Great CTO Software Opportunity Near Boston

Attention Engineers and Scientists:

#1) My client offers a tremendous growth opportunity for a highly skilled, =
experienced Ruby on Rails engineer to be rapidly groomed and promoted to a =
CTO role. They are a highly successful VC-funded startup in the Worcester, =
Massachusetts area which has achieved world-dominance in their industry and=
 has successfully doubled market-share every year for the past three years.=
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They have retained me to recruit an aspiring CTO to build their engineering=
 team, and to lead the technology development of their small company poised=
 for "rocket-ride" growth, accessible to candidates in the Boston, MA /Metr=
owest area as well as Providence, RI.

What You=E2=80=99ll Be Doing:=20

=E2=80=A2             Leading the technical development of web applications=
 serving up map-based, data heavy information products=20

=E2=80=A2             Solving challenging problems working with massive dat=
asets that include crime statistics, schools, lifestyles, neighborhoods and=
 more=20

=E2=80=A2             Working in an Agile, TDD environment writing code you=
 can be proud of=20

=E2=80=A2             Keeping existing products up-to-date with the latest =
technologies, architectures, and standards=20

=E2=80=A2             Helping build a nimble engineering team with potentia=
l path to CTO=20=20=20

=E2=80=A2             Collaborating with PhD Geographers and Statisticians =
to create new, disruptive products=20

What=E2=80=99s In it For You?

=E2=80=A2             Major opportunity to build your own team with potenti=
al path to CTO position

=E2=80=A2             Casual fun working environment, solving some of the m=
ost exhilarating Big Data problems in the industry, alongside a team that=
=E2=80=99s as passionate as you are about this stuff!

=E2=80=A2             Competitive salary, stock options for you to particip=
ate in company success, and great benefits (401(k), 100% medical coverage, =
11 paid holidays)=20

=E2=80=A2             Great work/life balance, with 40-45 hour work weeks t=
he norm!

=E2=80=A2             Long-term stability with a venture backed start up th=
at is already profitable and growing

=E2=80=A2             Investors include the Founders of MapQuest and CoreLo=
gic

Desired Skills & Experience:

=E2=80=A2             A BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or si=
milar; MS preferred=20

=E2=80=A2             5+ years designing and implementing complex, data-hea=
vy e-commerce systems=20

=E2=80=A2             Self-directed time management, documentation and comm=
unication skills=20

=E2=80=A2             To be passionate about your craft=20

=E2=80=A2             Extensive RoR app dev experience with merchant proces=
sing capabilities=20

=E2=80=A2             An ideal candidate would also possess:

o             Familiarity with GIS-related software, incl. spatial database=
s such as PostGIS and the Google Maps Javascript APIs=20

o             Experience with all aspects/tiers of web and mobile web app d=
evelopment=20

o             Strong Unix skills including API/data mining experience=20

o             Scaling and performance tuning of high-traffic, data-heavy si=
tes=20

Company Description

Small, high-end geospatial analysis Company born of university research, sp=
ecializing in location-based decision-making tools:analytics, information a=
nd data.They license geospatial risk analytics and SaaS products for a host=
 of business to business applications, and run the largest neighborhood sea=
rch engine in the world, and =E2=80=9Cthe most trusted source for choosing =
a neighborhood,=E2=80=9D according to Money=C2=AE Magazine.

#2) Senior Ruby Developer=20
Location: San Francisco, CA, United States

My client takes the pain out of subscription billing and gives developers t=
he tools they need to outsource their recurring billing. This is a VC funde=
d startup which recently secured $7 million in funding. There, you will hav=
e a unique opportunity to work on a variety of big, meaningful, technical c=
hallenges as their service continues to scale.

They use a service oriented architecture with many independent services and=
 love unit tests. They iterate quickly, unit test, and deploy often. Their =
design makes it easy for you to own and grow your part of the service. As a=
 senior developer, you=E2=80=99ll have ownership of your projects and colla=
borate with some very smart engineers.

