Liverpool, UK - ScraperWiki - CTO
ScraperWiki is a Silicon Valley style startup, in Liverpool, UK. We’re changing how data science is done together on the Internet.
We're hiring a CTO.
If you were doing the job, you'd describe it like this —
I'm &lt;insert your name here, and my job title is Chief Technology Officer.
I make sure our platform works well.
There are trade-offs between our resources and technical quality. Features, lack of bugs, performance, security and backups all matter. I pick what matters most.
I do this by leading technically the platform team. We use Extreme Programming (XP), and I pair program much of the time. I'm confident with open source Unix technologies, have used a wide variety at all levels of the stack, and quickly learn new ones.
I recruit new members of the team, and help them become better programmers by example and by coaching. I organise any out of hours on-call that we need.
I keep track of technologies, both open source projects and proprietary hosted services, so I know which are most suitable for ScraperWiki. I advise on technical aspects of possible acquisitions and partnerships.
I make programmers who use the platform happy by making developer APIs that are a joy to use.
More broadly in the company, I promote a culture of excellent and professional software practices. For example, guiding design of libraries and use of tools amongst data scientists.
I like giving talks and writing technical articles, to communicate what we do. I'm comfortable in commercial situations, and describe the key benefits of the technologies we use in ways customers find compelling.
To apply, send the following:
* A link to the code of a piece of software you've signficantly contributed to.
* A link to your résumé/CV
* Any questions you have about the job
Along to REDACTED_EMAIL with the word swjob9 in the subject (agencies only if you can find someone I know on LinkedIn to recommend your agency).
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