by Ronald Barron | Dec 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Staff Backend Engineer, Grafana Enterprise Datasources (Remote, US EST)
Location: United States (Remote)
Job Description:
This is a remote position. We are looking for candidates in the United States Eastern time zones.
As a Staff Software Engineer in the Enterprise Data Sources squad, you will take a leading role in developing and enhancing a diverse portfolio of enterprise plugins that retrieve the data powering Grafana dashboards used by teams worldwide.
Our team focuses on building new enterprise-grade data source plugins, continuously improving existing ones, and ensuring seamless customer experiences. A key aspect of this role is guaranteeing the smooth operation and reliability of our plugins in the Grafana Cloud, helping us deliver on our commitment to world-class observability tools.
Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. You’ll have the opportunity to work across the Data Sources team and partner with other squads within the Grafana division to drive innovation and solve complex engineering challenges. As we continue on a growth trajectory, we are constantly evolving our ways of working to ensure they are scalable, inclusive, and adaptable to the needs of our team and users.
Some data source plugins we own:
- AppDynamics, Adobe Analytics, Azure DevOps, BigQuery, Catchpoint, DataBricks, DataDog, DynaTrace, Gitlab, HoneyComb, Jira, Looker, MongoDB, Netlify, New Relic, Oracle, SalesForce, SAP, ServiceNow, SnowFlake, Splunk, SQLyze/ODBC, Sumologic and Wavefront.
A typical “day in the life” could include:
- Building enterprise Grafana plugins to integrate third party services or databases into Grafana
- Innovating our plugin system to allow for enhanced capabilities
- Supporting the operations and reliability of our plugins in Grafana Cloud
- Coming up with suggestions for process improvements
- Providing technical support in customer escalations
- Working closely with the rest of the Grafana Division
What we are looking for:
- You are comfortable working in a remote-first company; communication is key. For us, working together means being collaborative, friendly, kind and respectful. We value autonomy and enabling decisions over committees and red tape. We are a distributed team, working remotely, on a product that will be used by engineers all over the world – the ability to work on your own, and ship working code is crucial.
- You have solid professional experience as a Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Go and backend services.
- Some experience with frontend technologies is valued, as it helps bridge the gap between backend systems and user-facing features.
- You have strong coding skills and operational experience; you were responsible for operating the software you have built.
- You have experience participating in on-call rotations to support software in production, ensuring reliability and responding to incidents as needed.
- You have a good understanding of a software development process that takes a user-centered approach.
- You easily build an understanding of the users’ context and goals which will help you build the right solution that brings the biggest value to them.
- You know how to transform ideas into working code – you are able to design a solution, get feedback, and deliver large projects.
- You are a self-driven individual who understands the power of feedback loops in making roadmap decisions and driving our product forward.
- You are able to communicate the design decisions clearly in written and spoken English.
- You enjoy working on complex solutions – Grafana is a highly technological solution and has avid followers who rely on it every day and care deeply about their workflows.
- You have an active interest in the three observability pillars and how they come together to build a powerful workflow
You have experience in some or all of the following:
- Backend technologies: Strong expertise in Go and familiarity with other backend languages is valued.
- Containerization and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes.
- CI/CD and DevOps: Knowledge of building pipelines, automated testing, and deployment strategies.
- Monitoring and observability: Familiarity with tools like Grafana, Prometheus, or other observability platforms.
- Frontend technologies (nice to have): TypeScript, React, Redux, and RxJS.
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by Ronald Barron | Dec 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Senior Engineer, Quality Assurance
Location: Worldwide – Remote
Job Description:
About Invisible
Invisible is the operations innovation company transforming how companies are built and run.
We’re a tech-enabled services company providing AI-enabled solutions to our clients. Invisible partners with leading model providers like OpenAI and Cohere to help train the most advanced language models. These partnerships with AI firms provide early access to best-practice AI research and LLMs, enabling efficient automation and optimization of complex processes. We also partner with Fortune 500 companies to automate tasks such as menu management for DoorDash and claims processing for American Family Insurance, significantly improving quality while reducing cost and time to completion.
Customers choose us for our curated pool of on-demand global experts; our flexible orchestration platform that seamlessly blends advanced technology with elite talent; and our outcomes-based pricing. Invisible has 10x’d our revenue in the last two years, is highly profitable, and was recently ranked #3 in Artificial Intelligence on Inc. 5000’s annual list of fastest-growing private companies in America.
Invisible has experienced exponential growth, quadrupling in size year over year for the past three years. At the beginning of 2024, we surpassed an Annualized Revenue Run Rate of $100 million and continue to grow at speed. We operate as a profitable business and own a majority of the company, going against the grain in the venture-backed AI space. We look for like-minded individuals to join us as we aim to grow into the largest services firm in the world that bridges the gap between AI and enterprise success.
About The Role
As Senior Engineer, Quality Assurance at Invisible, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and performance of our core product and infrastructure, enabling our platform to function seamlessly for clients worldwide. Reporting to the Engineering Manager – Quality, you will collaborate closely with engineering and product teams, working cross-functionally to drive quality standards across our systems. In this position, you will not only maintain our high standards but will also have the opportunity to shape our QA processes, mentor junior QA team members, and champion best practices throughout the organization. This role offers exciting potential for impact and career growth as Invisible continues to expand.
What You’ll Do
- Own the end-to-end quality assurance processes, ensuring each release meets our standards for quality and stability.
- Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and testing frameworks for both manual and automated testing.
- Execute complex manual testing scenarios and develop automation scripts where feasible to improve efficiency and consistency.
- Proactively identify, log, and track bugs and issues using Jira and observability tools, ensuring prompt and effective resolution.
- Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams, offering input on product requirements and feature designs to enhance testability and reliability.
- Mentor and guide other QA engineers and analysts, helping them improve their technical skills and understanding of quality assurance best practices.
- Evaluate and implement new tools, frameworks, and testing methodologies to keep our QA practices up-to-date and aligned with industry standards.
- Participate actively in daily stand-ups and sprint planning, representing the QA perspective to ensure comprehensive coverage and address risks early in the process.
- Work across the technology organization to enforce best practices, manage releases, and increase product quality.
What We Need
- 5+ years of experience in software and quality assurance, with a demonstrated track record in manual and automated testing within complex, high-traffic systems.
- Proficiency in project management tools like Jira and familiarity with Agile methodologies.
- Strong understanding and experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD) methodologies.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Expertise in both manual and automated test frameworks, and experience with automation tools like Selenium, Cypress, or similar.
- A quality-driven mindset with a passion for improving processes, preventing defects, and enhancing overall system reliability.
- Deep understanding of cloud deployments, release management, environment management, and proven experience optimizing production deployments.
- Experience developing and testing with these technologies is a plus:
- Frontend using React
- Backend using Python Web Frameworks (Flask, Django, FastAPI, etc.)
- Data Management Systems (PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Kafka, etc.)
- Cloud Deployment using Kubernetes (with observability)
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by Ronald Barron | Dec 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Sr. Implementation Specialist (Contract)
Location: Remote (US)
Job Description:
About GoodTime
GoodTime empowers individuals and organizations to achieve better outcomes from their hiring process. Powered by the GoodTime Meeting Optimization Engine, the platform automates scheduling, ensures the right participants are involved, and delivers actionable insights to foster more effective interviews.
GoodTime’s flagship solution, Hire, enables companies to secure top talent faster through Candidate Relationship Intelligence. By automating 90% of interview management tasks, unlocking data-driven insights, and enhancing experiences with human-centric AI, Hire transforms the recruitment process.
Trusted by over 300 leading companies—including Spotify, Slack, Pinterest, Okta, HubSpot, and HelloFresh—GoodTime is redefining how businesses recruit and meet. Discover more at goodtime.io.
Our Culture of Entrepreneurship is built on three pillars; autonomy, accountability, and collaboration. As a teammate at GoodTime, you will need to rely on and embody these traits, own your role, and balance autonomy with company alignment.
You might be a good fit for GoodTime if you:
- Like to work with amazing people
- Are friendly, always willing to lend a helping hand
- Can make a path forward, even in ambiguous situations
- Are humble, able to admit your failures (we’re all human)
- Love to learn, self-taught in many areas
- Are bored without a hard problem to solve
- Enjoy seeing your hard work make real impact, and controlling your own success
The Opportunity
We are currently looking for a Contract Senior Implementation Specialists to join the Professional Services team. This role will onboard our new GoodTime customers, ensuring they receive a great start and utilize the product to its maximum value. You will onboard, train, and grow new business opportunities. Behind each successful launch is an Implementation Specialist consulting on best practices and providing creative solutions on how to best use Goodtime.
Our ideal candidate will have project management and technical implementation experience. They will be tech-savvy and passionate about partnering with recruiting leaders and teams to streamline processes and drive value while supporting their goals.
This will initially be a 6-month contract.
What Success Looks Like:
- Successfully lead customer project teams through a multi-phase implementation project plan. Communicate project status, issues, and risks while escalating effectively as appropriate
- Use effective training techniques and methodology to communicate complex ideas in a digestible way to drive product adoption
- Proactively build and monitor customer experience playbooks; create strategies to address, track, and monitor the results of the playbooks
- Maintain an expert level understanding of the GoodTime Hire product (technical and workflow) and recruiting industry to identify new opportunities
- Utilize internal tools to track customer plans, engagements, and their results
- Ensure the right data goes into our systems at the right time, so information about the customer is always up to date, accurate, and provides company wide transparency on the health and context and relationship with our customers
Must Have:
- 4+ years of experience in Customer Success Implementation/Onboarding or CSM
- Strong project management and problem solving skills
- Ability to clearly articulate complex technical topics to a non-technical audience and translate requirements into actionable items
- Superior communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Adept at building strong networks and relationships
- Strong self-starter that thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced, small team environment that is capable and willing to wear multiple hats
- Ability to effectively partner cross functionally with engineering, product, sales, marketing, etc.
Nice to Have:
- Experience using GoodTime Hire Product
- Recruiting ATS and/or HR Technology experience
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by Ronald Barron | Dec 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Senior Content Strategist
US – Remote
time type
Full time
job requisition id JR100668
Risepoint assists primarily regional universities in increasing their access and impact by making their academic programs available to students online. Founded in 2007, Risepoint’s mission is to expand access to high-quality, affordable, and workforce-relevant education, especially for working and adult students. Risepoint brings single-minded dedication to student success, an integrated set of services, and data-driven performance to our collaboration with university partners.
The Senior Content Strategist, B2B Marketing, collaborates closely and effectively with the head of B2B Marketing, and internal cross-functional teams including Business Development, Partner Management, Academic and Product Services, Product Marketing, Brand and others, and external stakeholders including University Partners and other third parties, to drive compelling and strategic
content for B2B initiatives.
The Senior Content Strategist works closely with the head of B2B Marketing to develop and finalize content encompassing email and sales communication assets, website articles, social media posts, conference/event scripts and presentations, and marketing campaign deliverables to serve the initiatives of the Business Development/Inside Sales teams.
The Senior Content Strategist will coordinate efforts with the Risepoint Brand Team to position and schedule the release of select external-facing assets.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Determine writing approaches/strategies for new partner growth initiatives. Responsible for the definition of key audience personas and developing content to engage personas throughout the business lifecycle. Deliver content and messaging in support of key B2B team communication priorities (conference/events, campaigns, sales tools)
- Develop and deliver content aligned to Risepoint branding, and core strategic goals in each piece written; Analyze content usage, performance metrics, and trends to evolve the efficiency of content across use cases
- Writes scripts for conference addresses, brief remarks, talking points, partner interview questions, webcasts, blogs posts, ghost writing articles, and other communication tools for B2B use as needed
- Write B2B-relevant content for use on Risepoint.com, in coordination with Brand Team, including articles, partner interviews, and landing pages for gated delivery of thought leadership assets
- Write and publish social media posts in support of B2B activities and events. Ensures materials align with brand communication, positioning and tone of voice
- Coordinates email initiatives with email team to develop and deliver targeted deployments for B2B campaigns, and events, such as salon dinners 10%
- Works in tandem with head of B2B Marketing, BD team members, Brand Team (vendor manager) and various academic association points-of-contact to expedite conference and event-planning, presentations, and delivery/return of display assets
- Monitors the hello@risepoint.com inbox 4-5 times per week and directs requests to the appropriate department/channel for prompt responses
- Writes and self-edits all B2B content for quality, consistency, clarity, accuracy, and readability
- Maintains a library of materials and records for research and source/reference materials. Stays on top of market trends and competitor insights; curates and archives written materials and presentations that can be referenced again if needed
- Adheres to deadlines, works proactively and ideates creative ways to elevate Risepoint positioning among prospective partners
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, education, journalism or related field required
- 5-10 years of experience developing content and content strategy for the higher education in the B2B space required
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office required.
- Advanced user PowerPoint desired.
- Experience using Teams, Outlook. Intermediate – Advanced Required
- Experienced writer, knowledgeable about the online program management industry.
- Proven examples of long-form writing (white papers, case studies) and short-form content (articles, flyers, ads, etc.)
- Skilled in using data and research in developing content,
- editing, analysis, and optimization
- Excellent communication skills, teamwork and diplomacy are essential;
- Excellent writing skills,
- customer-facing skills, and collaborate well with others
- Work creatively and manage multiple projects simultaneously with a strong
- attention to detail
- Proven experience delivering content within or before deadlines
- Ability to draw from network of skilled freelancers as needed for select writing projects
- Working knowledge of Adobe Suite
- Knowledge of writing for direct response marketing a plus (not required)
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by Ronald Barron | Dec 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Director, Strategy (Go to Market)
US – Remote
Full time
job requisition id JR100342
Risepoint assists primarily regional universities in increasing their access and impact by making their academic programs available to students online. Founded in 2007, Risepoint’s mission is to expand access to high-quality, affordable, and workforce-relevant education, especially for working and adult students. Risepoint brings single-minded dedication to student success, an integrated set of services, and data-driven performance to our collaboration with university partners.
Reporting to the SVP of Analytics and Commercial, the Director, Strategy (Go to Market) will be an impact-oriented Commercial leader, and a key cross-functional collaborator and thought partner for Risepoint’s senior executives and functional leaders. They will work with the Heads of Commercial, Strategy, Sales, Marketing, Product and Finance to develop and implement short and long-term strategies to optimize revenue and customer lifetime value in accordance with Risepoint’s strategic plan. Specifically, the Director will lead strategic and business initiatives related to growing priority offerings, as well as revenue stream and deal structure diversification.
The Director will help formalize Commercial Excellence as a differentiator for Risepoint by refining pricing, packaging, offering and deal structure across our suite of offerings. They will develop replicable playbooks to help Partner Universities determine Tuition levels for Risepoint-supported programs, and to help Risepoint define deal structures for partner relationships, ranging from Revenue Share to unbundled Fee for Service packages. These playbooks will embed a holistic view and quantification of lifetime value, and include a mix of primary research, market benchmarking, and price elasticity analysis, as well as tactics and frameworks to support Business Development and Account Management teams in retaining/ renewing existing accounts and securing new business. In addition, the Director will develop plans to evolve our revenue mix toward fee-for-service, including transition plan for existing Partners moving from Revenue Share arrangements.
Additionally, the Director will provide leadership, guidance and coaching to Risepoint colleagues, inspiring a collaborative and collegial culture that is high performing and results focused.
Main Responsibilities:
- Developing Tuition playbook including market benchmarking, primary research, and price elasticity analytics, along with framework to determine when each element of the framework should be deployed
- Developing Pricing playbook for Partner Contracts, including Revenue Share at Different Levels and unbundled Fee for Service offerings, along with framework to determine when each structure should be deployed
- Developing Discounting frameworks to determine structure, duration, and use case for different Tuition and Contract Price discounts, and a structured approval process
- Providing negotiation support including analytics and messaging for new deals and renewals
- Holistic tracking of Tuition and Contract Pricing across our Partner base, and identifying / pursuing opportunities for continuous improvement
Job Requirements:
The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious, strategically minded, commercially-oriented, and highly collaborative. They will be a well-rounded experienced leader with the ability to lead strategic analyses as well as getting into the weeds of commercial negotiations, pricing, discounting and customer interactions. They will handle high pressure situations in a professional and balanced manner and will serve as a mentor, leader, and partner across the organization in a dynamic environment.
