Job ID: GN758857

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer

Salary: 80-160k

Location: Massachusetts

Job Description:

Our client’s engineering team is looking for a passionate, talented, and resourceful engineering Team Lead to join their Newton, MA based engineering group.   They work in a rapid development environment, creating the exciting feel of a start-up with all the resources and perks of stable, rapidly growing global company. They know that their strongest resource is their team and they work hard to foster an environment that is fast paced, innovative and fun. To put it plainly, a career here means that the sky’s the limit.

Responsibilities:

·         will be in a unique position to help map the future of travel on the web

·         will be leading a team of Web 2.0 enthusiasts who are passionate about developing web based products

Qualifications:

·         must be smart, fun, and enjoyable to work with, love to "make things happen", embrace change, and can thrive working in a very fast paced environment

·         must have 5-10+ years total engineering experience with a proven track record as an engineer building scalable publicly facing web sites

·         must have strong people management skills, with at least 1+ years of managing a group of 2-8 engineers in a fast paced environment

·         must have knowledge of SOA, AJAX, Google Maps API, memcache

·         must be able to conduct code reviews and be able to review, analyze, and contribute to technical discussions

·         must have an in-depth and hands on knowledge of Linux, Java and related open source technologies such as Apache, Tomcat, Lucene, and Postgres

·         must have demonstrated success working in and promoting a rapidly changing, collaborative, and iterative product development environment

·         must have proven success at an internet startup or early stage company

·         must have strong interpersonal skills and ability to facilitate communication within and between engineering teams

·         must have a BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree

Company Culture:

·         Company has a global presence and is expanding their markets

·         Shaping the future of social networking meets consumer generated content

·         Speed to market — they design, build and deploy new products VERY quickly

·         Located near Boston, MA

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Job ID: GN755695

Job Title: Software Engineering Manager, Products

Salary: 120k+

Location: Massachusetts

Job Description:

Our client’s software engineering team is looking for a passionate, talented, and resourceful engineering manager to lead the Products group.  Their teams work in a rapid development environment, creating the exciting feel of a start-up with all the resources and perks of stable, rapidly growing global company. They know that their strongest resource is their team and we work hard to foster an environment that is fast paced, innovative and fun. To put it plainly, a career here means that the sky’s the limit.

Responsibilities:

·         will be responsible for leading the team of engineers who develops, deploys, and maintains the consumer facing features of our client’s site. This includes user membership and user generated content such as reviews, forums, wiki, video, photos, as well as social networking features on the site and on third party networks

·         will be in a unique position to help map the future of travel on the web

·         will be leading a team of Web 2.0 enthusiasts who are passionate about developing web based products

Qualifications:

·         must be smart, fun, and enjoyable to work with, love to "make things happen", embrace change, and can thrive working in a very fast paced environment

·         must have 5-10+ years total software engineering experience with a proven track record as an engineer building scalable publicly facing web sites

·         must have strong people management skills, with at least 2+ years of managing a group of 3-8 engineers in a fast paced environment

·         must be able to conduct code reviews and be able to review, analyze, and contribute to technical discussions

·         must have an in-depth and hands on knowledge of Linux, Java and related open source technologies such as Apache, Tomcat, Lucene, and Postgres

·         must have demonstrated success working in and promoting a rapidly changing, collaborative, and iterative product development environment

·         must have proven success at an internet startup or early stage company

·         must have strong interpersonal skills and ability to facilitate communication within and between engineering teams

·         must have a sense of urgency

·         must have a BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree

Company Culture:

·         Company has a global presence and is expanding their markets

·         Shaping the future of social networking meets consumer generated content

·         Speed to market — they design, build and deploy new products VERY quickly

·         Located near Boston, MA

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Job ID: GN756635

Job Title: Senior Director of Engineering, Applications and Services

Salary: 140k +

Location: Massachusetts

Job Description:

Our client has a senior management position for someone who can do it all – handle complex business situations, be an effective manager of multiple and diverse engineering teams, and is able to use their previous experience as a rock star engineer to be a hand’s on mentor and guide.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about working with talented engineering, business, and marketing professionals in an exciting and dynamic environment. You will be responsible for managing multiple teams of software engineers to deliver effective application and solutions that drive significant company revenue, as well as two high traffic consumer web sites. You will have 10 or more years of proven technical experience and solid managerial and leadership skills combined with excellent oral and written communications skills, and an ability to balance multiple projects and meticulous attention to detail. While this position is strictly a managerial (non-coding) position, candidates must have a proven track record of delivering highly scalable applications as a direct technical contributor. Candidates need to be smart, fun, and enjoyable to work with, love to "make things happen", embrace change, and can thrive on working in a very fast paced environment.

