Perl Developer Wanted for Hot New Startup (part onsite), United States, CA, Sunnyvale

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Posted: December 12, 2006

Job title:
Perl Developer Wanted for Hot New Startup

Company name: BookRenter.com

Location: United States, CA, Sunnyvale

Pay rate: Equity

Travel: 0%

Terms of employment: Independent contractor (project-based)

Length of employment: As Needed

Hours: Flexible

Onsite: some

Description:
Under the direction of senior engineering staff and the CTO, the successful
candidate will design, code, document and test highly scalable Perl scripts
that interact with the msSQL database. Of particular importance, the
candidate will create interfaces for new strategic partners involved in
fulfillment and logistics. The candidate will primarily be responsible for
writing scripts that automate processing to and from our database to a
delimited flat file. 

The successful candidate will also be involved and learn about other areas
of the company, including Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Technology. Weekly
face time with key executives (CEO, CFO, CTO) will ensure a high level of
visibility for developer and the deliverables. This is a great opportunity
to get in early and help us grow one of today's hottest college focused
startups and help us grow our business even faster!

Required skills:
Must be proficient with mySQL and Perl. Must have right to work in the U.S.
Previous experience with e-businesses, relational databases, shell
scripting and EDI are a plus. Experience using Perl to automate large-scale
file processing is also a plus.

Desired skills:
The applicant must have or must be working towards a degree in Computer
Engineering or Computer Science. The applicant must be hard working,
self-motivated, creative, and have excellent communication skills. The
abilities to solve problems and multitask are a necessity. The applicant
will work in a team environment, but have the ability to complete
assignments and handle responsibility on their own.

URL for more information:
http://www.bookrenter.com/pages.php?pageid=10

Contact information at:
http://jobs.perl.org/job/5084#contact