Arena needs a monger

[Michael G Schwern]

So, we need a programmer.  The position is kinda Junior Developer, but
it has since evolved into something more ad-hoc.  Kind of a "the shoes
will grow to fit your feet" position.  


We are Arena Networks, Yet Another Startup Company.  We're putting
together our monster (the Robert DeNiro / Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
kind of monster, not the Boris Karloff kind of monster.)  We've been
in operations for a infantile 3 1/2 months and have a virtual army of
10 employees!  We're building "The Online Community Network".  Its not
as fruity as it sounds, but I can't tell you anymore before you sign
an NDA else I'd have to kill you.


The company develops primarily in Perl, so that's what you will
primarily have to know.

In addition, the monster we're building lives inside an RDBMS, so you
will also be expected to know SQL 92 pretty well (you don't have to
like it) as well has having some grounding in table design.  You
should know that Alligator Descartes is not a philosophizing
crocodile.

We need someone who has some code discipline or is willing to learn
some.  You should have experience with personal version/revision
control, build management and regression tests.  You should know who
Fred Brooks is.

Finally, being a web company, we are, of course, using Apache with
mod_perl to write, for example, authorization and authentication
handlers.

In the future, and if you desire (I don't), there may be some need for
Java applets.  Also there should be some need for C (via XS or SWIG) 
for optimization of hot Perl routines.


To review:

THE BUZZWORDS -> Perl (DBI, mod_perl), SQL, Apache, light sysadmin,
		 disciplined, want-to-learn

THE PAY	-> $50K-$80K/year + health (medical/dental/vision/mental) +
	   networked roof deck

THE CONTACT -> Michael G Schwern <schwern at aocn.com>, (212)791-2477


Please send resumes and/or CVs in Word format only.

Just kidding.  Anything I can read with /usr/bin/strings is fine (yes,
Virginia, even Mac formats).  I'd also like to see an example of your
code, please send some along with your resume.  If you don't have any
that you can show (ie. its all owned by some company) -write some-.
Whatever you find interesting.

Or, show up at the next NY.pm meeting and Be Impressive.



PS We like Macs.