Lead Software Engineer, Web Linden Lab

Overview:
Linden Lab is looking for a Lead Software Engineer - eager for the challenge of bringing experiences to the web. The Lead is responsible for developing innovative technologies for large-scale, high-performance distributed web systems. Primary responsibility will center on design, implementation, and architecture of the backend engine for a new web based game. If you count yourself as a true web geek, with a passion for delivering an excellent gaming experience, we'd like to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

Lead the design and development of a customer facing gaming application.
Drive implementation and delivery of new features.
Work closely with Product Development and Design teams to create a successful product.
Scale, implement, and maintain game systems and databases.
Develop qualitative and quantitative models of user behavior.
Provide technical guidance to other engineers on the team.
Become a subject matter expert in virtual world issues and solutions.

Qualifications:

Strong analytic capability for evaluating and improving systems based on metrics.
Experience working on production high-load web services.
Experience in Node.js a plus.
Experience in Ruby on Rails a plus.
Fluency with MySQL or other SQL databases.
Background in Machine Learning, data mining and ads optimization techniques are a plus.
Comfortable with SOA, REST architectures, PHP.
Experience with internationalization/localization a plus.
Experience any of the following is a plus: Javascript, JQuery, Amazon S3 or EC2, Unix command line and scripting.

Education and Experience:

BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
5+ years real world experience working on large-scale web backends.
Leadership experience with a strong track record of success in the development, and delivery of complex, scalable web applications.

Location:	1100 Sansome Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94111 United States