Tournament News Announcing Facebook as TCO09 Sponsor!

TopCoder is thrilled to announce Facebook as a TCO09 sponsor!

Facebook is hiring brilliant engineers who like to build. Because we’re growing so quickly, there is enormous opportunity for individuals to have an impact and to grow as our service and our company grows. What matters here is what you contribute, not your credentials.

No one has ever done what we are trying to do at such speed and scale, and we do it all with less than two hundred engineers. Our active user to engineer ratio is over 1,000,000:1… and growing, and you just won’t get that personal impact at any other company.

We’ve got 200 million users around the world so far, but we have so much more to do and build… and that’s where your kung fu comes into play. Come build with us, we’re hiring.

Apply here.

Read more here.

Posted on May 11th, 2009 by jmpld40

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  • Re: Facebook is new TCO09 sponsor Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 11:46 am
    I spoke with the Facebook HR people onsite at the TCO and was told that Facebook actually is interested in hiring people to work remote (i.e. from home) but that the bar to be hired for such a position would be much higher. Apparently this has even b. […]
  • Re: Facebook is new TCO09 sponsor Monday, 1 June 2009, 5:18 am
    Thanks for sharing that article. It was a good read.I think it's safe to say that everyone has different work style preferences about how, where and when they're most productive. It also seems counter productive to me that some companies make their e. […]
  • Re: Facebook is new TCO09 sponsor Saturday, 30 May 2009, 7:45 pm
    I am really glad that it worked out eventually.There are a few topcoders working at Facebook.My name is Zheng Shao http://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=MemberProfile&cr=279471 I joined in March 2008. I am working on the data infrastructure team, where w. […]
  • Re: Facebook is new TCO09 sponsor Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 7:57 am
    Ok, you win, I live on the moon :)Although, none of these tools seems to be used on tc, which is my primary source of experience about software engineering. I guess, it takes a good deal of time to get used.
  • Re: Facebook is new TCO09 sponsor Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 5:38 am
    Email is certainly a crippling factor if it's your only communication method. But you have so many more options... virtually everyone I work with remotely uses Skype or normal phones for chatting and conference calls/meetings. IM like MSN/AIM is good. […]
  • Re: Facebook is new TCO09 sponsor Monday, 25 May 2009, 8:01 am
    I think Matt was very specific in his argumentation. And, I must admit, he's got the point.He said that working at FB you'll not only write code you're asked to write, but actually contribute to whole platform with your ideas and opinions. Although e. […]
  • Re: Facebook is new TCO09 sponsor Monday, 25 May 2009, 5:13 am
    It definitely is traditionally uncommon, which I think is why he's asking specifically if more modern companies like FB have a different approach. Personally, I know from experience that home-working has both rewards and problems. Some people work wa. […]
  • Re: Facebook is new TCO09 sponsor Friday, 22 May 2009, 3:05 pm
    I've found it pretty uncommon for larger companies to have portions of their employees working remotely from home. A lot of the collaboration and ideation is lost when you spread your dev resources in too many places.You'd probably find remote home o. […]
  • Re: Facebook is new TCO09 sponsor Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 8:11 pm
    Well, I meant as opposed to relocating. I'm not actually looking - I'm just asking out of curiosity - but for example, I live in a city with a very low cost of living and have family here. Last time I looked for a job, I got two relocation offers bef. […]
  • Re: Facebook is new TCO09 sponsor Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 6:57 pm
    More than creating things like work-from-home policies, we just have a very flexible work environment. What matters most is the results and impact your work produces, rather than where you work or how much. I have to say, Facebook's fun enough that p. […]