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VolunteerMatch, the award-winning nonprofit service, is looking for an exceptional individual to serve as its Director of Engineering. This key senior management role is responsible for the overall operation of the engineering team at VolunteerMatch‘s San Francisco – based office. The Director of Engineering will lead the development of the organization’s technology strategy and execution, and be a key advisor on business and product strategies. The position currently has five direct reports, including application engineers, an application architect and a system administrator.

The successful candidate will have the leadership abilities to serve as a member of the Executive Team, managerial know-how that enables the effective and efficient planning, organizing, delegating and communicating for the engineering function, and the engineering expertise that ensures the development – technical and professional – of that function and all of its people. This position is a working manager position for someone who is looking for a unique opportunity to serve the public interest in a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture. The Director of Engineering reports directly to the President of VolunteerMatch, works closely with the Director of Product Management and is a member of the Senior Management team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the organization’s development and implementation of the technology vision and strategy, and ensure it’s successful implementation

• Successfully manage VolunteerMatch’s Engineering Department, including the development of people, technologies, coding protocols and budgets as well as engineering resources allocation.

• Decision making authority for all engineering related activities

• Develop effective team communication, both within engineering and with other functions in VolunteerMatch
• Oversee the development, maintenance and stability of the application infrastructure
• Provide hands on trouble-shooting, code review and system improvements

• Supervise, contribute, debug and revise code as required

• Ensure system reliability, scalability and 99.9% uptime

• Consult with third-party vendors responsible for office hardware and software

• Work with our Systems Administrator to oversee colo hardware and software

• Responsible for development and maintenance security systems

• Represent the Engineering team with VolunteerMatch Board and clients

Qualifications:

• Strong team management and leadership expertise and experience

• 7+ years experience working with Java, with focus on web applications

• Expert with relational databases and SQL (MySQL preferred)

• Systems experience with Linux or other UNIX-like operating systems

• Expert with UI languages, techniques and standards, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript and AJAX

• Strong experience with version control systems (we use Perforce), SOA, RESTful application design, and Java frameworks such as Hibernate and Spring

• Clear understanding of QA processes

• Experience supporting user- focused design processes
• Excellent communications skills

• Professional coding experience and skill

• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to work successfully with both technical and non-technical staff and clients

Benefits:

VolunteerMatch is committed to building a team of first-class individuals. We are looking for enthusiastic members possessing three key elements: knowledge, experience, and passion. The position is full-time and will include a generous health and dental package as well as a 401(k) retirement plan.

To Apply:

Email your resume, cover letter to jobs@volunteermatch.org with “Director of Engineering” in the subject line. Important: please include a cover letter, as this helps us better understand your specific interest in the position and VolunteerMatch. No phone calls.

Company Overview:

VolunteerMatch is driven by professional, results-oriented individuals who are passionate about service and volunteering. Many of us succeeded in the corporate world before joining VolunteerMatch, a leading nonprofit, and we share a belief in the use of technology to enable the greater good.

During our ten years, VolunteerMatch (www.volunteermatch.org) has become the leading, national nonprofit dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer. Type “volunteer” into Google, and you come right to us. We offer web-based solutions to support nonprofit, volunteer and corporate leaders committed to community engagement. Our leading service welcomes nearly a million visitors each month and has become the preferred internet recruiting tool for over 70,000 nonprofits.

VolunteerMatch is the recipient of Webby Awards for “Activism” and “Services” and has been recognized for its accomplishments by The White House, M.I.T, the Smithsonian Institution and was a Time Magazine Top Ten website in 2008.