Lead Developer (Web Developer): Date Created : 12/15/2014 11:31:06 AM Category : Web Location/City : NJ - Somerset Job Type : Contract-to-Hire Id : 3027834 Lead Developer • Funded Travel Tech Startup (Somerset, NJ) If youre an experienced, creative, driven LAMP stack lead developer, looking to become an early team member at a young, funded startup on a stellar trajectory; youre home. Were disrupting the $100B vacation rental industry with our SaaS system that sits where 92% of bookings actually happen: in the vacation rental managers hands - not on portals like AirBnB or HomeAway. Were the fastest growing company in a tremendous, misunderstood space, we have partnerships with publicly traded companies whose names you know, were supported by top-tier funders and our product is live in over half of the worlds countries. Were also in quasi-stealth mode, keeping our divergent & successful user acquisition/monetization model under the radar...until the right time. OPPORTUNITY: For the ideal candidate, were offering a comprehensive package including above-normal-early-stage-startup-salary, equity, medical benefits and even a little bit of paid vacation. Most importantly, were offering a chance to be an early part of a high-growth company; and grow with the founders. RESPONSIBILITIES: Were hiring an experienced Lead Developer to work alongside our founders and lead a team of 3+ developers; taking responsibility for both day-to-day coding and architecture of our growing platform. This is a hands-on-coding role with significant strategic elements. Heres what youll be doing: - Working on-site alongside the CEO and COO as a driven, creative and fun member of the executive team. Making your voice and opinions heard in meetings with partners, investors, customers and peers. Helping shape the overall direction of the company as a true team member. - Architecting and hands-on-coding complex business systems to make them simple enough that your grandma could use them. Focus areas include real-time e-commerce transactions, calendaring/reservation logic, workflow and marketing automation. - Implementing a regimen of best practices development, user feedback generation and automated testing. - Acting as a mentor and leader for other developers (UX, firefighters, etc) and hands-on-developing in their respective areas as needed (EG: before they are hired, or when they need guidance). - Researching and implementing and training the company in new technologies that can maintain or improve our advantage. - Managing issue queue and improving existing architecture. REQUIREMENTS: - Very strong (~4 years) of PHP/MYSQL experience - Strong understanding of HTML/CSS/AJAX - Strong (~2 years)project management or small startup experience - Competence with command line/shell - Understanding of query optimization and DNS - Strong experience with implementing APIs (XML, cURL etc) - Ability and willingness to learn new skills - Desire and drive to grow a young startup and make your mark on a massive industry TO APPLY: Please email your resume and at least 4 samples of projects youve coded and managed (specify). ==================================================================================== If you?re interested send your resume immediately to jc.brillant@fahrenheitit. Also, please provide a paragraph description of your years of experience, technical skills, and a couple of highlights / accomplishments about yourself in 3rd person. This will help me get to know you a little better and represent you in the best possible fashion. Please see the example below: ?Mary has 3 and a half years of relevant technical experience; she spent the majority of this time as a Workstations Technical Analyst where she provided services such as end-user support, ticket documentation, imaging, Active Directory support, PC coordination and set-up, and Blackberry support. She holds a Bachelors degree in Management Information Systems. In her last position, Mary was promoted during the course of her employment to a Data Center Migration Project Coordinator because of her exemplary performance. On more than one occasion Mary was recognized by her previous employer for outstanding customer service and problem solving skills.? Send this back to me ASAP, along with an updated copy of your resume in MS WORD Format and I will follow up with you ASAP!!! dlvr.it/7qgvsT
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:31:09 +0000