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1 Development Jobs at AboutUs
2 Content Editor Jobs at AboutUs
- 2.1 Wiki Editor
3 Community Jobs at AboutUs
- 3.1 Wiki Community Builder
  - 3.1.1 Interns
4 Business Development Jobs at AboutUs
- 4.1 Business Development Director

www.AboutUs.org is a Wiki startup with momentum (See the bizjournal article) looking for good people to add to our teams in Lahore, Pakistan and Portland Oregon USA.

The company is primarily run as a "do-ocracy"; meaning that responsibility for work is self-directed, vs. delegated. Individuals chose their roles and tasks in accordance with their skills, the company's priorities and their interest level. We are seeking those who can lead and self organize.

Development Jobs at AboutUs

Currently we are not hiring in Development. However, we will soon be seeking team players at a variety of skill levels, entry to expert. We are prepared to create a position commensurate with your experience. We work in an international environment following agile methods with considerable process innovation of our own.

Please tell us about your interest in any of these positions and how your experience relates. Write to , use job title as subject line and attach a current resume.

Rich Internet Application Developer

You will develop application functionality interactively delivered through modern web browsers and sometimes supported through downloaded applications.

Experience implementing communication or collaboration technology
Passion for both aesthetics and usability in interaction design
Familiarity with measurement based site optimization

Standards based Collaboration Framework Developer

You will develop communication and collaboration infrastructure based on established and emerging internet standards.

Architecture of source and version control systems
Heuristic knowledge management and machine learning
Application frameworks such as Ruby on Rails

High Traffic Server Engineer

You will design, deploy and manage scalable server resources in support of a high growth rate web service infrastructure.

Database administration
System architecture
Peer-to-peer network programming
Kernel resource optimization
Distributed storage
Virtualization

Advanced Software Engineer

Minimum Requirements

4 year computer science degree from a reputable university
Unix experience (Linux / BSD / OSX, etc.)
Experience with advanced language features (Ruby, Python, Scheme, Smalltalk, etc.)

Relevant skills and experience

Wiki
Distributed systems
Network protocols
Databases
Meta programming
Javascript

Fundamentals

Lives to solve problems
Rapidly adapts to new platforms
Plays well with others
Is dedicated to their work

Perks

Working on an agile team (full on XP: tdd, pairing, ...),
Opportunity to grow with a wiki startup that has momentum (think Google in the early days),
Most code released as Open Source,
Company values that match the Zeitgeist, and
Work that is significant.

Please send the following information to with "Wiki Engineer (Lahore)" in the subject field:

Resume.

Source code you've written or anything else that will demonstrate your talent.

Any links to information about yourself or your work.

User-Interface Guru

AboutUs is looking for someone to help us develop and refine the AboutUs user experience. Working with our graphic designer, this person should be an expert on web technology platforms, user-centered design principles, information architecture, and internet applications and standards.

Please send the following informaiton to with "User-Interface Guru" in the subject field:

Resume
Links to websites and pages you've help develop

System Administrator

We're currently looking for a talented system administrator that can help us scale our infrastructure to millions of unique visitors per day. You'll be working closely with our developers and other admins as we grow.

Skills Required:

Mature communication

Linux administration

Scaling database backed websites

Bonus gold stars for candidates that:

Have a strong understanding of wiki

Use Mac, but have a good understanding of cross-platform/browser compatibility

Ride bikes

Are environmentally conscious

Respect diversity

Have a bizarre talent that will keep us entertained for hours on end

Please send the following information to with "System Administrator" in the subject field:

Resume

Links to sites you administer, or anything that will convince us that we NEED to hire you.

Cover Letter, or note, or blurb, or link to blog

Salary requirements

Content Editor Jobs at AboutUs

Wiki Editor

United States based Wiki company in search of content creators/editors for both our Portland and Lahore offices

Work will include the following:

Contributing to the development of community based projects
Researching and writing articles that describe general topics or that answer specific questions
Helping members of the community build content on the wiki and promoting collaborative culture
Encouraging WikiValues by actively interacting with other community members

Please send the following information to with "Web Editor" in the subject field:

Writing samples (in English):
- Showing an ability to write articles designed to be read online.
- Showing a high level of fluency with the internet and technology, including the ability to search for and compose articles from a variety of sources.
Resume.
Cover Letter, or note, or blurb, or link to blog explaining why it would be good for all of us to work together.

: 2nd Floor, 101 Y Block Commercial Area DHA Lahore 54792

Phone: 042 5730037, 5692745'

Community Jobs at AboutUs

Wiki Community Builder

United States based Wiki company in search of community leaders for both our Portland and Lahore offices

Work will include some or all of the following:

Encouraging WikiValues through regular interaction with other community members
Helping members of the community build content on the wiki and promoting collaborative culture
Welcome new people to AboutUs.org
Peer-reviewing contributions made to AboutUs.org to ensure that they are adding value

Required Skills

Self motivated balanced with an appreciation for fostering collaboration
Agile, flexible and analytical

Perks

No shortage of ways to learn, grow and challenge yourself
Promote technological fluency
Work that is significant

Please send the following information to with "Wiki Community Builder" in the subject field:

Resume.
Cover Letter, or note, or link to blog explaining why it would be good for all of us to work together.

2nd Floor, 101 Y Block Commercial Area DHA Lahore 54792

Phone: 042 5730037, 5692745

Interns

Portland, OR based AboutUs.org is looking for a talented intern. We seek an intelligent, Internet savvy, engaging person to help out around the wiki. Your primary role would be to patrol Recent Changes, support new community members and be a beacon of light to those needing help on the site.

Work will include some or all of the following:

Patrol edits made to the wiki via Recent Changes, keep the site spam/vandalism free & highlight good work
Encourage WikiValues
Welcome new people to AboutUs.org
Perform other related duties as required.

Required Skills

Affable, smart and generally a quick study
Enjoy helping others
Fluent in English, the Internet and comfortable with technology

Perks

No shortage of ways to learn, grow and challenge yourself
Work that is significant and preformed in a truly revolutionary way

AboutUs is a wiki whose goal is to create a free and valuable Internet resource containing information both about websites and other community created topics/information.

AboutUs has over 10 million pages and receives in excess of 3000 edits per day.

Business Development Jobs at AboutUs

Business Development Director

We need a self-directed business mind to vigorously pursue several great revenue opportunities for our company. The job will include personally making sales calls to develop and prove revenue models. Further duties will include hiring and training a team to fully exploit the opportunities you demonstrate.