Responsibilities:

·         will be responsible on the engineering side for multiple areas of business

·         will deal with Search Engine Marketing

·         will develop automated bidding and campaign management strategies and tools for a database of 50,000,000 search phrases leveraging 15TB of historical visitor activity

·         will operate in the world’s biggest auction market

·         will use AdWords to analyze every Google search to determine which advertisers get sponsored links on every results page

·         will manage multiple travel sites

·         will help drive our business, SEO, SEM, and commerce strategies for these sites

·         will deal with content distribution and partnerships

·         will develop customized and self service solutions for content distribution

·         will work with 10,000+ widgets and badges currently deployed web sites

·         will work with content management

·         will develop, support, and deploy infrastructure to manage and maintain content

·         will work with sophisticated fraud detection and management

Qualifications:

·         must have up to date and hands on expertise in Linux, Java, web technologies, and database

·         must have demonstrated success in shipping significant product as an engineer in an individual contributor role in a fast paced startup or small company

·         must have been an effective technical lead in delivering products in a fast paced startup or small company

·         must have been an effective software engineering manager in a fast paced startup or small company

·         must be able to add significant value in a direct and tangible way to code reviews, design reviews, and analyzing product specs

·         must be effective at interviewing software engineers

·         must be effective at partnering with multiple business owners

·         must be comfortable getting in front of a whiteboard and discussing both high level architecture and low level coding/algorithms

·         must have worked on a web product for a startup or very small company where you were the primary or one of the primary coders

·         must have had your first management experience in a Web 2.0 company

·         must have had your most interesting start-up experience and why it had a significant impact on the company

·         must have at least 10 years of technical expertise including recent experience with high-performance consumer facing websites

·         must have strong people management skills, with at least 3 years of managing technical teams

·         must have a history of success in hiring, retaining, leading, motivating, and mentoring top-tier technical talent

·         must have an in-depth and hands on knowledge of Linux, Java and related open source technologies such as Apache, Tomcat, Lucene, and Postgres

·         must have demonstrated success working in and promoting a rapidly changing, collaborative, and iterative product development environment

·         must have proven success at an internet startup or early stage company

·         must have strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally

·         must have ability to serve as the focal point for other departments on project status and information

·         must have ability to work hard and fast while maintaining attention to detail. Have a sense of urgency

·         must have a BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree

Company Culture:

·         Company has a global presence and is expanding their markets

·         Shaping the future of social networking meets consumer generated content

·         Speed to market — they design, build and deploy new products VERY quickly

·         Located near Boston, MA

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Job ID: BE744759

Job Title: Research Scientist

Salary: 80-110k

Location: Northern California

Job Description:

Our client is looking for scientists who extract the collective intelligence of large groups of people by analyzing weblogs, query streams, and transcripts of user interaction. The ultimate goal is to facilitate the development of automation tools that provide continuous analysis along the lines and scale of Netflix’s recommendation system or Alexa’s traffic aggregator.

Qualifications:

·         must have a background in computer science, mathematics, physics, or other quantitative discipline

·         must have obsession with data and system improvement, tempered with pragmatism and the ability to prioritize

·         must be comfortable working within a modern engineering environment (linux, system architecture, etc.)

·         must have ability to (at least) script experimental solutions and use off-the-shelf statistical analysis tools

Company Culture:

·         Challenging problems to solve

·         Smart co-workers

·         Significant momentum at an early stage

·         Solid financial situation

·         Transit-friendly San Francisco location

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Job ID: BE742212

Job Title: Research Engineer

Salary: 100-140k

Location: Northern California

Job Description:

Our client is focused on making great products that solve real-world problems, and are looking friendly, curious, down-to-earth people to join their team.

Engineers on our client’s team are careful implementers who are curious about how things work. They lean on large levers to get more done, faster, and enjoy applying new tools to the new opportunities afforded by today’s web. They endeavor to solve real-world problems for real people (including the rest of the company), and aren’t afraid to think big.

Qualifications:

·         must have some web experience (scripting, widgets, browsers, web servers, etc.)

