- Company
- myGengo
- Location
- None
- Added on
- 24/08/2010
- Keywords
- c php postgresql
About the Company:
We’re a Tokyo-based startup making translation simple, and breaking down language barriers left, right and center. Customers order human translation online through our website or our new API that lets you plug into our growing network of over 1,000 translators. We make cool tools like String to help making a multi-language site easy and fast.
myGengo is funded by awesome international investors including 500 Startups (Dave McClure), Felix Miller (Last.fm), Joshua Schachter (Delicious.com), Christoph Janz and high-profile local Japanese entrepreneurs. We’re growing fast, and the opportunity to be a part of the early team won’t be around for long.
The ideal candidate:
Requirements:
- 4+ years experience developing in PHP and / or C++
- Experience leading a tight team of high-potential developers
- Great experience working efficiently with relational databases; PostgreSQL a plus
- In-depth knowledge about l10n and i18n best practices
- Great inter-personal skills
It’s a bonus, but not required, to have experience in the following:
- GIT
- Human job UIs or crowd-sourcing
- Translation or language-related coding, Natural Language Processing
Job Description and responsibilities:
You will be the lead developer responsible for building upon our existing architecture and ensuring high standards as our development team grows.
As team lead you will nurture a group of 2-3 core developers, making an indelible footprint on the product and those working under your leadership. We’re very collaborative, so you will also work closely with members from other teams building on the service.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking for an exciting & demanding role at a revenue-generating startup in an interesting location.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement core components of our translation ordering pipeline
- Work with our SQL guru to create fast, scalable database integration
- Work with our front-end devs collaboratively
- Identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks
Benefits
Salary: Negotiable upon experience
- Stock options negotiable upon joining date and experience
- Relocation package
- State-assisted health insurance as standard (Japan has one of the world’s best healthcare systems)
To apply:
Visit http://mygengo.com/help/hiring#lead_developer_php