US-TX-Austin: Senior Programmer, XUL, XPCOM

Job Title:     Senior Programmer - XUL, XPCOM
Job Location:  Austin, TX
Pay Rate:      Market
Job Length:    full time
Start Date:    2005-10-10

Company Name:  NexQuest, Inc.
Contact:       Steve Rogers, [email protected]
Phone:         866-816-5148

Austin Startup Seeks Software Engineer with XUL, XPCOM, and Web 
Application Skills

Austin startup NexQuest is seeking a software engineer to join our 
development team in a anchor role. We are building a Mozilla-based 
personal communications environment. You will have the opportunity to 
participate in the inception of an exciting product and take a lead role 
in shaping a growing software development organization. You will be 
joining a proven team with experience building great products and great 
work environments. 

Applicants should have have several years of experience with open source 
technology for both client and server side of web applications, strong 
analytical skills, be self-motivated, and able to work independently as 
well as work within a group.

The ideal candidate should have:

- experience in semantic technologies such as XML, REST, SOAP, AJAX, etc.
- familiarity with XUL, Javascript, and XPCOM component programming in C 
or C++
- having written your own Firefox extension or contributed to the 
Mozilla project would be a plus
- some familiarity with an SQL database such as MySQL
- eagerness to stay abreast of trends and technologies in open source 
development
- an eagerness to deal with the unique opportunities, challenges, risks, 
and rewards offered by a startup environment
- ability to relocate to Austin

We are prepared to offer a compensation package that includes a 
competitive salary, bonuses, and an equity stake. Qualified applicants 
should respond to [email protected]

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