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VMware, the industry leader in high-performance, enterprise-class x86 virtualization technology, is looking for an organized and detail-oriented Senior Web Developer for Tools and Infrastructure to play a critical role in VMware’s development infrastructure. In this position, you will be involved in building and maintaining core infrastructure tools including version control systems, toolchain, build systems, and managing a large farm of Linux, Windows and Mac servers. You will also contribute towards improving development process and productivity benefiting thousands of developers.
 
• B.S. in Computer Science or related technical field
• 5+ years experience in software and/or web development
• Must have strong Python scripting skills
• Must have strong web development experience using python-based frameworks such as Django, Ruby on Rails, Grok, Pylons, Turbogears, web2py, Zope, Glasshammer
• User Level experience of Version Control Systems, such as Perforce (Preferred), git, SVN, CVS
• Strong MySQL experience/knowledge is desirable
• Strong Linux system administration experience is desirable
• Perl scripting experience is desirable

VMware (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in Business Infrastructure Virtualization, delivers proven virtualization solutions – from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud – that energize business, while saving energy. IT organizations in companies of all sizes rely on VMware and its industry-leading platform, VMware vSphere™, to achieve a more efficient, controlled and flexible IT environment. With 2009 revenues of $2 billion and more than 170,000 customers and 25,000 partners, VMware delivers the world’s most trusted solutions for virtualization, a strategic initiative that consistently ranks as a top priority among CIOs. VMware’s award-winning technology, market-leading position and culture of excellence provide our 7,000+ employees in 40+ locations worldwide with a platform for professional growth and the excitement of being an early-stage innovator.

Contact Brooke Anderson for further detail, brooke@vmware.com

Job Description: Currently seeking an experienced Python developer to build highly scalable web based games for Facebook and MySpace. Developer should also be familiar with Google App Engine and Facebook API. Knowledge of Open Social for MySpace or Mixi is also helpful. We looking for passionate developers wishing to build highly engaging and thought provoking games (and applications) that leverage social networks in new and innovative ways.
 
Responsibility:
 - Passionate Python developer for web-based social games
 - Develop games using Python for Google App Engine
 - Follow best practices on software development, and comply with internal Agile Development Methodology
 
Requirements:
 - B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent
 - Great skill in Python programming
 - Experience with scaling web-based applications
 - Previous experience with game development
 - Experience with Agile Methodologies
 - SVN and/or Git
 - Proven experience with web development in Python, Django, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, CSS, DHTML and cross browser development
 - Ability to work independently and in a team environment
 - Strong software design skills
 - Experienced in developing test suites

Plus:
 - Experience developing Facebook applications
 - Experience developing with Google App Engine
 - Experience developing MySpace applications
 - Experience with I18N and L10N
 - Excitement and desire to work with online games and MMORPG in a social network context
 
Previous work portfolio and resume/CV requested with your inquiry or application. Thanks!

Contact Info:
Contact: Adriano
E-mail contact: adriano@entercast.com
Telecommuting is OK, but the candidate must be willing to relocate later

Slide builds engaging communities driven by user-created content. We aim to empower virtual entrepreneurship by enabling thousands, if not millions, of our users to build wealth through our products. We offer users virtual "building blocks" with which to create their own amazing content to show off to friends, or trade and sell with others in the community. We define true success as our users becoming profitable.

Our portfolio of products include fun applications and virtual communities such as Slideshow, SuperPoke!, SuperPoke! Pets, SPP! Ranch, Top Friends, and FunSpace.

Slide was founded in 2005 by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and is backed by Mayfield Fund, Blue Run Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund.

Responsibilities:

    * We are looking to add a dynamic, self-motivated software engineer to help us build web-based internal tools to analyze and track our site traffic and user behaviors. Aside from solid OOD and programming skills, this position requires superior written and verbal communications skills, problem solving skills, and ability to take ownership and work with minimum guidelines in a fast pace environment. This position offers excellent opportunity for growth within a later-stage, successful start-up, and you will be working with some of the Bay Area's smartest software engineers!

