Puesto: VP of Engineering (Madrid) - Nuevo
Ref: PHP0007
Localización: Madrid
Job Description: Horizon Resources selecciona “VP of Engineering” para un “Startup” en una empresa Multinacional con sede en Madrid. Será partícipe de un proyecto fresco e insaciable. El candidato formará parte de un equipo atrevido y resolutivo.
Se requiere experiencia demostrable en proyectos web Frontend y Backend. Su tarea principal seria para ayudar a dirigir un equipo técnico, para hacer frente a los nuevos retos que esto traerá a escala internacional.
Esta es una verdadera oportunidad de unirse a un equipo emocionante con una mentalidad puesta en marcha, aprender lo que se necesita para ser un “business owner” y expresarse creativamente.
EXPERIENCE THAT WE WOULD LOVE YOU TO HAVE:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- At least 5 years professional experience managing teams of engineers
- Good level of English and Spanish, both written and spoken
- Extensive experience development methodologies and project management
- Good knowledge of PHP and Java, and their surrounding ecosystems
- Good knowledge of libraries, dependency management and deployment strategies
- High level of experience in OOP, refactoring strategies and design patterns
- Ideally some experience with SQL and database schema definition
- Great communication skills required to work in a team environment
- We value experience in API design and distributed systems, especially AWS
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM US?
- We focus on hiring hackers who are passionate and think outside the box
- We care deeply about code quality and have high expectations of our work
- We promote creativity and encourage collaboration in product definition
- We run a horizontal organization, with a CI workflow and lean management
- An amazing work environment, with a strong focus on technical craftsmanship
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
- Work with our engineering team to build a top-tier services platform and middleware
- Work within an API-centric design, focusing on a product-driven pipeline
- Help guide the design and implementation of robust and scalable code base
- Build data access layers which can withstand demand and high concurrency
- Optimize our code base for high performance and maximum reusability
- Foster a strong interest for security and data protection
- Support testing initiatives and high code coverage
- Invest in automation of processes at every level
- Interface with product owners for planning and feature delivery
- Define internal processes, priorities and objectives
- Drive engineering and operational best practices
- Promote an open, creative and highly collaborative team