Lead Backend Dev w/ LAMP skills needed! (San Francisco, CA)
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:17 pm
POSITION: Lead Application / Database Engineer
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA SOMA
Full time, contract, or contract to hire
Opportunity
Our direct client is looking for a strong Lead Application / Database Engineer to develop and build the industry’s most advanced media monetization platform. This is an exciting and challenging position for an energetic application engineer who possesses a true entrepreneurial spirit, enjoys working in a fast paced, highly flexible environment, and wants to have a significant impact on a company that is transforming the media and marketing industries.
The Lead Application / Database Engineer will enhance the core technology within the company’s ad platform and custom ad solutions and bring to the team superior design and application knowledge.
Responsibilities
The primary job responsibilities are:
• Estimate engineering effort, design and implement data-enrichment platform for ad serving, contextual analysis and operational systems.
• Work with Product Management, Client Services and Ad Operations teams to develop solutions that meet needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules, and adherence to development goals and principles.
• Build business critical applications used for ad serving and ad targeting
• Lead the development of our analytics and business intelligence platforms
• Create tools and utilities for specific ad campaigns
• Manage the product development lifecycles through QA and release
• Manage outsourced development resources for specific projects and to handle peak capacity
Requirements
• Strong communication skills, ability to interact with development, operations, QA and product management teams.
• Proven results-oriented person with a focus on delivery.
• Analyze performance, discuss and recommend strategies for improvement, and implement plans to improve the operation and efficiency of the application tier.
• Extensive experience with LAMP architecture and object oriented design, as well as deep knowledge and related experience with distributed architectures.
• Experience in writing DB procedures/packages that interface between database and web based applications, solid knowledge and related experience with distributed SQL installations.
• Experience of distributed database technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Hbase, Hive and MapReduce) especially in a Cloud environment an advantage.
• Strong analytical abilities, technical skills, excellent team player and working with other cross functional teams during requirements, design and coding and implementation phases of the project.
• BSEE, CS or other relevant technical degree preferred.
• 5+ years of professional related experience.
• Prior experience building one or more of the following components: cloud computing, contextual categorization of pages, behavioral profiling, social media analytics, and/or client-facing reporting is highly desired.
To apply, email resume to rtomlinson@kcmsolutions.com or call 925-884-2180 x 111
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA SOMA
Full time, contract, or contract to hire
Opportunity
Our direct client is looking for a strong Lead Application / Database Engineer to develop and build the industry’s most advanced media monetization platform. This is an exciting and challenging position for an energetic application engineer who possesses a true entrepreneurial spirit, enjoys working in a fast paced, highly flexible environment, and wants to have a significant impact on a company that is transforming the media and marketing industries.
The Lead Application / Database Engineer will enhance the core technology within the company’s ad platform and custom ad solutions and bring to the team superior design and application knowledge.
Responsibilities
The primary job responsibilities are:
• Estimate engineering effort, design and implement data-enrichment platform for ad serving, contextual analysis and operational systems.
• Work with Product Management, Client Services and Ad Operations teams to develop solutions that meet needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules, and adherence to development goals and principles.
• Build business critical applications used for ad serving and ad targeting
• Lead the development of our analytics and business intelligence platforms
• Create tools and utilities for specific ad campaigns
• Manage the product development lifecycles through QA and release
• Manage outsourced development resources for specific projects and to handle peak capacity
Requirements
• Strong communication skills, ability to interact with development, operations, QA and product management teams.
• Proven results-oriented person with a focus on delivery.
• Analyze performance, discuss and recommend strategies for improvement, and implement plans to improve the operation and efficiency of the application tier.
• Extensive experience with LAMP architecture and object oriented design, as well as deep knowledge and related experience with distributed architectures.
• Experience in writing DB procedures/packages that interface between database and web based applications, solid knowledge and related experience with distributed SQL installations.
• Experience of distributed database technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Hbase, Hive and MapReduce) especially in a Cloud environment an advantage.
• Strong analytical abilities, technical skills, excellent team player and working with other cross functional teams during requirements, design and coding and implementation phases of the project.
• BSEE, CS or other relevant technical degree preferred.
• 5+ years of professional related experience.
• Prior experience building one or more of the following components: cloud computing, contextual categorization of pages, behavioral profiling, social media analytics, and/or client-facing reporting is highly desired.
To apply, email resume to rtomlinson@kcmsolutions.com or call 925-884-2180 x 111