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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER (China)

Software Developer for db4o Open Source Java and .NET object database.

Location
Work from home, in Greater China.
Need to have a highspeed internet connection.

Travel Involved
2 internal developer conferences a year, anywhere in the world

Job Type
Full Time Job

Level
4 years+ experience as a professional software developer

Experience Required
Proven Java and .NET programming skills.
Proficiency in the use of Eclipse.
Proficiency in the use of Subversion/SVN.
Proficiency in the use of unit testing.
Proficiency with profiling applications for memory usage and speed.
Multiple years of experience with at least one database system.

Category
Development

Tasks
Work in an innovative and dislocated team that does 99% of it's communication over the internet.
Understand, maintain and contribute to the core or periphery of the object database system db4o.
Maintain a very high level of software quality by using XP technologies.
Provide support for db4o in the Chinese forums to stay in touch with your users.
Translate some marketing materials, documentation, and news announcements into Chinese.

Requirements
Must be self-managing with excellent time management skills.
Must have excellent written communication skills and be able to provide a track record.
(past newsgroup-/forum-postings)
Must have self-discipline with ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Experience contributing to or maintaining open source products is a plus.
Experience developing object databases and/or O-R mapping tools is a plus.

Do you understand and like our product db4o?
Do you have ideas how to improve it?
Are you productive and efficient if you manage yourself and work from home?
When will you become part of our team?

If you want to apply please mail to career@db4o.com.
We strongly recommend to read the following Weblog by our chief software architect Carl Rosenberger about the hiring of developers in an open source company.