Hiring a Few, Dedicated, Brilliant Programmers who want to Change the World...

HI All,

I'm the founder of Metastart, the temporary name of my U.S.-based
start-up and we're creating new software (our own product).  We're
currently seeking programmers for our primary project which is
developing a new software product using the Mozilla Source Code.

The software we're developing is motivated by the general movement to
a net-based lifestyle--we're no longer in 1995 where one literally did
just browse a few websites, now our lives are net-centered and we
believe that client applications we use to access the net can do a
better job of organizing and facilitating this net-based life.

We're immediately hiring and hope to build a team of 5-7 brilliant,
independently motivated programmers who want to create a great and
innovative product.  Right now, we're planning to develop the entire
product in India.  For persons from other countries, if you're willing
to move to India for 6-12 months to build a team and get processes in
place, we can I'm sure work out off-site work thereafter.  Within
India, we haven't fixed a location yet, but the location will be one
of the IT hubs like Hyderabad or Chennai (my present location).

It's a quite exciting project and also quite challenging.  In terms of
technical details, we're seeking a lead who's delivered multiple large-
scale client applications on multiple platforms, knows agile
programming methodologies, and is expert in bug-checking, automating
testing, managing large source code, and mentoring junior team
members.  The Mozilla source code and platform is massive and uses
mutliple languages including C, C++, javascript, Perl, XML, another
scripting language like Python or Ruby and there are other Mozilla-
based technologies like XPCOM and DOM.  This is technically a quite
challenging project just in terms of managing the size and complexity
of the project--and specific problems we need to solve require real
brilliance in problem solving and algorithm generation.  While the
lead(s) should be quite well-versed in almost all of the above, junior
members should have a solid CS foundation and have some mastery of the
above languages and skill requirements.

The software will work in conjunction with several websites we will
build most likely in Python or Ruby--so we're also in need of web
developers in either of those languages with experience building
highly customized and scale-able sites in Python or Ruby ideally
within open source CMS and other environments.

In terms of compensation, we offer a competitive salary, a spectacular
bonus if the project is commercially successful, the ability to work
independently and build a team, and exceptionally exciting and
challenging work.

If you feel you fit the profile, write us!!  Send a letter describing
your interest in programming/computing/mozilla/internet as well as
your CV to:  [email protected].

If you have any general advice on working with the Mozilla source code
and building Mozilla-based applications...please send us your thoughts
and we'd love to be in touch generally.

Of course, don't hesitate to forward this e-mail to anyone you think
could be a good fit or anyone who may know others who could be.

Thanks,
Alok, MetaStart