send us a note

The Team

The Digs

If that hasn't scared you off yet, apply here

To Apply send an email to jobs@embed.ly

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