Pluck is leading the way in the Web 2.0 space, delivering software-as-a-service community and social media solutions to enable web audiences to participate in the news and with our customers’ websites. The Engagement Manager position is responsible for the day-to-day interaction with customers ranging from the media outlets like Washington Post and Better Homes & Gardens, to retailers like Circuit City, assisting them with implementation of our Social Media and Social Networking solutions.
Mosso, an early-stage startup backed by Rackspace, is looking for a Java Developer III. This is a rare opportunity to lead a team putting cutting-edge hosting concepts directly into practice, including: server clustering, virtualization, high availability databases, and centralized SAN storage.
The Software Engineer will be responsible for software development of web-based customer tools, provisioning system and system tools.
Job Requirements:
·5+ years Java development
·Web-based application development (JSP, Struts, Spring)
·Database development
·XML experience
·Web services experience
·Open source application & tool experience (Eclipse, CruiseControl, Tomcat)
Mosso, an early-stage startup backed by Rackspace, is looking for a Windows Systems Administrator. This is a opportunity to lead a team putting cutting-edge hosting concepts directly into practice, including: server clustering, virtualization, high availability databases, and centralized SAN storage. Our customers are web developers; your team’s charter is to help build them the hosting environment of their dreams. You’ll spend 100% of your time emerged in and obsessed with advanced hosting technology.
The 2nd BarCampTexas will be held at the Fibertown campus in downtown Bryan/College Station. Centrally located between Austin, Houston, and Dallas, Bryan is a budding technology hub. BarCampTexas will be held on the last weekend in January (26/27). BarCamp topics range from advice on starting a technology business, developing software with cutting edge technologies, and anything else passionate, technology oriented people love. Everyone is encouraged to participate and present. You can find a list of planned presentations on the BarCampTexas wiki or just show up and present. BarCampTexas is sponsored by the Linux Journal, FIBERTOWN, and the Research Valley Partnership
To find directions, hotel accommodations, etc. visit the BarCampTexas.com website.
As many of you know, the first BarCampTexas was held in Austin 2006 in conjunction with BarCampEarth. Hat’s off to Ryan, Bill, Cody and crew for picking up the torch.
BarCamp is an international network of user generated conferences — open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants — often focusing on early-stage web applications, and related open source technologies, social protocols, and open data formats.
Bulldog Solutions is currently seeking an Event Manager to add to their Operations Team. The Event Manager is responsible for the set-up, coordination and management of live and pre-recorded Web events delivered as part of Bulldog Solution’s service package. Each event that Bulldog Solutions produces contains unique and varied circumstances, and our customers rely on our Event Managers to help organize these essential presentation details. Bulldog Solutions is looking for a technologically savvy, detail oriented, and customer focused individual to join our Event Management Team. This is a full-time salaried position.
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For January, the GeekAustin Happy Hour moves downtown to the exceptional J Blacks. Some of you may remember that PhizzPop was hosted here last month. Well, we liked JBlacks so much that we decided to host the next few GA happy hours there.This month Refresh Austin will be joining us as co-hosts. Although it is entirely not necessary, please rsvp so that we can know how many additional staff to bring in for the eventing: | |
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Date: Tuesday, January 8th, 7-9PM Location: J Blacks 710 W. 6th St., Suite B, Austin, Texas 78701 | Google MapTo get on the invite list for future GeekAustin events, send an email to linearb@gmail.com |
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The PhizzPop Design Challenge is the Battle Royale of Design. Austin’s top interactive, Web, and design agencies are pitted against one another to push the limits of technology and creativity. Austin has some of the best interactive designers in the biz. If you are a designer wanted to check out the competition — or if you are looking for a new design gig — this is the place to be. Don’t believe me? Get the scoop from Shellie. Regional competitions have already taken place in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Austin’s winners will compete with them at (where else but) South by Southwest Interactive. Although it’s a not too late to register online, I just got confirmation from Chris Bernard at MS that there will still be room to come check out the action. |
Brad Knowles just sent this in:
Folks, I just wanted to give you a centralized list of all known LUGs here in the Austin area. There’s the Austin Linux Group which meets every Thursday night from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Waller Creek Complex at 625 E. 10th St.; Austin Linux Enthusiasts (used to be GoodWill Linux User Group) which meets every Wednesday night, from 7:15 PM to 10:00 PM (or later), at Tek Republik, a computer shop and gaming center; there’s Central Texas LUG, which meets the first Monday of the month at 7:30pm at the office of UnWired Buyer in the MCC building; and then there’s the Austin Linux Meetup Group which meets on the first Tuesday of each month, currently at Green Mesquite BBQ, 1400 Barton Springs,
(512) 479-0485.
Jason Cohen just informed us that Smart Bear is looking for a full-time sales engineer.
Jason says: NO WAIT, it’s not what you think! You will NOT be working with salespeople; we don’t have salespeople! Geeks want to geek out with other geeks, not be bludgeoned by a “closer.” Are you a geek who thrives more on making customer happy than on finding the missing curly brace? GOOD, we want YOU.
