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If you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that is filled with talented, experienced professionals and look forward to the challenges and learning opportunities inherent in working with innovative advertising techniques and technologies, Red Aril would like to hear from you.
Red Aril is located in Silicon Valley and provides a very competitive compensation package, including pre-IPO stock options. We are funded by premier venture capital firms.
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Current Openings:
- Operations Engineer - San Mateo, CA
- Sales Director - New York, NY/San Mateo, CA
- Senior Backend Developer - San Mateo, CA
- Senior Product Manager - San Mateo, CA
- Web Application Developer - San Mateo, CA
Operations Engineer
Job Location: San Mateo, CA
Full time / Part time: Full time
Job Description:
The Red Aril Operational Engineer will architect Linux-based solutions to meet various business needs and requirements. Specific responsibilities include:
- Designing the environment, hardware specifications, and software layers to provide for a reliable, scalable, secure, and highly available Linux systems environment.
- Working with project managers and technical staff in defining and documenting technical project requirements.
- Indentifying gaps in the Linux environment and offering a solution.
- Implementing the solution with scripts (Perl, bash, etc), and writing scripts for task automation, resource monitoring, and performance monitoring.
- Developing and maintaining documentation related to the design, installation, administration, and maintenance of multiple Linux systems in a distributed computing environment.
- Managing system performance, and making recommendations to improve and implement system-wide changes to enhance overall system proficiency.
- Designing and documenting Linux disaster recovery procedures and practices.
- Supporting offsite disaster recovery efforts by participating in routine tests.
- Performing root cause analysis for service interruption recovery, creating preventative measures, and presenting solutions to management.
- Ensuring stability, viability, and maintenance of the 24/7 mission-critical production environment.
- Ensuring systems adhere to IT security policies.
- Designing and maintaining a repeatable, documented patch deployment methodology for administrators to implement.
- Working closely with offshore team to deploy standard builds on schedule.
- Providing support on an as needed basis (24 by 7).
- Troubleshooting communications protocols [TCP/IP, Telnet, Ethernet, HTTP, DHCP].
- Participating in and analyzing data for capacity and performance initiatives.
- Designing, documenting and executing systems tests to complement the technical testing process.
- Implementing Linux security controls.
- Mentoring and supervising junior resources in the absence of an immediate manager.
- Driving the implementation of Linux administration best practices.
- Functioning as part of a multi-disciplined team responsible for optimizing the systems environment.
Job Requirements:
The applicant should possess a BA/BS in computer science or minimum of five years of experience. The applicant must possess the ability to work with minimal direction and be knowledge seeking.
Required technical skills include:
- Linux OS (Red Hat EL 4.x, 5.x)
- System internals (scheduling, memory management, TCP/IP stack, etc.)
- LDAP, dns, ntp, nfs, dhcp, Kerberos
- Networking technologies from a systems perspective (e.g., Ethernet, TCP/IP, multicast, etc.)
- Kickstart procedures
- Familiarity with the Red Hat Cluster Suite
- Scripting Skills: Bash required
Additional knowledge desired (but not required):
- Web development and database skills
- Experience with ITIL
- Perl and Python scripting
Sales Director
Job Location: New York, NY/San Mateo, CA
Full time / Part time: Full time
Job Description:
As captain of a team selling environment, the Sales Director is responsible for driving revenue for our data management and audience optimization platform (DMP) within defined industry territories (advertiser, agency or publisher accounts). This role demands an energetic, hands-on, dynamic, results-oriented sales executive who has a proven record at bringing in new business. You will work with inside sales and sales engineer professionals, and orchestrate a well-structured, strategic consultative sales process.
Responsibilities include:
- Create and own a strategic sales plan including territory management with target account focus.
- Initiate sales opportunities through focus on key executives and sell at high levels within prospect organizations (including direct prospecting efforts).
- Consultatively sell strategic, big ticket, platform solution – sale involves multiple decision makers, complex process.
- Utilize selling methodology built around strong understanding of client's needs and challenges
- Effectively and appropriately utilize additional resources: inside sales, lead gen, sales engineer.
- Earn major $$$$ (salary, commission, equity) and have lots of fun doing it.
Job Requirements:
The applicant should possess the following skills and experience:
- 6+ years of successful, sophisticated consultative sales career with a background in targeting advertiser, agency or publisher accounts.
- Successful experience with sales of a “big-ticket” platform or technology - at high levels within an organization
- Exposure to working within a team selling environment utilizing a strategic selling methodology
- Small company/startup/entrepreneurial background.
- Thorough understanding of marketing and advertising industry – Quick Learner
- In-depth knowledge and contacts within defined territory focus – Strong Networker
- Polished verbal, written communication and presentation skills – True Professional
- Extremely proactive, highly organized, with ability to manage multiple tasks – Task Master
- Technically literate and comfortable customizing proposals, presentations, etc. – Self Sufficient
- Maturity and professionalism, combined with a passion for creativity – Independent Leader
- Travel required – up to 25%
- BA/BS required
Senior Backend Developer
Job Location: San Mateo, CA
Full time / Part time: Full time
Job Description:
Red Aril is looking for bright backend software engineers to join our team. We work with a truly demanding scale of data, using Oracle, Hadoop and NoSQL technologies. Our primary backend language is java, and we are open to whatever gets the job done well.
The candidate should have excellent knowledge of data structures and SQL and have experience with NoSQL and Hadoop. Enthusiasm, love for Big Data and a degree in Computer Science or equivalent are required.
Senior Product Manager
Job Location: San Mateo, CA
Full time / Part time: Full time
Job Description:
Red Aril is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the effort of building the Red Aril Audience Monetization Platform. The Product Manager will be responsible for definition of new features geared towards boosting performance and usability of Red Aril Audience Monetization Platform, product planning, and execution. This position requires working closely with the Red Aril engineering, sales, business development, and ad operations teams to ensure customer satisfaction.
The Product Manager will be expected to:
- Define the product strategy and roadmap
- Drive product development priorities and product release plans
- Manage the entire product line lifecycle from initial idea through development, launch, ongoing operations, and expansion of product
- Deliver MRDs and PRDs with prioritized features and corresponding justification
- Monitor the implementation of a product project
- Work with external third parties to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities
- Be an expert in the field of online advertising
- Act as a leader within the company
Job Requirements:
The applicant should possess the following skills and experience:
- Bachelor's degree (MBA preferred)
- Minimum of 10 years experience as a product manager
- Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products
- 5+ years of experience in a job in the online advertising industry
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Technical background (computer science or engineering degree or work experience)
- Outstanding analytical skills
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
Web Application Developer
Job Location: San Mateo, CA
Full time / Part time: Full time
Job Description:
Red Aril is growing! We are hiring front-end focused engineers to help develop our ground-breaking web analytics data management platform.
Candidates must have experience in developing web-based user interfaces using javascript, HTML, CSS etc. Additionally jQuery, SQL and a back-end language such as python or java are desired. The candidate should naturally want to work at all levels of the technology stack necessary to accomplish a goal or complete a feature.
We are interested in sharp developers at all levels of experience. Enthusiasm and a degree in Computer Science or equivalent are required.