orangepips

I work on a Coldfusion Content Management System SiteExecutive. This is very much a product with an established client base in the dozens. We are looking to hire another programmer to work on the product to join a team of programmers including myself.

I think this is an opportunity to solve some interesting problems with datasets that number in the hundreds of thousands of records (and continually growing). It involves understanding and applying concepts and technologies particularly in the parsing and search algorithms space. Generally speaking, the focus is on doing the right thing as opposed to the expedient.

That said, rather than tell you "It's the greatest place to work in the world!" here are some specifics and I'll leave it up to you to make up your mind. Feel free to drop me a line here with questions. The link above includes information about how to apply.

Technologies

• Languages: ColdFusion 8, Java 5
• Web Servers: IIS, Apache
• Databases: Oracle 10, SQL Server 2005 (looking at 2008 this year). There is an opportunity to add MySQL to this stack as well
• OSes: Windows Server 2003 (looking at 2008 this year), Redhat & Solaris (not sure which versions)
• Defect Tracking: Trac
• Source Control: Subversion

Process

• Requirements & Use Cases: from the Alistair Cockburn school of thought (i.e. not UML).
• Coding: no finicky coding standards, emphasis is on avoiding lousy algorithms (e.g. O(n²))
• Testing & Support: developers are not the front line for either