# Job: Video On Demand - Lead Web Tools Developer **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 29, 2007, 4:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-video-on-demand-lead-web-tools-developer/121595 "2007-11-29T04:12:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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Lead Operations Developer Reports to: Director, Network Operations Company Background With the worldwide explosion of digital media throughout the world, Digital Fountain is growing at a record pace. Over the last year, we’ve doubled our revenues and we’ve doubled the size of our team. After a decade of innovative technology development yielding over 100 patents, our software solutions are now being deployed around the world by the leading standards bodies and major content providers from Hollywood and the Internet. Early next year, we’ll add the world’s first instant-on TV-quality CDN to our offerings, fundamentally changing the way the world watches online video. We have a culture that thrives on innovation and fun. Our team includes leaders from some of the best companies like Cisco, Apple, Yahoo, Motorola, Orb, Nortel and others. Are you up for the challenge? Job Description Our Operations group is looking for an experienced Lead Operations Developer to execute upon a comprehensive plan for automation of the Operations infrastructure and subsystems necessary to deliver our forthcoming world-class CDN offering. You will be responsible for tying together various industry standard open source tools (e.g. Nagios, Cacti, etc.) while automating basic and repetitive Operations tasks with a particular emphasis on the highly dynamic nature of our backend environment which is composed predominately of virtualized machines. To be a successful candidate, you will need to demonstrate an expert knowledge of sound design and development practices with an emphasis on scalability and ease of maintenance. You will also need to have superior documentation skills. This position is a key member of the Operations team with a large role to play in the ultimate success of our offering. This position may require off hours calls on an ad- hoc basis and may require overnight maintenance window participation on occasion. Essential Job Functions - Analyze, study and design paths for tying together various Operations tools and technologies using industry accepted practices or API design methodologies - Develop necessary code and scripts for automation of Operations tasks within the chosen Operations tools stack and framework - Maintain and manage Operations source code within CVS or Subversion - Work with the rest of Operations to coordinate staging and production releases - Document designs, internally developed API’s and standard configurations - Author release related artifacts such as release notes - Assist with production issue diagnosis and resolution as necessary - Develop automated testing scripts for API level unit testing where possible Requirements - Solid development skills and experience in Perl or Python as well as shell scripting - Solid development skills and experience with PHP - Experience with Ruby on Rails and Capistrano a huge plus - Demonstrated knowledge and use of industry standard design patterns and development practices - Demonstrated proficiency with various \*nix shells, text editors and other system tools - Sound documentation skills - Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic, service environment - Ability to interface and work with varied positions and levels of technical knowledge both within the department and with other departments in the company - Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal - 7-10 years relevant development experience in a service based environment for at least 3 of those years - Bachelor of Computer science or a similar discipline, or equivalent experience Preferred Stock Options Digital Fountain places exceptional value on the contribution of its exceptional team. Rather than common stock options provided by most startup companies, we currently offer preferred stock which provides for a larger stake and expanded rights as shareholders. Venture capitalists always take preferred stock. Qualified Candidates interested in learning more about our company are invited to send a confidential resume to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid for immediate consideration.