Hahaha thanks wunder, made me laugh!
-----Original message----- > From:Walter Underwood <wun...@wunderwood.org> > Sent: Thursday 24th July 2014 2:07 > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: Re: Any Solr consultants available?? > > When I see job postings like this, I have to assume they were written by > people who really don’t understand the problem and have never met people with > the various skills they are asking for. They are not going to find one person > who does all this. > > This is an opening for zebra unicorn that walks on water. At best, they’ll > get a one-horned goat with painted stripes on a life raft. They need to talk > to some people, make multiple realistic openings, and expect to grow some of > their own expertise. > > I got an email like this from Goldman Sachs this morning. > > “... a Senior Application Architect/Developer and DevOps Engineer for a major > company initiative. In addition to an effort to build a new cloud > infrastructure from the ground up, they are beginning a number of company > projects in the areas of cloud-based open source search, Machine Learning/AI, > Big Data, Predictive Analytics & Low-Latency Trading Algorithm Development.” > > Good luck, fellas. > > wunder > Walter Underwood > wun...@wunderwood.org > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ > > > On Jul 23, 2014, at 1:01 PM, Jack Krupansky <j...@basetechnology.com> wrote: > > > Yeah, I saw that, which is why I suggested not being too picky about > > specific requirements. If you have at least two or three years of solid > > Solr experience, that would make you at least worth looking at. > > > > -- Jack Krupansky > > > > From: Tri Cao > > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 3:57 PM > > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > > Cc: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > > Subject: Re: Any Solr consultants available?? > > > > Well, it's kind of hard to find a person if the requirement is "10 years' > > experience with Solr" given that Solr was created in 2004. > > > > On Jul 23, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Jack Krupansky <j...@basetechnology.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > I occasionally get pinged by recruiters looking for Solr application > > developers... here’s the latest. If you are interested, either contact > > Jessica directly or reply to me and I’ll forward your reply. > > > > Even if you don’t strictly meet all the requirements... they are having > > trouble finding... anyone. All the great Solr guys I know are quite busy. > > > > Thanks. > > > > -- Jack Krupansky > > > > From: Jessica Feigin > > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 3:36 PM > > To: 'Jack Krupansky' > > Subject: Thank you! > > > > Hi Jack, > > > > > > > > Thanks for your assistance, below is the Solr Consultant job description: > > > > > > > > Our client, a hospitality Fortune 500 company are looking to update their > > platform to make accessing information easier for the franchisees. This is > > the first phase of the project which will take a few years. They want a > > hands on Solr consultant who has ideally worked in the search space. As you > > can imagine the company culture is great, everyone is really friendly and > > there is also an option to become permanent. They are looking for: > > > > > > > > - 10+ years’ experience with Solr (Apache Lucene), HTML, XML, Java, > > Tomcat, JBoss, MySQL > > > > - 5+ years’ experience implementing Solr builds of indexes, shards, and > > refined searches across semi-structured data sets to include architectural > > scaling > > > > - Experience in developing a re-usable framework to support web site > > search; implement rich web site search, including the incorporation of > > metadata. > > > > - Experienced in development using Java, Oracle, RedHat, Perl, shell, and > > clustering > > > > - A strong understanding of Data analytics, algorithms, and large data > > structures > > > > - Experienced in architectural design and resource planning for scaling > > Solr/Lucene capabilities. > > > > - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jessica Feigin > > Technical Recruiter > > > > Technology Resource Management > > 30 Vreeland Rd., Florham Park, NJ 07932 > > Phone 973-377-0040 x 415, Fax 973-377-7064 > > Email: jess...@trmconsulting.com > > > > Web site: www.trmconsulting.com > > > > LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/jessicafeigin > > > > > >
