Director, Software Engineering
eFax - A j2 Global Communications Company (Los Angeles, California)

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About j2 Global Communications:Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc. provides outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services to individuals and businesses around the world. j2 Global’s network spans greater than 2,900 cities in 42 countries on five continents. The Company offers faxing and voicemail solutions, document management solutions, Web-initiated conference calling, and unified-messaging and communications services. j2 Global markets its services principally under the brand names eFax®, j2®, jConnect®, JFAX™, eFax Corporate®, Onebox®, Electric Mail®, jBlast®, eFax Broadcast™, eVoice®, PaperMaster®, Consensus™, M4 Internet® and Protofax®. As of December 31, 2007, j2 Global had achieved 12 consecutive fiscal years of revenue growth and 6 consecutive fiscal years of positive and growing operating earnings. For more information about j2 Global, please visit www.j2global.com. The Company:People drive our success. We have a great team of smart, passionate, and fun people who push the envelope every day in an effort to go further and go faster with our products. Despite our impressive list of past achievements, we’ve only begun to reach our vast potential.   Job Summary:The Director of Engineering provides leadership and day to day direction to j2 Engineering functional teams. Primary focus is on both strategic, as well as tactical, direction for engineering in the areas of project management, application design, development, test and deployment. Key to the job is the coordination with the VP of Engineering, the VP of Network Operations, and other Engineering and non-Engineering management members on systems planning, development, maintenance and implementation. This position is a key function in achieving the Company’s stated mission of leveraging the power of the Internet to provide business-critical communications services worldwide. Individual’s background should include five or more years in Engineering management as a company grew from tens to hundreds of millions in revenue and a few to many product lines. Experience in a variety of technologies including C++, JAVA, Oracle, UNIX, LINIX, and the Microsoft development platform is required. Experience in formal development methodologies is also a requirement.  Job Duties: ·          Manages the day to day tasks of the various j2 Engineering managers and team members. ·          Provides executive level strategic and tactical direction to j2 Engineering staff.  ·          Directs j2 Engineering plan to ensure that j2 Global is positioned to grow, able to seize new opportunities, maintain a superior financial position and provide exceptional service to its customers. ·          Works to ensure “on time” and “on budget” delivery of projects and applications. ·          Directs j2 Engineering managers to establish and manage to a set timetable for the deployment of technologies, including applications, within the Company. ·          Co-ordinates with Network Operations and senior Engineering leads to evaluate new technologies, architectures and services.  ·          Assists in the evaluation of technologies and companies in concert with the Company’s M&A activities. ·          Communicates regularly with senior Engineering management on the status of j2 development efforts, resources, and systems. ·          Follows all j2 Engineering processes related to requirements, design, coding, testing, QA, deployment and project management.  Job Requirements and Experience: ·          10-15 years experience managing the Engineering function of a mid to large software company. ·          Majority of experience must be in Internet related services for both consumer-facing and enterprise products. ·          Proven success through progressive management responsibility, ultimately leading to a senior Engineering level position. ·          Experience managing a group of 50-100 people is required. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Management. An MBA or Masters in Computer Sciences is strongly desired. Key Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:·          Proven Leadership and Management ability at the senior level·          Interpersonal Skills·          Initiative/Judgment ·          Strategic/Tactical Thinking ·          Industry/Functional Knowledge ·          Delegation/Teamwork ·          Communication Skills  For immediate consideration send resume, with "Director, Software Engineer" in subject, to Linh.Pham@j2global.com or APPLY HERE