[JOB OPP] [dcrosta@sccs.swarthmore.edu: Software Engineer Position]

From: "Charles Kelemen" 
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:56:45 -0500
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Subject: [JOB OPP] [dcrosta@sccs.swarthmore.edu: Software Engineer Position]
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Dan graduated last year and I think one of our seniors is
already going there.

--charles

----- Forwarded message from Dan Crosta  -----

Subject: Software Engineer Position


Hello friends

My company, Wireless Generation, is hiring again, looking for people both 
talented and interested in improving public education in America. It sounds 
a little contrived, but I truly believe we are helping revolutionize public 
education by putting scientifically-based assessment data, diagnostic tools, 
instructional recommendations, communications tools, and more directly and 
immediately into the hands of public school teachers and administrators 
across the country.

If you're afraid the business world is soulless and money driven, fear not! 
In addition to solving some challenging and serious social problems with our 
software, we are also dedicated to advancing the state of the art in 
enterprise software development and infrastructure. My co-worker just 
published an article in Java World introducing a new enterprise data access 
framework, and I'm currently beginning research into creating Web 
2.0/AJAX-friendly server-side storage system.

Moreover, Wireless Generation is a really wonderful place to work, full of 
smart and interesting people like you come to expect after a few years at 
Swarthmore, and what could be better than going to work in the world's most 
exciting city (hint: it ain't Philly).

If you're interested in applying or want to hear more, please feel free to 
email me at . Job posting from HR follows.

Thanks,
Dan Crosta '06




Software Engineer
Full Time
Begins July 17, 2007
Salary Negotiable

Qualifications:

Requirements

-BS or MS in Computer Science or related field
-Solid fundamentals in algorithms and OOP
-Strong programming skills in one or more of C++, Java, C#
-Desire to work on challenging problems in a team environment

Preferences

-Experience with software engineering best practices such as automated 
testing, continuous integration and refactoring is preferred
-Experience with databases and SQL a plus
-Interest in modern languages (e,g, Python, Lua, Ruby) appreciated
-Significant internship and/or open-source project experience appreciated

Job Description:

Wireless Generation deals with the massive streams of information that guide 
children's education. We launched just 6 years ago. Today we serve millions 
of students -- more than 10% of all children in America in grades K-3. We 
are booming because our vision for changing education is both compelling and 
profoundly needed.

Wireless Generation was co-founded by Larry Berger and Greg Gunn -- both 
Rhodes Scholars with years of experience in education and technology. They 
created a company designed to give educators much-needed tools that would 
make a significant difference in their teaching. They chose to use PDAs as 
their first platform. Teachers, they reasoned, are highly mobile 
professionals, and it made sense that teachers' tools should meet the 
demands of their work environment.

We work with an interesting range of environments and technologies, 
including rich-media handheld applications, AJAX and Web 2.0 tools, 
automated testing frameworks, modern OO scripting languages like Python, and 
enterprise-scale data systems. We have created a leading-edge PDA 
abstraction layer in C++, allowing us to develop a single codebase that 
compiles to divergent devices and operating systems.

Today, we employ 200 people, 40 of whom are developers. We are located in a 
booming residential/commercial neighborhood on the waterfront in Brooklyn, 
New York, 5 minutes by train from Manhattan.

We are looking for recent graduates with Bachelors and/or Masters in 
Computer Science (or related) to help build out our product suite and 
platform.

We work in small teams, and have lots of opportunity for talented developers 
to move into leadership positions. Ours is a challenging arena, including 
minimal fault tolerance and fixed release dates imposed by the school year. 
We work hard, while seeking to maintain a healthy work/life balance, and 
frequently find our work richly rewarding.


Contact Information:
Mr Aaron Boyd
55 Washington Street
9th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
New York, New York 11201
United States

aboyd@wgen.net
212-213-8177 x2036

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Charles F. Kelemen, Edward Hicks Magill Professor
Chair, Computer Science Department
Swarthmore College 
500 College Avenue			
Swarthmore, PA  19081 
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cfk@cs.swarthmore.edu
kelemen@swarthmore.edu
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