Requirements:

    * BS in Computer Science or relevant work experience
    * 0-3+ years of industry experience, will consider fresh graduates with strong internships, co-op or open source contributions
    * Strong object oriented skills to design and implement complex object-oriented abstractions
    * Demonstrated skills in front-end web development, expertise in JavaScript/HTML/CSS, including familiarity with JavaScript frameworks (jQuery, MochiKit, YUI, Dojo, etc.), experience contributing to UI design a plus
    * Experience with Python, Ruby, C++, or other object-oriented language to develop backend-business logic layer
    * Experience writing fast SQL queries to handle large volume of data a plus
    * Strong analytical and problem solving skills, attention to detail, desire to learn, excel, and contribute

Bonus:

    * HTML, JavaScript
    * SQL
    * Likes to build UI

If you are interested in this position, please apply at:

http://www.jobscore.com/[…]/aLfbTA6POr3QH9eJe4aGWH

The Pacific Institute is seeking a part-time web developer to take over building and maintenance of an open source decision-making support tool or expert system. More information on the project can be found at: http://washchoices.org/dss/about/

The Pacific Institute is an independent nonprofit founded in 1987 that works to create a healthier planet and sustainable communities. Our aim is to find real-world solutions to problems like water shortages, habitat destruction, global warming, and environmental injustice.

The ideal candidate would have significant experience in web application design, and at least some experience in decision support systems. Applicants can work remotely, with potential for at least one meeting in our Oakland, CA office.

The position is a short-term (August – December 2010) contract position with the potential for extension, and hours would vary from 10-30 hours per month.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, and support new decision support modules in consultation with project team;
• Fix bugs and work on feature enhancements.

Qualifications:
• Programming experience with Python, with a good understanding of Django frameworks is required.
• Experience in the use of jQuery or similar JS frameworks, xHTML, CSS, Ajax and SQL is highly desired.
• Experience designing or working with decision support systems is highly desired.
• Good knowledge of the complete web application design cycle is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in web application architecture, design, implementation, and maintenance is preferred.
• Strong communication, problem-solving skills, and ability to work independently are preferred.
• Creativity and flexibility in design and development are desirable.

Compensation:
This is a part-time, short-term contract position. The compensation is on an hourly basis, commensurate with experience.

How to Apply:
Please submit a cover letter and resume to Misha Hutchings: mhutchings at pacinst dot org. We will accept applications for this position until EOD Wednesday, July 28. No calls, please.

For information about the Institute, visit www.pacinst.org.

The Pacific Institute is an equal opportunity employer. Institute hiring policies and practices reflect this. Persons of all races, genders, classes, ages, sexual orientations, physical abilities, religions, and national origins are encouraged to apply for employment.

Description: Pictopia.com is looking for an additional full-time engineer to help maintain and evolve our ecommerce and photo fulfillment systems. You will primarily be working with Perl, Python, and MySQL, but knowledge of many other technologies is useful. Operations span image production, transaction processing, database management, system administration and a host of other tasks.

Responsibilities:
• Application changes
• Develop tools to better support Account Executives, Customer Service, and other developers
• Create/utilize tools to monitor system and application processes
• Assist with Linux, Apache, and MySQL administration and troubleshooting

Required Skills:
• Perl (this may be flexible based on your other proficiencies)
• Python and knowledge of a Python-based MVC framework (optimally Django 1.x)
• MySQL
• 2 years minimum real world experience engineering web solutions for LAMP stacks
• Practical experience developing in a *nix environment
• Strong verbal, written, analytical and communication skills

Additional skills:
• XSLT
• XML
• Javascript
• Experience with Apache configuration
• Linux system administration
• Database administration (preferably MySQL)


This is a high-visibility position within a very small team, and the ideal candidate will be a dedicated, hands on professional who can take ownership of tasks with minimal oversight. We value positive attitudes and professionals who can successfully navigate through ambiguous and challenging situations. Candidates are required to be on-site in our Emeryville offices, as there is a high degree of interaction between all parts of the business.


We offer an exciting and unique opportunity for the ambitious developer who wants to play a large part in one of the net's next e-commerce sensations!

TO APPLY: email resume and cover letter to hr6 {@} pictopia.com.

I wanted to reach out to the list regarding a full-time Front-End Web Development role that I have with a stealth-mode startup that is looking to change the way that people are protected online. They’re well & recently funded, and have a small core group in place, so this is very good time to get in at the ground-floor level, and really help drive the direction of the company’s future.

With regards to the position itself, the candidate would participate in the selection of development tools, design and implementation of the presentation layer, in addition to some back-end integration work. The ideal candidate would need to have experience with Django/Python, in addition to HTML, CSS, Javascript (using one or more Javascript framework) and AJAX.

Since they’re still in stealth-mode, I can’t say much else regarding what they’re working on without an NDA, although one of the components of the UI is based on social gaming/game mechanics, so candidates that have experience with Facebook platforms or social gaming is a HUGE plus.

