I haven't thought of that for years. When I was doing my masters I actually TAed a class (CS for non-majors) for one of the creators of MUMPS and used that language for the labs. It was sort of hilarious learning it and trying to help newbies use it.
Can't complain too much since he gave me a very generous letter of recommendation.
I always read Steve's articles with a mix of fascination and horror. If I ever find myself taking him too seriously I just look at the bottom right of the page and remember that he believes that the number 11:11 has magic properties and is evidence that the universe is sending him secret messages. (Really, look at the bottom right of the page).
As a Developer, you will be a part of the team that comprises technical design and software development of Core Infrastructure Services (CIS), the Python based software infrastructure layer upon which the RightNow application service resides.
The CIS layer requires a high performance, scalable, fault tolerant architecture. CIS is the interface between the RightNow application and the cloud hosting environment. CIS provides services such as installation/configuration, software upgrades, database replication, file attachment storage, and deferred job processing.
Requirements
* Strong Python knowledge
* Strong Linux / Systems experience
* Strong MySQL
About the company
RightNow is one of the largest SaaS venders in the world. We serve billion+ page views every month and have hundreds of terabytes of customer data. The scale of our solution is challenging and we need to develop innovative solution to meet our growing demands.
Don't be fooled by the location. Large SaaS/Cloud company looking for well rounded Python programmer with good MySQL / Linux systems programming experience.