Rails - May 2006 - [JOB] Client-server software developers

I''m posting this job for Sony Imageworks.  They''re located in
Culver City, in
sunny Los Angeles.

http://www.imageworks.com/films/index.html

They are looking for people who are well versed in a number of technologies and
enjoy learning new languages and being somebody who can be thrown at a problem
and learn what they need to do get the job done.

Ruby on Rails is being used in some new internal projects and the type of people
that enjoy picking up a new technology are the type of people they''re
looking
for.

Please direct any responses to swjobs@imageworks.com.

Regards,
Blair


---++ About Imageworks

Sony Pictures Imageworks, an Academy Award winning digital production studio,
is seeking an innovative, energetic software developer with experience in
client-server software development.

Imageworks offers the innovative freedom of a startup with the stability
of a large, profitable and growing movie studio. You will share a hard working,
fun atmosphere of creativity with other talented software developers, graphics
researchers, artists, animators and story tellers.


---++ Software engineer: client-server software development

Candidate should be experienced enough to understand and enhance existing
client-server software in C++/Java . Should be comfortable with dynamic
scripting languages (Ruby, Python or Perl) and have experience gluing existing
modules though SOAP, CORBA, RMI.

Essential skills:
    * C/C++
    * Java
    * Dynamic scripting languages like Ruby, Python or Perl
    * Tomcat, Apache
    * Software testing
    * SOAP, CORBA, Java RMI
    * Linux (RedHat 4/CentOS 4 preferred)

Desirable skills:
    * Database experience: Oracle, PostgreSQL
    * Ruby on Rails, lighttpd, Perl DBI, mod_python
    * Qt/PyQt, HTML/Javascript
    * Source control (Subversion preferred)
    * XML/RPC or REST
    * Python/C++ language bindings


---++ Software developer

Candidate should be experienced enough to understand existing software in
C++/Java .  Should be comfortable with dynamic scripting languages (Ruby, Python
or Perl) and have experience gluing existing modules though SOAP or CORBA or
RMI.

Essential skills:
    * C/C++ or Java
    * Dynamic scripting languages like Ruby, Python or Perl
    * Tomcat, Apache
    * SOAP or CORBA or Java RMI
    * Linux (RedHat 4/CentOS 4 preferred)

Desirable skills:
    * Database experience: Oracle, PostgreSQL
    * Ruby on Rails, lighttpd, Perl DBI, mod_python
    * Qt/PyQt, HTML/Javascript
    * Source control (Subversion preferred)
    * XML/RPC or REST
    * Python/C++ language bindings