by Ronald Barron | Jan 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Title: Head of Product, Automotive Services
Location: San Francisco, CA or Remote (Based in the U.S.)
At NerdWallet, we are dedicated to empowering consumers with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the complexities of personal finance. With the launch of our new Automotive Services Team, we’re extending this commitment to revolutionize the online vehicle selling experience.
The Head of Product for our Automotive Services Team will be pivotal in shaping the journey of vehicle sellers and buyers across the nation. In this dynamic role, you will spearhead the product strategy for our automotive services marketplace, a vertical poised to disrupt traditional car selling and buying processes. Your mission will be to streamline transactions, encompassing everything from customer acquisition, negotiations, DMV paperwork, payment handling, to vehicle transport.
Your passion for creating consumer-centric product experiences will be key. You’ll lead a cross-functional team, leveraging data to inform your strategies and collaborating closely with design, engineering, performance marketing, and organic growth teams. Together, you will craft seamless user journeys that not only simplify but also enhance the vehicle transaction process for both sellers and dealerships.
This role is not just about managing a product; it’s about being at the forefront of a transformative initiative in the automotive sector. You’ll report to the General Manager of the Automotive Services Team, playing a critical role in establishing NerdWallet as a leader in online automotive transactions.
Projects you may be working on in this position include:
- Leading the development and launch of a user-friendly platform for online vehicle sales, encompassing features from listing to transaction completion.
- Implementing innovative tools for price negotiation and transaction processing between sellers and dealerships.
- Collaborating on the creation of a streamlined DMV paperwork automation system.
- Developing partnerships with logistics companies for efficient vehicle transport solutions.
- Overseeing the integration of advanced data analytics to optimize customer acquisition strategies.
- Orchestrating performance marketing and SEO campaigns to enhance online visibility and drive customer acquisition, while continuously optimizing strategies based on market trends and analytics insights.
Where you can make an impact:
- Significantly enhancing the online vehicle selling experience for consumers nationwide.
- Driving the product strategy and vision for a pioneering service in the automotive sector.
- Building and nurturing a high-performing, cross-functional team to deliver exceptional product experiences.
- Shaping the future of automotive transactions through innovative technology and customer-centric solutions.
- Cultivating strong relationships with external partners and stakeholders to broaden service capabilities.
You are:
- A visionary leader with a passion for creating disruptive products in the automotive industry.
- Highly analytical, utilizing data-driven insights to inform decision-making and strategy.
- Adept at navigating complex project landscapes, with a talent for simplifying intricate processes.
- A strong communicator and collaborator, able to work effectively across various teams and disciplines.
- Resilient and adaptable, thriving in fast-paced and evolving business environments.
Your experience:
We recognize not everyone will meet all of the criteria. If you meet most of the criteria below and you’re excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you.
- Proven track record in product management, preferably in automotive, e-commerce, or related fields.
- Demonstrated experience in leading cross-functional teams to launch and scale digital products.
- Solid understanding of customer experience design and implementation in a digital context.
- Familiarity with data analytics tools and methodologies to drive product strategy and decisions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; MBA or equivalent experience preferred.
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by Ronald Barron | Jan 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Job Description
REMOTE – Software Test Engineer
Technology – Remote – Full Time
The Software Test Engineer is a key member of the Scrum team responsible for delivering quality software that meets the needs of our clients. The ideal candidate has a background in software development with the desire to master the art of software testing. Success is measured by the candidate’s ability to think critically about new functionality, maintain a low bug rate in production, and increase automated test coverage.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Business Analysts, Software Engineers, and other Software Test Engineers to refine complex business requirements and develop the appropriate test strategies.
- Create test cases for new projects and maintain our regression test suite.
- Ensure user story acceptance criteria are met each sprint using a combination of manual and automated testing.
- Triage, troubleshoot, and document bugs found during testing.
- Utilize Mabl to create automated test cases for both sprint and regression test suites.
Required Qualifications
- BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
- 0-3 years of experience in the software development industry.
- Knowledge of the SDLC and the overall importance of testing in the development process.
- Knowledge of at least one popular programming language (i.e. Java, C#, PHP, Python, etc).
- Knowledge of UI test automation practices.
- Knowledge of Agile / Scrum methodologies.
- Enjoys the challenge of new, complex problems and learning new information on the fly.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving.
- Strong attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Agile planning and bug tracking software such as Jira.
- Experience creating and managing test cases utilizing Jira Xray or similar software.
- Experience creating automated tests utilizing an Intelligent Test Automation platform such as Mabl, Testim, or TestComplete.
- Experience testing REST APIs utilizing Postman, SoapUI, or similar tools.
- Experience with MySQL or similar relational databases.
