[JOB] Emerging Technologies Department at People Interactive

[Yousuf]

Do you think code could be beautiful? Has reading or understanding an
algorithm ever made you happy? Do you read up about the latest tech
during your free time? Do you code as a hobby?

If you do, this is the job for you. We want someone who is passionate
about their work and wants to push the envelope every day, while doing
it. It’s not just about the code that gets written, but the way it's
done and how much fun you have while doing it.

Imagine the coolest tech that you ever read about or were itching to
work on.

Now imagine getting paid to play with it, except that what you design
and write will go into world-class Web and Mobile products that will
be used by millions of users worldwide. As a Tech Lead in the Emerging
Technologies team at Shaadi.com, this is exactly what you will be
doing.

Please Apply if:-

1. You have a college degree, preferably a Bachelor’s in
Engineering
2. You have worked professionally for 3-5 years, preferably coding
for Web products
3. You can code in more than 2 languages (Not just “Hello World”
programs)
4. You have a passion for technology and have an uncontrollable
urge to learn new tech
5. You are self-motivated and can work with minimum supervision

We would love it if:-

1. You have experience in Mobile/ Web App Development
2. You are familiar with CSS3, HTML5 and other Web tech
3. You have experience with working on big data sets and
distributed systems
4. You know about DBs other than RDBMS (Mongo, Couch, Cassandra,
HBase)

If you’ve read this far and think you could work with us or would
simply like to know more send your resume, along with answers to the
questions below at khal...@peopleinteractive.in. Also send us your
github profile id, blog url, the coolest snippet of code you ever
wrote or anything else that can tell us more about yourself.

1. Your favourite programming language? (You can have more than 1)
2. What are the 2 best things and the 2 things which irritate you
about this language?
3. Which languages have you been itching to learn and why?
4. Which language do you hate and why? What’s the thing you like most
about this language? (You can have more than 1)
5. Which library did you use recently? Where did you use it? What are
your thoughts about it?
6. A project that you worked on and loved.
7. What’s the solution for http://projecteuler.net/problem=42 and
http://projecteuler.net/problem=48


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Yousuf Fauzan,
DGM – Emerging Technologies,
People Interactive (I) Pvt. Ltd,
Tardeo, Mumbai
Email: yous...@peopleinteractive.in

Company Profile
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People Interactive (I) Pvt Ltd.
http://www.people-group.com
About Shaadi.com
Shaadi.com, one of India’s best known Internet brands and the world’s
largest matrimonial service was founded with one simple objective – to
provide a superior matchmaking experience to Indians all over the
world. The company pioneered online matrimonials when it launched in
1996 and continues to lead the exciting matrimonials category after
more than a decade. In October 2011 Shaadi.com, the world-renowned
matrimonial service celebrates 15 years of successful matchmaking
during which it has touched the lives of 2 crore (20 million) people
globally and helped over 2million people find their matches. Amongst
many other awards Shaadi.com was recently recognized amongst the
world’s 50 Most Innovative Companies.



About People Group
While People Group can trace it’s origins to the beginning of
Shaadi.com in 1996, the Group was formally launched by Anupam Mittal
in 2004 to explore opportunities in the Internet & Mobile space. In a
few short years the group has earned the reputation for being one of
the most innovative businesses in India, having developed brands such
as Shaadi.com, Makaan.com and Mauj Mobile.
The group is structured into two different companies - People
Interactive and People Infocom.
People Interactive is the Consumer Internet arm of the Group and owns
the parent brand Shaadi.com, under which several successful
matrimonial businesses are managed. The company also owns Makaan.com,
India’s fastest growing property and real-estate site, as well as
Fropper.com, a friendship and social networking service.
People Infocom is managed under the Mauj Mobile brand, widely regarded
as one of the pioneers of Mobile Internet in India. Today, Mauj Mobile
runs a global content and applications platform and distribution
business - including the highly popular mobile destination called
Mobango - with strong partnerships with Telecom operators and media
companies around the world. Mauj and Mobango together drive over one
million downloads a day.
People Group has demonstrated consistent growth year-on-year and today
operates with over 800 employees across 12 regional and 3 global
offices. In addition, it operates 100 Shaadi Centers in 87 Indian
cities.
People Group has won the Deloitte Fast 50 India Award for 3
consecutive years as well as the Deloitte Fast 500 Asia Award. It is a
recipient of the prestigious Red Herring 100 Asia Award and the
Emerging India Award held by CNBC. People Group has also been voted as
one of the Top 10 marketers in India by Business Today. People Group
won the IT People Award for Excellence in Information Technology and
was also selected as one of the Top 10 marketers in the country by
Business Today.
Investors in People Group include Sequoia Capital, Intel Capital,
Silicon Valley Bank and Citibank.

[Yousuf Fauzan]