[JOB OPP] more on The Open Planning Project - open source software engineering, NYC

From: "Charles Kelemen" 
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:14:37 -0400
To: job-opps@cs.swarthmore.edu
Subject: [JOB OPP] more on The Open Planning Project - open source software engineering, NYC
Message-ID: <20061026131436.GF14753@cs.swarthmore.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i
Sender: owner-job-opps@cs.swarthmore.edu
Precedence: bulk
Reply-To: "Charles Kelemen" 

Here is some more info from Ethan Jucovy who graduated last 
year.  Feel free to contact him.

--charles


----- Forwarded message from Ethan Jucovy  -----

To: Charles Kelemen 
From: Ethan Jucovy 
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:49:34 -0400

Here's some more info about The Open Planning Project -- anyone who's
interested should feel free to contact me about it,
egj@sccs.swarthmore.edu.  It really is an amazing place to work.

Thanks,
Ethan

---

About The Open Planning Project

Open Source Software Engineer

Dream of a job that lets you release all your code open source?  TOPP
is a high-tech non-profit building virtual tools for real-world
change.  Our software helps people build a more transparent,
sustainable, and democratic society.  We are looking for software
developers who want to put their skills to good use.

We offer a job you'll love in an environment you'll want to come to.
Run like a start-up, we invest in the best people and treat them
right.  Our West Village offices are home to some of the most fun and
passionate people in New York.  TOPP has competitive salaries and
great benefits (all the basics, plus lunch every day and five weeks of
vacation).  More importantly, we offer a challenge: to build great
software that has the potential to change the status quo.


Job Requirements

If you're a creative thinker who is at home in many development
environments, let's talk.
We're looking for computer engineers who have a solid base in
algorithms, object-oriented programming, databases and design
patterns. HCI skills are a plus. We seek people who are comfortable
switching languages, picking the right tool for the job. Experience
with community organizing, online collaboration tools, and
volunteering are all positives. Come join other innovators who dare to
measure their code by its real-world impact.


Job Description

You will work on our new OpenPlans software, a free, hosted, and
integrated suite of web-based tools. As Sourceforge takes the hassle
out of setting up an open source project, so OpenPlans provides the
collaboration tools for the active citizen.

The base of the software is currently wikis and email lists/forums,
which are continually refined so even people who have never heard of a
wiki can collaborate and get things done. We are incorporating
additional tools (blogs, task trackers, etc.) and making it simple to
integrate our tools into other sites. We will continually innovate and
adapt new features,
growing organically with user needs. Our language of choice is Python,
and OpenPlans is
primarily based on Zope and Plone. We tap into the best of the wider
open source world when appropriate (our task tracker is built on
Pylons, our site integration XSLT, etc.).

As part of our team, you will improve usability and build new features.

- Design and build new online tools for community organizing
- Work with users and designers to ensure that Open Plans is a joy to use
- Contribute to wider Zope and Plone open source communities
- Write clear, commented, well-designed code with full test suites
- Be a team player who helps put out production quality releases on a
quick, iterative cycle

Opportunities for specialization in:

- Front end usability: customize and streamline user interaction
through AJAX improvements to static pages and discussions with active
users.
- Back-end architecture and scalability: work with system
administrator on caching and
performance improvements to database and web tier in order to scale to 
millions
of users
- New feature ideation, design, prototyping and implementation: bring
new interactive
web tools to OpenPlans, incorporating and inventing the latest technologies 
for
community collaboration
- Testing and quality assurance: instrument testing environment to
ensure latest improvements don't break old features, and perform
interaction analysis.
- Information Architecture: contribute to the overall design and
interaction of the framework
that underlies the site, making it a true platform of collaboration.

To apply, please email your resume (including GPA) and a good cover
letter to jobs@openplans.org.  Let us know why you're interested in
working for The Open
Planning Project.  We want to learn more about you than just what will
fit on a resume.

To learn more, visit topp.openplans.org.

----- End forwarded message -----
Charles F. Kelemen, Edward Hicks Magill Professor
Chair, Computer Science Department
Swarthmore College 
500 College Avenue			
Swarthmore, PA  19081 
610-328-8515   
cfk@cs.swarthmore.edu
kelemen@swarthmore.edu
________________________________________________________________________