Leader of Birmingham.pm [pm.org] and a CPAN author [cpan.org]. Co-organised YAPC::Europe in 2006 and the 2009 QA Hackathon, responsible for the YAPC Conference Surveys [yapc-surveys.org] and the QA Hackathon [qa-hackathon.org] websites. Also the current caretaker for the CPAN Testers websites and data stores.
If you really want to find out more, buy me a Guinness
Links:
Memoirs of a Roadie [missbarbell.co.uk]
[pm.org]
CPAN Testers Reports [cpantesters.org]
YAPC Conference Surveys [yapc-surveys.org]
QA Hackathon [qa-hackathon.org]
The first job is for a Perl/Linux Programmer. We're looking for someone who has good experience with Perl and Linux, but preferably knows C/C++ well too. Most of the work will be network programming, so understanding protocols would be a good thing. I've been surprised at how many have applied promoting their web programming skills, which while admirable, is not the focus of the job. I've also had CVs from China and the US, even though the advert explicitly says we are in the United Kingdom and that the job does require you to be onsite!
The second job is a little more interesting. We are looking for someone who has good understanding and experience of security models and applications. I hope to have the CV on jobs.perl.org next week, so I'll expand on it further then.
China and the US (Score:1)
Maybe they really want to move :-)
Re:China and the US (Score:2)
I was more surprised that I actually got interest from further afield than Europe to be honest. In a good way.