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29th of October 2013 at 5:39 AM
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Director of Engineering (financial district)
Tightrope Interactive is seeking a Director of Engineering with the right blend of management and technical skills to lead, develop, and grow our talented team of 10 engineers. This exciting leadership role will be responsible for successfully executing all projects within the scope of our current operations and will report directly to our CEO (our CTO, along with a smaller team, will focus on R&D for new products). With two distinct lines of business and 50 million users per month, there’s no shortage of interesting engineering challenges to solve so, if that’s what you’re looking for, Tightrope is the right place!
About Tightrope Interactive
Tightrope Interactive is an innovative online marketing firm. We have been delighting clients since 2006 by consistently delivering beyond expectations. Every day, our teams craft and manage digital media campaigns, create effective websites and landing pages, and analyze our offerings for optimal performance. We know it takes more than strategic thinking to make it in the digital world, and that’s why we “walk the rope” with a unique balance of creative spark and technical skill.
Our Lead Generation team connects students with the right school through our flagship online portal, Education180.com. Our Downloadable Products team enables software developers and download sites to increase their revenue with our advertiser-based installer platform, WebInstall.com.
Tightrope’s offices are situated in the heart of San Francisco and the soul of New York. We embrace diversity and support a work/life balance. Working here requires a healthy blend of passion, commitment, flexibility, and teamwork. Think you have what it takes? We’d love to hear from you!
Duties and Responsibilities
•Lead the engineers responsible for all aspects of Tightrope’s current operations, including: Software/Web Development, QA, and IT
•Collaborate with Product Management to identify, prioritize and document detailed product requirements, then lead your team to deliver
•Define and manage company-wide engineering practices within our agile development process (using an agile development process)
•Drive continual improvement to system architecture and application code
•Guide development efforts in optimization of existing systems (scalability, reliability, availability)
Minimum Qualifications
•3 years of experience leading a high-performing internet engineering team
•Sufficient skill with LAMPhp, Java, MySQL, Hibernate, Lucene, and MVC to guide and mentor engineers focused on each of these technologies
•Applied optimization skills (application performance optimization, query optimization, system optimization, stress/load testing, etc.)
•Proficiency with general *nix system administration & networking
•Extensive experience with web technologies – including HTML, XHTML, AJAX, JSON, and JavaScript
•Knowledge developing Web Services, JAXB, WSDL, SOAP – XML
•Highly motivated and self-sufficient with excellent written and oral communication skills
•B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent
Desired Additional Qualifications
•Experience leading the engineering function in a fast-growing company
•Advertising technology industry experience
•Experience with JPA, Mozilla Rhino, Mono, Commons, Open-CSV, c3p0, Ehcache, Google-Guava, Google-Guice, and Maven
•M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation depends on experience and consists of base salary and a target bonus opportunity based primarily on individual performance. Tightrope Interactive provides medical, dental, life and disability insurance, pre-tax commuter benefits, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off.
Check out Tightrope’s:
•Other career opportunities
•Company site
•Facebook page
•LinkedIn page
Tightrope Interactive, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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425 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94108
P 888.724.4867 F 888.792.7077
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•Compensation: DOE w/ target bonus opportunity and benefits