StumbleUpon is a fast growing discovery company that enables people to find relevant and entertaining web content based on their personal interests. We have nearly 10 million registered users and our goal is to become the #1 way that people discover the best content on the web. We need talented people like you to help us get there!
To apply, email your resume to with the name of the job as the title. At the beginning of your email please include:
A short paragraph explaining how you would improve SU
Relevant experience (personal projects are great!)
Your current location
The Benefits
We offer competitive salaries and company equity
Our generous benefits package covers employees at 100% and dependents at 80% with no waiting period
Company-sponsored benefits include: medical, dental, vision, flex spending, Roth IRA/401(k), Life/AD&D insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, EAP services, three weeks PTO, eight company-paid holidays, commuter and gym membership reimbursements, and a myriad of voluntary benefits programs like Aflac and WageWorks
The Perks
Your contributions will make a big impact because we are a small team
We strive to keep our employees happy, healthy and wise
We are located in SOMA San Francisco and are easily accessible via BART, CalTrain, MUNI and the Transbay Terminal
Our office has great natural light, windows that open and lots of plants
The kitchens are stocked with organic fruits, healthy snacks and yummy beverages
We offer free lunch on Mondays and Fridays
Local artists exhibit their artwork in our office in exchange for free traffic
Each quarter we pile into the SU Spaceship and go on an adventure together
We hold company-wide pool and ping-pong tournaments
We look forward to hearing from you!
Lead QA Engineer
StumbleUpon is seeking a talented Lead QA Engineer who wants to test with the best! This position demands strong communication skills, a fast learner of how things work, and the obsession to deliver products quickly while maintaining quality. The successful candidate must thrive in a fun, fast-paced, and sometimes stressful working environment. If you are self-motivated and possess a Can-Do attitude, we want to talk with you!
Responsibilities:
Design, document, and exercise test cases in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
Conduct unit, integration, regression, ad-hoc, and edge-case testing as part of our release cycle
Work closely with all parties involved in the development cycle while maintaining a positive relationship that demands respect for quality
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
5+ years of Web Testing experience, emphasis on Blackbox testing
Experience with front-end testing of web applications
Strong hands-on knowledge of Test Automation software such as Selenium, Watir, SilkTest or Windmill
Knowledge of current web technology standards (HTML, JavaScript, CSS and Flash for example) and the tools to debug them
Demonstrable understanding of QA methodology and the Software Development Lifecycle
Vast knowledge of browsers and testing on various platforms
Working knowledge of Unix and SQL
Proficient in filing bugs and familiar with SVN
Superb verbal and written communication skills
Passion, Integrity, and Energy!
Active Stumbler!
Advertising Sales – New York, NY, United States
StumbleUpon is seeking an exceptional Advertising Sales representative to help grow the company’s East Coast client base. Reporting directly to the CFO, the successful candidate will possess a proven track record in consistently delivering direct sales revenue. The ideal candidate will have established relationships with our target markets and be able to immediately close new business. Additionally he/she will be capable of growing existing client relationships for repeat sales to successfully meet and exceed quarterly revenue targets. The successful candidate must be comfortable working remotely and demonstrate the ability to proactively manage our East Coast interests. If you are self-motivated and possess a Can-Do attitude, we want to talk with you!
Responsibilities:
Lead the company’s East Coast revenue generating activities (main target markets include NYC, DC, Boston, Chicago and Miami)
Add new business to our existing East Coast client base – identify prospects, qualify leads and close business
Provide local support to our existing client base – work closely with our account management, financial & engineering teams in San Francisco to effectively manage client accounts
Provide market feedback to SU Product Managers & engineering team on all advertising matters
Effectively manage your time and company resources to meet corporate expectations for revenue and growth in target market
Qualifications:
Minimum of 5 years direct sales or account management experience in either the traditional and digital media (agency or publisher) industries, with at least 3 years in a sales management role
Demonstrated ability to think, act and lead strategically while managing the execution of the sales process
A thorough understanding of digital and traditional media players in and around the East Coast, with established relationships with agencies and advertising client decision makers
Strong organizational skills, proactive business style, excellent communication and strong presentation skills – this is a client facing position
Highly self-motivated and able to manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision
Proficiency in Office software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) & Salesforce CRM
Strong proposal writing experience is desired with ability to compile and analyze campaign performance data and metrics
Willingness to travel
Superb verbal and written communication skills
Active Stumbler!
Research Engineer
StumbleUpon is seeking a talented research engineer to help us improve the quality of our recommendation engine. This will involve research, analysis and implementation of algorithms and data elicitation methods that improve recommendation relevance as user feedback occurs. The data source: Explicit preference and markup data on 29M websites from over 7.5M websurfers. In total over 9 billion detailed stumble/rating/review records are available to analyze. If you are self-motivated and possess a Can-Do attitude, we want to talk with you!
Responsibilities:
Research and implement changes to improve recommender quality
Help invent new heuristics and algorithms for information distribution and content discovery
Use statistical methods and machine learning to characterize user preference
Investigate data mining and concept extraction strategies using classification and clustering
Create visualizations for complex datasets
Explore new data collection methods, both explicit and implicit
Qualifications:
MSc or Phd in Computer Science or related field
3+ yrs of applied research experience related to recommender systems, computational linguistics, data analysis, statistical learning methods, or search
Experience with basic statistical methods such as modeling multi-variate distributions, hypothesis testing, bayesian inference, simulation modeling, time series analysis
Experience working with large data sets (100GB+)
Knowledge of text classification and clustering
Knowledge of unsupervised learning methods a bonus
Experience with distributed computation a bonus
SQL experience required
PHP, C++ experience strongly desired
Strong people skills to work with other engineers
Strong work ethic, diligent and reliable
Proactive problem solving skills
Superb verbal and written communication skills
Active Stumbler!
Office Manager
StumbleUpon is seeking a driven administrative professional to manage our busy San Francisco office and assist with HR projects. Reporting to the HR Director, this position is 75% office management and 25% HR support. As Office Manager, you will be one of the most visible people in our company. To thrive at StumbleUpon, you should be excited, rather than intimidated by this visibility. You will be expected to forge relationships with each member of our growing team, improve the organization and presentation of our office, and be a pillar of support for the executive group. You will have the unique opportunity to shape our company culture, plan internal and external events, and co-create a workspace where people feel comfortable and productive. If these opportunities sound exciting, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
Always stay two steps ahead of the team
Organize the delivery, set-up, and clean-up of Team Lunches on Mondays and Fridays. Source new restaurants and catering options for these meals
Keep an inventory of all office supplies and marketing collateral and place orders as needed
Maintain relationships with vendors and other service providers
Work with building management and/or outside vendors to resolve maintenance issues and office improvements
Keep the office and conference rooms clean and organized
Manage our Emergency Preparedness Program including leading building evacuation drills
Set up workstations for new employees and rearrange office furniture as needed
Assist HR Director with recruiting tasks and other HR-related projects as needed
Take the lead on event planning
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree preferred!
3+ years experience in office management/administration
1+ year experience in HR/recruiting a plus
Tech savvy; very comfortable with e-mail, calendaring, and IM (bonus points if you have mediawiki experience)
Experience leading projects from concept to completion
Gracefully manage multiple ongoing projects in a bustling team environment
Perform basic troubleshooting of various technologies (computers, printers, projectors, etc.)
Deep knowledge of Microsoft Office; PC and Mac experience a plus
Proven self-starter and highly proactive
Thoughtful and confident communicator
Reliable and engaged in your work
Ability to lift at least 20 lbs and get a little dirty while doing it
