From: dgreen@sti.com (Dan R. Greening)
Subject: C++ Library Designer Multiplatform / San Jose Area, California 
Organization: Software Transformation, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 17:33:45 GMT


THE POSITION
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STI has an immediate, permanent opening for a programmer/designer with

  1. Strong C++ class library design and implementation skills.
     Fluency with C++ language features at the 2.1 level
     (multiple inheritance, inlines) is required.  Fluency with
     3.0 level features (templates, exceptions) is preferred.

  2. Strong graphics user-interface applications or internals
     programming background (must include at least one of MS Windows,
     Macintosh, X/Motif, or X/OLIT--No, XViews and TNT don't count.).

  You will design and write major portions of a C++ class library to
work with our existing portability tools: a portable C-based program 
interface which runs on MS Windows, Mac, Unix/Motif and Unix/OLIT; a 
portable graphical resource editor; networking and multithreading libraries.


MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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o  YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR WORK BEFORE OCTOBER 31, 1992.

o  You must have written either:

   a.  Microsoft Windows 3.0, 3.1, or NT code,
   b.  Macintosh graphics-oriented code, or
   c.  Xt based X11 code (Motif, OLIT).

o  You must have written and/or designed a general-purpose C++ class 
   library at some point.  It need not have been in a corporate 
   environment, but it must have been a large, comprehensive project.  If 
   a university project, I should be able to look at your code.  If 
   corporate, you should be able to show me documentation and provide 
   references.

o  Master's Degree in Computer Science, or Bachelor's and equivalent
   experience.

o  If you are not a permanent U.S. resident, we will consider your
   application only if you are EXTREMELY well-qualified or live locally.

o  At least 2 years of commercial programming experience in the United States
   (university experience is not a substitute for this requirement, sorry).

o  Evidence of creativity and self-motivation.

o  You should have strong commercial references.

o  It is a big plus if you have programmed on multiple platforms.


THE COMPANY
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  Software Transformation, Inc. is a venture-funded startup which
produces portable windowing and operating system software.  Our tools
run on X11 platforms, MS Windows, Macintosh, and OS/2.  We directly
market our portability system and some of the tools that go with it.
Since we have used this system internally for many years, and it has
been used for real applications, it has become functionally rich
compared to other competing systems.

  Our underlying philosophy: we provide what application programmers
need and want, regardless of whether the underlying platform supports
it.  If you've ever gone from one system to another, you realize we
have implemented a lot of tough functions!

  Several commercial products have been developed with our C-based
system.

  STI has about 40 employees.  We are located immediately below the
Santa Cruz mountains in Cupertino.  The work is challenging.  Since we
are small, your contributions mean a lot to us and are noticed.  The
more creative and industrious you are, the more likely you will
succeed at STI.  Though we live-or-die on our ability to produce what
the market needs, we try as best we can to satisfy your interests.  To
use a cliche, we are a "work hard, play hard" kind of place.

  STI has a wide variety of equipment and software available to play
with, including many Macintoshes, 386/486 PCs, and UNIX workstations.
We are directly connected to the internet.

  The organization is very friendly.  There is no dress code.  Our
employees are extremely individualistic: including mountain bikers
(with a biking park nearby), political activists, an SCA member, a
hippie, a bunch of talented Ashton-Tate refugees, stay-at-home types,
party animals, hacky-sack players, etc.  Creativity brings diversity.

  The STI work environment is smoke-free.

  STI does not discriminate on any basis other than your ability to do
the job.  In particular, we do not discriminate on the basis of sex,
race, creed, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, marital
status, sexual orientation, handicap, or age.  We have a racially and
sexually-mixed company, and like it that way.

  STI provides exceptionally good medical and dental insurance
plans, a 401-k investment plan, employee stock options, an on-site
shower, free soda pop (see dental insurance, above, if you deem this a
liability).  We probably provide other stuff, but I can't remember it
all: oh yeah, a nominal amount of free postage and maybe an occasional
test ride in our CEO's Acura NSX.


SUBMIT YOUR RESUME
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But please don't submit your resume if you do not fit the above listed
requirements.  If you do qualify, I greatly encourage you to apply.
If you do not qualify, you waste everyone's time by submitting a
resume.

PLEASE LET US KNOW THE SALARY YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

Preferred methods, in order of preference:

1. uuencoded Postscript or .dvi file by electronic mail to
   dgreen@sti.com.  Put "C++ JOB" in the subject line, please.
   DO NOT E-MAIL A PLAIN-TEXT RESUME.

2. FAX:  (408) 973-0989.  Attn: Dan Greening.

3. Mail:

   Dan Greening
   STI, Suite 100
   1601 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd
   Cupertino, CA  95014

  Everybody in the engineering department writes code, including the
managers, me, and the Vice President of Engineering, my boss.  There
is currently no full-time personnel person.  Therefore we have limited
time to attend to personnel matters.

  Please forgive me if I do not respond by mail to a submitted resume.
I will be happy to discuss your resume by phone, after you give me a
week or so to look at it.


PRINCIPALS ONLY PLEASE
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