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Stone Cobra is currently hiring for the following positions:
- Lead Software Architect
- PM/Implementation Manager
- Enterprise Professional Services Engineer
- Certified Salesforce Developer
- Senior Enterprise Software Engineer
- Senior Technical Product Manager
Lead Software Architect
As a Lead Software Architect at Stone Cobra, you will have a key position on a small team designing, developing and testing our software products. This role will be extremely influential in driving the product architecture and company growth. As the architect you will be responsible for design, architecture, and implementation of Enterprise applications in Customer Service and Support (CRM). The candidate will work with the product management team and other key stakeholders in developing requirements and design specifications. This position is best filled by a stellar person who wants the chance to shine in a high profile position. About Us: Stone Cobra specializes in enterprise software and services that align organizations and industry best practices with market-leading technology solutions. With experience in industries such as financial, automotive, high-tech, insurance, health care, retail, manufacturing and government, Stone Cobra has a proven track record of quality and distinction. Our high performance team of designers and engineers average 12+ years of applicable experience, resulting in an unparalleled experience to work with some of the industry leaders. If you are a great architect who enjoys solving real business problems with software, apply here.
As a lead architect, you are expected to…
- Provide technical leadership to a team of local software engineers.
- Design, write, modify, and debug software on an architecture, module, feature and defect level
- Contribute to all phases of the software development life cycle
It is critical that you…
- Love the start-up culture and have a passion for software that can’t be met by medium-to-large organizations.
- Understand the complexity of enterprise-grade software requirements and be at ease working in this level of complexity.
- Are a superstar in your current position
- Have 10+ years of experience developing/implementing enterprise software.
- Have a strong desire to learn new technologies, API’s integrative systems, etc.
- Are an enthusiastic person with good communication and explanation skills
- If you think you are growing out of senior engineer into lead architect, this would be the position for you
- Thrive working with ambiguity such as unknown technologies, broadly defined requirements and open integration platforms.
- Possess fantastic engineering intuition for determining levels of complexity and providing on-the-spot estimates.
- Don’t reinvent the wheel for commodity components.
- Have the innate ability to apply previous experience and patterns for current design/development in new areas.
- Knowledge of the following technologies: Java, Javascript, HTML, XML, PHP, JSP, Apex/Visualforce (optional), JQuery, CSS, Ant, SVN.
PM/Implementation Manager
Description:
Seeking a motivated and experienced Implementation Manager to deliver multiple simultaneous projects in a fast-paced start-up environment. You will be responsible for directing the activities of business analysts, developers and language engineers to deploy large-scale enterprise software projects.
Additional responsibilities include communicating with high profile clients on a daily basis and the creation of project plans, design documents and status reports. Regional travel may be required.
Ongoing functions include meeting with customers to understand their technology integration needs and concerns, facilitating scoping and design sessions and interfacing with engineering, marketing and business teams.
Required Experience:
- Knowledge of project management principles, practices, techniques, and tools
- At least 5 years of Enterprise Software consulting or project manager experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- Professional client management experience
- Ability to analyze complex problems, interpret operational needs, and develop integrated, creative solutions
- Strong client-facing communication skills with the ability to drive multiple simultaneous projects to completion on-time and within budget.
- Must be willing to travel
Enterprise Professional Services Engineer
As an professional services engineer, you will have a key position designing, implementing and delivering our software products and projects. This position is best filled by a stellar person who wants the chance to shine in a high profile position. You are expected to: Create and maintain a project tasks, estimates, milestones, and status. Write, modify, and debug software. Install, configure and customize existing software. Work with customers to refine requirements and ensure delivery meets customers’ expectations. Coordinate with the development and delivery efforts of teammates. Create test plans and test cases.
It is important that you understand the complexity of enterprise-grade software requirements. It is critical that you are able to use resources such as the internet and your teammates to quickly and effectively ramp up on topics that you don’t already know. Knowledge of many of the following technologies is needed: Java, Javascript, HTML, XML, PHP, JSP, Apex/Visualforce, JQuery, CSS, Ant, SVN
About Us: Stone Cobra specializes in enterprise software and services that align organizations and industry best practices with market-leading technology solutions. With experience in industries such as financial, automotive, high-tech, insurance, health care, retail, manufacturing and government, Stone Cobra has a proven track record of quality and distinction. Our high performance team of designers and engineers average 12+ years of applicable experience, resulting in an unparalleled experience to work with some of the industry leaders.
If you are a superstar who wants to “run with the big dogs” in a small team environment, apply here.
- 2 - 4 years of experience developing/implementing enterprise software
- Strong desire to learn new technologies, API’s integrative systems, etc.
- At ease when dealing with complex enterprise environments
- Ability to design, develop and troubleshoot in areas that were previously unfamiliar to you
- A superstar in your current position
- An enthusiastic person with good communication and explanation skills
- Expert knowledge of Java and at least one other language
- In-depth knowledge of Apache HTTPD, Tomcat, XML(Xalan/Xerces)/XSLT, Web Services(Axis2), basic Unix/Windows sysadmin
Able to start work in Roseville, CA next week! Please do not respond unless you are willing to have an in-person interview at our office in Roseville, CA.
