When I read these type of job requirement for a single position I always wonder if I'm really that incompetent. I fill some but not all of them.
On Jun 5, 2009, at 10:28 AM, Mike Hearn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Angela, > > I assume the job is the Samsung position "Google Android Software > Developer", which claims to require > > QUALIFICATIONS > - Knowledge (internals) of Google Android is essential > - Knowledge (internals) of other contemporary mobile platforms > such as > Symbian, Windows Mobile (CE), Linux-mobile, BREW, or equivalent are > also highly desirable > - Very strong design and abstraction skills – as it relates to > programming, development of re-usable components etc. > - Experience in working with embedded systems, platforms and RTOS > – at > least one RTOS (Nucleus, pSOS, VxWorks, RT-Linux, REX etc.) > - Very strong embedded debugging skills – especially with a JTAG > debugger > - Working knowledge of embedded hardware such as TI-OMAP, Marvell- > StrongARM, SC64xx application processors > - Fluent in C/C++/Java programming (C++/Java preferred); ability to > hand-code critical routines in optimal assembly language (ARM/Thumb) > - Masters degree in CS is desired, but not required > > I know absurd qualification requirements are the norm in some cases, > but you should know that there's probably about 20 people in the world > who meet all of those requirements. Hell maybe even zero given the > requirement to have worked on at least one RTOS *and* have knowledge > of Android internals. > > If you're actually trying to satisfy this list of requirements you > will never succeed. I suggest you ignore them and look for people with > solid C, C++ and Java experience. Drop the Android specific stuff, the > system is too new for lots of people to understand it to that level. > Fortunately it's well designed and laid out. Any competent developer > should be able to get up to speed quite quickly. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