This is NOT an “equity-only” position, and the salary range for this role may top out at around $115K-$120K or so, although it’s dependent upon the candidate in question.

I’ve got a great relationship with the Founder, so this is not just a position where a recruiter is “putting bodies over the fence and hoping something sticks.” They’re looking to get someone on board very quickly, so if this position sounds interesting to you, please feel free to respond to me directly, and I’ll answer any questions that you may have. The job description is below.

Thanks!

Email me directly at: donald [at] damagents [dot] com

Web UI Developer/Expert

The ideal candidate will participate in selection of development tools, design and implementation of the presentation layer and backend integration work

SKILL REQUIREMENTS
* Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript (using one or more JavaScript framework) and AJAX
* Experience with Django/Python is required
* Experience with Facebook platforms and social gaming is a strong plus
* Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks.
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* BS/MS in Computer Science, related field or equivalent experience
* Minimum 5 years of industry experience developing consumer oriented Web front ends

   Founded in 2003, Skype is revolutionizing the way people communicate around the world. Skype has more than 405 million registered users globally who use Skype software to communicate for free through voice and video calls as well as instant messages.


Skype is a Pre-IPO company and we have filed our S1.


Skype generates revenue through its premium offerings, such as calls made to and from landlines and mobiles, voicemail, call forwarding, and SMS. Skype is used in almost every country on Earth, and people have made more than 100 billion minutes worth of free Skype-to-Skype calls. Conversations over Skype can take place on computers, mobile devices and Skype Certified™ hardware. Skype certifies and sells hundreds of hardware products from more than 50 partners, and works with hundreds of third-party developers who have created plug-ins to extend Skype’s functionality.

   Skype is based in Luxembourg, with offices in Europe, the US and Asia. Our offices in the bay area are in Brisbane and San Jose. We will be moving to Palo Alto in a few months.


As a member of the Skype Cloud Technology Team, you will help build an infrastructure capable of supporting hundreds of millions of users. Our growing San Francisco-area development group will leverage open standards to deliver communication services--including voice, video, chat and presence--to the web and enable radically new Skype applications.

The technology used by the team will include distributed databases and frameworks (e.g., Dynamo-styled storage and Map/Reduce), RESTful APIs, scalable message passing (e.g., Thrift, protocol buffers, ActiveMQ), fault tolerance and functional languages.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Work within an agile development environment, with other developers and Product Owners, to scope, develop and deliver world-class software solutions to support business requirements.
• Collaborate with and assist the Product Owners to release planning.
• Build efficient and reusable services that can scale to support large numbers of users building on top of scalable infrastructure.
• Play an active role in the design, development and testing of production software.
• Work as part of the senior team to help set technical direction.
• Help to continuously improve the development process.
• Mentor junior members of the team.
• Write code!


Candidate Profile
Pre-requisite Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Expertise/Experience

• Proven track record of building and deploying large-scale distributed systems
• Extensive programming experience in an Object Oriented programming language. e.g. C++, Java, etc.
• Moderate experience with multiple scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Bash.
• Working knowledge of Erlang or some modern functional language desirable.
• Good working and applied knowledge of networking protocols including TCP and UDP
• Extensive experience programming multithreaded systems.
• Experience working with Cloud storage technologies such as Cassandra, Riak, Voldemort is desired.
• Applied working knowledge of Service-oriented architecture (SOA).
• Worked with messaging technologies such as Protocol Buffers, Thrift and/or Message Queues.
• Experience developing software in Linux/UNIX environments.
• Extensive experience using and/or designing RESTful APIs
• A working knowledge of Agile Development or an enthusiasm and passion to learn.

• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with extensive technical troubleshooting and the ability to use all aspects of testing, including functional, regression, load and system testing.
Leadership
• Cultural sensitivity and a proven ability to work with teams and partners across multiple geographies.
• A sense of personal ownership is required, together with the ability to deliver to tight deadlines while managing internal stakeholder expectations
Motivation and Passion
• The candidate should be creative and passionate about generating new ideas with a drive to explore areas where others haven't gone.
• Have the stamina and tenacity to deliver great software solutions, with a passion for working with other developers of all personality types
Qualifications:
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or Engineering OR equivalent years of work experience.
• Min of 4-6 years experience of applicable work experience
 



For immediate consideration, please send us your resume and cover letter to stephen.jo@skype.net