Architect / Developer - Python, *SQL, EC2 (Collaborative Editor)<br id="zqel1">
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<a id="b:n70" href="http://teampatent.com/" rel="nofollow">TeamPatent</a>
is building a browser-based, collaborative editor for technical
documents (think Google Documents on steroids...much more responsive, fine-grained collaboration model). We've built a
prototype and it's now time to refactor with an eye for scalability. <br id="uubd">
<p id="b:n71">We need a architect / engineer who will
be responsible for all aspects of backend
development. Strong candidates will have previously led architectural
design and implementation of a data-driven, mass-audience web
application, preferably at a smaller company where you had to wear
many hats. Our backend technology stack includes Python and PostgreSQL
and we're deployed on Linux-based Amazon EC2 instances. You must
be proficient in these technologies or have experience in
related technologies, enabling you to quickly ramp up.</p><p id="b:n71">As a member of TeamPatent, you'll
help contribute to open source--we already maintain two of the largest
widgets in Dojo--<a id="b:n72" href="http://dojotoolkit.org/book/dojo-book-0-9/part-2-dijit/advanced-editing-and-display/editor-rich-text" rel="nofollow">dijit.Editor</a>
& <a title="dojox.Sketch" href="http://dojotoolkit.org/2008/02/19/introducing-dojox-sketch-drawing-app-designed-collaboration" id="yt3t">dojox.Sketch</a>--and, under your direction, we hope to contribute facets of our backend infrastructure including extensions to <a id="b:n76" href="http://code.google.com/p/scalr/" rel="nofollow">Scalr</a> and <a id="b:n77" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenium_%28software%29" rel="nofollow">Selenium</a>.
There's currently just two of us so you'll have plenty of
responsibility/autonomy to be an individual contributor. We're fully-funded with a two-year runway and the National Science
Foundation describes our innovations as "game-changing". TeamPatent
holds the potential to be a career-making project with
enormous market potential and intellectual scope. </p>
<p id="b:n78">Requirements:</p>
<ul id="b:n79"><li id="b:n710">Architect / Lead Developer role for a "shipped" data-driven web product demonstrating high degree of complexity;</li><li id="b:n711">Demonstrated expert at back-end implementation;</li>
<li id="b:n713">Produce elegant, maintainable code; and<br id="j_qw0"></li><li id="b:n714">Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other databases in both access methodology and database design.<br id="j_qw1"></li></ul>
Desirable:<br id="mwsj3">
<ul id="b:n79"><li id="b:n716">Open-source contributions;<br id="mwsj4"></li><li id="b:n716">Experience planning network operations; and<br id="br3k0"></li><li id="b:n712">Ability to lead and motivate small technical teams.</li>
</ul>
<p id="b:n717">Environment and Compensation:</p>
<ul id="b:n718"><li id="b:n719">Full-time role preferred;</li><li id="b:n720">This opportunity is ground floor with competitive compensation including significant equity;</li><li id="b:n721">Technical leadership at an early stage startup aiming to shake up a valuable market; and<br id="fbp-0">
</li><li id="b:n722">Flexible work environment focused on productivity.<br id="fbp-1"></li></ul>
<p id="b:n724">We'd prefer someone in the SF Bay Area (we're in Oakland).<br id="b:n725">
Principals only: no recruiters, no offshore.<br id="b:n726">
Interested? Send a resume and cover letter to jobs[at]teampatent[dot]com</p>