Don't worry Jaime, we're not _all_ in London :) On Monday, 23 May 2011 at 11:52, Jaime Buelta wrote: > Hi Evans: > > I hope someone is interested, after all, Dublin is not SO far away. By the > way, I relocated from Spain, so... > > Thanks, > Jaime > > --- > Check my blog! > http://wrongsideofmemphis.wordpress.com > > > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Evans ' <fiveholida...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Jaime, > > > > Sounds like a great opportunity to join a gaming company - unfortunately, > > it's based in Dublin. > > Some of us are based in London and won't even consider relocating. > > > > Thanks for posting it. > > > > -- > > Evans > > > > From: jaime.bue...@gmail.com > > Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 11:15:58 +0100 > > To: python-uk@python.org > > Subject: [python-uk] Jolt Online Gaming is hiring (another Python related > > job) > > > > > > Hi everyone: > > I don't usually use this list for these kind of things, but right now is > > proving quite hard to find good developers, and, as I am really happy with > > my job in Jolt (my current employer), I feel obligated to lend a hand and > > try to spread the word as much as possible. I know there has been some > > discussion about if job offers are available in this distribution list or > > not. Hope is relevant for everyone. > > There are currently two available positions in the development team, a > > lead Flash developer and a senior Python developer. The links are the > > official job descriptions, but I would like to tell a bit more about the > > tools we use everyday and the company, and about my experience working here. > > First of all, basic info about the company. Jolt Online Gaming is a games > > company based in Dublin, Ireland. Specifically, online free-to-play games, > > with social elements on them. Our latest releases are Playboy Party (in > > Facebook) and Utopia Kingdoms (available in Facebook and Kongregate). We > > are just about to release a new football management game, Championship > > Manager on Facebook. > > On the technical side of things, we try to find the right tool for each > > problem, so a lot of innovation is not only expected, but encouraged. We > > build our systems thinking of millions of players, which is always > > challenging. Scalability and performance are always important when making > > choices. Learning new things and being up-to-date is important. > > Some of the cool technologies and tools that we currently are using are: > > Languages: Recently, the focus is mainly Python for backend and Flash > > (ActionScript) for frontend, but there are also develops in Ruby, > > JavaScript and other languages. > > Frameworks: Several Python ones, including Pylons, CherryPy, Django and > > web.py. In the past we have used also Ruby on Rails. > > Databases: NoSQL databases like MongoDB and Cassandra are being more and > > more important, but we also make good use of MySQL when fits. > > Amazon services: Our infrastructure is based on Linux servers living in > > Amazon cloud services, making extensive use of Ec2, S3 and others. > > DVCS: We use git in all our projects. > > > > Another important detail about my work here, is that I am able to see > > almost immediately that a change on the code is reflected in the gameplay > > of thousands. It's good (and sometimes a little scary) to know that lots of > > people are using the software you're developing, and they are having fun > > with it. > > About the experience working here, I have to say that is absolutely > > fantastic. Not only do we work making games, but, of course, we love to > > play them. We often play boardgames and console games in the office, and we > > have a great time together. It's hard to imagine a nicer and friendlier > > place to work. I also learn something new everyday from my coworkers. A > > great environment of cooperation, with lots of freedom to do the things > > your way. > > The developers work closely with game designers and artists, which is also > > rewarding and leads to better understanding of the needs of the final game. > > > > If any of this sounds interesting, you can send an email directly to > > j...@joltonline.com or you can contact me if you prefer on this email > > address. > > > > Cheers, > > Jaime Buelta > > > > --- > > Check my blog! > > http://wrongsideofmemphis.wordpress.com > > > > _______________________________________________ python-uk mailing list > > python-uk@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > _______________________________________________ > > python-uk mailing list > > python-uk@python.org > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >
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