KnowledgeHound - <a href="http://knowledgehound.com" > - Chicago, IL
Full stack (mostly Python/Django) developer to lead a team and architecture.  Also searching for dedicated frontend/backend.
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   ====== What we do =========
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We build a search and visualization tool used by Fortune 500 companies to harness their small data -- the tens of thousands of (very expensive) survey's they're consumer insights team's have commissioned.
Why we exist: Most surveys and research go straight to someone's laptop hard drive, back of their mind, a neglected share drive, etc.  Those surveys can cost 6 or 7 figures.  Within the same company at the same time or the same department over time, this knowledge gets lost.
What we do for clients:
   - full-text document search
   - search within survey data files
   - visualizing data from survey files in browser
   - bring B2C quality and usability to an industry accustomed to being a backwater of enterprise software

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   ====== The team ===========
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We have a collaborative, whip-smart team of engineers and business folks.
Our leadership and client team are the real deal, and joining our team is a great opportunity for a great engineer to develop their "other half" and learn the ropes of growing a successful business.  I have personally learned more than I can recount.
We're a diverse team:
    - founders, contractors, employees
    - backgrounds in gaming, healthcare, education, aerospace, design, linguistics, market intelligence (our sector), lots more
    - men, women, single, married, parents, etc.

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   ====== Who we want ========
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Soft Skills:
    - Mentoring and growing development teams
    - Articulating informed opinions on architecture, engineering quality, user experience, and development practices
    - Taking an honest-to-goodness interest in their teammates as human beings (you'll be in good company)
    - Working directly with clients, not just at a terminal
    - Excellent communication skills

Hard Skills:
    - Required: 
         - Python, Django (expert)
         - JavaScript (expert)
         - AngularJS or other JS frameworks (expert)
         - Git or another VCS (proficient)
         - Automated Testing (proficient)
         - Linux (proficient)
         - AWS or Heroku based deployment (proficient)
    - Preferred Experience:
         - ElasticSearch or Lucene
         - System Administration
         - Setting up/maintaining continuous integration system

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