iFixit is a small company with a big goal: we want to show the world how to fix every thing. ¶ 

Our staff is the focal point of a global community of people showing people how to fix the things they own. We believe that we can make the world better by empowering people to take control of their hardware.

We are the world's foremost experts on Apple repair, and we've set the gold-standard for online repair documentation. We have already helped millions of people fix their own Apple devices, and we plan to help tens of millions more.

iFixit is a great place to work. We have an incredible working environment, a world-class team, and a vision to change the world. Our team loves having fun together. We have regular barbecues, enjoy a catered lunch together once a week, and have beer night at Spike's after farmer's market on Thursdays. We take the entire team to Maker Faire every year to gawk at Tesla coils and show people how to take professional repair photos.

We are based in San Luis Obispo, one of the most amazing places in the world. SLO is the heart of California's lovely central coast. We live here because we love the community, natural beauty, freedom from traffic, and huge variety of fun things to do. When we're not kayaking along the coast or basking outside in the sunshine, we buckle down and do things that make the world better.

Current openings ¶ 

• Technical Writer / Tinkerer
• Front End Software Engineer
• iOS Software Engineer
• Software Engineering Intern
• User Interface Designer
• User Interface Design Intern
• Marketing Director
• Sales Representative

Why we're cool ¶ 

• We're a startup — we move very quickly and your opinions are demanded.
• We're very capable, so you'll be in good company.
• We're going to change the world.
• Hours are flexible.
• For students, positions are part-time during school and full-time during summer.

How do I apply? ¶ 

• Familiarize yourself with iFixit.com.
• E-mail a PDF of your resume and a cover letter to kyle@ifixit.com.

In your cover letter, tell us why you are perfect for our team. If you write a blog, contribute to an open source project, wrote a lolcats generator, or build interesting things, we want to hear about it. Include a link to your portfolio.

Open Positions ¶ 

We are always on the lookout for passionate, talented people. Please drop us a line, even if you don't exactly fit one of these positions.

Technical Writer / Tinkerer ¶ 

iFixit's staff is the focal point of a global community showing people how to fix the things they own. We believe that we can make the world better by empowering people to take control of their hardware.

We are the world's foremost experts on Apple repair, and we've set the gold-standard for online repair documentation. We have already helped millions of people fix their own devices, and we plan to help tens of millions more.

We're looking for a writer/tinkerer to spearhead our repair effort by creating unparalleled repair guides for electronics, cars, motorcycles, appliances, and just about anything else we think would be fun to take apart. The ideal candidate has a passion for succinct communication, loves to take things apart, and fixes all their friends' stuff.

Candidates should:

• Enjoy tinkering!
• Have certain electronic and mechanical aptitude -- know their way around an engine or the latest smartphone.
• Have impeccable grammar.
• Have editing experience, and enjoy correcting tpyos and errors of the grammar.
• Progress through life with a sense of humor.

This position is full-time at our San Luis Obispo office (next to Cal Poly campus). Apple industry experience is not necessary; neither is any specific degree. We'd say that the ideal candidate would be an electronics/mechanics expert with a liberal arts background.

To apply: send an email to miro@ifixit.com and include a PDF of your resume, as well as a short cover letter explaining two things: why you're badass, and why you're the ideal candidate for this job.

Front End Software Engineer ¶ 

We create well designed, easy to use software. We're an engineering company that values great design, and our top-notch developers understand that good code transforms culture.

We're bringing the repair world into the 21st century, one cutting-edge feature at a time. Our team authored a powerful semantic wiki parser, and built the first image-based wiki. And because that wasn't enough of a challenge, we completely integrated an innovative social reputation system.

Our stack is built with our favorite technologies. We highly value experience with at least some of these components.

• Front-end: MooTools
• Back-end: PHP + MySQL + Memcache + Apache
• Storage: Gearmand + MogileFS + S3
• Cloud: Amazon AWS, facilitated by RightScale. And yes, our architecture weathered Amazon's recent downtime with aplomb.

You should:

• Have a portfolio of code or links to online projects you have worked on. We want to see what you're enthusiastic about.
• Be intensely passionate about writing good code.
• Care deeply about intuitive user interface design.
• Recognize that the best software development is social.
• Hate the developers of IE6 with a passion that will never die.

Years of experience aren't necessary—we highly value skill and intelligence—although they can be helpful. We're open to folks who specialize in either client or server-side development.

If empowering people to control their own hardware excites you, drop us a line.

iOS Software Engineer ¶ 

Set the gold standard for building apps with our open API. Our native apps showcase the power of the Dozuki platform, taking how-to information to the people.

