OneRiot

Realtime Search Engine that Indexes the Social Web
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Colorado, United States
http://www.oneriot.com

OneRiot is the leading realtime search engine. Users search OneRiot to find the news, stories and videos that people are buzzing about right now. Uniquely, OneRiot orders its search results based on PulseRank, reflecting the realtime social buzz around each result. Meanwhile, OneRiot’s RiotWise system is the first ad network for the realtime web. OneRiot launched in November 2008 and is a privately held company headquartered in Boulder, Colo. with offices in San Francisco.

Business model

OneRiot will make money through search advertising business model

Competitive advantage

Unlike any other search engine on the market today, OneRiot’s results are prioritized based on their realtime popularity, which means fresh, socially-relevant content is always ranked first.

Management Bio

Kimbal Musk is CEO of OneRiot, responsible for the company’s business and technological initiatives, as well as heading the day-to-day activities for the company. In 1995, Kimbal started Zip2, an early content management company that was the first to provide maps and door-to-door directions on the Internet. The company was sold in 1999 to Compaq for $307 million in cash, one of the largest transactions of its kind in the Internet industry. After selling Zip2, Kimbal helped to found, advise and invest in several young software and technology companies. He currently sits on the board of directors for SpaceX Corp., Tesla Motors, Keith Glen Media and ProgressNow.org. A graduate of Queen’s University in Canada with a degree in Business Communication and the French Culinary Institute in New York City, Kimball has also served as an Adjunct Professor at New York University.

US traffic of OneRiot

US traffic of www.oneriot.com

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Worldwide traffic of OneRiot

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Looking for employees

Employee description

http://www.oneriot.com/company/jobs

Sr. Java Server Developer

Main Job Duties:

Architect and develop high capacity, highly available servers.
Collaborate with developers and operations team

Requirements:

10+ years JAVA development experience
2+ years direct search-engine experience
Experience building high capacity, high availability production servers
Experience with JVMs, memory management and thread debugging
Experience with OOP design patterns

Desired:

Familiarity with Linux
Familiarity with Lucene (open source search software)
C++
Search experience

Search Algorithm Developer

Main Job Duties:

Work with other technologists to develop search algorithms to improve search
Develop qualitative and quantitative models of user behavior
Measure and analyze search quality
Design tests and analysis to support search product direction, search results improvement and search business goals
Become a subject matter expert in social search issues and technologies

Requirements:

PhD or Master's in math, physics or computer science
Passion for developing, testing and refining algorithms for search engines
Develops modern training algorithms and cost functions for tuning search engines
Real-world experience working with data and algorithms for search engines, indexes or crawlers

Software Search Product Manager

Main Job Duties:

Coordinate and manage timelines, deliverables and deadlines with product marketing and development teams
Coordinate and manage delivery of features with product marketing and development teams
Create and track feature backlogs, specifications
Responsible for the product lifecycle
Provide qualitative and quantitative data on the market
Become an expert in the competition and business environment
Ensure that products support OneRiot's strategic goals

Requirements:

5+ years of software search product management
Experience in social networking, search, or websites required. Please outline your background in your cover letter.
Ability to build a road map for search engine products
Previous experience as a software developer
Project management experience
Demonstrated success defining and launching amazing products
Strong technical background in web applications
BS or MS in computer science, business or related field

JavaScript Junky

Main Job Duties:

Write JavaScript code for browser add-ons, embedded desktop and web applications
Unit test all applications
Collaborate with other developers to deliver high quality scalable applications

Requirements: