Director- Technology

VDO.AI is a global advertising technology innovator, providing brands with intelligent high impact solutions that win the war for consumer attention. Our solutions drive the right outcomes for brands by combining creativity, reach, and targeting across devices, enabling the upper- and mid-funnel brand objectives that all brands and agencies require, turning awareness into performance. We develop impactful connections by curating customized video-driven experiences that convert brand awareness into measurable response. 

We are looking for a Director- Technology to join our programming team! Someone who wants to do more than just code; we want a dreamer, a creator, a mentor, someone who likes to discuss ideas and enjoys working with others to design and create great features and products. Someone who understands that “what you build” is just as important as “how you build it”. Someone who would love the chance to get involved in all aspects of product development, discussing product design, architecture as well as testing and coding, whilst working on market-leading solutions in the programmatic video advertising space.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product's technological development
• Ensuring technologies are used efficiently, profitably and securely
• Maintain current knowledge of technology landscape and developments
• Oversee all system design and changes in system architecture
• Work closely with Marketing, Business Development and Operations to define and deliver new products and enhancements 
• Strong people management skills. Willingness and ability to support people’s career development and act as a coach and mentor for team members

Requirements

• Exceptional project management and organization skills 
• Proficiency in Front End Technologies like HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Bootstrap, AngularJS/ReactJS/VueJS
• Proficiency in PHP, Laravel, MySQL, Nginx, and Linux stack
• Experienced in optimizing architecture and systems for scale
• Proactive problem solver
• Experienced in NoSQL databases like MongoDB and Redis
• Accustomed to latest client side and server side technologies
• Experience in a startup environment will be a plus
• Support the platform services in production, including out of hours
• Experience setting up / maintaining servers in a cloud environment
• An awareness of security measures

Experience

• 10+ years of total experience preferably in product based company
• Team handling experience is must
• Immediate joiners preferred

About Us :

Z1 Tech (Great Place to Work-Certified™) is a technology first company which strives to innovate digital advertising and marketing to streamline automation in favor of humankind. Our mission is to build for the future. We believe in trying to play where the technology is going, not where it has been. This has enabled us to bet on the future and build successful brands like VDO.AI, Receptix, Jnee and NewsD. Our offices are located in the US (New York) and in India (Gurugram).

At VDO.AI, we think innovatively. We are diverse and celebrate each other’s achievement and knowledge. We believe that equality in the workplace drives progress and works as a catalyst to holistic growth. Started with just 5 core members, we are now a team of over 150 people who adhere to different values, beliefs, experiences, backgrounds, and preferences, it still seems like day one. 

We're committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and represents employees across various skill sets. We embrace contributions from all ages, sexes, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and gender identities.