not all Southwest airplanes are 737's

Southwest is famous for maintaining an all-737 fleet (I don't know what they're doing with Airtran's 717 fleet, but Airtran hasn't been integrated with SWA yet.)

for me, the main issue with ads as a business model: they make the product crappy

facebook, twitter, yelp, blogs/content - the more you monetize, the more annoyed your users are

there's an inherent tension between the success of the product and the success of the business, which is problematic especially as you scale

the only significant exception is google

The success of advertising in your app depends on how valuable a service you provide. As value increases, so does the viability of an ad based revenue model.

agreed, but the more ads you cram into your app, the less valuable the service

this is true for every app except google - therefore, your consumer internet ad-supported business model probably has an inherent flaw

I agree. There's a very fine line there.

TOBI // San Francisco area // Full-time, Local (Relocation OK)

What you should know about us:

o Great tech: learn & master Ruby, Rails, PostgreSQL, Git, and more

o Cool & interesting opportunities in growth, social, mobile, international, big data, predictive analytics, supply chain logistics, warehouse operations, etc.

o Unique and empowering engineering culture: tech makes key decisions, with no managers, PMs, or “business people” to get in the way

o Profitable and growing with a huge market (H&M, Zara, Forever 21, Nasty Gal, Gilt), AND self-funded!

o Competitive base salary + generous bonus plan paid out 2x/year

Email us at engjobs (at) tobi.com for details. Thanks!

Tobi // Brisbane, CA (near San Francisco) // Senior Software Engineers (FT, local)

What you should know about us:

o Learn/use Ruby on Rails / Postgres / Git

o We built our own platform to optimize everything: social, mobile, ecommerce, warehouse operations, etc.

o Engineers make key decisions - no managers, PMs, or “business people”

o Startup culture without the BS

o Proven, tangible business model (we sell clothes)

o Huge market in a fun space (fashion)

o Profitable and growing, but still small team & early stage

o Self-funded - no VCs, no board politics

o Profit sharing bonus plan paid out 2x/year

==> LEARN MORE: engjobs@tobi.com or http://eng.tobi.com

Tobi (San Francisco area, full-time)

What you should know about us:

o Engineers make key decisions (no PMs or “business people”)

o Startup culture without the BS

o Proven, tangible business model (we sell clothes)

o Huge market in a fun space (fashion)

o Profitable and growing

o Self-funded - no VCs, no board politics

o Profit sharing bonus plan paid out 2x/year

==> LEARN MORE: engjobs@tobi.com or http://eng.tobi.com

One of your requirements is "Not an a-hole". seriously ? what does that even mean ?

Tobi (San Francisco area) - Entrepreneurial Senior Engineers

=== HAVE AN IMPACT ===

Be a key driver for an explosively growing, profitable business in an awesome market (online fashion).

Join our small, high-powered team of experienced engineers and solve complex, real-world problems around ecommerce: social & mobile, supply chain logistics, warehouse operations, international, etc.

You're not just IT - you build platforms that move the business forward.

http://www.tobi.com/

http://eng.tobi.com/

engjobs@tobi.com

Brisbane, CA (just south of SF) - Web / Software Engineers (FT, local preferred)

Tobi [http://www.tobi.com] is building the next generation online fashion shopping experience.

4 reasons why you should talk to us:

1. Technology: Ruby on Rails, Postgres, other goodies

2. Business: huge market and a fun domain

3. Team: small, tight-knit, experienced, highly effective

4. Career Growth: own large sections of the codebase and work on interesting projects

Learn more at http://eng.tobi.com/

OK, here goes...

Tobi is hiring software engineers in the SF area - check us out at http://eng.tobi.com

search results for "hiring feb 2012" and "job feb 2012" don't turn up much... am I missing something, or should we just start a list here?

Tobi (South San Francisco, CA + Portland, OR; no remote)

Tobi [http://www.tobi.com] is an online fashion boutique headquartered in the SF area. We have a small but strong core team, and are looking to add more talented engineers who want to build the next generation online fashion shopping experience. We view ourselves as an Internet product + technology company that happens to do fashion, and our team and strategy reflect that. Our stack is Ruby on Rails and Postgres, but we don't require previous RoR experience (none of us had it when we started, so that wouldn't be fair, now would it?).

If you are interested in solving interesting tech problems in a fun space with great visibility, then get in touch with me at anthony@tobi.com. Thanks HN!