Certified Salesforce Developer
You: A certified salesforce.com developer (DEV401) or advanced developer (DEV501).
Your Mission (should you choose to accept it): Extending our Force.com Top 40 application into the next generation. This position requires:
- Heavy Visualforce and Apex coding, reports and dashboard integration, etc.
- Lots of HTML/CSS/JavaScript thrown in for good measure.
Us: Stone Cobra is a next generation products company creating huge value in user experience on top of salesforce.com CRM and the force.com platform.
Senior Enterprise Software Engineer
As a senior enterprise software engineer, you will have a key position on a small team designing, developing and testing our software products. This position is best filled by a stellar person who wants the chance to shine in a high profile position.
As a lead developer, you are expected to…
- Contribute to all phases of the software development life cycle.
- Design, write, modify, and debug software on an architecture, module, feature and defect level.
- Create test plans and test cases for the features you hand over to QA.
If you think you are growing out of senior engineer into lead architect, this would be the position for you.
It is critical that you…
- Understand the complexity of enterprise-grade software requirements and be at ease working in this level of complexity.
- Have 8-10+ years of experience developing/implementing enterprise software.
- Love the start-up culture and have a passion for software that can’t be met by medium-to-large organizations.
- Thrive working with ambiguity such as unknown technologies, broadly defined requirements and open integration platforms.
- Ability to consistently deliver in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Possess fantastic engineering intuition for determining levels of complexity and providing on-the-spot estimates.
- Use resources such as the internet and your teammates to quickly and effectively ramp up on topics that you don’t already know.
- Don’t reinvent the wheel for commodity components.
- Are an enthusiastic person with good communication and explanation skills.
- Have the innate ability to apply previous experience and patterns for current design/development in new areas.
- Knowledge of the following technologies: Java, Javascript or Flex, HTML, XML, PHP, JSP, Apex/Visualforce (optional), JQuery, CSS, Ant, SVN.
About Stone Cobra
Stone Cobra is an enterprise software startup specializing in enterprise software for the service and support industry. Our high performance team of designers and engineers average 12+ years of applicable experience, resulting in an unparalleled experience to work with some of the industry leaders.
If you are a superstar who wants to “run with the big dogs” in a small team environment, join us!
Senior Technical Product Manager
Stone Cobra is an enterprise software startup looking for a hands-on, experienced, and passionate product manager to take ownership of our enterprise software products. As a Senior Technical Product Manager, you will be responsible for defining product requirements and driving product execution for both new product solutions as well as subsequent versions of existing products and solutions. For a motivated individual who seeks the intense, dynamic, startup experience, this is a rare high-impact opportunity to work primarily with the executive team to drive product management.
Primary emphasis of this position is on inbound product definition/design through product delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Work with the CTO, Technical Lead, UX Designer and Business SME for one or more software products to define and document requirements.
- Own the delivery of the products and roadmaps.
- Drive application design sessions involving business and technical audiences.
- Transform business and end-user requirements into detailed software functional requirements, and project manage the Product Development Team to ensure delivery of high quality product, in accordance with the specifications, on-time and on-budget.
- Analyze business and end-user requirements for clarity, completeness, scope, and technical feasibility.
- Participate in QA to ensure business requirements are met.
- Analyze and document technical issues and work with the appropriate lead to develop solutions.
- Interface with prospects/customers and Stone Cobra teams as the product and subject matter expert.
- Understanding the competition from a product and positioning perspective.
- Craft product messaging and positioning, collateral, demos, presentations and other sales tools.
- Work closely with professional services, training and technical support organizations to ensure appropriate levels of support for the product.
- Participate in product rollout with sales, product development, and marketing.
- Provide product expertise in competitive sales cycles, marketing events, and other outbound activities as required.
Functional Qualifications
- Extremely detail-oriented with the ability to ask “probing” questions as appropriate to drill down into details.
- Ability to flow seamlessly between the business and technical realms and speak both languages fluently.
- Ability to balance competing priorities and deadlines in an extremely fast-paced environment.
- 5-10 years of experience designing and building enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, SFA, contract management, knowledge management), with at least 3 in Enterprise Software Product Management.
- Experience managing at least one new-to-market product through the entire product lifecycle in a start-up environment with a track record of high-delivery.
- Produced multiple MRDs and detailed Functional Specifications.
- Crafted product messaging, collateral, demos, presentations and other sales tools.
- Experience pitching product in pre-sales situations.
- Strong technical skills and a detailed understanding of software systems to effectively collaborate with engineering on product requirements.
- Ability to translate probing conversations with customers into a compelling, clear, and actionable product plan.
- Strong leader, self-starter and proven team player in a high achievement-oriented environment.
Domain Qualifications
- Enterprise software start-up experience is required.
- Multiple years of experience with a variety of enterprise software products.
- CRM product experience is highly desired.
- Understanding of KCS, ITIL, and KT methodologies is a big plus.
Interpersonal Qualifications
- Flexibility
- Excellent active communication skills
- Thrives in the high-pressure start-up environment
- Inspirational and motivational to teammates – leads by example
- Team player, with the ability to collaborate and drive change
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
If working in a fast-moving, low-bureaucracy environment sounds good to you, if you’d like to work with a brilliant team and you would enjoy being part of a financially strong and growing startup, join us!
