>>   Linkedin is looking for people with experiences in distributed databases
>>   or big data analytics for full time positions as well as internships.
>>   Below description contains more information about the job position. If you
>>   are interested, please contact Balachander (Bganapathy at linkedin.com).
>>
>>   Job Description :
>>
>>   Data Scientist - Decision Sciences Platforms
>>
>>   Description
>>
>>   LinkedIn connects talented people with opportunity, but keeping up with
>>   the needs of our 200 million members takes a great deal of infrastructure
>>   and an efficient team. It's the Data sciences' platforms team's job to
>>   make sure that data scientists and product managers work as effectively as
>>   possible. 
>>
>>   Now we're asking: How can we make data-driven decisions faster ? How can
>>   we create a culture in which every data / metrics related question can be
>>   answered in an automated fashion and at scale ? How do you get key
>>   business metrics in split seconds ? How can the product owners and
>>   leadership get different slices of the metrics ? More importantly, How can
>>   we make data and metrics fun to play around and build insights ? 
>>
>>   We're looking for people who love turning data into gold through platforms
>>   and solutions. Are you someone who solves hard problems by creatively
>>   obtaining, scrubbing, exploring and interpreting big data? If your answer
>>   is *Yes, show me the data!* then this is the job for you. As data
>>   scientists, we work on some of the most exciting areas of data
>>   infrastructure and sciences.
>>
>>   Required Skills:
>>     * BS, or MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
>>     * Good understanding of Design principles and Object-oriented design.
>>     * Good understanding of Service oriented architecture.
>>     * Distributed systems and protocols, Hadoop, MapReduce, REST, Soap.
>>     * Data storage system knowledge: MySql, Redis, MongoDB.
>>     * Experience designing and developing complex data platform
>>       architectures for diverse business use cases.
>>     * Quick learner with the ability to understand multi-system applications
>>       and networks.
>>     * Excellent communication skills, initiative, evangelization and
>>       teamwork.
>>     * Creativity and good taste in problems with business impact.
>>     * You thrive in a fast paced, test-driven, collaborative and iterative
>>       programming environment.
>>     * You meet your commitments on time and produce high quality software
>>       that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for
>>       continuous integration.
>>
>>   Preferred Skills:
>>
>>     * The candidate should be a highly motivated, self-starter with
>>       excellent written and verbal communication skills, and willing to
>>       accept challenges in a dynamic fast paced work environment.
>>     * Map Reduce ( Hadoop, Apache Pig, Cascading, Crunch )
>>     * Scripting (Python is preferable, Perl, Shell )
>>     * Web frameworks ( Web2Py, Django, etc.)
>>     * Technical skills (e.g., Java, Hadoop, Pig) and interest in new ones.
>>     * Exposure to configuration management (SVN, GIT, ant, maven etc).
>>     * A collegial disposition and strong communication skills.The drive and
>>       discipline to get things done.
>>     * Further, it would be fantastic if you are intimately familiar with
>>       internals of any major database system/operating system/ file system.