[Cs-jobs] Fwd: Great Job Opening(s) at Akamai p2p

[Stan Sclaroff]

FYI, job openings at Akamai posted by a BU CS alum



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> From: "Stankiewicz, Witold" <witold at akamai.com>
> Date: April 22, 2008 8:44:19 PM EDT
> To: sclaroff at cs.bu.edu
> Subject: Great Job Opening(s) at Akamai p2p
>
> Hello Professor Sclaroff,
>
> Graduations are just around the corner and I was wondering if you  
> could connect me with the best graduates you have (or other great  
> engineers).  Odds are some may have already signed up with other  
> companies, but I'm here to rescue them or provide a great  
> opportunity for the others.  Perhaps you can help me out.
>
> Why the best?  Our interview process weeds out all other candidates  
> (usually mid to senior level).  Also, this is not really an entry  
> level position, but we can quickly ramp someone up if they are smart.
>
> What's in it for the best?  This is explained below, but in short -  
> a great job.
>
>
> A bit about the company:
>
> Red Swoosh, a p2p CDN founded by one of the founders of Scour, was  
> acquired by Akamai in April of 2007.  It is now in a great position  
> to become *the* commercial p2p delivery platform.
>
>
> We are looking for a candidate who:
>
> 1. is a great coder.
>   Ideally, the candidate would have started coding before college  
> and loves to do it.  We have seen that having sub-awesome coders on  
> such a small team hurts more than it helps.  We are not looking for  
> specific language skills.  If someone is great at one or two  
> languages, they should be great in all.
>
> 2. can learn quickly and independently.
>   Every day is different here.  There is no person on the team who  
> just writes unit tests or something else mundane like that.  Every  
> engineer works on everything.  This allows us to allocate resources  
> effectively as priorities shift.  Also, new and interesting  
> challenges are always being thrown into the mix.  As a result, we  
> are all learning constantly.
>
> 3. can persuade and be persuaded.
>   We have debates daily ranging from tricky implementation details  
> to abstract notions like fairness on our network to business  
> strategy.  Everyone's input is heard and considered here.  These  
> discussions have proved to be very useful and fun.
>
> 4. solves complicated problems with simple solutions.
>   Too many of the people we interview want to build a super fancy  
> systems that may be nice theoretically, or the perfect solution.   
> Unfortunately, due to limited resources, we need candidates who can  
> offer simple and good enough solutions.
>
>
> We can offer:
>
> 1. big company pay with a startup feel.
>   We still think of ourselves as a startup.  We move quickly and  
> avoid bureaucracy at all costs.  Also, we do not share an office  
> with our corporate overlords which allows us to have more flexible  
> hours and relaxed atmosphere.  Annually (so far so good), we work  
> together for several weeks from remote locations which have included  
> Thailand, Mexico, and India.
>
> 2. interesting work.
>   As mentioned above, everyone works on everything and new  
> challenges pop up daily.  Most of the areas we work on are at the  
> cutting edge of p2p technology.  Also, there is no 'ramp up period'  
> here.  Each new employee has been thrown into the thick of it within  
> their first week (if not their first day).
>
> 3. great co-workers.
>   There are 6 of us in the office, 5 engineers, 2 foreign born, all  
> young (24-30), and all friends.  We go out and attend bubble 2.0  
> events together on a regular basis.  4. a great location.
>   Our office is in downtown San Francisco.
>
>
> Feel free to forward this email, or parts of it, to possibly  
> interested parties.
>
> By the way, this is my first attempt at a recruiting email.  If you  
> have any constructive criticism please do not hold back.  Thanks in  
> advance for your help.
>
> -Witold
>
> PS Congratulations on your position as Chair of the department.
>

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