DAISY consortium jobs
- From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav.lal@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 06:15:51 +0530
Hi all,
Apologies for the cross posting. Check out the following jobs at the DAISY
consortium. Please contact
Dipendra Manocha at dipendra.manocha@xxxxxxxxx for applying.
Pranav
Job Description - Software Developer (.NET)
General Information
Denomination of the Position: Software Developer
Holder of the Position: vacant
Work Quota: 100%
Superior Operational Position: Technical Development Coordinator
Short Description of the Positions Aim
The Software Developer participates in the DAISY Consortium's software
development team as a programmer/developer. As such, the position will
expose the holder to complex system architectures, and give extensive
experience in the design and implementation of interactive multimedia
authoring tools and APIs.
The DAISY Consortium is looking to establish a long-term commitment in order
to expand its pool of dedicated software engineers. The proposed full-time
contract will offer an initial 12 months duration, but will be subject to
renewal based on successful completion of objectives.
The successful applicant will apply his/her ability to cope with a steep
learning curve, working with bleeding edge multimedia- and accessibility
standards as well as software design patterns. Although it is expected that
the holder will rapidly become autonomous, he/she will benefit from the
support of expert team-mates in a friendly professional environment. The
position holder will operate mostly in a remote context under tight
supervision, collaborating with a world-wide agile team.
Main Tasks and Expected Outcomes
01 Systems development/programming [100%]
Task: Collaborate with existing developers in the DAISY Consortium software
development staff in the development of software libraries and applications.
Outcome: Production of stable, efficient and well-documented code
libraries.
Required Qualifications (Software Developer)
Education
. B.Tech. computer Sc. / MCA or equivalent. Candidates with lower
professional qualification but with good work experience in relevant fields
may also be considered in specific cases.
Experience
. 0-1 years.
Professional Skills
. Experience in development of complex systems using the object
oriented paradigm.
. Well developed knowledge of the .NET platform and the C# language.
Knowledge and proven understanding of the latest (3.0) C# language features
(generics, closures, events, etc) is an asset.
. Good written and verbal communication skills in English. Other
languages an asset.
. Motivation to learn and develop new professional skills rapidly.
. Flexibility to work independently as well as to accept specific
direction.
Personal Strengths
. Ability and commitment to being part of a dynamic, global team.
. Ability to work independently, as well as in distributed teams.
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Job Description - Software Developer (Java/XML)
General Information
Denomination of the Position: Software Developer
Holder of the Position: vacant
Work Quota: 100%
Superior Operational Position: Technical Development Coordinator
Short Description of the Positions Aim
The Software Developer participates in the DAISY Consortium's software
development efforts as a programmer/developer. As such, the position will
give the holder extensive experience in the design and implementation of web
services, complex XML-based information transformation systems, as well as
various application platforms.
The DAISY Consortium is looking to establish a long-term commitment in order
to expand its pool of global, dedicated software engineers. The proposed
full-time contract will offer an initial 12 months duration, but will be
subject to renewal based on successful completion of objectives.
Main Tasks and Expected Outcomes
01 Systems development/programming [60%]
Task: Collaborate with existing developers in the DAISY Consortium software
development staff in the development of software libraries and web service
applications.
Outcome: Production of stable, efficient and well-documented libraries.
02 XML transformations development [40%]
Task: Develop suites of XML transformations for use in information
publishing contexts.
Outcome: Production of stable and well-documented XML transformations.
Required Qualifications (Software Developer)
Education
. B.Tech. computer Sc. / MCA or equivalent. Candidates with lower
professional qualification but with good work experience in relevant fields
may also be considered in specific cases.
Experience
. 0-1 years.
Professional Skills
. Experience in development of complex systems using the object
oriented paradigm.
. Well developed knowledge of the Java platform and programming
language.
. Knowledge of Web Services, Servlets, JSP and multi-tiered
architectures.
. Previous experience with the Eclipse IDE is an asset.
. Knowledge of XML technologies and standards (XML, XML Namespaces,
validation, DOM, SAX). Knowledge of Java libraries for XML processing
(JAXP: SAX, DOM, StAX, TrAX) is an asset.
. Knowledge of languages for XML transformations (primarily XSLT 1.0
and 2.0) is an asset.
. Good written and verbal communication skills in English. Other
languages an asset.
. Motivation to learn and develop new professional skills rapidly.
. Flexibility to work independently as well as to accept specific
direction.
Personal Strengths
. Ability and commitment to being part of a dynamic, global team.
. Ability to work independently, as well as in distributed teams.
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Job Description - Systems Architect/Developer (.NET)
General Information
Denomination of the Position: Systems Architect/Developer
Holder of the Position: vacant
Work Quota: 100%
Superior Operational Position: Technical Development Coordinator
Short Description of the Positions Aim
The Systems Architect/Developer participates in the DAISY Consortium's
software development efforts. The span of tasks includes requirements
engineering, modelling, architecture and implementation. The position
requires experience and in-depth understanding of complex design patterns
and methodologies, as well as iterative development processes.
The DAISY Consortium is looking to establish a long-term commitment in order
to expand its pool of dedicated software engineers. The proposed full-time
contract will offer an initial 12 months duration, but will be subject to
renewal based on successful completion of objectives.
The successful applicant will operate within a friendly professional
environment, albeit mostly distributed across the world. The position holder
will collaborate with other team members under tight supervision, to
participate in the delivery of challenging but rewarding multimedia and
accessibility related projects.
Main Tasks and Expected Outcomes
01 Systems architecture [50%]
Task: Collaborate with existing architects in the DAISY Consortium software
development staff in the modeling and design of next-generation interactive
multimedia authoring tools.
Outcome: Production of clear, consistent and effective state-of-the art
system architectures that integrate well with the chosen implementation
platform.
02 Programming [50%]
Task: Participate in the implementation phases of DAISY Consortium software
applications, implementing above mentioned systems.
Outcome: Production of stable, efficient and well-documented code
libraries.
Required Qualifications (Systems Architect/Developer)
Education
. B.Tech. computer Sc. / MCA or equivalent. Candidates with lower
professional qualification but with good work experience in relevant fields
may also be considered in specific cases.
Experience
. Three or more years in the software development domain with
significant experience in systems architecture, modeling and implementation.
Professional Skills
. Extensive experience in programming in complex systems using the
object oriented paradigm.
. Extensive experience in design, modeling and problem solving within
complex systems.
. Well developed knowledge of the .NET platform.
. Practical understanding of the iterative development processes.
. Good written and verbal communication skills in English. Other
languages an asset.
. Flexibility to work independently as well as to accept specific
direction
Personal Strengths
. Ability and commitment to being part of a dynamic, global team
. Ability to work independently, as well as in distributed teams
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