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Page 1: Working at Maginatics

Sneak peek into working @maginatics

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§  People who have lunch together everyday

§  Great technical depth and breadth

Ninjas or silly go-karting “head socks”? You decide.

§  Tons of previous startup experience

§  Funded. By TBA (watch this space!)

The M-Team

twitter.com/maginatics/team

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Our Location

§  Silicon Valley, sunny California

§  Downtown Mountain View

§  Full of tech startups; young and dynamic area

Cafés, bars, restaurants, clubs, lounges, performing arts, street festivals, farmer’s markets, …

Image Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazytom/25855952/

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Work §  Tackle challenging

systems problems: cloud, storage, networking, security, algorithms

§  Pick a machine + 27” monitor

§  Ergo: comfy chairs, standing desks, split keyboards, …

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Culture §  Trust: we believe people

are responsible

§  Collaborative: teamwork, open communication

§  Transparent: visibility into everything that’s happening

§  Sustainable: we don’t want you burning out

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Caffeine §  In-house espresso

§  Drip origins: Blue Bottle, Philz, Puerto Rico (Artisanal), Peets, …

§  Dana Street and Red Rock around the corner

§  Bubble Tea ain’t bad either (Tea Era, Tapioca Express, …)

Image Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnleaf/183934295/

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Transportation

§  Close to freeways:101, 85, 237, and 280

§  2-minute walk to the Caltrain and VTA station

§  San Francisco is a “baby-

bullet” away

Image credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazytom/115459719/ and 251899423/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bredgur/2729844802/

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Food §  We do lunch together!

§  Plenty of options: Thai, Indian, Greek, Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, American, Spanish, Middle Eastern, Mexican, Italian, and then some…

§  Healthy snacks and fruits in the office

(Mostly. Some unhealthy ones seem to sneak in too!)

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Drinks

§  Beer o’clock every Friday We also do wine, sake, cocktails, …

§  Goal: hit up every bar from Mervyn’s to Scratch

§  Summer brings Caltrain bar crawls

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[email protected]

github and stackoverflow profiles welcome contributions to open source projects appreciated

curiosity to learn and the ability to tackle new challenges needed

Come talk to us!