[vox-jobs] Fwd: Sr Search Engine Engineer

[R. Douglas Barbieri]

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From: Emily Triantos <emily at mindsource.com>
Date: Dec 19, 2005 2:25 PM

Here is a list of all our current opportunities:
http://www.edisonsearch.com/cgi-bin/showreq.cgi?by=contperm.

Location: Brisbane, CA
Salary: undisclosed

Job Description

You will be responsible for ongoing developing of the core search
engine components of our distributed real-time internet scale system.
Many of our technologies incorporate familiar concepts from web
search, but many do not: you must have the drive and ability to invent
multiple solutions to unfamiliar problems ranging from product
quality, to performance, to new feature development. This is a
technical leadership position requiring a high-energy, goal-oriented,
self-motivated individual.

* High quality software development: owning design, coding, and
documentation, and development process issues
* Full lifecycle responsibility: concept, prototype, construction,
deployment, and measurement
* Invent and prototype improvements to search quality, in cooperation
with product management and research
* Collaborate with product management to refine and prioritize new requirements
* Facilitate co-development, conceiving, documenting, and implementing
durable interfaces with other components

Job Qualifications

* A minimum of 5 years software engineering experience developing
products in Linux/UNIX environment
* Industrial experience using Extreme Programming and/or Agile methods preferred
* Expert level knowledge of object oriented design and coding and
multi-threaded implementation in C++
* Experience developing and deploying software
infrastructure/platforms for large scale, high performance systems
* Outstanding communication skills and a track record of achievement
in a dynamic team development environment
* BS/MS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
* Development experience in information retrieval, algorithms,
computational linguistics, etc, preferred

Best regards,

Emily Triantos | Recruiting Coordinator
emily at mindsource.com | www.mindsource.com
(650) 314-6414 Direct(650) 254 8907 Fax

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R. Douglas Barbieri
doug at dooglio.net