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Senior Software Engineer at Online Marketing Company

January 8, 2012 Leave a comment

Senior Software Engineer

Company Description:
Corporation provides an online marketing platform that integrates high quality direct response digital media, services and technology.  company empowers clients with the ability to develop cost-efficient pay per action (PPA) affiliate, search and lead generation campaigns that acquire new customers, increase revenue and drive results.  companies doing business online, including Apple, Wal-mart, Barnes & Noble, and Macy’s.  was founded in 1996 in New York City, and operates additional offices in Chicago, London, San Francisco, Tampa, and Tokyo.

is one of the world’s largest Internet service companies, providing leading services in e-commerce, portal and media, travel, financial services and professional sports.

Summary Description:
Responsible for building new products and features for corperation industry-recognized affiliate networking and online marketing platform.

Required Skills and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline; Master’s degree a plus.
8+ years experience in a Systems Development role.
4+ years experience in high-traffic internet-facing environment; solid experience engineering robust web-based prototypes and production systems that can support millions of active users.
Background in engineering end-to-end solutions that utilize distributed systems and network system architecture to accommodate 24/7 operation.
Expert level background in Object Oriented Programming with PHP5+.
Experience working with high-volume Oracle or other object-relational database management systems.
Ability to optimize DML and PL/SQL for scalability.
Several years experience with PHP Symfony framework; expert level proficiency recommended.
Well-versed in unit test creation and working with continuous integration environments such as Jenkins and Cruise Control.
Extensive experience with Unix/Linux, Web Services (SOAP/REST), XML/XSL, AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery, HTML, CSS; frontend web design experience.
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Strong verbal & written communication skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.
Experience, knowledge, and discipline in standard system development lifecycle practices including translation of business requirements into a system design document, source code version control (CVS, git, etc.), and maintenance, to name a few.
3+ years experience working in agile environment (Scrum, Lean, XP).
Experience with Pair-Programming and Test-Driven Development.
Previous experience participating in code review sessions.
Comfortable partnering with requirement specialists and quality assurance personnel to ensure implementation is to specification and meets the needs of the business.
Ability to work with a diverse team of highly motivated software developers of varying skill set, background, and geographical location.
Experience leading and mentoring junior level staff; offshore team integration experience recommended.
Familiarity with companys domain (internet affiliate marketing).

Randi Blake
VP of Recruiting
Career Management Associates
370 Lexington Ave. Suite1001
New York, NY 10017

Technical Lead – Digital at Ketchum Public Relations

June 30, 2011 Leave a comment

Technical Lead – Digital

Ketchum Public Relations – New York, New York (Greater New York City Area)

Job Description

Tech Lead, Digital –The Technical Lead of Digital will be responsible for overseeing the technical function of the Ketchum Digital team in the New York City office.

The Company:

Two simple words remind us that great ideas shatter expectations.

Two simple words set Ketchum apart.

break through

When we say break through, it means our employees work to create the changes our clients seek, to exceed their expectations, and to bring tangible benefits to their business and fulfillment to our own careers. This belief has led to enjoyable and long-standing relationships with our clients, who entrust us with many of the best-known brands in the world, and with the up-and-comers that will be tomorrow’s top brands. It’s what sets Ketchum apart, what attracts people to Ketchum, and what makes them want to stay!

Additional information on Ketchum and its award-winning work can be found at www.ketchum.com.

The Position:

Overview:

Ketchum Digital is focused on influencing the conversation about brands and issues as it works its way across the social media. From planning to benchmarking to tactical development and implementation, the group serves as a consultative filter and executor when it comes to listening and engaging with the people behind digital and mobile technologies.

This is a hands-on position and includes the management of the technical team, including all digital developers, quality-assurance analysts and technical experts. The Technical Lead will also advise clients, account teams, and technical staff on technology solutions and will be responsible for determining the technology requirements for programs, platforms and the infrastructure.

Leadership:

Contribute technical expertise to the development of the Agency¹s Digital strategy
Manage the technical execution of all digital projects
Capture detailed technical requirements. Define technical approach with hands on front end and back end development
Act as the senior counselor on technical execution of digital projects to team members, account teams, and clients
Track industry trends to ensure completeness of Agency’s digital product service suite

Operations:

Aid in the development of project budgets and timelines as well as make staffing decisions along with Manager, Senior Digital
Producer
Uphold product, service, and process quality standards to ensure output exceeds client expectations
Manage technology vendor relationships including hosting and streaming service providers

Talent/Staffing:

Oversee performance management, career development, coaching, and mentoring digital developers and quality assurance analysts
Partner with HR to recruit, select, and onboard top digital talent
Maintain contact with developer staff to effectively evaluate their capabilities and performance; provide recognition and make staff changes, where appropriate
Manage flexible workforce, working with recruiters to hire freelance developers and QA analysts; on-boarding and training freelancers; and managing freelancers’ time-tracking

Business Development:

Partner with SVP, Director – Business Development, Client Service and Strategy to scope new program opportunities
Support business unit’s visibility (i.e., on-site work with clients, attending industry events, participating in speaking engagements, etc.)

The Requirements:

7-10 years involvement and hands-on Web site and application development
5 years experience managing technical staff
Demonstrable experience in technical project management, and experience in formal methodologies like Agile, RUP and SCRUM, are desirable
Demonstrated ability to hand-code HTML User Experiences. Experience with CSS2, PHP, JavaScript, Jquery, JSP and Ruby on Rails. Experience with a variety of server environments, especially Linux; version-control systems and Oracle WebLogic
Experience with the Drupal CMS platform a plus
Significant experience with government clients and Section 508 Compliance
Computer Science degree or relevant work experience
PR, ad, marketing or digital experience a plus
Comfortable with auditing and analyzing other developer’s code
Work with development team to continually evolve development best practices

Gianni Cangiano
Gianni@MillerCang.com
Miller / Cang Agency
295 Madison Ave. 15th floor.
212-878-2055
www.MillerCang.com
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