Responsibilites: Responsible for product demonstrations (over the phone and with desk-top sharing and/or on-site, depending on customer’s needs) * Provide technical support via phone and email * Attend conferences (speak at Technical Sessions - normally to a group of 50 to 100 people, meet with editors and customers one-on-one) * Meet with clients on-site for demonstrations and Q & A (domestic and international travel)
Qualifications (the more you have, the better): 5+ years of either development experience or software training required * Familiar with using and discussing multiple SCM systems * Fluent in a variety of software processes: Agile, pre-Agile, and post-Agile * Experience speaking in front of large groups of people * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * Has shown proper motivation and work ethic evidenced by integrity, timeliness, and ownership of work. Professional attitude and strong service orientation. * Willingness to travel, including internationally
Skillz (The more the better): Capable of digging in and writing code * Capable of creating SQL queries and reports * Demonstrated success in building customer relationships * Regarded by peers as an expert in something relating to software process * Experienced teaching groups of people * Experienced creating training materials * Experienced mentoring others.
For details, send email to jobs@smartbearsoftware.com, or visit the Smart Bear jobs page
Linear’s note: I know these guys. This is a class outfit.
The PhizzPop Design Challenge pits top interactive, Web, and design agencies
against one another to push the limits of technology and creativity in a battle
royale. Think Mad Max for design. The regional teams have been selected and
will duke it out in New York, Boston, Chicago, Austin, and Los Angeles, with the
regional winners competing against one another, and San Francisco winner AKQA, at South by Southwest Interactive
in Austin, TX.
Register now! before it fills up!
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For this month’s Geek Austin Happy Hour,
LinearB is teaming up with Connie Reece and Mike Chapman from Social Media Club Austin. This is the last Geek Austin event of the year, and one definitely not to be missed. details at: GeekAustin.com rsvp at: Upcoming |
Where is Linear going tonight? Tonight is the last Dorkbot of the year. Here’s the details:
Thursday, November 15, 7PM
1704 E 5th St. (a few blocks east of I-35)
(512) 236-8634
Yummy food and beverages to accompany your dork euphoria.
FREE EVENT
Highlights
- Mr. Fang and his Furby Youth Orchestra will be performing * Ward Christie presents a collection of his and his peers work,including his VRGoggle+Camera+ harness that makes you feel like you are viewing your own follow cam in a first-person shooter. (It’s hard to describe in text, but believe me, it is simultaneously the geekiest and most amazing things you’ll ever see) * Chase Hammock presents his garage-built invention - Space Pod: A Space Pod replaces your desk and chair with an ultra comfortable fully adjustable seating system. All of the key comfort points in the Space Pod are adjustable so the Pod molds to your entire body. The Space Pod even boasts an integrated personal air conditioning system * John P. Funk brings new and working robot props from his movie production, an homage to B-movie sci-fi special effects with honest to-goodness model making. He was a blue ribbon winner at Maker Faire * Learn details about the 2008 DorkbotAustin Workshop Series - a chance to get your hands dirty with everything from circuit bending to latex casting to subversive hacking * Before dorkbot from 5-7, drop in to the first gathering of the Austin ARDUINO SIG from 5:00-7:00 at cafe mundi. No agenda — just come with your boards, laptops, parts and projects and share what you’ve done. If you’ve never used an arduino, bring a board and we’ll get it to do the “hello world” blinking light and maybe turn a servo. A few loaner boards will be available. (see http://www.arduino.cc for more info about the Arduino)
Baby-Wise.com is looking for a dedicated web professional who “enjoys researching best practices and competitive websites and suggesting feature changes and improvements to keep us on top in our market. This individual should be familiar with search engine optimization techniques to help drive qualified traffic to the site, ultimately building brand value and loyalty. This position affords very wide latitude to control changes to our website, www.baby-wise.com, and has potential to become a leadership role in the future.
The primary attributes we seek in candidates for the PHP Developer position are: Tireless drive to achieve objectives and surpass the competition • Dedication to improved site design and performance • Knowledge of search engine marketing techniques • Programming skills with HTML and scripting languages, particularly PHP • Strong database knowledge – SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, Access, etc. • Familiarity with back office applications and ability to improve operations with PHP applications • Positive, can-do attitude with a desire to assist with other company functions when necessary
Please forward your resume along with links to samples of your work to hr hr@baby-wise.com. We offer a casual work environment and the opportunity to participate significantly in the financial success of the company. $40K - $80K depending on qualifications and experience. Stock options and medical plans available.
Girlstart is looking for professionals in game development to volunteer for a one-time ad hoc advisory committee to guide us as we develop our Project IT Girl* curriculum for the spring semester. Specifically, Girlstart is looking for folks with project management experience that can help us apply some of the principles that are used in the for-profit gaming industry to our non-profit program. We need help defining milestones for individual game designs, choosing a versioning system, creating test plans, and training our classroom leaders to manage all this coding. Project management in our classrooms will be a bit different from traditional software, since girls are not working in teams on one game but instead supporting each other as they develop their own game individually.
Committee members will participate in one working lunch on Wednesday, November 14th from 11:30-1pm and then be available for technical assistance via email or phone over the next few months. The total time commitment is less than 3 hours total.
If you’re interested in volunteering your expertise for this ad hoc committee, please RSVP to Audrey Warren at audrey@girlstart.org.
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* Project IT Girl is a Girlstart program that teaches 60 high school girls throughout Austin how they can change the world by using Information Technology. This year, Project IT Girls are learning basic programming concepts through weekly lessons on the Python programming language. The girls are designing, programming, and marketing their own educational games, and the top game designs will be submitted to One Laptop Per Child for inclusion on their ultra-low-cost teaching laptop for children in developing nations.
Lynn Bender (LinearB) is holding another
GeekAustin.com Happy Hour. The happy hour will occur
next Tuesday, November 13, 2007 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM
at Joe DiMaggio’s Italian Chophouse in the Domain.
Hope to see you there!
-LinearB
