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Critical Mass is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Director to lead and mentor their web development team in San Jose. This role is pivotal in the successful delivery of large-scale commercial websites and web applications. The Technical Director will act as a key technical and business leader within web development initiatives.

The role involves:

  • Providing effective leadership and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Serving as a strong representative of the web development team.
  • Mentoring and guiding junior and senior web development tech leads.
  • Contributing to solution approaches and estimations for web development projects.
  • Creating and reviewing architectural diagrams and flow charts for web applications.
  • Providing technical leadership in Java development and RESTful web services.
  • Leveraging Java Frameworks such as object mappers, Sling, JCR, Guice, and Spring.
  • Utilizing and managing Git/Bitbucket for version control.
  • Working effectively with Atlassian project management tools.
  • Ensuring cross-browser compatibility and adherence to W3C Web Standards.

Requirements include:

  • Proven experience as a Technical Lead or in a similar leadership role within web development.
  • Solid experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) architecture.
  • Strong technical background in Java development and RESTful web services.
  • Deep understanding of key Java Frameworks.
  • Extensive knowledge of front-end web technologies including HTML, CSS, Vanilla JavaScript, and jQuery.
  • Experience with Git/Bitbucket for version control.
  • Familiarity with the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence).
  • Solid understanding of cross-browser compatibility and W3C Web Standards.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

The role offers:

  • Maternity and parental leave extra days
  • Competitive benefits packages
  • Vacation, compassionate leave, sick days, and flex days
  • Access to free online services for families and new parents
  • Diversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups
  • Internal learning and development programs
  • Enterprise-wide employee discounts
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