Because you live in Germany, though I cant recall if you ever got round to learning German ...
Mit Freundlichen Grüßen
Herr Pruffock
PS my tip for next WC is Iran
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Job just came through but why me...
Web Engineer for the official FIFA worldcup 2006 site (english + german) - they also want a Chinese one
Description:
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Are you a football fan? Do you design systems and write code like Ballack
shoots on goal? Do you crave the challenge of scaling websites BIG? If you
answered yes to these questions, then how about working on the site for the
largest sporting event in the world!
We are looking for a talented software developer in Munich to join our
team, building and supporting the official global site for the FIFA
football world cup.
In this job you will
- scale our site to a projected multibillion-pageviews/month
- deal with internationalization issues
- serve game data in real-time to huge numbers of simultaneous users
- work with demanding clients, and react quickly to take advantage of important
business opportunities.
If this sounds exciting, it is! It also requires someone with tenacity, drive,
enthusiasm, and an ability to innovate solutions.
Skills/Qualifications:
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+ Required:
- Masters or Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related degree
- Strong web site scripting and system automation skills using PHP and Perl
2+ years experience developing web sites
- Java experience is defenitely a plus
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are a must as this position
- English-skills must be excellent!
- German-skills must be excellent!
+ Desired
- Experience developing on FreeBSD or on another UNIX would be a plus
- Good SQL expertise, preferably with MySQL
So if you're a really smart web engineer ready to take on the challenge
of building a global, highly-visible, heavily-trafficked site, apply today!Tags: None
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