Nice progress at archive-it, a service Wikimedia projects users have for
long dreamt using. Maybe someone on this list is interested in applying.
Nemo
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Oggetto: Job Posting: Web Application/Software Developer for Archive-It
Data: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 22:12:10 +0000
Mittente: <internetarchive>
Job Posting: Web Application/Software Developer for Archive-It
**The Internet Archive is looking for a smart, collaborative and
resourceful engineer to lead and do the development of the next
generation of the Archive-It service, a web based application used by
libraries and archives around the world. The Internet Archive is a
digital public library founded in 1996. Archive-It is a self-sustaining
revenue generating subscription service first launched in 2006.
Primary responsibilities would be to extend the success of Archive-It,
which librarians and archivists use to create collections of digital
content, and then make them accessible to researchers, scholars and the
general public. Widely considered to be the market leader since its’
inception, Archive-It’s partner base has archived over fivebillion
webpages and over 260 terabytes of data.
http://archive-it.org
<http://archive-it.org/>
Working for Archive-It program’s director, this position has technical
responsibility to evolve this service while still being straightforward
enough to be operated by 300+ partner organizations and their users with
minimal technical skills. Our current system is primarily Java based and
we are looking to help build the next-generation of Archive-It using the
latest web technologies. The ideal candidate will possess a desire to
work collaboratively with a small internal team and a large, vocal and
active user community; demonstrating independence, creativity,
initiative and technological savvy, in addition to being a great
programmer/architect.
*The ideal candidate will have:
*
* 5+ years work experience in Java and Python web application development
* Experience with Hadoop, specifically HBase and Pig
* Experience developing web application /database back-end (SQL or
NoSQL). /
* Good understanding of latest web framework technologies, both JVM
and non-JVM based, and trade-offs between them/./
* Strong familiarity with all aspects of web technology and protocols,
including: HTTP, HTML, and Javascript
* Experience with a variety of web applications, machine clusters,
distributed systems, and high-volume data services.
* Flexibility and a sense of humor
* BS Computer Science, or equivalent work experience
*Bonus points for:*
* Experience with web crawlers and/or applications designed to display
[archived] web content (especially server-side apps)
* Open source practices experience
* Experience and/or interest in user interface design and information
architecture
* Familiarity with Apache SOLR or similar facet-based search technologies
* Experience with the building/architecture of social media sites
* Experience building out a mobile platform
*To apply:*
Please send your resume and cover letter to kristine at archive dot org
with the subject line “Web App Developer Archive-It”.
The Archive thanks all applicants for their interest, but advises that
only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls
please!
We are an equal opportunity employer.