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  1. December 17th, 2005, 05:28 AM #1
    Egaladeist
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    Ask Jeeves is Hiring

    SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

    Summary Description:
    Ask Jeeves, Inc. is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Sr. Software Engineer to work at our Campbell location. The Software Engineer will develop and implement a large scale data processing system in a distributed environment, in C++. The development tasks involve all aspects of scaling and improving a high-volume end-user focused web service.

    Responsibilities:

    * Addressing scaling issues arising from storing large amounts of data and serving a lot of web pages
    * Maintain and improve RSS crawling and parsing processes
    * Implement new functionality
    * Develop tools and utilities to track progress and provide statistics


    Technical Skill Level:

    * Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer engineering, related fields or equivalent field experience.
    * Very strong C and C++ understanding and development abilities
    * Very strong UNIX abilities, including multithreaded/multiprocess development skills
    * Good understanding of web protocols such as HTTP and HTTPS
    * Good understanding of performance issues in a UNIX system and distributed environment
    * Familiarity with web templating systems
    * Familiarity with RSS and blogs
    * Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Bash
    * Familiarity with databases such as Sleepycat, GDBM, or MySQL



    Professional Skill Level:

    * Able to work independently with minimum supervision.
    * Result oriented. Love to work on the problems until solutions are found.
    * Take initiative
    * Able to actively drive project
    * Be creative, patient and efficient, produce practical solutions
    * Able to adapt to quick requirements change and produce quick solutions.
    * Attention to details
    * Commitment to Team



    Required Experience:

    * 5+ yrs experience
    * BS in computer science or equivalent field experience


    http://www.askjeevescareers.com/askj...BD22A8A8C82A67
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    the job is dated...but because it's still posted I'm assuming it's possible they haven't found a suitable candidate yet and are still looking.
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  2. December 17th, 2005, 09:13 PM #2
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    I could do that ------- No problem



    Oh wait .........
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    Rats, my downfall ............. I'm a loner ..........
    I don't like to run with the 'pack'


    Wellllll .......... I COULDN'T, could I


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  3. December 18th, 2005, 03:53 AM #3
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    hehe yea same here my wrestling coach would say the same thing but i make up for it so if i even thought about it id take sick days but come back with the matrix lookin stuff.......of course sleeping in bed is just as fun
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