Phoenix.pm: Software Developer Needed

Scott Walters scott at illogics.org
Thu Oct 30 20:23:16 CST 2003


Well this is an interesting thread, as the Churcy Lady might say.

I'm glad that Jacob felt at liberty to clarify and I hope that he
can continue to take the idle gossip in stride ;)

-scott

On  0, extramail at cox.net wrote:
> 
> <my 2 cents>
> 
> Funny, I interviewed with them 2 years ago. Sounds like they have changed a little because one of the things they did for me is sit me down and bring up a pretty narly porno pic. They wanted to know if that really offended me because I would probably be running into it.
> 
> In general, while they had some cool artwork, I didn't get a good feeling from the place.
> 
> </my 2 cents>
> > I interviewed with them. I think a few people - Doug and Kurt -
> > heard the story. Perhaps they have mellowed out a bit, but they wanted
> > me to sign a document that stated that I had no intellectual property,
> > and I assigned all of my IP to them. I got the interview partially because
> > of free software programming I had done, and when I asked about this,
> > they got their lawyers over to "help clarify", and surely enough, I
> > couldn't sign the contract because I would be making a false statement,
> > as I couldn't retract the code I've released. 
> > 
> > Anyone going down there should be aware of this and read the contracts
> > carefully and evaluate your priorities. If you keep your mouth shut,
> > there probably would be no problems, but a lot of people don't like
> > being "owned". 
> > 
> > It seemed like a really nice outfit with nice people. Techies are well
> > reguarded and respected in the company, and you'd have to see the 
> > building - very artistic - and the other programmers and people on
> > tech support seemed very cool. This could be a great job for someone
> > more interested in the business side of software than the hobby side.
> > If you're thinking about it, pay a visit to their website. The industry
> > is interesting. Final note - if you set up a website that accepts 
> > payments through ccbill, one of their tech guys (seperate bay
> > than the programmers, though I don't know which this post is for) 
> > ssh's in and sets up the perl scripting for the webmaster, including
> > setting up the redirect, forms, and such. You may find yourself
> > working on websites you normally wouldn't be looking at.
> > 
> > 2 cents and that.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > -scott
> > 
> > On  0, Jacob Powers <jpowers at ccbill.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > > 
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> > > 
> > > Software Developer
> > > =20
> > > CCBill, a leader in online e-commerce transactions, is currently looking
> > > for a Software Developer.
> > > =20
> > > Job Description: Writes and tests code written from specification
> > > provided by engineers and prototyping. Works under the guidance of team
> > > leads to deliver fully functional and tested software for both internal
> > > and external clients.
> > > =20
> > > Requirements:
> > > *	Strong understanding of programming concepts and best practices.
> > > *	Excellent PERL and SQL programming skills.
> > > *	Object oriented PERL knowledge.
> > > *	Experience using Linux/Unix OS and the VI editor.
> > > *	Ability to thoroughly test and troubleshoot code.
> > > *	Experience using HTML and JavaScript to build web applications.
> > > =20
> > > Following Skills a Plus:
> > > *	Java, PHP, and C/C++ knowledge.
> > > *	Apache experience.
> > > *	MySQL experience.
> > > *	Database design.
> > > *	Shell scripting.
> > > =20
> > > CCBill offers a wide range of benefits, competitive pay and a casual
> > > work environment. All interested applicants should send your resume,
> > > cover letter and references to jpowers at ccbill.com=20
> > > =20
> > > For more information please see our website www.ccbill.com or email us
> > > at the above address.
> > > =20
> > > Jacob Powers
> > > Project Manager
> > > CCBill.com
> > > =20
> 
> 



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