Lead Architect / CTO -- ROR
| Posted: | 2008-08-19 |
| Company name: | SaaS Start-up |
| City: | Fairfield County |
| State: | CT |
| Country: | USA |
| Length of employment: | Permanent or Contract |
| Contact Info: | rorguru.ct@gmail.com |
| Travel: | 0-25% |
| Onsite: | Some |
| Description: | We are a well-funded (Pre-Series A) SaaS start-up ready to pioneer a large new application category. We're led by a senior team with deep domain knowledge and a strong track record. They're really nice people too. We are looking for a lead architect/CTO to round out our senior leadership team, help us build cutting-edge technology and play a vital management role in the product development process... from vision through launch using Agile/SCRUM (outsourced development partner). This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is entrepreneurial, sharp as a tack and hands-on. Great execution gets justly rewarded (ie. bonuses/stock options ). |
| Required Skills: | > Heaps of professional web programming, database and architecture experience: Ruby, PHP, C++, Java, AJAX, XHTML/CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Prototype > VERY strong (2+ years) expertise with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Rails 2.1, REST APIs > Expert in Linux/UNIX, MySQL (complex databases & tuning knowledge) > Proven Agile/SCRUM leadership experience > Experience managing geo-distributed development teams, both on permanent and project basis. |
| Desired skills: | > Interest in user interfaces and overall user experience > Proven experience building and scaling production level, multi-tenant web apps with 250k-plus user base. > Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent required, Masters/Phd. is a plus...smart is good. > Previous start-up, early stage experience (winners a plus) Feel Free to Show Off ... We would love to see some sample applications (URL's) where you were the top-dog / project lead
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| Employment terms: | Salary |
| Hours: | Full-time |