- Familiarity with JMeter or similar load testing tools
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by Ronald Barron | Jan 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Product Designer, Ads Enablement
Location: Remote (Pacific Time Zone Preferred, not required)
Team: Ads Platform
Onsite required monthly in Los Angeles and Los Gatos
The Role
At Netflix, we aspire to entertain the world and are constantly innovating on how entertainment is imagined, created, and delivered to a global audience. We currently stream content in more than 30 languages in 190 countries, topping over 220 million paid members.
We recently launched a new ad-supported tier to offer our members more choice in how they consume their content. Our new tier allows us to attract new members at a lower price point, while also creating a compelling path for advertisers to reach audiences that are deeply immersed.
To help us deliver this compelling experience, we’re looking for a highly ambitious, visionary, and experienced Senior Product Designer who will help enable our ads experience and integrations with our ads partners. Additionally, you will be a strategic partner with our product, engineering, business, and sales teams to develop visibility into Ads performance and member delight.
You will also partner closely with product designers working on delivering a delightful, engaging, and highly relevant Ads experience for our Netflix members.
This will be a remote-friendly role, with the freedom to set a flexible work-from-home schedule. This role would be best for candidates located in California or in the Pacific time zone, as monthly in-person travel will be required to collaborate with stakeholders and partners in Los Angeles, CA and Los Gatos, CA. That said, we can always make exceptions in location for the right candidate.
About Our Team
Our team designs the enterprise ecosystem that scales Netflix entertainment through our global partnerships with telecoms, device manufacturers, game studios, advertisers, and data centers. We also design the foundational capabilities and technology for the next generation of Netflix experiences, like games.
Our team’s primary superpower is the ability to design creatively and collaboratively in highly technical environments from core services that power Netflix messaging to industry-leading partnership platforms.
You’ll be one of the lead designers who craft the apps, tools, and services that enable these experiences and partnerships. More specifically, you’ll be a critical part of one of the most talented and trailblazing enterprise design teams in the world.
What You Will Do
Lead the design and execution of enterprise integrations that power Netflix’s ads experience.
Identify, research, and drive strategic partner initiatives that enable ads for our members.
Craft design briefs that provide business, design, and engineering clarity for critical initiatives.
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, data scientists, tech writers, and business teams to develop and iterate upon new concepts and facilitate product execution.
What We’re Looking For
A passionate energy for great design and amplifying our team culture.
8+ years as a Product Designer (or equivalent experience) in the B2B2C space, leading high-impact initiatives from concept to execution in technical business areas.
A versatile portfolio that showcases deep interaction and problem-solving skills, specifically case studies that demonstrate expertise and leadership with complex business platforms.
Understanding of complex workflows designed to scale across diverse, global operations teams.
Experience contributing to and consuming component-based design systems.
Excellent communication skills that excite stakeholders and articulate a vision.
Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail (e.g writing documentation to support your design decisions).
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by Ronald Barron | Jan 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Title: Staff Simulation Specialist – Flight Dynamics
Location: Remote United States
Type: Full Time
Workplace: remote
JobDescription:
At Wisk, we’re transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we’re making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!
We are looking for:
- We are looking for a Staff Aircraft Flight Dynamics Simulation Engineer to join our team. The goal of an Aircraft Flight Dynamics Simulation Engineer at Wisk is to ensure that aircraft flight dynamics and control systems are correctly simulated and integrated within a number of simulation applications. These include, but are not limited to:
- Monte-Carlo type simulations for the development of autonomy algorithms
- Real-time, Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) and System-Level simulations
- Avionics hardware and embedded software development and certification activities
- Aircraft system development and certification activities
- Ground segment development and certification activities
- Evaluating and validating aircraft performance
- Concept of Operations (ConOps) definition and validation
- Operator/’pilot’ training
- Maintenance training
Why we need you:
- The Staff Aircraft Flight Dynamics Simulation Engineer is responsible for analyzing the simulation needs of various Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), defining the appropriate simulation requirements and coordinating the design, development and deployment of simulation capabilities to meet those needs.
