[ale] OT: Sr. SWE opening w/ Scyld in Annapolis

[Bob Toxen]

15 years experience and a degree for an Intern position?

Can you say lowball sweatshop?

I do thank Fulton, though, for posting this position as any position is
better than no position!  I will say that the market for programmers
is much better in the Washington, DC area than Atlanta.

Bob

On Thu, Jun 16, 2005 at 04:04:13PM -0700, Fulton Green wrote:
> Hello again, ALE (and excuse the off-topic post),
> 
> Remember that long posting I sent a few months back about needing an
> internship?  The internal recruiter at Scyld that found me through
> that posting wanted me to post this particular opening to ALE, so here
> you go.  BTW, she's definitely one of the most pleasant and knowledgable
> recruiters I've ever dealt with.  Not that she's going to read this or
> anything.
> 
> Regrettably, the bachelor's (or higher) degree and 15+ total years
> experience are non-negotiables for this situation, as is a limitation
> to US citizens, permanent residents, and Canadians possessing a TN-1
> permit.
> 
> For those of you who remember Donald Becker from his Beowulf
> demonstration at the 1998 Atlanta Linux Showcase, he typically works out
> of the Annapolis office, where this position is based.  I'm actually in
> the SF office, so I can't speak for the Annapolis work environment.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Scyld Software, a Penguin Computing Company, is the developer of Scyld
> Beowulf, the leading Linux cluster operating system. Our goal is to
> provide innovative features that deliver customer value in clustered
> Linux environments.  Currently focused on the High Performance Computing
> applications, the Scyld Beowulf Cluster Operating System will add
> features that will enable it to become the cluster operating system of
> choice in High Availability and Enterprise applications.
>  
> We currently have an opening in Annapolis, MD for a Linux software
> developer within our Professional Services organization.
>  
> This organization provides our customers with custom solutions
> involving our products in applications and configurations that are not
> part of the standard offering, or where a customer has specific
> requirements with respect to system operation.
>  
> The position involves providing technical expertise and project support
> to customers, including research and development for specific customer
> problems; requirements analysis, documentation, third party product
> evaluation and assessment, and prototyping of solutions using
> combinations of off-the-shelf or open source components and custom
> development.  The successful candidate will be able to specify the work,
> get customer agreement on the scope and deliverables, and deliver the
> work.
>  
> The work may involve any number of the following "Scyls":
> 
> *        installing and configuring Linux clusters for customers, 
>          including administration, shell and perl scripting, optimizing
>          disk partitions and storage layouts
> 
> *        developing application code
> 
> *        analyzing and optimizing device drivers and file system code
> 
> *        debugging distributed multiprocessor applications
> 
> *        optimizing data transfer between cluster nodes, and disk 
>          subsystems
> 
> *        optimization of system architectures
> 
> *        developing system level software for parallel systems. 
> 
> Minimum Qualifications:  Bachelor's degree in technical discipline, 15
> years general technical experience, 10 years of which in specialized
> technology experience and guiding projects of high complexity, scope
> and/or size, specifically with Linux at the kernel, device driver and
> application levels.  Strong ties and position within technical community
> is desirable, as is experience guiding projects of high complexity,
> scope and/or size.  Experience in a contracting role, where writing
> proposals, providing customers with progress reports and final
> deliverables is highly desirable.  Risk assessment, risk management and
> mitigation planning are also desirable.
>  
> Because we have a small organization, there may be occasions where
> professional services engineers need to go to customer sites and address
> specific issues or situations where the customer is down.  This requires
> a willingness to be flexible, as well as a willingness to quickly assess
> the situation, work with engineering to understand and address the root
> cause issue, and implement a workaround or fix to get the customer back
> up.
> 
> We offer a competitive compensation package, stock options, full
> benefits, and a casual working environment.
> 
> To apply, send your resume to jobs.beowulf * Scyld x com (you know the
> demangling drill) with your name and position title (Linux Software
> Developer) in the subject line, or fax to 415-954-2899.  Please include a
> cover letter describing your relevant experience.  Direct applicants only,
> please.
> _______________________________________________
> Ale mailing list
> Ale at ale.org
> http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale