[LA.pm] [JOB] Your Chance to Learn Perl "On the Job"

[Todd Cranston-Cuebas]

Looks like it's job posting day at the LA-PM!

Rob approved my posting this job but I promise to not abuse this privilege.

As many of you know, Ticketmaster is a big perl/mod_perl company. In fact,
some of you may have even interviewed for a prior position. I especially
wanted to post to LA-PM because some things have changed that are important
for potential job hunters. Ticketmaster has historically interviewed people
based very much on their perl expertise. That make sense given our rapid
growth in this industry and our focus on perl. However, I have a number of
new open positions for our core engineering team where proficiency in perl
is **NOT** a requirement.

  Why bring that to the attention of a perl advocacy group?

To be totally honest, you will be coding in perl here. It's what we do.
However, we're currently looking for solid engineers with either a strong CS
background, or equivalent work experience, to join our team and hone their
perl skills on the job. In order for this to work, we expect a solid
background in software development and solid object-oriented coding skills.
The only other real requirement is that the applicant feel very comfortable
in a linux/unix development world.

So, if you're looking to learn perl where you'll be surrounded by perl
gurus, this is really a tremendous opportunity. If you're already a perl
wizard, well then "yeah!" of course we'd love to talk with you too!

Ticketmaster has excellent benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision, 401K, FSA, etc.)
and we foster a work hard/play hard attitude (in fact, I just got back from
a company sponsored night at the King Tut exhibit!).

We have new positions available for associate, mid, and senior-level
engineers. Please contact you directly if you have any questions. Appended
below is our "CANNED" or generic mid-level job description. Call for more
details.

Regards, 

Todd 

todd cranston-cuebas -- senior technical recruiter tcc at ticketmaster.com
ticketmaster (NASDAQ: IACI) 8800 sunset blvd . west hollywood, ca . 90069
voice 310-360-2436 . mobile: 310-422-3347

-------------CANNED JOB DESCRIPTION------------- Develop core back-end
technologies for a leader in open-source , high-volume, high-transaction web
systems. As part of Ticketmaster product development group, you will be
responsible for integrating new functionality into our existing code base,
with an emphasis on perl development, as well as aiding in the
implementation of new core technologies. If you love perl/mod_perl, you'll
fit right in! If you're a solid engineer but would need to "bone up" on
perl, then please do contact us. We're looking for smart, capable, engineers
to join the team.

Title: Software Engineer
Location: West Hollywood, California
Department: Product Development

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

75%: Coding/Development: Primarily perl development in a
     Linux/UNIX environment, however, C/C++ skills
     highly valued.

10%: Design: Design and architecture of solutions and
     enhancements to the Ticketmaster.com code base.

15%: Troubleshooting: code review/debugging/troubleshooting

Education/Experience:

* 2+ years professional software engineering experience
* "Classic" engineering skills, ideally C/C++,
  other Object-oriented development, perl, operating systems.
* Strong Linux or Unix background
* Exposure to web architectures
* RDBMS experience

Preferred Education/Experience/Knowledge:

* Perl!
* C/C++ programming for the web (specifically apache 2.0,
  apache API, C module development)
* Significant RDMS systems (Oracle and mySQL ideal)
* Exposure to algorithm/data structure
  design and implementation
* Past experience as a system administrator
* Degree in Computer Science or Mathematics

Competitive compensation and benefits package offered. Qualified applicants
should send their resume and salary history to techjobs at ticketmaster.com
with "TMO-T93-LAPM" indicated in the subject line.  To learn more about
other Ticketmaster and IAC career opportunities, visit the
IAC/InterActiveCorp job board at http:jobsearch.iac-careers.com.
 
Ticketmaster is committed to creating a diverse work environment and proud
to be an equal opportunity employer. Due to the high volume of responses, we
will only respond to those candidates that most closely match our
requirements.  

Thank you for your interest in Ticketmaster, an operating business of
InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI).