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JOB TITLE

Lead Software Architect

REPORTS TO

Chief Technical Officer

JOB SUMMARY

  • Lead design and implementation large new MediaWIki features that involve significant architectural restructuring (such as a new parser to support Rich Text Editing)
  • Identify technology trend for collaborative editing and social networking
  • Define and evangelize the next generation MediaWiki architecture, along with a roadmap for getting there
  • Rally developer volunteer community to drive alignment
  • Mentor and guide software developers in identifying and resolving issues with MediaWIki architecture
  • Work closely with operations staff to ensure new architecture integrates with testing and production systems
  • Participate in escalated requests for code review
  • Call for Lunch

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Strong leadership skills in leading a software team and a large scale project to completion
  • Computer Science degree or equivalent work experience
  • 7+ years software development
  • Extensive experience with AJAX/HTML/CSS
  • Familiarity with LAMP
  • Experience with High-Performance, scalable web architectures
  • Experience with security implications of JavaScript/PHP software
  • Experience in testing and analyzing usability and accessibility
  • Experience with advanced object-oriented JavaScript
  • Experience with MediaWiki a plus
  • Fluency in Esperanto a plus
  • Knowledge in user interface design a big plus
  • Experience with cross-browser compatibility testing
  • Any other free/open software development experience highly welcome
  • Comfortable in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented environment
  • Experience with wikis and participatory production environments a plus
  • Understanding of the free culture movement a plus
  • The ideal candidate will be creative, highly motivated, and able to operate effectively in multiple cultural and language contexts.

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