CareerEncore (www.careerencore.com) has been exclusively engaged to
help our client, a Boston VC backed start-up, to conduct a search for
a Director of Technology. This is a unique opportunity for a RoR
Developer to step into a hands-on leadership role. The envisioned
hire is currently a Senior Engineer who is looking to make the jump
into a hands-on leadership role. Our client is only interested in
candidates for whom this will be a progressive career move; their
first Director position. Additionally, the hire must be interested in
solving both tech and business problems. Lastly, this role is best
suited for someone who is ultimately interested in managing a team,
but not chomping at the bit to do so today.
Ive taken the liberty of including the full job description below.
Likewise, it can be viewed on our site at
http://www.careerencore.com/jobs/bid/76792/Director-of-Technology-Career-Stepping-Stone-Boston-MA
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Any interest should be directed to Jenn Connolly at
jconnollyATcareerencoreDOTcom or (617) 337-3604
Director of Technology (Career Stepping Stone!)
The Director of Technology will lead the Companys development
efforts, working directly with the CEO to implement strategy. This is
an excellent opportunity for someone whos looking to get their hands
very dirty across a variety of challenges. Our client has a lot of
exciting challenges ahead and the Director of Technology will play a
critical role in making the company a success. There are few chances
to have this large of an impact during the key early moments of an
organization and we are looking for someone who views this as a career-
making opportunity!
Responsibilities will include:
Architecting, building, maintaining and scaling the Companys
consumer website, as well as the technical components of their
business operations
Researching and making new technology decisions for the Company
Must Haves:
Strong experience with Ruby on Rails and MySQL or Postgres
Experience with Unix system administration
Excellent, professional communication skills
Ability to prioritize efforts based on changing goals
Excited to work in a flexible, demanding, and fast-paced start-up
environment
Bachelor’s Degree
Very nice to haves:
Experience with Heroku or EngineYard and AWS (EC2/S3)
Proficient at designing site analytics and business intelligence
systems
Experience with HTML5, CSS3, HAML/SASS, and JavaScript/CoffeeScript
Familiarity with Sphinx
Prior start-up experience
Experience managing a technical team
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with our years in the high-tech, software, and internet markets,
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