·         must have affinity for rapid prototyping and test-driven development

·         must be flexible when faced with complex challenges

·         should have previous startup experience

·         must have experience with implementing high-performance natural language processing, information retrieval, or machine learning algorithms,

Company Culture:

·         Challenging problems to solve

·         Smart co-workers

·         Significant momentum at an early stage

·         Solid financial situation

·         Transit-friendly San Francisco location

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Job ID: BE745565

Job Title: Systems Engineer

Salary: 80-110k

Location: Northern California

Job Description:

Our client is focused on making great products that solve real-world problems, and are looking friendly, curious, down-to-earth people to join their team.

Engineers on our client’s team are careful implementers who are curious about how things work. They lean on large levers to get more done, faster, and enjoy applying new tools to the new opportunities afforded by today’s web. They endeavor to solve real-world problems for real people (including the rest of the company), and aren’t afraid to think big.

Qualifications:

·         must have some web experience (scripting, widgets, browsers, web servers, etc.)

·         must have affinity for rapid prototyping and test-driven development

·         must be flexible when faced with complex challenges

·         should have previous startup experience

·         must have a degree in CS (graduate preferred)

·         must have experience in large-scale distributed systems, network programming, or storage systems in Java, C++, or a similar language

Company Culture:

·         Challenging problems to solve

·         Smart co-workers

·         Significant momentum at an early stage

·         Solid financial situation

·         Transit-friendly San Francisco location

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Job ID: BE746352

Job Title: Front-End Software Engineer        

Salary: 80-120k

Location: Northern California

Job Description:

Our client is focused on making great products that solve real-world problems, and are looking friendly, curious, down-to-earth people to join their team.

Engineers on our client’s team are careful implementers who are curious about how things work. They lean on large levers to get more done, faster, and enjoy applying new tools to the new opportunities afforded by today’s web. They endeavor to solve real-world problems for real people (including the rest of the company), and aren’t afraid to think big.

Qualifications:

·         must have some web experience (scripting, widgets, browsers, web servers, etc.)

·         must have affinity for rapid prototyping and test-driven development

·         must be flexible when faced with complex challenges

·         should have previous startup experience

·         must be fluent in XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, scripting languages, server technologies, and modern levers (Rails, etc.)

Company Culture:

·         Challenging problems to solve

·         Smart co-workers

·         Significant momentum at an early stage

·         Solid financial situation

·         Transit-friendly San Francisco location

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Job ID: EA714254

Job Title: Creative Services Manager

Salary: Open

Location: Northern California

Job Description:

Out client is looking for an experienced Creative Services Manager.  As part of the Marketing group, the Creative Services team will be a centralized service provider to functional groups such as Marketing, Sales, PR and Community. The Creative Services Manager will report into the Director/ VP of Marketing.

Responsibilities:

·         will oversee production of all physical and digital assets to support corporate and product brand management initiatives such as logo, front of box (FOB), back of box (BOB), coversheet, manual design, 3D renders, illustrations, press kits, online banners, retail needs and more

·         will maintain corporate style guide and copy guidelines as they relate to items such as website, logo, legalese, product and corporate presentations, visual assets, and other publicly distributed materials

·         will manage third party graphic and art production vendors supplying visual marketing communication assets for digital, video, web, and print purposes

·         will standardize master asset delivery schedule/calendar with Marketing and Development teams

·         will manage circulation of internal and external assets and maintain Wiki and FTP for global use

·         will manage relationship with ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board)

·         will work closely with Product Development and Marketing to coordinate support activities for Trade Shows, Player Conventions, Community and Sales events

·         will maintain monthly spend operational processes against approved budget

Qualifications:

·         must have a Bachelor’s Degree required.  BS/MS Advertising, Marketing or related field, preferred

·         must have 5-10 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

·         must have proven communication, writing and design/layout skills

·         must be expert in use of HTML, Flash, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, 3D modeling in Maya, Excel, Project, Perforce

·         must have strong experience in digital content management

·         should be familiar with manufacturing process from ‘retail’ packaged goods perspective

·         must have a successful track record in developing, managing and delivering against business objectives

·         should have knowledge of games/entertainment in international markets

Company Culture:

·          Game Publisher and Developer

·          Very well funded

·          Leading MMO developer

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Job ID: EA713659

Job Title:  Director of PR

Salary: Open

Location: Northern California

Job Description:

Reporting to the SVP of Publishing, the Director of PR will be responsible for developing and evolving the existing PR programs to broaden visibility of our client’s network, its products and organizational initiatives.  With full responsibility and accountability for the entire PR function, the Director of PR will develop and execute a range of PR programs that drive awareness from a corporate perspective, as well as set and communicate organizational strategy, ensuring that out client is effectively and consistently targeting communication and cultivating awareness in the growing online game community.

