Re: VUDU: Looking for LUA Developer

[steve donovan <steve.j.donovan@...>]

On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 2:14 AM, Rob Holmes <robert.l.holmes@gmail.com> wrote:
> (www.vudu.com) is looking to bring on at least one LUA developer as a
> consultant to help us continue to expand the applications on our LUA-based
> Rich Internet Application (RIA) platform (http://www.vudu.com/vudulabs.html)

Personally I find Lua job postings interesting, because we get an idea
of how it's used in the Real World (tm).

However, it's Lua, not LUA.  Not an acronym, not a Microsoft term.

steve d.


> .  We have a backlog of projects we want to get started on now.  The job
> spec is below.  We’d like someone local (Bay Area) or someone who can at
> least spend time here initially to get up to speed.  This will be a
> consulting gig for ~3 months initially.
>
>
>
> Please contact me at rob.holmes@vudu.com if you are interested.
>
>
>
> Rob Holmes
>
>
>
> Consulting Software Engineer — Rich Internet Media Applications (“Apps”)
>
> The right candidate for this position will design and implement new rich
> media applications that bring the content and functionality of the internet
> into the living room.  You will work closely with the business development
> side of our organization and connect directly with counterparts at the most
> popular Internet video and music sites and services.  Your applications will
> be deployed to an existing (and growing) base of consumer electronic devices
> with high visibility in the connected device space.  The right candidate
> will be entrepreneurial and able to function with limited resources.  They
> will be interested in releasing high quality applications for this platform
> on an aggressive timeline.  Success in this consulting engagement may lead
> to further projects and potentially a roll overseeing a small team of
> developers pursuing a similar goal.
>
>
>
> Required Skills and Attributes:
>
> •             Extensive Web development experience, including UI design,
> AJAX and MVC Frameworks
>
> •             Expert knowledge of scripting languages (LUA experience most
> relevant, but also including Javascript, Ruby, PHP)
>
> •             Experience with web services APIs, RSS feeds, etc.
>
> •             Understanding of commonly used web video and audio formats
>
> •             Good written and verbal communication skills
>
> •             Self-motivated, hands-on generalist in client-server
> environment
>
> •             Able to work in fast-paced, high-performance development
> environment
>
> •             Flexible and team-oriented with experience as a team lead
>
>