Looking for Tech Cofounder / CTO

Job Posting – Technical Cofounder and CTO contact: dustin@hockeyfollower.com The Company Hockey Follower is a web application that combines a social network for competitive hockey players with an unparalleled aggregation of statistics from hockey leagues around the world. In a model similar to LinkedIn, players, coaches, and scouts can communicate and track statistics on the private side, and fans can follow and interact with players on the public side. Founder Dustin Sproat recognized the need for better statistics and communications within the hockey community while managing Hockey Players for Kids (HP4K), a successful charity engaging over 70 pro hockey players with kids in their communities. The Hockey Follower site will feature game statistics, an interactive charitable application, and the hottest news, blogs, videos, and twitter postings about the players. Amateurs can get noticed by scouts, and pro’s are able to brand themselves by using simple applications that make it easy to interact with fans. Once proof of concept in hockey is realized, a rapid expansion into other sports with similar cultures will ensue.

The Position – Technical Cofounder (CTO) We are shifting our development from being outsourced to being done internally. The CTO would manage this transition and all technical components of the business. This Full-Time role would require: • The ability to program virtually any portion of this database-centric social media platform • Project management and vision in creating a strong technical architecture • Daily management of internal staff, consulting support, and any outsourcing requirements • Interaction and integration with the business development side of the company • Use of traffic analytics to direct feature set, online marketing, and SEO Candidate Profile The ideal candidate would live in Vancouver, have a BSc in Computing Science, and have 3 – 5 years of related work experience. Skills, competencies, and passions would include: • A desire to work very hard in an exciting, high risk-reward startup environment • Ability to self-start, lead projects, and manage teams • Experience with DBMS database management software and social media • A passion for sports – particularly hockey – and knowledge of related statistics • Proficiency with at least some of the following: MySQL, JavaScript, PHP, and Ruby on Rails, Python, iOS, Objective C, Amazon EC2 • Should be an open source contributor, please share Gitub projects Compensation The technical cofounder and CTO will be granted a major equity stake in the company, and this would comprise the main form of compensation. A cost-of-living salary in lieu of some equity would be negotiable. Please apply with resume and links to online projects: Dustin Sproat - President dustin@hockeyfollower.com