We need to make repair accessible to everyone. That means repair documentation needs to go with people to where the broken things are. Computers aren’t very good at the whole mobility thing—but the iPad sure is!

The sky is the limit on innovating around our repair database. This position offers free reign to make the mobile how-to experience awesome. Work with our top-notch design team to change the world.

You should:

• Have extensive experience writing Objective-C, Javascript, and standards-compliant XHTML. In-app HTML5/CSS3 experience is a plus.

• Have a portfolio of code or links to apps you have worked on. We want to see what you're enthusiastic about.
• Be intensely passionate about writing good code.
• Care deeply about intuitive user interface design.

Software Engineering Intern ¶ 

We're looking for part-time programming interns at our San Luis Obispo location. You'll be developing innovative, cutting edge HTML5 highly-scalable web applications. Only *good* coders need apply. We need JavaScript, CSS, SQL, and Linux skills.

Working for a small company on a tight-knit team is a chance to manifest your creativity in a way that will make a big difference in the final product. This will be a challenging job. If you want to work your butt off and make something good, please apply.

This position is part-time during school and full-time during summer.

User Interface Designer ¶ 

We need an exceptionally talented User Interface Designer who has successfully shipped web applications and wants to help us fix the world.

The designer we hire will have:

• A minimalist sensibility.
• The need for speed.
• An almost religious desire to impose good typography on the world.
• Experience designing intuitive web applications.
• An abundance of strong opinions, weakly held.

Our designers:

• Work closely with our designers and engineers to craft and implement our plans for world domination.
• Iterate toward perfection.
• Prototype rapidly, failing early and often — and succeeding even more.
• Set our creative direction, helping our team calibrate everything from UI and content to marketing and photography.

This position is a tremendous opportunity to make the world better through design. We believe that design strongly influences culture and that constraints inspire rather than limit creativity. The design of our software and repair manuals is the vanguard of a worldwide cultural backlash against consumerism and toward repair.

User Interface Design Intern ¶ 

We're looking for a part-time design intern at our San Luis Obispo location.

You should:

• Have a design portfolio and links to online projects you have worked on.
• Pursue simplicity and clarity in everything you make.
• Have some experience with web design.

Marketing Director ¶ 

iFixit needs an experienced marketing director who knows how to provide customers with win-win solutions, build markets, and close deals.

We are a cutting edge company that understands how to build community, drive traffic, and has been described as a leading innovator in 'Marketing 3.0.' We are regularly referenced in mainstream media outlets.

We've been featured on Inc's list of the 5000 fastest growing small companies the past three years.

We don't want customers who aren't absolutely thrilled with our services.

The director of our marketing strategy will:

• Outflank, surround, and destroy our competition.
• Deploy time strategically.
• Write. Frequently, well, and with alacrity.
• Brainstorm, filter, and execute new strategies.
• Incorporate video into our workflow.

Our marketing philosophy:

• Eschew traditional media and advertising.
• Make news.
• Build community.
• Make our customers awesome.
• Lead the repair industry into the 21st century.

Applications to this position should not come via the traditional method mentioned above. We don't want a resume or cover letter—at least not at first. If you want to join our team, find a way to make us notice you.

Sales Representative ¶ 

We're looking for a high-energy Sales and Marketing Representative to generate new sales leads for Dozuki. This is an exciting position that will challenge and cultivate your skills, while providing an opportunity to work within a high-energy company. If you truly enjoy communicating with people, possess an ability to persuade others and prefer a fast-paced, fun work environment, then we want to hear from you! You will be responsible for:

• Scheduling prospects for online product demonstrations
• Organization and entry of lead prospecting activity into a Contact Management System
• Lead generation and follow up through outbound telephone prospecting
• Handling sales phone calls and e-mails to new and existing customers
• Supporting our Sales Manager and Marketing Manager in all aspects of their work

Here's what we're looking for:

• Must be a fast learner and be self-motivated. We work quickly—this is a fast paced operation bringing a new product concept to market.
• Outstanding phone presentation and communication skills
• A speaking voice that projects enthusiasm, professionalism, and confidence
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, fun environment
• Strong interpersonal skills coupled with a results driven attitude
• Strong computer usage and research skills.
• Excellent written communication skills. Experience with persuasive communications will be helpful.
• Creative, innovative and willing to contribute ideas and professional opinion. Your voice will be heard.
• 'Net savvy. You'll be extensively researching potential clients online, and should be intimately familiar with available tools.

Both full-time and part-time positions are available.

To apply, email your resume and cover letter to bruce@dozuki.com.

Diversity ¶ 

iFixit does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, super heroism, or any other protected class. We support workplace diversity.