MakerBot Industries

MakerBot Industries is expanding our web development team! We’re looking for a capable, driven web warrior that will build and maintain the websites that make MakerBot Industries possible. Candidates should be strong web developers with front-end, back-end, and system administration skills who work well independently and in pairs. You will be responsible for our web presence and an important part of our team.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Frontend/Backend development of new functionality and site designs
• Debugging and bugfixes in existing and new code
• Working within 3rd party frameworks like Magento and WordPress
• Development of internal tools within MakerBot
• Writing awesome code that you can be proud of

Job Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the internet / web development.
• Expert level knowledge of PHP / MySQL / HTML / CSS / JavaScript
• Functional knowledge of MVC / distributed architectures / eCommerce
• Working knowledge of the other important internet acronyms (JSON, XML, AJAX, etc.)
• Experience architecting and implementing backend systems (from database on up)
• Capable of transforming design mockups into HTML/CSS templates

Bonus Qualifications

• Knowledge of HTML5
• Skills with cloud computing tools and services such as Chef, Amazon’s EC2, etc.
• Experience developing eCommerce sites
• Familiarity with 3D printing / digital fabrication / MakerBot
• Good front-end design skills

This position is located in Brooklyn, NY.

About Us

MakerBot Industries is a rapidly growing, Brooklyn-based startup that designs and manufactures low cost 3D printers. We make machines that make things! We’re deeply committed to open source hardware and software, and have the goal of getting these incredible tools into the hands of makers, inventors, and ordinary people around the world.

How to Apply

Visit our Online Application to apply!

Bar Hairclip - Stars and Plain by Bioluminescence

Check out this super clever printed bar hair clip from Bioluminescence.  It makes excellent use of the plastic’s elastic properties while remaining very cosmetically pleasing.  These are probably going to be excellent demonstration pieces for a long time to come.¹

Bar Hairclip - Stars and Plain by Bioluminescence

After 16 iterations, and inspired by a Bruce Sterling story (Kiosk), I've designed and printed a working hair clip. Length: 8.4cm Height: 2.2cm Depth: 1.2cm Weight: 7g Printed in ABS, and utterly dependent on its mechanical properties, it features a working ABS hinge, three kinds of springs, and a snap fastener. This version is plain - the Sketchup file is included for those who want to go on and adorn their hair clips. Failing that, you can use the gently curved outer surface as a base for gluing on your own additions.Versions: hairclip-mk15 = This version has four embossed stars on the outer bar (as seen in blue in the photograph). hairclip-mk16-final = The flat backed version, easier to modify on your own. (Personal blog post regarding the Bruce Sterling story and other influences, here - myriadwhimsies.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/jovanicas-hair-toys-3d-printed-hair-clips/)

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1. I can’t wait to see someone upload a parametric derivative! [↩]

Don’t you just hate it that big, fancy cameras don’t have clever self-retracting lens caps like your cheap point-and-shoot does?  Do you find yourself losing caps,or leaving them off, risking your expensive lenses?

Well guess what — Thingiverse user kitlaan has come up with one of the cleverest solutions I’ve ever seen to this problem.  It’s a fully parametric lens cap holder for attaching your unused caps to your camera strap.  Not only will you stop losing caps, you’ll also keep them out of your linty pockets.

Awesome work — keep the camera innovations coming!

Camera Lens Cap Holder by kitlaan

A (parametric) buckle that you can attach to your camera strap, which lets you (hopefully) stop losing your lens cap. The STL is sized for a 58mm lens cap, and a ~40mm strap width. The printing layers make for a great friction catch for the lens cap. But there's a designed-in lip overhang to make it a little more aggressive.

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