Job Description:
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The Position
Director of Technology
Information Technology - Internet / E-Commerce
Information Technology - Web Developer
AGENCY SEARCH ASSIGNMENT: T. Kopec and Associates
HOME Office: 800-441-0966 Pacific (access code “00”) or 541-588-6255
Full-time
United States - Texas - Austin <>
The Compensation
$110,000 - $150,000
Benefits - Full
Commission Compensation - No
Bonus Eligible - No
Overtime Eligible - No
Relocation Assistance Available - No
Interview Travel Reimbursed – No
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The Ideal Candidate
7 to 10 years of experience
Management Experience Required - Yes
Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
Willingness to Travel - Occasionally <>
Detailed Description
You will wear many hats. The Director of Technology is an extremely hands-on technical position with leadership and management responsibilities. You will manage a small team of software developers to build and deliver Company’s core systems and back-office support systems. You should have experience building public-facing internet websites, with particular preference given to those with marketplace and/or B2B experience. Our core systems are built on the J2EE stack using a MySQL backend so you should be proficient in Java and have recent hands on experience implementing java-based systems. We leverage open source products as much as possible so you should have experience using open source frameworks and technologies. You should also have experience building infrastructures based on Linux-based architectures, particularly in the Amazon EC2 cloud. Experience building in failover mechanisms and disaster prevention and recovery plans is essential as you will not only be responsible for the code-base, but also system availability and our core data assets.
What we need most:
Passion, commitment, attention to detail, and exceptional internal drive are key requirements for the position. You need to be a talented self-starter who is delivery-focused and success oriented. You must be willing to roll up your sleeves and contribute wherever needed without concern for formal job descriptions or team boundaries. We are only interested in creative thinkers who will push their abilities to the maximum and develop creative solutions for our team and our users. You must have experience working in fast-paced environments where you had to work on multiple projects at once. You should have a proven track record of delivering quality software on-time with a can-do attitude. You must communicate effectively with business stakeholders and provide scoping and timing insight to help shape the product roadmap.
The right cultural fit:
If you love business, you will love our company. We were founded by successful internet entrepreneurs who saw the opportunity to change the way the $100 billion recruiting industry works. We are a team of bright, driven individuals with strong personalities and strong opinions. We all wear many hats not only because we have to in a startup, but also because we would die from boredom otherwise. The most successful candidates for our team will be just as excited about arguing the business merits of a new feature idea as architecting the technological details behind it. If you want to put your technology expertise to use in creating tremendous business value and can align with our vision to revolutionize the recruitment industry then read on. If your primary interest is building technology for technology's sake then please move along.
Key Duties for the Next 12 Months
* Recruit, hire, and manage a team of software developers in our new Austin office
* Develop and refine a software delivery process that ensures developers deliver quality code that complies with best-practices and industry standards
* Manage the Company’s infrastructure to ensure robustness, reliability and redundancy
* Help maintain business intelligence system, our corporate blog, and CRM functionality
* Collaborate with the VP of Product and Technology to develop the product and technical roadmaps
* Help scope and define technical work required for the organization to pursue new business opportunities
* Communicate to technical and non-technical audiences about technical issues, implementation and challenges
* Develop and maintain software requirements specifications and software architecture documents
* Architect software components and systems from scratch
* Take an active role as a hands-on developer during the software delivery lifecycle
* Manages software deployments for a fixed-released schedule and for patch fix releases
* Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks from the front-end to the database
* Refactor sub-optimal software components when needed
* Help review customer documentation and agreements that require technical input
Skills and Experiences We Need to See
* J2EE/Java Programming (8+ years)
* Java Architecture (3+ years)
* Spring (3+ years)
* Hibernate (3+ years)
* Lucene (2+ years)
* Struts (5+ years)
* Tomcat Application Server (5+ years)
* MySQL Databases and Administration (3+ years)
* Amazon EC2 (1+ years)
* RightScale or similar technolgy (1+ years)
* Linux - CentOS/RedHat (5+ years)
* PHP/Perl or other scripting language experience a plus
Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
Our Interview Process
Our interview process is demanding and intensive. You will only be hired after multiple interviews where you will be expected to not only discuss your experiences and abilities at length, but also demonstrate them in real time. Interviews will be held both over the phone and in-person and may require travel to New York City (with travel expenses reimbursed).
The Bottom Line
No two days will ever be the same in this evolving organization and you will be constantly challenged across all dimensions. This position represents an opportunity for an entrepreneurial, business-savvy technologist to shape the direction of a young organization. If you can perform this role exceptionally well and help us exceed our aggressive success metrics then your career trajectory could mirror our site's amazing growth curve.
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