Ruby on Rails Programmer

We're expanding our team of creative, passionate Ruby on Rails programmers to help us build our product and scale up our systems to support a rapidly growing business.

We don't require ninjas, rock stars, pirates, robots, zombies or unicorns. We want programmers who love coding and want to help build an awesome web site that will make our customers' day.

Our team is very collaborative, working directly with QA and our stakeholders at all stages of the development process. We develop on Macs and Linux, deploy on Ubuntu, scale on EC2 and use open-source tools. We write automated tests for everything we build using RSpec, Cucumber, and Selenium. We constantly review and improve our process and our code.

Responsibilities

• write well-tested, readable, reusable Ruby, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• work with QA to plan and execute testing of new features
• work with stakeholders to ensure completeness and correctness of features
• participate in task/feature estimation
• collaborate on system architecture
• provide technical feedback to aid in gathering of requirements
• participate in knowledge-sharing code reviews
• participate in the system-support backup rotation

Qualifications

• experience writing unit and functional tests
• experience building and maintaining web applications
• experience writing code with Ruby/Rails
• experience with agile development (Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.)

Bonus Points

• strong Rails performance skills (load testing, optimization, etc.)
• strong MySQL skills (scaling, tuning, sharding, etc.)
• strong front-end skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• strong deployment/build automation skills (EC2, Chef, RightScale, Integrity)

If you've got the skills we need and you're looking for an opportunity with a growing, energetic company, check out our site (www.gazelle.com), then send a cover letter and resume to careers+dev@gazelle.com.

( No recruiters please. Direct candidate inquiries only. )

Gadget Inspector

We are looking for gadget gurus! Folks who love poking and prodding all the latest electronic devices (and last year's models too!). Cell Phones, MP3 players, Gaming consoles, Digital Camcorders, Cameras and Laptops...we get it all. Consumers send them to us, we inspect them and then re-sell them. Where do you fit in? We need self motivated, detail oriented people who can learn our process, turn on a dime, take apart an electronic gadget, test it per our guidelines and then move on to the next device with an eye on quality and the customers experience. Previous work experience with electronics, mobile phone activations, computer hardware, warehouse logistics, shipping, Inventory systems and eCommerce/Internet technologies.

Requirements/Characteristics

• An aptitude for consumer electronics
• Detail oriented and can follow directions well
• Hands on, team player that can do the work,
• Primary duty will be to inspect and test used consumer electronics but will also include a combination of manual and clerical shipping, receiving, distributing and or storing duties.
• Receives incoming materials, supplies and equipment.
• Unpacks and checks product into our proprietary system.
• Prepares materials for shipment.
• Constantly recommends and supports performance improvements
• Must be able to effectively and professionally interface with internal and external customers of varying ranks and positions.
• Solid communication skills, both written and oral
• Must be self-directed, confident, and able to work in a startup environment

BS degree or equivalent experience

Contact us to learn more at careers@gazelle.com with 'Inspector' in the subject line.

CTO

Position

The selected CTO will be a driven and talented technology executive with the ability to lead a technology team focused on product innovation in the reCommerce industry. The successful candidate must be adept at cross-functional and cross-departmental team management within the organization.  He or she would help the organization meet the technical challenges of building teams and systems to support a rapidly-expanding business.  The CTO will report directly to the CEO.

Responsibilities

The CTO will function as a key member of the management team leading the technology effort and driving the architecture, build, testing, and ongoing development of the product. This individual will design and lead an organized, effective, and thorough QA program. In addition the CTO will conceive, assess and develop the technology vision, including designing and implementing the back-end. Other responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

·      manage the budget for systems, IT, and engineering

·      mentor and advise the technical team; ensure the health and productivity of the technical team

·      plan for long-term systems changes and initiatives; ensure the long-term stability of Gazelle's systems

·      Collaborate with marketing, business development, account management, and operations to ensure the delivered product meets business requirements

·      Evaluate integrating with third-party solutions versus building in-house software to meet business needs for platform enhancement

