Web Developers and Web Designers ================================ The engineering department at Anchor is building the analytics capabilities, internal systems, cloud infrastructure, deployment tooling, and operations practices that will be needed to take the company to the next level. These things all need front-ends. It goes without saying that the web is the platform for bringing new products to market, but we're a hosting company; most of our staff are operations-focused and our customers are too. What they really want are better tools to manipulate infrastructure. And even though Real Sysadmins™ prefer command-line tools (we build those too) there's still the need to cleanly present and visualize information, and the web is the place to do that. Haskell is the working language for internal development; the benefits of type safety, resilience when refactoring, and stability over time added to the power of functional programming has already paid dividends. An open question is how far we can push strongly-typed functional programming out to the edge. JavaScript is unavoidable browser-side, but does it need to be written by hand? The plethora of alt-js implementations clearly say “no!”, but _they_ all seem to force you into contortions. If you're going to be working in something other than JavaScript, then why not a real language? Having the codebase be common on both sides of the network would really be something; are haste or ghcjs up to the challenge? It's an exciting time. We have every intention of changing the hosting industry to make developing applications — and operating them at scale — easier for people facing massive growth. Interested in helping? Requirements ------------ A solid knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS is a prerequisite, obviously. Experience with — and hatred of — a number of different server-side frameworks (hack 'n slash PHP, enterprisey JSP, hipster RoR, unmaintainable PyThings, etc) is necessary to give you an appropriately jaded outlook on just how hard the web problem is. Understanding (or at least strong opinions about) how to build sites where content and presentation, design and implementation are separated is paramount. Can your designers make it beautiful without needing to run the entire stack? Can your systems developers improve performance without needing to run the website to find out if it works? Exposure to the harsh realities of IT operations and experience of the thrill of Linux systems administration will stand you in good stead. Knowledge of the history, progress, and problems in configuration management will be helpful. Familiarity with open source development practices, and the ability to tolerate other people refactoring your code is something we'll want you to demonstrate. Experience programming in Haskell would be a definite asset. We need to see a track record of working well in the open (regardless of language or project). Good documentation is as important as good code, and command of written English is necessary both to collaborate with your peers and to describe and promote your results. A Bachelor's in science, engineering, or computational biology will be well thought of. Your specific field of study doesn't matter, but how you've used computing to solve problems in your chosen field does. A degree in engineering will be a distinct plus. An undergraduate degree in computer science will not be held against you (much). Applying -------- Anchor Systems, based in Sydney Australia, has successfully been providing managed hosting and infrastructure to clients around the world for almost 15 years. The critical difference in the service we offer our customers often boils down to providing operations expertise and infrastructure configuration balancing the short term needs to get a new installation running with the long term imperatives of security, scalability, and flexibility. If you're interested in applying, send a PDF copy of your CV to <jobs@anchor.com.au>, along with the URL to your GitHub account. We also invite you to include a pointer to something that shows you in a good light: a mailing list thread where you argued a contentious position, a piece of particularly thorny code in which you found an elegant solution to a problem, or even an essay or article you've written. We don't do international relocations (sorry everyone who wants to work remotely from Hawaii; I all want to work remotely from Hawaii too), but we are willing to sponsor work visas for new hires. So whether you've just moved to Australia or have been here for generations, give us a shout next time you're in Sydney. AfC Sydney -- Andrew Frederick Cowie Head of Engineering Anchor Systems https://twitter.com/afcowie https://github.com/anchor/ https://www.anchor.com.au/