About Freeborders

Freeborders is the leading provider of technology solutions and outsourcing from China. Freeborders provides extensive domain expertise to U.S. and European companies in three vertical markets: retail/consumer goods, financial services and software/technology. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices on three continents, Freeborders has developed an impressive track record of service delivery to the Fortune 1000 by combining world-class project management in both hemispheres with one of the largest technology centers in China. Freeborders believes China's massive and growing supply of IT talent and the country's emerging importance in the global supply chain make China a strategic imperative for any U.S. and European company seeking cost-effective world-class technology solutions.

Technical Lead - LAMP

Location: Los Angeles

Relevant Work Experience: 8 years

Education: Bachelor's Degree Required

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the technical vision, direction, and architecture of the project.
• Produce all design documentation including class diagrams, sequence diagrams, and state diagrams.
• Translate business needs/requirements into technical solutions.
• Define mechanisms of integration with third-party systems.
• Assess performance implications of design trade-offs.
• Consult with client to ascertain and define need or problem area, and determine scope of investigation required to obtain solution
• Manage process to identify, debug, and fix logical or compilation errors. Identify a course of action for debugging complex logical or system problems
• Partner with the business to produce the User Interface design.
• Liaison between the client and the technology development team in China
• Verify that the design established is implemented as specified.
• Works with the Project Manager to determine technical activities, durations, and dependencies.
• Escalates and resolves issues with the Project Manager when required
• Mentors technical resources.

Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of software development experience.
• At least 4 years of experience with LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and Perl)
• At least 2 years of experience in software development lead role with a focus on LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and Perl).
• Extensive experience in designing applications and producing deliverables
• Very good understanding of the software life cycle development process
• Experience with Outsourcing or Consulting environment is required
• Strong communication and customer facing skills – both verbal and written are required.  Good listening skills.  Good presentation skills. 
• Ability to speak Mandarin is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in information technology, business, or engineering.

Competitive salary and benefits package, advancement opportunities and unlimited potential. For immediate and confidential consideration, please e-mail your resume careers@freeborders.com