[tlug] Geeks listen: There's exciting job opportunities at Exoweb in Beijing, China

[dominic <dominic@example.com>]

“Ni hao” everyone,

Do you fancy getting in the fast lane and putting your talents to use in modern Beijing, rapidly becoming a high-tech hub? Are you lured by China's exotics, its breathtaking cultural heritage, its exquisite (and sometimes “surprising” ;) cuisines and the possibility of learning/improving a language which has already twisted innumerable tongues? In case you are: simply read through this e-mail, apply and convince us of your talents. We will gladly handle all the paperwork to get you aboard quickly and legally!

So, who are “we”?

Exoweb is a fast-growing technology company. Our clients are multinational companies and our projects vary greatly: we have done everything from building super-scalable web services for mobile phones, through data warehouse systems handling terabytes, through embedded Linux, through CMS-driven websites for publishing companies, through e-commerce systems with more than US$ 1 billion in turnover.

We are passionate software development professionals, open source believers and agile methodology practitioners employing the latest technologies and aggressively experimenting with new ones (Agile Methodologies, ClearSilver, CSS, C++, Django, Flash, Java, JavaScript, Laszlo, Linux, Perl, Python, REST, SQL, Twisted, XML, XP, Zope.)

We are committed to the personal development of our employees and believe that jobs are to be allocated according to a persons' ability and interests, rather than age or academic titles. Furthermore a bilingual environment (English and Chinese), an attractive compensation package, flexible working hours, awesome loft-like office space, comfy relaxation area and free soft drinks/tea/gourmet coffee all ensure that our employees have a unique, merit-based working environment difficult to find elsewhere.

Who are we looking for:

- 7 Mid-Level Software Developers
- 3 Senior Software Developers

Responsibilities:

Software development using advanced technologies and practices (distributed processing, scripting object-oriented languages, eXtreme Programming).

Job Requirements:

- Creative and Analytical - You must be a great problem solver, with the ability to dive deeply into complex problems and emerge with clear and pragmatic solutions.
- Ability to Create Excellent Code - You must write correct, clean and efficient code that you are proud of. You must be able to learn any programming language. We assume that you can use at least one of Java, C, C++, C#, Python, Perl or PHP.
- Passion - You must have passion for what you do. Involvement in Open Source projects or a portfolio of your hobby projects is a big plus.
- Understanding of Web Technologies - We assume that you know HTML and that you can quickly master all the rest.
- Understanding of network protocols such as HTTP, FTP, TCP/IP and DNS as well as core web technologies such as CSS, Javascript, dHTML, and others would be a strong advantage.
- Prior knowledge of Python, Linux, Zope/Plone, Scrum, eXtreme Programming is a big plus.

Well then, everyone feeling qualified and tempted: go ahead and send your resume to dominic@example.com

Looking forward to receiving your resume and, who knows, soon welcoming you aboard at Exoweb in the Middle of the Middle Kingdom ;)

Dominic