Fixya, the world’s largest product enthusiast community, seeks a passionate .Net Lead Architect. The selected candidate will work directly with the Founder/CEO, Product Management and Design Team to develop and deploy a highly scalable framework, database, and service oriented architecture into production via iterative short releases and on a very aggressive timeline. This position presents an opportunity to have your work widely used around the world by over 300 million annual visitors seeking solutions to everyday problems. Now that’s serious exposure! To excel at this job, you must love coding, have a genuine passion for Web 2.0 online community sites and/or consumer based Q & A sites and technology, enjoy working closely with the business & product teams, and have a true love for architecting elegant solutions for consumer end users who want to connect with each other to achieve their goals.

Skills
The ideal candidate shall possess the following skills;
• 5+ years in .NET/C# development and strong experience with design patterns
• At least 8 years of overall object oriented design and programming (e.g. C++, C#, Java, etc.) experience with at least 5 years in .NET/C# development
• At least 5 years experience with MS SQL Server 2000/2005/2008
• Hands-on experience architecting consumer based Web 2.0 websites. Experience with peer based communities a big plus
• Experienced in agile methodology like Scrum, as well as leading technical teams of 3+ developers
• Experience using XML/XSL and related standards, Web Services, SOAP and APIs
• Previously served as a developer at a consumer focused, web-based startup
• Completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline from a four year accredited university. Relevant advanced degree a plus.
• Past experience working in parallel with remote or offshore teams a plus

Responsibilities:
• Serve as the hands on Principal designer/architect of a proprietary .NET website framework and community application
• Be a key driving force behind the product
• Ensure that all software projects have appropriate design documentation and are optimized for performance under max load
• Mentor technical staff members on best practices in design
• Test-driven developer with experience in frameworks such as NUnit
• Well versed in service-oriented architecture (SOA)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Must be able to take ownership with minimum technical supervision
• Proven results oriented person with a delivery focus