Apprentice Ninja Montreal, QC

In our quest to develop the world’s most dangerous team of code warriors, Akoha is seeking an Apprentice Ninja to join our team.

We’re one of Montreal’s most innovative startup companies. We’re active organizers of local unconferences like BarCamp Montreal, Montreal Python, and DemoCamp Montreal, making this city the place to work with cutting-edge technology. On top of that, we’re located on St-Laurent, in the heart of the Plateau, one of the best neighbourhoods ever. The restaurants are great, the nightlife is wild, and the tech scene is friendly!

Your co-workers will be top web, game, graphic, and user-interface designers who work in secret on a new web community. Our project is going to change the way people think about social networks and online entertainment. We believe in creating mind-blowing web software that has a positive impact on the world. Plus we avoid meetings as much as possible, iterate quickly, and have fun at work.

• Are you interested in startup life, startup culture, and building cutting edge software?
• Do you enjoy coaxing creative solutions from Python’s and JavaScript’s vocabulary?
• Can you wrestle un-cooperative code to the ground with your bare hands?
• Do you want to be doing meaningful work on a small team on a really cool project?
• Are you dreaming of a great job where anything is possible?
• …and everything you do has an impact on the company?

You can:

• Believe that the Web is a thriving platform for real applications.
• Create passionate users.
• Communicate your opinions clearly and thoughtfully with your teammates.
• Write well and speak fluently in either French or English.
• Be professional and creative — even at the same time.
• Get things done!

Bonus points for:

• Experience with web frameworks, especially Django.
• Familiarity with dynamic web programming, including AJAX and Comet techniques.
• Showing us some web application design that you’ve done.
• Sending us a sample of your work or showing us your contributions to free software projects.
• Interest in early-stage technology startup culture.
• Thrashing Guitar Hero on Hard.

Practical programming experience is a must! We will throw you in the deep end and you will wow us with your design, coding and communication skills.

Note: This is a paid, four-month intern position.