Want to be a part of the next big internet success story?
Want to be a tech pioneer alongside artists, athletes, musicians, and talent from around the globe?
Then you want to be at Slide.

About Slide:

We are the #1 developer of applications on social networks.

• Our applications, like Slideshow, FunSpace, SuperPoke! and Top Friends, are as technically deep and sophisticated as they are popular.
• Our 155+ million users make us one of the top 10 web properties in the world; that's serious scale.
  
• Slide was launched by Max Levchin, who co-founded and sold PayPal for $1.5 billion.

Responsibilities:

• We're seeking a Unix Systems Administrator INTERN with experience building and scaling large, multi-datacenter architectures for very high traffic websites. You must have a mastery of Unix, especially Linux. Slide is growing fast, and we need Sys Admins who can work onsite at our San Francisco office and assist us in building out a major web property.

Requirements:

• * 2+ yrs Unix systems administration in a production environment for large, growing web properties.
  * Emphasis on Linux in previous experience strongly preferred.
  * Excellent understanding of TCP/IP, networking, firewall, and security concepts.
  * Architectural experience in an Apache/MySQL environment.
  * Familiarity with monitoring and configuration distribution tools (esp. nagios/puppet)
  * Excellent working knowledge of DNS, HTTP/S, SSH, LDAP, NFS, PXE/DHCP/TFTP.
  * Familiarity with system and software performance tuning, including tools such as strace, oprofile, gdb.
  * Extensive sh/csh/perl knowledge (Python a big plus).
  * Must be detail oriented, an organized thinker, and able to act decisively under stressful conditions.
  * Excellent communication skills, ability to multitask and prioritize, and a proactive mindset.
  * Team player and self-motivated.