Jobs at Thumbtack

About Us

We are an early stage start up that is growing quickly with ambitions to reshape the local service space. We were founded in 2008 and have recieved financing from well-known angel investors like Calcanis, Schachter, and Banister.

Our small team is young and energetic, passionate about our potential, and has an awesome time building a great product. We're committed to A/B testing, and let data make as many of our decisions as we can. We work out of a beautiful home on the top of Buena Vista Park (between Castro and Lower Haight) with stunning views of the Bay. A chef trained at Le Cordon Bleu comes to the office and cooks us delicious food every day. You can see what other people are saying about us on our press page.

Job Perks:

  • In house chef trained at Le Cordon Bleu cooks your meals
  • Fun and flexible work environment
  • Great hardware (e.g. 30 inch monitors)
  • Medical and dental benefits
  • Most importantly: get in on the ground floor of a start up that has the potential to be a household brand

Engineering Positions

We are looking for more great engineers to join us in building the next generation of consumer internet applications. If you're a smart hacker and like tackling large problems head-on, you'll likely be a good fit. You must have excellent communication skills, as you will be routinely brainstorming ideas with everybody from our lead designer to our CEO. You need to be independent, self-motivated and flexible enough to work in the constantly changing (and exciting!) atmosphere of a small startup. You will have an immediate impact as you take ownership of new features and work with our engineering team to bring them to life.

Front-end Engineer

Can you take full ownership of new products and features?

Requirements:

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or related field
  • Knowledge of PHP and Javascript
  • Understanding of relational databases (Postgres)
  • At least two years of industry experience

Bonus Points:

  • Knowledge of Linux
  • Python scripting
  • Great UI skills

Software Engineer

Are you an extremely talented engineer who is comfortable designing and building large, complex features?

Requirements:

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or related field
  • Strong command of PHP
  • Knowledge of relational databases and SQL, preferably with experience with PostgreSQL
  • At least 2 years of related job experience

Bonus Points:

  • Experience with Javascript
  • Experience with Linux

To Apply

Visit thumbtack.com and give us your honest critique -- what do you like, and what do you think could be better? Send an email to Jonathan at careers@thumbtack.com with your resume and samples of previous work.

Apply soon.