What you will do:
- Help lead the design and development of advanced simulations for a diverse set of applications; including single- and multi-agent scenarios for complex algorithm development, early requirements validation for aircraft systems, embedded software development/verification, HIL/SIL and system-level environments, validation of control algorithms, and operator/ pilot’ training
- Develop, validate and deploy advanced simulation capabilities pertaining to aircraft flight dynamics (flight mechanics, flight controls, GNC and aerodynamics)
- Help to cultivate and develop departmental expertise with flight dynamics disciplines and the simulation of flight dynamics
- Collaborate with internal customers to identify simulation system requirements, plan milestones and deliver critical tools/capabilities to support product development
- Organize, plan and advance the end-to-end simulation development efforts to support our long-term autonomous air-taxi ConOps
- Work with agile teams to manage the development backlog and to ensure that the needs of internal groups/IPTs are met
- Define and fulfill long term simulation requirements including certification aspects of the simulation platform
What you have done:
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience simulating aircraft flight dynamics, aerodynamics, flight controls and/or GNC, preferably in a real-time simulation environment
- Experience working with ARINC 429 and/or ARINC 664
- Experience working with HIL/SIL simulations and test environments
- Experience working the Qualification Test Guide (QTG) of Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs)
- Familiarity with aircraft avionics (FMS, EGPWS, WXR, etc), aircraft systems and aircraft operations
- Proficiency in C/C++ and python
- Strong software architecture design and development skills
- Creative approach to problem solving
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desired:
- Passionate about aviation, advanced air mobility and the future of transportation
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements
- Familiarity with cloud technologies (GCP, AWS, Azure)
- Familiarity with scaling simulation applications in a cloud environment
- Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink, C# or Java
- Prior experience designing aircraft systems
- Prior experience with ARINC 708, ARINC 615, ARINC 610, MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760 or CAN bus
- Prior experience developing embedded avionics software
- Prior experience with DO-178, DO-254 or similar certification standards
- Familiarity with MBSE and MBD tools and methodologies
- Prior experience with the design, development, test and certification of Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs)
- Prior experience working as an Integration Specialist on FSTDs
- Familiarity with FAR Part 60 (FAA) or one of its equivalents
- Prior team leadership and/or management experience
- Prior project/program engineering experience
- Prior project/program management experience
Who you are:
- You are a highly motivated, self starting individual with a broad set of skills and never afraid of facing complex technical challenges
- You are a solution oriented individual with a strong analytical mindset
- You have strong communication skills and can easily tailor your communications to suit the audience
- You can adapt quickly or propose changes needed to achieve early results in a timely fashion
- You embrace challenges and take commitments and deliver results within reasonable expectations
- You are a positive team player
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by Ronald Barron | Jan 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Title: Lead Product Engineer (Mobile)
UK or US (EST Time Zone)
Location: US
Type: Full time
Workplace: remote
JobDescription:
ABOUT TREECARD
Make a Real Impact
Here at Treecard, We’re harnessing the power of the people to help solve climate change by building a platform to make sustainable living more accessible. We’re the kind of green that doesn’t wash off, and our customers have already planted over 5 MILLION trees just by being part of the Treecard community.
We’re striving to build the largest and most engaged eco-focused community and a worldwide organization people can trust. We need people who can’t wait to jump in and help scale our impact together.
Do the best work of your life
As a mission-driven startup entering a hyper-growth stage, Treecard not only offers an environment for huge personal growth but an opportunity to leave a legacy we can be proud of.
We’re powered by Ecosia, the search engine that has planted over 130M trees to date and has over 30M monthly active customers. We’ve also raised $26M (Series A) to date and have a growing user base, with 40% of all sign-ups being referred by a friend or family. We are backed by EQT, Worldfund, and Seedcamp the original investors of Transferwise and Revolut.
We’re set up for success, racing forward, and swinging beyond the fences. We are here to do the best work of our lives, and together, we hope you are too. Come help make sustainable living accessible for everyone.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Welcome to Treecard, where leadership means getting your hands dirty in code! As a Lead Product Engineer at Treecard, you won’t just be overseeing from the sidelines you’ll be at the forefront of shaping our cutting-edge mobile experiences. Expect your days to be filled with dynamic challenges, as you lead a team dedicated to the delivery of features that truly matter.
Our team is fully remote and this role can be based anywhere in the UK or US EST Time Zone! We also have a WeWork office available to our London teammates if preferred (usually 1-2x/week) and you should plan to travel 3x per year to our global team retreats in some really cool places!
Salary range for this role is 110-130k GBP or $180-195k USD + equity, tailored to your background and experience.
Your Impact
- Mentorship and Motivation: Drive your team’s success through hands-on mentorship and regular one-on-ones. Your leadership will be pivotal in leveling up our development talent.
- Technical Strategy: Shape the technical strategy to ensure our mobile apps not only keep up but lead the way in tandem with our rapid growth.
- Product Delivery: In this role, you’re not just a code maestro; you’re a key player in all aspects of product delivery. We believe in a collaborative approach, where every Treecard team member is encouraged to contribute ideas from product ideation to innovative work methodologies.
Sound like you?
- Expertise in Typescript and React Native.
- Proven experience across multiple senior or lead engineering positions.
- A product mindset and the courage to contribute innovative suggestions.
- Previous startup experience, especially in a leadership role, is a strong plus.
- Genuine concern about the climate crisis and a desire to make a meaningful impact.
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