Speech Output Developer/Perl, Django expertise needed, FTE

Speech Output Developer/Perl, Django expertise needed, FTE:

Sunnyvale, California (required on-site)

Overview:

Nuance is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Our technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses, experience Nuance by calling directory assistance, getting account information, dictating patient records, telling a navigation system their destination, or digitally reproducing documents that can be shared and searched. Making each of those experiences productive and compelling is what Nuance is all about.

As a contributing member of Nuance, you will work within a dynamic team environment to develop, support, market and sell our award-winning software applications. We offer competitive compensation packages; including stock options, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401(k), full health and welfare benefits and a challenging technical but casual work environment. Join our dynamic, entrepreneurial team that operates worldwide (Europe, US, Canada and APAC). Be a part of our fast growing track of continuing success.

Responsibilities:

Speech Output Engineer - working in speech synthesis environments that sit between Nuance’s Research, Product, and Professional Services groups. Develops various linguistic tools and Text-to-Speech voice components in order to foster collaboration, improve efficiency, and deliver great user experiences.

• Build tools and components necessary for Advanced Speech Output workflow
• Port “research” code to stable, production-ready environments
• Work with Linguists, Designers, and Engineers to gather user requirements, create project schedules, and drive test plans
• Develop web applications utilizing technologies such as Django
• Design and implement web-driven databases
• Manage and deploy Linux and Windows server environments
• NLP (Natural Language Processing) savviness a ++

Qualifications:
 3-4 years industry experience
 Strong Python programming abilities
 Advanced Unix text-processing (AWK, sed) and administration skills (Ubuntu, CentOS)
 Experience designing and building relational databases (MySQL, Oracle)
 Strong programming/analytical/debugging skills
 Web application skills a ++ (JavaScript, JSP, HTML)

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Django Developer

Django Developer:

London, United Kingdom (required on-site)

Freelance developer required to work on fun web projects.

You'll be working at our office in Victoria, London, developing web tools and apps for huge audiences. Our clients currently and previously include Google, YouTube, PayPal, FHM, Nickelodeon, agencies and content websites.

This role will see you working as part of a small team. The workload will sometimes be hectic, but the atmosphere is cheerful and proactive.

This is a full-time freelance role starting ASAP.

Required experience:

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  Django & Python
  



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  Version control
  



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  Understanding of HTML, CSS & Javascript
  

Big pluses for experience with:

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  Standards-driven unobtrusive Javascript & semantically marked up HTML
  



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  Google App Engine
  



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  Development & consumption of HTTP APIs
  



• 
  Localising web apps
  



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  jQuery or other Javascript libraries
  



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  Open source projects
  



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  Google Apps & APIs
  

Also useful:

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  HTML5
  



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  Linux administration
  



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  Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3 etc)
  

Pay & benefits:

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  Competitive daily rate
  



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  Free lunch (and breakfast & dinner at some clients)
  

Apply with:

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  A cover letter
  



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  Your CV, including references
  



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  Details of your availability
  



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  Any sample URLs that show off your code and prove you'll be able to hit the ground running
  

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Django Developer

Django Developer:

London, United Kingdom (required on-site)

Freelance developer required to work on fun web projects.

You'll be working at our office in Victoria, London, developing web tools and apps for huge audiences. Our clients currently and previously include Google, YouTube, PayPal, FHM, Nickelodeon, agencies and content websites.

This role will see you working as part of a small team. The workload will sometimes be hectic, but the atmosphere is cheerful and proactive.

This is a full-time freelance role starting ASAP.

Required experience:

• 
  Django & Python
  



• 
  Version control
  



• 
  Understanding of HTML, CSS & Javascript
  

Big pluses for experience with:

• 
  Standards-driven unobtrusive Javascript & semantically marked up HTML
  



• 
  Google App Engine
  



• 
  Development & consumption of HTTP APIs
  



• 
  Localising web apps
  



• 
  jQuery or other Javascript libraries
  



• 
  Open source projects
  



• 
  Google Apps & APIs
  

Also useful:

• 
  HTML5
  



• 
  Linux administration
  



• 
  Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3 etc)
  

Pay & benefits:

• 
  Competitive daily rate
  



• 
  Free lunch (and breakfast & dinner at some clients)
  

Apply with:

• 
  A cover letter
  



• 
  Your CV, including references
  



• 
  Details of your availability
  



• 
  Any sample URLs that show off your code and prove you'll be able to hit the ground running
  

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Speech Output Developer/Perl, Django expertise needed, FTE

Speech Output Developer/Perl, Django expertise needed, FTE:

Sunnyvale, California (required on-site)

Overview:

Nuance is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Our technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses, experience Nuance by calling directory assistance, getting account information, dictating patient records, telling a navigation system their destination, or digitally reproducing documents that can be shared and searched. Making each of those experiences productive and compelling is what Nuance is all about.

As a contributing member of Nuance, you will work within a dynamic team environment to develop, support, market and sell our award-winning software applications. We offer competitive compensation packages; including stock options, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401(k), full health and welfare benefits and a challenging technical but casual work environment. Join our dynamic, entrepreneurial team that operates worldwide (Europe, US, Canada and APAC). Be a part of our fast growing track of continuing success.

