Language Twin - Technical Lead (Portland, OR)

Who are we?

LanguageTwin is a Portland based company that links learning foreign
language in the classroom with authentic conversational exposure with
native speakers. We’ve designed a language learning video chat that
allows students to help each other by speaking their native language as
well as their language of study. Our framework is designed to supplement
language course material and allows professors to adopt LanguageTwin,
evaluate and structure their students’ conversations, and allocate a
grade to their students’ progress and performance.  Language
“Twinning” is already happening at the UofO, Princeton, UCLA, and a
list of schools in 7 countries.

What is this position about?

LanguageTwin is looking for a technical lead to join our team as we gear up
for the official launch of our pay-site on February 1st, 2013. The
individual will wear a variety of hats and work closely with our Canadian
development team during the build out of the third and final pilot to be
launched on October 1st. The position will be part-time (10-20 hours per
week) from July 1st, 2012 to Feb 1st, 2013 and compensated with a monthly
stipend and equity stake. As of February 1st, 2013 the position will become
full time and salaried.

Things we need to see

. Broad experience with web application development
. Advanced knowledge of PHP, Drupal, mysql, Javascript, Node.js, Flash
. Strong Communication Skills (liaison between developers and
non-developers)
. QA and deployment experience
. Exposure to video chat based technologies or the willingness to learn on
the fly
. Entrepreneurial spirit (flexible, self-motivated, creative, very
hard-working)
. Portland resident (within 20 miles of downtown)
. Desire to join LanguageTwin full-time as of February 1st, 2013

Things we’d also like to see

. Mobile application experience
. Project management experience and a network of developers
. Experience integrating with pay systems and third party APIs
. Foreign Language experience

How to apply

Send us your resume at mlucia@languagetwin.com. We are a passionate group
of language learners, academics, and business gurus that have set out to
redefine the way languages are taught in our schools. We very much look
forward to adding a technical lead to the team.


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