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Consulting, Strategy, and Commercial roles, including leading high-impact teams
- Proven track record of successfully scoping and delivering projects, building and leveraging appropriate processes and tools.
- Exceptional and well-rounded analytical skills – able to evaluate opportunities from strategic, commercial and operational perspectives
- Demonstrated analytical toolkit (e.g., negotiations models, financial impact assessments) and proven track record of delivering commercial impact
- Exceptional leadership, management, and communication skills
- Exceptional influencing skills and demonstrated ability to work cross functionally across all levels of an organization
- Experience in the Higher Education and OPM sectors is desirable but not essential
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree in commercial field is strongly preferred
- Management consulting experience is strongly preferred, especially in the domains of revenue optimization, negotiations, pricing, etc.
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by Ronald Barron | Dec 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Senior Concept Creator
Position Type
Brand
Nike
Career area
Design
United States
Job ID
R-45771
Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
NIKE, Inc. designs the future. At NIKE, Inc. designers chase their curiosities and build what’s next, shaping the culture and advancing human potential. The Design teams include artists, inventors and specialists, all with different focuses, including color and material experts, and apparel, footwear and graphic designers. Nike designers look to the future, aggressively pursuing materials, ideas and forms that further elevate the athlete experience, raise the bar for modern style and reduce environmental impact.
Senior Concept Creator – NIKE, Inc. – Beaverton, OR. Define and communicate product details, features, construction requirements, and critical equipment and design criteria to NIKE design, development and production partners as new techniques and process are explored and transitioned from concept innovation to commercialization; provide breakthrough ideas in collaboration with NIKE Innovation partners; translate design inspirations into a 3-dimentional product, through collaboration with core innovation teams; create superior level concepts primarily for footwear; fabricate and assemble new research and development concepts utilizing all resources and equipment on hand within the Concept Creation Center, including laser, embroidery, stitching, assembly, digital printing, digital cutting, and customized tools; anticipate development and creation issues, and suggest alternative construction methods; provide feedback on material choices, construction methods, file types, and adhesion alternatives; work with multi-disciplinary teams including all product creation and manufacturing pillars; interact with pattern engineering, innovation, in-line brand, specialty customization, in-house manufacturing, and overseas factory research and development centers; work with footwear pattern engineering, cutting, stitching and assembly processes and operations; work with product construction concepts including pattern engineering, costing and quality implications, model making, part drawings, two dimensional drafting documents, materials, design for manufacturing, and sustainability awareness; work with product design and Nike product processes; provide technical guidance and support to program teams and management/leadership in the field of footwear design and prototyping; and guide and mentor junior team members, helping them develop their prototyping skills. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in the U.S., except from AK, AL, AR, DE, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, RI, SD, VT, WV, and WY.
Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Fine Arts, or Graphic Design and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or a design-related occupation.
Experience must include the following:
- 2D modeling software Illustrator
- Providing technical guidance
- Utilizing project management tools in Excel
Position also requires one (1) year of experience in the following:
- Footwear prototyping including creating, designing, and evaluating
- Footwear design and manufacturing including construction, model creation in 2D
- Shoemaking tool operation including sewing machines, and hot presses
- Shop tool operation such as grinders, band saws, and Dremel tools
- 3D Printing including 3D CAD modeling, generating G code, and initiating the printing process
- 2D to 3D Pattern conversion using CAD software
- Shoe assembly including all components using both traditional methods and innovative techniques
- Various materials used in footwear manufacturing and prototyping
- 3D modeling software Rhino or Fusion 360
- Research and development processes and methodologies for testing and refining footwear concepts
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