#1025 - "FreeBSD Kernel Engineer" for FreeBSD in Sunnyvale, California, United States

Yahoo! FreeBSD Kernel Engineer
System: FreeBSD
Type: Full Time
Remote Hands Allowed?: No
Posted: 2009-11-20 17:47:19
Contact Information: Private Listing. Click to contact.
Description: Think about impacting 1 out of every 2 people online--in innovative and imaginative ways that are uniquely Yahoo!. We do just that each and every day, and you could too. After all, it's big thinkers like you who will create the next generation of Internet experiences for consumers and advertisers across the globe. Now's the time to show the world what you've got. Put your ideas to work for over half a billion people. This is a senior technical position, in the operating system area at Yahoo!. The candidate will join a highly talented team of engineers to provide FreeBSD support to all the Yahoo properties. This job involves building, integrating and debugging OS libraries and utilities, performance evaluation and tuning, developing support tools, test/QA and hardware validation of FreeBSD releases and participation in internal discussion forums as well as upstream and vendor communities. The overall goal is to support infrastructure needs by providing a secure and scalable operating system for Yahoo! properties to build on. Minimum Job Qualifications · Excellent software development, debugging and testing skills in C/C++ · Deep operating systems knowledge (especially FreeBSD) · Hands-on experience in debugging complex system issues across the stack including kernel, drivers as well as user space modules · Experience in kernel programming, tuning and benchmarking · Good understanding of gnu compilers · Familiarity with hardware virtual machine software (Xen, VMware, etc.) · Proven track record delivering solutions in large scale production systems · Demonstrable analytical and problem solving skills in a fast paced industry To apply directly to this position, please visit: http://careers.yahoo.com/jdescription.php?oid=25684 and click on APPLY. Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For more information or to search all of our openings, please visit http://careers.yahoo.com

#1024 - "Telecommunications and Network Engineer" for OpenBSD in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

System: OpenBSD
Type: Part Time
Remote Hands Allowed?: No
Posted: 2009-08-07 09:35:02
Contact Information: David Bertagni (dbertagni@brynmawr.edu | 610.526.7438) OR Click to contact.
Description: Telecommunications Network Engineer Bryn Mawr College Responsible for the day-to-day administration and maintenance of the college's data and voice infrastructure, this position requires a person with both skill and vision. Reporting directly to the Head of Networking and Telecommunication, the successful candidate will support a combined Cisco/HP/Aruba data network and Avaya PBX; perform Move/Add/Change work for data and voice connections; affect routine repairs to the infrastructure; manage small wiring projects; build and deploy core network services with OpenBSD, and work with college departments and outside vendors to monitor and maintain the campus data and voice infrastructure. Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline; professional certifications in Networking and Telecommunications systems. Three to five years experience providing data and voice network support in an institution of higher education or medium sized business; demonstrated skills in the following areas: * Comprehensive understanding of data and telephone technologies with an emphasis on router, switch, and PBX operation * Comprehensive understanding of tcp/ip network protocols * Comprehensive understanding of Ethernet * Comprehensive understanding of ISDN * Experience administering DNS, DHCP, RADIUS, and similar software * Experience with Systems Administration of OpenBSD, FreeBSD, or Debian Linux * Commitment to continuous improvement of professional skills Bryn Mawr is a private liberal arts institution that serves a population of 1,800 students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Located approximately 11 miles west of Philadelphia, PA., the College has a long tradition of educational excellence offering a dynamic and challenging workplace. The College offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including 22 vacation days and a generous pension contribution. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For a complete job description, visit Employment Opportunities on the College's Human Resources website: http://www.brynmawr.edu/humanresources/Recruit/employment_opportunities.shtml. For immediate consideration, send cover letter, including salary requirements, resume and a list of at least three professional references to: isjobs@brynmawr.edu EOE M/F Interested candidates should email isjobs@brynmawr.edu

#1023 - "Core OS Engineer, BSD UNIX Engineer " for Mac OS X (Darwin) in Cupertino, California, United States

System: Mac OS X (Darwin)
Type: Full Time
Remote Hands Allowed?: No
Posted: 2009-07-10 19:38:53
Contact Information: Private Listing. Click to contact.
Description: Apple's Core OS organization is seeking an energetic, motivated software engineer to work on the BSD UNIX subsystem of Mac OS X and iPhone OS. Responsibilities will include a mixture of evolving existing projects and new design work with a particular emphasis in event-driven shared library interfaces and multicore performance. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated individual with strong technical and communication skills who is eager to interact with other members of the Core OS team, other teams at Apple, and with the open source community at large. Previous experience with multithreaded applications is desired, and the ideal candidate has an in-depth understanding of the underlying hardware with respect to locking, barriers, cache coherency, etc. The preferred candidate will also have a track record of refactoring problems to extract optimal concurrency. In this position you will be expected to: • Participate in all stages of software development, from new feature design and implementation, to maintenance of prior releases • Diagnose and resolve customer-reported issues • Develop test suites and internal infrastructure Requirements: • B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience • Experience with C, Objective-C and/or C++ • Strong analytical and debugging skills • Experience with multithreaded applications • Experience with UNIX systems, and a strong understanding of operating system fundamentals Preferred Experience: • Experience with i386, x86_64 or ARM assembler • Experience with Mac OS X • Involvement in open source technologies and development communities such as FreeBSD, Linux, Apache, etc.