MyLife.com is hiring a VP of Engineering for our Search Technologies group located in Mountain View, CA. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding and hands-on experience in building and managing large-scale search engines. Qualified individuals will be skilled in all aspects of systems engineering, have demonstrated ability in scaling to large systems, an ability to develop innovative and scalable software, and excellent people management skills.
Responsibilities:
- Establish the technical strategy for MyLife’s search efforts, create a short- and long-term engineering roadmap, and prioritize the work efforts of your team
- Manage a group of very bright, very competent employees. The successful candidate will have demonstrated success in recruiting, training, mentoring, motivated, and leading a cohesive technology team
- Manage schedules, milestones, staffing, and budgets for multiple, concurrent projects
- Accurately and efficiently estimate, communicate, and meet product delivery schedules
- Continue to grow the team in Northern CA by attracting and hiring new team members
- Work closely with key stakeholders to identify, recommend, develop, and support cost-effective technology solutions for our business
- Ensure collaborative and effective workflow and communication between engineering, product management, and our business teams to consistently meet business objectives
- Implement processes and procedures to ensure product quality and improve time-to-market for our new products
- Design, implement, and manage a complex, multi-tiered distributed service-oriented architecture that is flexible and scalable to support a dynamic product roadmap
- Conceptualize, architect and implement techniques to increase search relevance
- Delivery high-quality, well-tested, scalable code on a consistent basis
Qualifications (required):
- 8+ years experience as an individual contributor in the definition, design, and construction of highly scalable software applications
- 5+ years management and leadership experience
- Specific experience in developing search engines
- First-hand knowledge of Linux and open-source software
- Understanding of large-scale distributed high availability web-based services
- Proven track record of designing and implementing highly complex systems
- Solid understanding of development methodologies, release processes, and testing
Capabilities:
- Strong conceptual, analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and planning skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team-oriented environment
- Adaptability to the demands of constantly growing and changing operational and production environment
- Lead others to success
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
Experience/Education:
Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or similar field is required. Graduate degree preferred.
About MyLife
With its proprietary people search technology and access to hundreds of millions of profiles from across the web, MyLife.com is the single best source for finding everyone in your life and staying connected. MyLife has more than 50 million members and is growing at a rate of more than 2 million new members per month. The company launched in 2009 with a team led by entrepreneur Jeffrey Tinsley, founder and former CEO of GreatDomains.com and Reunion.com. MyLife has received $25 million in funding from Oak Investment Partners. For more information, please visit http://www.mylife.com. See Job Description
