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'''JOB TITLE'''

Lead Software Architect <font color="red">[CLOSED]</font>

'''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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|Due to the volume of responses that we anticipate we will not reply to all applications, so please do not interpret our silence as a lack of interest.
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