Fwd: Looking for developer

[Ismail Dhorat]

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From: Sheraan Amod <she...@personera.com>
Date: Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Subject: Looking for developer
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Hey,

Please help us to circulate this job ad (see below). Your efforts are highly appreciated!

Thanks,

Sheraan Amod
Co-Founder, Personera
Office: +27.21.409.7019
Mobile: +27.83.786.8310
Fax: +27.86.543.3852
Skype: sheraan19

Twitter: http://twitter.com/sheraan
Social web: http://sheraanamod.com

"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." (Dalai Lama)

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From: Michael Champanis <mic...@personera.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Subject: Looking for developer
To:


Hi all,

We are looking for a talented developer to join us at Personera. I've attached
the job ad - could you broadcast, disseminate and otherwise circulate it to any
and all interested/interesting people.

Many thanks,
Michael


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Michael Champanis
Co-founder / Software engineer

Office: +27 21 409 7019
Cell:   +27 83 630 2113

Personera, a web startup based in Cape Town, is looking for a skilled, motivated developer
to join our Software Engineering team. The majority of our software is written in object
oriented PHP (Zend Framework), and will be deployed to Amazon's EC2 service. We have a wide
range of interesting problems requiring robust, scalable solutions.

Some of your scalability work will include:

Developing a solution to provide runtime monitoring of live systems - maintain uptime and
minimise response time for users (EC2).
Using Amazon SQS to balance work loads on job servers.
Working with Amazon's SimpleDB to provide data replication and backup.

We'd like you to:

Have solid experience with PHP 5, OO development, and web services.
Be comfortable with MySQL/PostgreSQL administration and use.
Be able to innovate and provide uncomplicated solutions to problems.

Your personality:

Curious, logical, relaxed, adaptable, and tolerant.
An ability to work under pressure while maintaining a sense of humour.

Checklist:
   * A general background in computer science
   * PHP 5.1+ / Python
   * MySQL/PostgreSQL
   * Web services (REST, RPC)
   * Linux/Unix administration, and everyday use

Bonus points:
   * Experience using multiple programming languages
   * Experience developing scalable solutions
   * Familiarity with unit testing and continuous integration