Careers/Current Openings
We are currently looking to fill the following positions:
Santa Clara, CA
To apply, please send cover letter and resume to jobs@ironhorseventures.com.
Ruby on Rails Developer (Full Time)
Job Description
Iron Horse Ventures, a Bay Area-based strategic consulting firm, is looking for a rockstar full-time Ruby on Rails web developer to join the interactive arm of our company, creating interactive tools and promotions for our Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 technology clients. We're looking for people interested in working on a number of diverse, interesting projects, and playing a key role in helping shape the company. Quick and flexible is the key: if you can deal with quick turnarounds, juggling multiple projects, and rather unconventional development processes, we want to hear from you!
Rock solid code is, of course, required, but being fast on your feet and being able to make quick changes, mock up new ideas, and take projects from start to finish under tight deadlines is of paramount importance.
And you won't just be a grunt or english-to-code translator. These projects need YOUR input and expertise, and their direction and success is up to you. You'll be working directly with the rest of the Iron Horse Team, but also serving as development liaison with our existing offshore development team.
Qualifications:
- EXCELLENT communication skills
- Amazing Ruby on Rails + MySQL skills, and good working knowledge of security issues and defensive programming
- Stellar XHTML/CSS chops (web standards a must!)
- Flashy but tasteful mastery of Javascript/DHTML UI (think script.aculo.us or mootools)
- At least some AJAX experience
- General good usability and UI sense. Our clients may be techies but our target users are regular people!
Not required, but good to know about:
- PHP experience
- Design experience (Photoshop/Illustrator)
- Flash/Actionscript experience
We telecommute, so the office is only as far as your desk. You should be able to travel to meet us at client offices if necessary, maybe once a week.
Please send your resume and links to at least 3 relevant projects, with a short description of your involvement on each, to: jobs@ironhorseventures.com
Analyst (Full Time)
Job Description
The successful candidate will perform market analysis focused around Digital Home, Mobile and Small Business Software segments and Retail industries. Conduct market research, evaluate technology companies, compile prospect company profiles and presentations, conduct exploratory interviews, development of presentation of research findings focused around trends, market landscape, market opportunity, roadmap and key /emerging leaders. Create and project manage go to market channel programs. Perform competitive analysis for identified industry sectors. These projects are to support our ongoing client work. Clients include Fortune 500 global companies.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate/Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration or Economics. Emphasis in Marketing and Information systems preferred. MBA preferred.
- 2 + years previous work experience working as a business consultant, research analyst, product and/or channel marketing manager highly desired
- 2+ years work experience in the consumer packaged goods, software/hardware company or a telecommunications provider highly desired
- Good understanding of:
- emerging Digital Home (consumer) technologies or
- emerging web 2.0 technologies and/or
- mobile applications and services required.
- Experience analyzing new markets and technologies and ability to conduct due diligence around technology, market opportunity and usage model/solution viability
- Strong communication and presentation skills - written and verbal.
- Ability to create and project manage multi-partner go to market programs
- Channel marketing and promotions background highly desired
- Must communicate effectively with management and peers
- Must be self-motivated and a quick learner
To apply, please send cover letter and resume to jobs@ironhorseventures.com.
Santa Clara, CA: Internship (Part Time)
Job Description
The successful candidate will perform market analysis focused around Digital Home, Mobile and Small Business Software segments and Retail industries. Conduct market research, evaluate technology companies, compile prospect company profiles and presentations, conduct exploratory interviews, development of presentation of research findings focused around trends, market landscape, market opportunity, roadmap and key /emerging leaders. Create and project manage go to market channel programs. Perform competitive analysis for identified industry sectors. These projects are to support our ongoing client work. Clients include Fortune 500 global companies.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate/Graduate candidate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration or Economics. Emphasis in Marketing and Information systems preferred. MBA candidates preferred.
- Work experience working as a business consultant, research analyst, product and/or channel marketing manager highly desired
- Work experience in the consumer packaged goods, software/hardware company or a telecommunications provider highly desired
- Good understanding of emerging Digital Home (consumer) technologies or emerging web 2.0 technologies and/or mobile applications and services required.
- Experience analyzing new markets and technologies and ability to conduct due diligence around technology, market opportunity and usage model/solution viability.
- Strong communication and presentation skills - written and verbal.
- Channel marketing and promotions background highly desired.
- Must communicate effectively with peers.
- Must be self-motivated and a quick learner.
To apply, please send cover letter and resume to jobs@ironhorseventures.com.