About you
=E2=80=A2You love to solve complex problems with the right tools.
=E2=80=A2You=E2=80=99re experienced with building web applications and iter=
ating on new functionality.
=E2=80=A2You write tests with your code.
=E2=80=A2You=E2=80=99re familiar with relational databases (MySQL or Postgr=
es) and MongoDB
=E2=80=A2You have at least 3-5 years of solid professional experience with =
Ruby on Rails=20

#3) Head of Front-End Web Development=20

Location: San Francisco, CA, United States

I am looking for an extremely talented front-end developer to help realize =
the vision for one of the most critical aspects of my new client's web-base=
d application. Their entire service is delivered through web interactions. =
This critical role requires top-level command for web interaction design an=
d build techniques. (HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, etc.)

You are a design-minded thinker and a builder. You ideally have strong opin=
ions that have been well formed through experience working with various tec=
hnologies. You surely have opinions about how to make appropriate tradeoffs=
 during the build process depending on the ultimate objective for the proje=
ct. You=E2=80=99re also likely a ravenous web user/consumer, with an insati=
able curiosity for how various technologies are being used. We=E2=80=99d li=
ke to hear your thoughts.

Specific skills

=E2=80=A2Take it from the top: You have a discerning eye for good user-cent=
ered design and well formed opinions about the best way to achieve desired =
outcomes.
=E2=80=A2HTML, CSS, JS and other required skills. You=E2=80=99ve got this d=
own.
=E2=80=A2You likely prototype with HTML/CSS, and can generally build with m=
inimal use of images because you=E2=80=99ve mastered CSS3 and various abstr=
actions of it.
=E2=80=A2You=E2=80=99ve built interfaces which rely on JSON data to be pres=
ented nicely.
=E2=80=A2You a care about getting things right, but are also capable of mak=
ing appropriate tradeoffs when necessary.
=E2=80=A2Rapid prototyping =E2=80=93 to post and paste a wall full of flows=
 and directions to get it right.
=E2=80=A2Experience organizing and maintaining front-end resources on large=
 projects.
=E2=80=A2You=E2=80=99re a natural communicator.

About the role

My client's entire service is delivered through web interactions. Their bus=
iness depends on their ability to make interactions graceful and intuitive.=
 This critical role requires a top-level command for web interaction design=
 and build techniques. This person will own the responsibility of building =
new interfaces as well as rationalizing existing flows in an effort to cont=
inually improve the overall usability and success of our service.

This person will work closely with our Engineering team as well as our Desi=
gn and Product teams to deliver cohesive user interactions that are a joy t=
o use for our customers.

They practice a Scrum methodology. They focus intensely, and execute well o=
n what they set out to achieve. You=E2=80=99ll be part of making that happe=
n.

#4) Graphic Designer

Location San Francisco

They are looking for a graphic designer to join our team who will own the d=
evelopment of their visual communications. From layout, to asset creation, =
through delivery by working with their front-end team.=20

This role will span from webpages to application interface design. User Exp=
erience is critical for our business, and the graphic designer will play a =
key role in ensuring that our visual communications are clean, simple, intu=
itive and pixel perfect.=20

This person will ensure that we maintain a consistency in our design aesthe=
tic from the moment that a customer comes to our website, through signup an=
d on boarding, and beyond into newsletter communications and webinars.=20

About you
=E2=80=A2You're passionate about designing achingly beautiful websites.
=E2=80=A2You think in terms of design systems.
=E2=80=A2You get giddy when thinking about designing a full icon set.
=E2=80=A2You have an opinion about flat vs skeuomorphic interfaces.
=E2=80=A2You're a type nerd.
=E2=80=A2You get excited about helping shape the direction of an app used b=
y thousands of people.
=E2=80=A2You can use design to drive conversions.
=E2=80=A2You have an eye like a hawk for detail.
=E2=80=A2You feel physical pain when elements are aligned to a grid.
=E2=80=A2You can cogently communicate about your work to non-designers

#5) Javascript Developer

Location: San Francisco


My client is investing heavily in Javascript to run in the browser and on t=
he backend. They aree looking for developers to help us extend their platfo=
rm, improve their UI, and build innovative Javascript libraries.


Specific Skills
You know JavaScript inside and out.
You don't have to use jQuery for everything in the browser.
You want to use Node.js.
They use Ruby (on Rails & Sinatra) and Node.js on the backend. You should b=
e able to understand the code, but don=E2=80=99t have to be an expert.

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IF interested, please submit resume with cover letter.

Note: Please feel free to share this information.=20
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Nicholas Meyler=20
GM/President, Technology=20
Wingate Dunross Associates, Inc.=20
ph [phone] ext. 211=20
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