11 Feb
2010
11 Feb
'10
12:03 p.m.
Forwind info wrote:
Hi all,
A new position has come up at Canonical (ubuntu) for a sound software
engineer.
Details are below. You can apply online from here
http://webapps.ubuntu.com/employment/canonical_UDSE/
Job Title: Ubuntu Desktop Sound Engineer
Posting Date & id: February 2010 UDSE
Job Location: Your home, given appropriate facilities including
broadband Internet
Reports to: Ubuntu Desktop Team Manager
Job Summary: We are seeking a Desktop Integration Engineer to play a
key development and integration role on
the Ubuntu Desktop Team one of the technical teams that makes up the
Ubuntu Platform Team. As part of the
core Ubuntu team, the Engineer will work on a broad range of technical
tasks: including feature planning,
packaging, integration,bugfixing and maintenance. The successful
candidate will ensure a first class user
experience by packaging, bug fixing and development of Pulseaudio and
related sound technology and
applications. Strong communication and relationship skills are as
important as superb technical skills in this role,
as the successful candidate will be responsible for process
communication and coordination between Ubuntu and
external partners, as well as ensuring commonality of purpose and
technical approach. This job involves
international travel several times a year, usually for one week.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Take on primary maintenance of some components of the Ubuntu
Desktop, covering sound related areas.
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Engage in bugfixing work across a wide variety of components
of the Ubuntu platform.
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Assist in prerelease testing of Ubuntu, taking
personal ownership of problems and driving them to
•
solutions.
Collaborate with other teams in the Ubuntu community and with
upstream developers where appropriate,
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to make sure that Ubuntu includes the very best in free
software and that our goals are taken into account
by other projects.
Work directly with OEMs or in conjunction with the Canonical
OEM team to address customer needs on
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aggressive time lines.
When necessary, respond to and work to resolve issues raised
by end users and commercial support
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customers.
Required skills and experience:
Familiarity with open source development tools and
methodology, especially those in common use for
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Ubuntu and Debian package maintenance.
Strong understanding of the makeup of a modern GNU/Linux
distribution.
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Strong interests and experience with a variety of the
software that makes up the core of Ubuntu.
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Strong interests and experience with Pulseaudio, Alsa, and
other sound related technology and
Why not removing Pulseaudio like 64 Studio does?
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applications on Linux.
Capacity to learn quickly about new systems and techniques.
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Handson experience with concepts of agile development and
lean software engineering.
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Deep understanding of, and extensive use of, desktop
operating systems; especially the GNOME and
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KDE platforms.
Excellent English communications skills.
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Excellent online communications skills, including IRC, email,
and other online venues.
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Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team
through selfdiscipline and selfmotivation,
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delivering according to a schedule.
Ability to collaborate in real time with team members in Eastern US
and European time zones.
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Assumed the philosophy of FLOSS isn't competition, but community:
What's about a joint venture with an existing multimedia distro based on
Ubuntu, e.g. 64 Studio or openArtist or ...?
Perhaps you like to contact http://www.64studio.com/team. Dunno, if they
are interested, but as an onlooker this seems to make sense, while there
will be a new multimedia distro each month and all of them needs
maintainers.
*?*
Ralf
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