JOB OPENING: TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
October 18, 2010
Overview
Hey, Neighbor! is an early-stage startup working on a location-based product that will make being a good neighbor easier. We connect neighbors with neighbors who may not otherwise know each other and provide them an easy way to interact with one another.
We are looking for a Technical Director with expertise in social networking and mobile app development to join our team full-time in our NYC office. A part-time arrangement will be considered for the right candidate. We have received funding and our development is set to begin in mid-October.
Responsibilities
– Work closely with co-founders to guide successful technical architecture and development for product features for beta release
– Identify appropriate technical frameworks/platforms, partnership opportunities, and risks
– Assist with strategic planning for future feature rollouts and scaling
– Develop code. We are looking for someone who can architect and be hands-on with coding.
– Ensure quality implementation, debugging, and rapid release of new code
– Manage any technical resources or team members
– Manage deployment and performance monitoring
Experience/Skills
– Experience/familiarity with PHP, MySQL, Django, CSS, XHTML, JavaScript/AJAX Ruby on Rails,
Python, Drupal, and other web technologies
– Experience with mobile technologies and iPhone/Android app development
– Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
– Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative atmosphere
– Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to talk to technical and non-technical audiences
– Management experience and previous social network start up experience
– College degree in computer science a plus
Compensation
– We’re offering competitive pay and equity commensurate with experience
– We will consider part-time or advisory arrangement in the short-term
If you’re interested in joining our team, please email Barbara.Pantuso@HeyNeighbor.com. If you have samples of your work, we’d love to see them. We look forward to hearing from you!
About The Founders
Barbara Pantuso, CEO and Founder, just left a Director position at Frog Design to pursue her dream of creating a meaningful start-up. She has started companies, worked for established ones, and has had a side‘career’ of traveling many regions of the world. She was also a pastry chef in Italy and still loves spending her leisure time in the kitchen. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/barbara-pantuso/3/0/249
Daniel Dietrich, Co-founder, is an electrical engineer having focused his career on sales/business development for companies like Texas Instruments and start-ups like Silicon Labs. For the past 5 years, he has been doing a variety of nvesting and consulting. His passion for travel has taken him to all 7 continents
and over 40 countries around the globe. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-dietrich/21/384/185