·      ensure the security of internal and external systems

Qualifications

·      has taken a consumer-facing web company from tiny to huge

·      has experience working with Rails or LAMP stacks, ideally, but MUST have worked with dynamic, consumer-focused web applications

·      wants to be a part of a growing team in a growing company and is eager for the challenges and opportunities that entails

·      understands web/server technology intimately

·      demonstrates curiosity about changes and advancements in web technology

·      knows how to organize a QA/Engineering/Planning team to maximize quality and output

·      understands and anticipates the possible failures in a growing system and knows how to prevent them

·      understands and will champion the needs of a legacy system (paying technical debt, addressing deployment/performance/process issues)

·      works effectively with technical and non-technical people and with external and internal business partners

·      is not afraid to get their hands dirty in technical details when necessary, but won't feel the need to micro-manage

·      can provide advice, backed by experience, on architecture, infrastructure and design questions

·      wants to work with the best and will guide and influence hiring decisions accordingly

·      can guide and mentor teams members effectively

·      will promote and encourage opportunities for personal and professional growth in employees

·      understands how to use metrics to drive process improvements

Compensation

We offer a competitive base salary, bonus, and equity participation.

Contact us to learn more at careers@gazelle.com with 'CTO' in the subject line.

Controller

Opportunity
The Controller will directly report to the CFO and work within a close-knit, intense Finance department.  The successful candidate must possess a strong theoretical grasp of accounting and control standards and should be able to balance that knowledge with practical experience.  The Company presents a transactional, evolving accounting landscape, so the candidate must offer notable intellectual horsepower in order to succeed.  The position will have accounting support, but it will require both low-level and high-level duties, so the hired individual will have checked their ego at the door (along with EVERYONE else in the office). 

DUTIES

• Own the Company’s accounting function
• Lead monthly close, including preparation of the balance sheet and income statements;
• Maintain analytic support/reconciliation for all accounts;
• Keep current the Company’s accounting policies, grounded in GAAP and other guidance;
• Act as the point of contact for the Company’s audit, tax and other financial relationships; and
• Execute ad hoc accounting analyses as necessary.
• Oversee and execute accounting operations
• Cash flow management, including routine forecasting
• Customer payout processing, including system improvements & controls
• Spending and cash flow accountability in line with budgets
• Ongoing maintenance of standard costing analytics
• Own the Company’s financial processes and controls
• Definition/implementation/documentation across all financial functions;
• Ensure financial and data security and integrity (as well as other controls); and
• Represent the Company – internally and externally – as first point of contact on accounting matters.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Skills
  • CPA preferred
  • 6+ years of public and/or private accounting (some private experience highly preferred);
  • Advanced knowledge of Excel and aptitude in modeling / quantitative methodologies.
  • Quickbooks exposure
  • Experience in a start-up environment;
  • Experience with transaction-heavy and/or software businesses;
  • Experience with inventory accounting and flows; and
  • Experience with standard costing practices.
• Intangibles (to be heavily weighed)
  • Organized, methodical, process-driven;
  • Excellent written and oral communicator and sound teaming skills;
  • Impeccable problem solving and analytical skills, as well as the ability to develop innovative alternatives and recommendations;
  • High level of ethics and integrity, as well as the strength to stand behind them;
  • Results- and detail-oriented with ability to manage and execute multiple tasks;
  • A proactive, “hands-on” self-starter who will prosper in a fast-paced small company; and
  • The ability to have fun while doing all of the above.

The Company is currently ~60 people (though rapidly growing into 2010) and offers a superb working environment: salary, bonus plan, stock options, 401k match, a large Company contribution to good medical benefits, daily snacks, above-average coffee, flat organizational structure, wide-open office setting, etc.  Gazelle is located in Boston (close to Boston University in Allston) with easy access from the Green Line and free parking. And you'll be joining a unique group of experienced folks who are doing their best work to create something great.

Interested candidates should introduce themselves – with a resume – to finance@gazelle.com.  Agencies need not apply and will ensure their exclusion by doing so.