It does not sound like a dull application at all :)

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:42:23 -0500, Colin Putney <cputney at wiresong.ca>  
wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> The development group I work with at Micromuse (see micromuse.com) has  
> an opening for a Senior Engineer. We write the back end for Proviso,  
> which is software for managing the performance of the really large  
> networks that telecom carriers have. It's a scalable, distributed system  
> for gathering and processing network statistics and loading them into a  
> database for reporting. It's written almost entirely in VisualWorks.
>
> It sounds like a pretty dull application, but there are some pretty cool  
> aspects to it. We have a complete Javascript runtime in the project,  
> and  export parts of the internal object model to the JS environment for  
> scripting. There are development tools as well - debuggers, inspectors  
> etc for Javascript objects. Performance and scalability are big issues,  
> and so we do a lot of work based on database research - distributed  
> datastructures, stream processing, query optmization, load balancing,  
> etc.
>
> This is also a good team to work with - all of them strong coders with  
> lots of Smalltalk experience. We do a lot of agile-style development,  
> although we're not wedded to XP, Scrum or the like in particular. Being  
> on-site would be a plus, but we'd consider remote work.
>
> Here's what we're looking for in a candidate.
>
> Essential:
>
> o Solid experience with dynamic languages
> o Experience in an Agile and Test Driven Development environment
> o Development targeted for UNIX platforms (e.g. Solaris, AIX, Linux)
> o Good understanding of RDBMS technology  (esp. SQL)
>
>
> Bonus points for experience with:
>
> o Stream Processing
> o Query Processing and Optimization
> o Compiler Development
> o Performance Modeling
>
>
> Nice to have:
>
> o Network Performance Management (e.g. SNMP)
> o Distributed Systems Development
> o Server Development
>
>
> This job is posted on Monster: <http://jobsearch.monster.com/ 
> getjob.asp?JobID=36134657&AVSDM=2005%2D11%2D07+10%3A53% 
> 3A30&Logo=1&q=Smalltalk+Micromuse&cy=us>, so interested candidates can  
> apply there, or send a resume and cover letter directly to our HR  
> department: Bill Paliwoda <bpaliwod at micromuse.com>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Colin



-- 
Charles A. Monteiro