You could ask on the Django Seattle User Group list.
http://www.djangoseattle.org/
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Johann
On 9/22/10 10:36 AM, John Goodleaf wrote:
Hello,
I and a small number of associates are in the early phases of starting
up a concern targeting a well-defined and underserved segment of the
health care/pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry. For obvious reasons,
I can't really post a lot of information here, but I've got some bullet
points:
* We are aiming for small, highly modular applications
* Automatic/unit testing will be extremely important (yes, I know
everyone says that, but we'll have to withstand FDA audits, so I
actually mean it)
* We'll need a generic web services interface suitable for
exchanging certain types of data with legacy applications
* Because of the aforementioned audits, we'll need to employ a
particular development methodology and developers would need to be
disciplined about sticking to it. No cowboy coding. (I haven't
decided exactly which form of "agility" will work best and am open
to suggestions.)
* Documentation is also important. That's another thing that must be
kept current, all the time.
* We all live in or near Seattle, and we prefer developers local to
us, though most work will be remote.
* Deployment targets Amazon EC2.
* We have not fully come to grips with money and/or equity where
developers are concerned, so I am not in a position to discuss
that yet (and I'm not the suit in the group). My aim here is to
locate interested developers with whom we can move forward. I can
say that we've made some progress and have several real avenues to
proceed, so it ain't just a pipe dream.
* We're looking for a couple of developers with several years
experience with Python, and who have produced actual, deployed
software. Experience working in Amazon's cloud is a bonus, as is
experience with Java. We won't be developing in Java, but we do
need to interact with a Java Spring-based web app. As I've
suggested, we need people willing to stick to certain development
and documentation practices, even though that stuff is less fun.
About us:
* We currently number 4, and all of us possess a lot of industry
knowledge and contacts (each of us has 10+ years in the industry).
* I am the geek in the group, though I freely admit to being rusty
with Python these days; for day job-related reasons, I've done
very little programming lately.
* I made the call on Python/Django because Python is my favorite
language and Django is an excellent framework. That said, I am
open to discussing other Python platforms. For example, I'm not
especially familiar with Pylons or Turbogears but I could be
convinced to switch.
* The other three are subject matter experts who will generate the
project requirements. They are also rich in contacts and non-geek
skills such as marketing and management.
If you're at all interested, please drop an email to
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.
You're welcome to send along a resume, but I'm really more interested in
hearing about projects and code. Samples are great. We are open to
discussing our business plan with actual details of course, either in
person or electronically, though there is a fun NDA to complete.
Thanks for your attention.
John
