The company i work for (Juju, Inc) is hiring. It's a completely
distributed office, so we're looking for someone who can work very
independently.
I'll be at the meeting tonight, and would be happy to answer questions
there, or by email ([email protected]). Applications go to [email protected]
.
Job description follows.
-johnnnnnnn
**Job Description**: Juju, a popular vertical search engine focused on
jobs, seeks skilled **Python Web Application Developer** for fun and
profit.
Juju's goal is to make job search easier using technology and
thoughtful user interface design. We strive to create groundbreaking
tools that make it faster and easier for online job seekers to find
exactly what they’re looking for. Our job search engine provides a
single point of access to millions of jobs found on thousands of
employer websites and job boards around the web, and offers features
that help job seekers screen and apply to the right opportunities more
efficiently.
Our work to date has enabled us to attract millions of unique visitors
every month, and laid a solid foundation for the future. The best is
yet to come - we need talented, creative programmers to help us meet
our ambitious goals. If you:
- have deep python experience
- want to work with bright, motivated people
- enjoy tackling BIG problems with clever code
send us an application or drop us a note. If you don’t have all of the
skills below, but think you’re a great fit, apply anyway and tell us
why.
Employees are given substantial freedom to design and implement
solutions, and allocate their own time. We telecommute and maintain a
demanding, but flexible, work environment. The team is US based, but
we will consider applicants living in Canada. Project and part-time
arrangements are possible.
Candidates should be experienced, well-rounded programmers, familiar
with a range of practices, including maintaining a shared code base,
object-oriented design, and unit testing. The ability to communicate
effectively with coworkers while working independently with limited
oversight is essential.
**Desired Interest/Experience**:
- Building interactive web apps
- Complex reporting and charting
- Creating and consuming RESTful APIs
- User interface design
- Web crawling techniques
- Data analysis
**Desired Technical Background**:
- Python, Python, Python! (for deployment on Linux/Un*x)
- HTML, CSS, Javascript, JSON, XML
- Source control: Subversion, Mercurial, Trac
- SQL (including MySQL, SQLite)
- Lucene/Solr
- CherryPy or other web frameworks
**Bonus Points For**:
- Twisted
- Amazon Web Services
- protocol-level HTTP (ever write your own HTTP client or server? Let
us know!)
- Text search
- Machine learning (especially information extraction and text analysis)
- Auction systems
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