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Professional Services Engineer

Janrain, the leader in user management solutions for the social web, has an immediate opening for a professional services engineer focused on the deployment and extension of our SaaS product offering, for a wide variety of interesting clients. If you want to work in a fast paced environment focused on leading edge technology then this could be the opportunity for you. The right candidate will have experience working with customers to develop unique solutions that that meet or exceed their needs.

This is a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a dynamic and promising early stage growth company with products and services that enable websites to gain significant benefits by enhancing their user engagement and measurement. The flagship product, Janrain Engage, allows organizations to register and login site visitors with their existing credentials from Facebook, Google, Yahoo!, Twitter, MySpace, AOL, Hotmail, Windows Live ID or other accounts. Through this process, the site is able to import rich user profile data and address books, as well as encourage the user to share their on-site activities with their social networks to drive additional traffic. Additional Janrain products and services provide customers with a complete user management solution, from registration to sharing, from custom ID solutions to user profile database solutions.

Janrain is a funded growing company, with great potential and plenty of opportunities. If you like a startup environment and culture and are not afraid of a little hard work this could be your dream job. Everyone contributes and every contribution makes a difference.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Work with customers to understand their requirements
  • Create SOWs (Statements of Work) describing customer deliverables
  • Design and implement custom solutions on a wide variety of platforms and technologies
  • Develop Open Source plugins for our standard product offerings
  • Be independent and self directing

Required Skills/Education

  • Software engineering experience building web based applications.
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical related field or equivalent work experience.
  • Working knowledge of a wide variety of web languages and platforms.
  • Ability to quickly learn and play in new development environments.
  • Familiarity with web protocols and APIs; OpenID and OAuth understanding a huge plus.
  • Experience working in agency or similar setting is a huge plus.
  • Outstanding verbal and written communications skills.

Working Conditions

  • Janrain offers a generous benefit package, which includes medical, dental and vision coverage, vacation, life insurance and disability plans.
  • We offer an exceptional working environment where foosball challenges and play are an everyday occurrence.
  • A casual environment coupled with a clear mission makes for a rewarding place to work.

Job Location

Portland, OR, US.

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular
You must be authorized to work in the United States
No Relocation Reimbursements Offered

To apply for this position, send resume and cover letter to eng_jobs@janrain.com

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