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[Laura I Fredericksen/NYT/NYTIMES]

NYTimes.com is seeking four senior developers to join its new architecture
group.  Please send qualified resumes to fredeli at nytimes.com or call
212-556-2072.

Senior Software Developer

The Senior Software Developer will join a group of experienced software
engineers in the Software Architecture group building the platforms that
underlie the functionality of the New York Times web site.  Qualified
candidates have a deep background in web software development and have
architected and coded complex software systems for large-scale Internet
sites.  They also have a strong interest in building the future of digital
news and information for one of the most respected and visible news
organizations in the country.

Specific responsibilities include:
   Building and enhancing high-availability database systems based on
      open-source solutions including MySQL
   Architecting software solutions that are robust, scalable, and
      maintainable
   Supporting production by helping to troubleshoot software issues on the
      site
   Working in tandem with fellow engineers to define software architectures
      and technologies to be used
   Evaluate new technologies and implement development best practices

A candidate will have:
   Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering
   5-7 years of software development experience, including at least 5 years
      of web development experience
   Significant development experience in the LAMP environment
   Strong background in MySQL, including an understanding of replication,
      caching, hot backups, load balancing, redundancy, and partitioning
   Experience developing in C/C++ (for patches, performance extensions, and
      plug-ins), and Unix shell scripts
   Experience benchmarking, profiling, and identifying slow SQL queries
   Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical
      audiences

In addition, the candidate will ideally have:
   Knowledge of the Sun Solaris operating system
   Familiarity with Oracle
   Programming experience with more esoteric and powerful languages for
      data manipulation (Ruby, Python, Haskell, Lisp, Erlang)
   Experience with profiling using tools like DTrace for Solaris or
      SystemTap/Valgrind  for Linux
   Knowledge of one or more of the following: content management  systems,
      search engines, e-commerce applications, analytics applications,
      ad-serving technology, and email systems
   Some experience supervising small development teams or knowledge of
      project management techniques

Laura Fredericksen
Technical Recruiter
NYTimes.com
212-556-2072
fredeli at nytimes.com
620 8th Ave, 9th Floor
New York, NY  10018
www.nytimes.com