[Dev] Job Opening at OSAF - Software Developer - Server Development

[Pieter Hartsook]

OSAF, a unique software organization dedicated to the creation and widespread adoption of open source application software, is looking for a software developer to extend existing open source WebDAV server technology (likely Slide) to support Chandler sharing and new (or in-progress) IETF standards such as CalDAV. Chandler clients share calendars and other data with other Chandler clients by synchronizing items to a WebDAV server collection.

Responsibilities:

    * Develop new features that get integrated into open source project
    * Improve scalability and performance
    * Work closely with existing open source developers on architecture and organization
    * Work with Chandler client developers on protocol usage
    * Work with OSAF product management on required server features
    * Implement Internet standards and influence their development

Requirements:

    * Experience with object oriented programming and design required, use of Java a plus
    * WebDAV, HTTP, XML, iCalendar and related standards experience useful
    * Experience or familiarity with any of Slide, Tomcat, Apache,mod_dav, content management, Java servlets, J2EE, Ant and JDBC might be useful
    * Experience including server development or deployment projects requiring high availability, robustness and scalability
    * Interest in Personal Information Management (PIM) applications (email,calendar, tasks, notes, etc.), and/or higher-education software solutions
    * Enjoy working in uncharted waters, highly motivated self-starter
    * Experience in open source projects a plus
    * Passion for good user experiences and an attention to detail
    * Willingness to work in a transparent and open way