Position: Principal Data Grid Consultant
Location: San Francisco

Details:
Principal Data Grid Consultant

Responsibilities:

- Provide architectural consulting and training around  leading
data grid platforms such as Oracle Coherence, Gemstone or GigaSpaces

- Architect, design, develop and implement high-throughput,
low-latency applications for Fortune 1000 clients

- Work with executives to understand and set goals for a specific
project

- Identify core engineering challenge(s) and formulate problem
statement

- Advise and sometimes lead the definition of scope and
requirements

- Create, evaluate and select options for technology design

- As a principle architect of a large project, oversees all aspects
of implementation of projects carried out by remote engineering teams

- Work with engineering managers to estimate implementation effort
and staffing

- Create technical proposals and white papers for discussion with
decision makers

- Develop personal relationships with engineering teams and
customers

- Establish and maintain relationship network among industry peers.
Attend and contribute to technical conferences and associations.

- Coach and mentor junior engineers

- Assist with technical sales support

Requirements:

-  BA or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related
field from a leading university

- Exceptional problem solving skills and intellectual curiosity

- Hands-on experience in at least one of the following products:
Oracle Coherence, Gemstone or GigaSapces

- Deep understanding of several modern distributed system
architectures, platforms and frameworks in the area of JEE, SOA, messaging,
HPC, complex event processing and cloud computing

- 5-10 years of hands-on software engineering experience

- Track record of creating successful products or solutions (used
by customers)

- Ability to write high quality code

- Ability to proactively identify engineering issues and coordinate
resolution

- Able to supervise work of others and delegate tasks

- Strong Java skills

- Background in financial applications, ecommerce, or
infrastructures for high-traffic web commercial sites is a big plus

- Good interpersonal communication skills

- Passion for innovation and creative problem solving

- Home location in the Bay Area preferred. Other locations will be
considered. Relocation possible.

- Ability to travel within USA and Europe for extended on-site
assignments

What We Offer

- Work all over US and Europe with established leaders in their industry
- High-energy atmosphere of a start-up, coupled with a generous compensation
package that includes full benefits, a competitive salary and a
profit-sharing bonus plan
- Work on bleeding-edge projects within grid computing and distributed
computing with a highly motivated and dedicated team

Contact Information:
Please send your cover letter and resume to jobs AT griddynamics DOT com