Looking for a memory management consulting developer

Ravenbrook is seeking a developer to work with us on the Memory Pool
System (MPS), a mature, open source, high reliability, high
performance memory management system with a unique and innovative
architecture.  You can read an overview here
<http://www.ravenbrook.com/project/mps/doc/2002-01-30/ismm2002-paper/ismm2002.html>.
The MPS is a highly engineered 'Swiss watch' of a system with an
extremely low bug rate.

We're looking for someone who can support our commercial clients with
customisations, but also develop the MPS for new opportunities.  It
could be a half-time position (or subcontract), paying about £35k pro
rata.  This could grow if you are successful in developing new
commercial opportunities for the MPS.  We have several other options
for work structure and payment that we can discuss with you.  There
can be a great deal of flexibility and a higher rate of pay depending
on what kind of risk/reward tradeoff you need.  Ask!

This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in memory
management and garbage collection research.  We are keen to promote
research, and the flexible nature of this work would allow time for
it.  It's also an excellent opportunity for someone interested in
developing commercial applications for memory management and garbage
collection.

There would also be an opportunity to get involved with our other
consulting work, or even video game development.

Essential requirements:

* you will mostly need to work at our office in Cambridge, UK

* you will need to start early in 2011

* highly professional attitude to quality, reliability, and commercial
  relationships

* able to self-start, plan, and manage yourself

* excellent verbal and written technical communication skills

* excellent knowledge of ISO/IEC 9899:1990 and ISO/IEC 9899:1999.
  (Oh OK then, I mean C.)

* good understanding of operating systems and memory management

* understanding of processor architectures and assembly language

Also very useful:

* some compiler and language run-time development experience

* good understanding of threads, concurrency, and race/hazard issues

* some low level systems and embedded systems experience

* low-level Unix (including Mac) and Windows programming

* some experience in soft real-time systems

* keen interest in programming languages, compilers, provability

Address in sig.  Do get in touch.

PLEASE NOTE: Generic CVs and resumes as Word document attachments will
be trashed.  Explain why you might be good for us, in plain text or on
the phone.  Thanks!

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Nick Barnes <[email protected]>
Director
Ravenbrook Limited <http://www.ravenbrook.com/> 
PO Box 205, Cambridge CB2 1AN, United Kingdom
Voice: +44 7739 461975  Fax: +44 1223 750036