Hello ILUGC members
See job postings listed below in an early stage mobile 2.0 start-up based in
Chennai and Los Angeles. If you had dreamed of being part of a bootstrapping
start-up that does cutting edge work on open source architectures, and if
your profile matches one or more of the positions described, please contact
me at surenram@xxxxxxxxx asap. We are interviewing candidates in the next 2
weeks in Chennai. Our goal is to have the team staffed by the end of
October.
Feel free to forward to your contacts as you see fit.
Thanks
Suren Ramasubbu
PS: Apologies for the SPAM. I've been an avid LUGger where I live for a long
time, if that can be an excuse :)
*Web Developer*
Outstanding web developer to be responsible for developing innovative,
reusable web-
based interface for a mobile 2.0 start-up. The web developers will work
closely with the
product development team to develop specifications and implement the public
and restricted
portions of the website. Web programming experience using dynamic
architectures is a must.
Responsibilities
? Work with product team to build and refine Mobicip website. Must have
strong skills
and track record in building, evolving and maintaining a web 2.0 style
website.
? Optimize the website for search engine rankings.
? Convert raw images and layouts from a graphic designer into CSS/XHTML
themes.
? Determine appropriate architecture, and other technical solutions, and
make relevant
recommendations.
? Communicate to the Development Team with efficiency and accuracy any
progress
and/or delays.
? Be actively involved in development community of the web development
framework of
choice.
Required Skills
? BE in computer science or a related field, or significant equivalent
experience
? 3 years minimum experience with HTML/XHTML and CSS.
? 2 years minimum Web programming experience using one or more of PHP,
JavaScript,
Ruby on Rails or equivalent. Any direct RoR development experience is a
plus.
? Experience working with relational database systems such as MySQL, MS SQL
or
Oracle and a good working knowledge of SQL
? Development experience using extensible web authoring tools
? Self-starter with strong self-management skills
? Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
? Ability to work in a small globally distributed team.
*C++ Developer*
Solid C++ programmer with proficiency in Linux/Unix and client-server
programming at the
network and application layers to work on developing the core server-side IP
for a mobile 2.0
start-up. Database experience and LAMP architecture experience would be a
significant plus.
Responsibilities
? Implement and maintain server-side architecture using C++ on a Linux
server
? Design an efficient memory management scheme to handle high load
conditions
? Integrate with a relational database to get configuration information and
capture logs
? Perform complete unit and integration testing
Required Skills
? Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/related discipline or the equivalent
in education
and work experience
? Linux or Unix proficiency
? 2-5+ years of experience in C++ and object oriented concepts
? Experience with development tools like GCC, GDB, GNU Make and SVN
? Familiar with networking programming concepts and client-server
architecture
? Knowledge of networking protocols, particularly TCP/IP and HTTP
? Database experience and exposure to LAMP architecture a plus
? Open source experience a plus
? Self-starter with strong self-management skills
? Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
? Ability to work in a small globally distributed team.
*Database Architect *
Strong Database architect who can effectively work with the development team
to build and
maintain the back-end architecture for Mobicip's services.
Responsibilities
? Implement a scalable and maintainable back-end authentication mechanism
for user login
and registration.
? Define the structure and data requirements of a relational database based
on input from
server development team, web developers and customer feedback.
? Address all aspects of database administration including recoverability,
integrity, security,
availability, reliability, and performance
? Support development team in testing and deploying products
? Ongoing maintenance on user and activity log databases
Required Skills
? Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/related discipline or the equivalent
in education
and work experience.
? A minimum 2-3+ years of SQL experience as it relates to "writing stored
procedures, SQL
statements, formatting indexes on tables, and SQL optimization".
? Experience in creating and administering databases on Linux/ Unix
platforms is a must
? Proficiency in C++ highly desired
? Self-starter with strong self-management skills
? Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
? Ability to work in a small globally distributed team
