Folks If you are interested in working on GHC as a job, now is the time to apply. We're going to start reviewing applications on Monday 26th. [I obviously worded his advert badly -- quite a few replies ended up in my spam filter :-) but don't worry I've dug them all out.] Simon | -----Original Message----- | From: glasgow-haskell-users-bounces@haskell.org [mailto:glasgow-haskell-users-bounces@haskell.org] | On Behalf Of Simon Peyton-Jones | Sent: 09 June 2006 08:45 | To: haskell@haskell.org; GHC users; cvs-ghc@haskell.org; caml-list@inria.fr | Subject: Would you like a job working on GHC? | | | Would you like to be paid to work on GHC? | | The Glasgow Haskell Compiler (GHC) is now being used by so many people, | on so many platforms, that at GHC HQ we've been struggling to keep up. | We're delighted to say that we are now looking to hire a GHC support | engineer to work with us. | | Here is how we envisage working together: | * You would work 3-5 days a week on GHC (details flexible). | * You don't need to live in Cambridge, but we would like you to visit | every few months, so that we build up a face-to-face relationship. | * You'll be a self-employed consultant, not a Microsoft employee. | You bill us; we pay you. | * The position is a one year fixed term contract in the first instance. | * GHC is, and will remain, an open-source project with a BSD-style | license. | | We are looking for help with the role of supporting GHC in the field. | Specifically, here's what the job involves: | * Investigating, prioritising and fixing bugs, improving the test suite | * Managing the STABLE branch of the source tree | * Managing the GHC release cycle | * Keeping the GHC web site up to date | * Answering questions from GHC users | * Helping to support the open-source community that works on GHC itself | | We're particularly looking for someone who is experienced in a variety | of operating system platforms and libraries. You should be able to deal | with questions like "I try to build GHC on Solaris 2.3.4 and get | `undefined symbol _readline'"; or "How do I link to DLLs on Windows?"; | or "does the ByteString library in GHC 6.2.1 do XXX?". The role will | not primarily involve working on GHC's core; it's the parts round the | edges that you would mainly focus on. You must be able to read and | write Haskell, but we don't expect that you'll need to write a great | deal of Haskell code. C and 'make' experience are important too. | | Above all, we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about Haskell, | and fired up about the prospect of becoming a GHC expert. | | If you are interested, please send your CV and a statement of why you | would be a good fit for the job, to our Human Resources Department at | camjobop@microsoft.com We're happy to accept informal enquiries of | course: please contact Simon Marlow (simonmar@microsoft.com) or Simon | Peyton Jones (simonpj@microsoft.com) for further information. | | The rate of pay is dependent on qualifications and experience. It'll be | fun! | | Simon Peyton Jones and Simon Marlow