The position requires a commitment to innovation, excellent understanding of the technology and media industries and demonstrable success in managing and executing PR programs.

Responsibilities:

·         will assume full responsibility for the entire PR function

·         will develop and execute global PR strategy, maximizing media exposure for our client’s products through targeted, measurable PR programs

·         will work closely with marketing and development on key messages for all marketing communications

·         will work closely with CEO and executive staff on Corporate communications

·         will identify opportunities for press coverage in core trade and consumer media and monitor and meet all editorial deadlines

·         will leverage corporate relationships to improve both corporate and product exposure

·         will cultivate relationships with key members of the trade and consumer media to garner press placements

·         will strategically manage all external PR resources in both North America and Europe

·         will assume responsibility for writing and editing press releases

Qualifications:

·         must have willingness to get into the details and provide strategy, have cross-functional impact on overall marketing goals

·         must have a BA/BS in Communications, Journalism, Public – Relations or Marketing preferred

·         must have 10+ years of experience in Public Relations and technology, either at an agency or corporate in-house

·         should have online entertainment, gaming or media experience highly desirable

·         must have excellent mass media and industry contacts

·         must have excellent communication, writing, editing, and project management skills

·         must have proven ability to work under tight deadlines with limited resources

·         must have ability to multi-task and quickly prioritize projects and communicate priorities to stakeholders

·         must have rich event management experiences

·         must have high level of energy, enthusiastic team player and dedication to excellence

·         must have ability to influence and manage cross-functional teams

Company Culture:

·          Game Publisher and Developer

·          Very well funded

·          Leading MMO developer

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Job ID: EA713324

Job Title: VP Sales – Gaming Company

Salary: Open

Location: Northern California

Job Description:

Our client is the publisher and developer of server-based dynamic online games and original entertainment for the connected world. With a mission to revolutionize interactive entertainment by combining the best elements of online, gaming, and traditional media, our client has built a technology platform that provides groundbreaking new capabilities and is currently focused on developing and publishing compelling content.

Headquartered in Redwood City, CA, and with development and technology studios on the west coast, our client combines vision and experience in the interactive entertainment industry with a world-class team of Internet and gaming veterans. Between them, our client’s team members have developed and shipped more than 100 original titles.

This position will be responsible for the entire sales function with our client.  This person will be an integral part of publishing organization and assume responsibility for the Sales and distribution strategies for both retail and digital distribution in North America.  They will also have joint responsibility to drive consumer conversion and retention through ongoing programs.  The position will report into the SVP of Publishing who will have Global responsibility. 

Responsibilities:

·         will provide revenue forecasts including client sales through retail and digital distribution, subscriptions, micro-transactions, POSA cards,  OEM and other partner relationships

·         will manage all retail relationships to achieve “sell-in” and “sell-thru”  objectives as well as co-op and MDF budgets

·         will drive pre-sell campaigns and beta sign up through creative sales programs

·         will provide creative programs for product acquisition and longevity at retail

·         will be creative in exploring new ways to facilitate client distribution through established and emerging channels

·         will build an internal team to support the strategic initiatives and oversee the entire supply chain for product manufacturing

·         will drive all retail programs and interact with the brand group on creative solutions for all POS materials, FOB, pre-sell campaigns and other sales needs

·         will work closely with the European sales staff to drive all online revenue opportunities for mutual benefit

·         will provide input into all business models for both internal products and potential distribution deals

·         will work with business development to explore new revenue opportunities, partnerships etc

·         will manage all partner relationships (i.e. hardware manufacturers, graphics card suppliers etc) to deliver mutually beneficial sales and marketing programs

Qualifications:

·         should have 5 + years direct experience with key retail accounts

·         should have experience in games distribution and ideally MMO experience

·         should have experience with digital distribution of PC product

·         should have proven creativity in designing innovative retail/ sales programs

·         should have ability to create and execute business plans

·         should have experience in managing retail programs

·         should have proven ability to lead the sales function

·         should have 5+ years of experience dealing with executive team

·         should have strong communication, presentation  and interpersonal skills

·         should be a team player with a high level of energy and enthusiasm

·         should have experience liaising with development

Company Culture:

·          Game Publisher and Developer

·          Very well funded

·          Leading MMO developer

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