Responsibilities:

Speech Output Engineer - working in speech synthesis environments that sit between Nuance’s Research, Product, and Professional Services groups. Develops various linguistic tools and Text-to-Speech voice components in order to foster collaboration, improve efficiency, and deliver great user experiences.

• Build tools and components necessary for Advanced Speech Output workflow
• Port “research” code to stable, production-ready environments
• Work with Linguists, Designers, and Engineers to gather user requirements, create project schedules, and drive test plans
• Develop web applications utilizing technologies such as Django
• Design and implement web-driven databases
• Manage and deploy Linux and Windows server environments
• NLP (Natural Language Processing) savviness a ++

Qualifications:
 3-4 years industry experience
 Strong Python programming abilities
 Advanced Unix text-processing (AWK, sed) and administration skills (Ubuntu, CentOS)
 Experience designing and building relational databases (MySQL, Oracle)
 Strong programming/analytical/debugging skills
 Web application skills a ++ (JavaScript, JSP, HTML)

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Senior Software Developer, focus on Python, (m/f), Berlin

Senior Software Developer, focus on Python, (m/f), Berlin:

Berlin, Deutschland (required on-site)

About us:

txtr is an innovative company in the fast-growing digital reading market. We develop, operate and market a comprehensive solution for selling eBooks and eReading content. With the richest selection of eBooks, one of the best eBook shops and eReading software we number manufacturers of computers, tablets and smartphones, mobile telecommunications companies, booksellers, and publishers among our customers.
Our globally unique offer is constructed in a modular and open fashion and allows flexible content integration, full support for the Adobe-DRM standard and an intelligent multi-device-synchronizing-solution. At the core of our solution is a powerful eReading backend platform txtr reactor, feed with content and enabling all channels to offer this content.
One of these channels, txtr web, is a brandable, customized eBook shop frontend working with txtr reaktor. It features a state-of-the-art CMS, multi-site setup and various social features. Although written in Python it runs in the JVM via jython, communicating natively with the reactor backend.
For this exciting division we are looking for a software developer with focus on Python.

Your qualifications:

• Academic qualification (Bachelor, Diploma) or equivalent in information technology, mathematics or natural sciences

• Very good proficiency in:
Python, Django, MySQL/Oracle and TDD (test driven development)

• At least 5 years of professional experience

• The following skills and expertise would be highly desirable:
- Experience as lead developer / team lead
- Jython and Java
- Django CMS
- In depth knowledge of web framework architectures
- Performance, scalability, deployment

• Experience with Javascript, jQuery, Compass, CSS/HTML, other web frameworks as Rails, Cake etc. would be considered as a big plus

• Readiness of mind, takes initiative, is highly motivated and good communication skills

• Excellent written and oral language skills in English, German basic knowledge is desirable

Your tasks and responsibilities:

Your task will be to help us to operate and scale up our web shop production facility. We recently build a visionary product to help us to roll out new eBook stores in no time and very limited development resources. As we have quite a few projects standing in line to jump onto this train, we need to scale it up quickly, constantly improving its architecture and rolling out new stores at the same time. This requires the ability to work in a multi-project setup. Further, you are expected to manage younger co-workers as soon as you make yourself familiar with the product and working environment.

The position is based in Berlin, ranked among the top 15 most livable cities in the world. Berlin is an amazing place to live and work. With its extensive transportation systems, getting around the city is fast, fun and a great way to see its various cultural institutions and green spaces. The comparatively low costs of living also make Berlin an incredible place to call home.

If this sounds like the role for you, we invite you to send us your application. Please include the job title in the subject line and indicate your desired salary as well as the earliest date of joining txtr. Please send your CV and cover letter to:

Claudia Schubert / Administration / jobs@txtr.com
Rosenthaler Str. 13 / 10119 Berlin / Germany

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Django Developer

Django Developer:

Los Angeles, California

We are passionate about web development and launching web apps. We are seeking a solid Django developer to help us work on one of our current creations. This is an immediate freelance/contract position that will require about 40hrs a week.

Front-end skills are definitely a bonus!

Primary Responsibilities:

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  At least 2-5 years experience developing and deploying web sites and applications
  



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  Experience with open source technologies
  



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  Experienced with Django
  



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  Experience setting up and managing servers.
  



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  Experience hand-coding HTML and CSS
  



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  Custom web based application development experience (startup experience is a bonus)
  



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  Ability to take ownership
  



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  Comfortable collaborating with designers, front-end developers and other team members
  



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  Object-oriented design and development strategies
  



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  Web services experiences is a bonus
  



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  Must be able to communicate in English and chat via Skype
  

Please send resume / links / and desired hourly rate

About ZehnerGroup

ZehnerGroup is a leading team of designers and web developers based out of Los Angeles, CA. We are passionate about web development and work to deliver the best solutions possible. Our designers pride themselves in clean, usable interfaces pleasing to the user and targeted at the bottom line. We work with the latest technologies in order to deliver the best solution for every project we work on. We love working with startups and building web apps to solve problems. We specialize in user interface design, interactive development, social media strategy, iPhone development, flash, javascript, ajax, PHP, django, and ruby on rails development.

We have a wide range of experience with clients of all sizes. From startups to fortune 500 companies, we learn each client’s business goals to ensure we provide a solution that drives more traffic, optimizes the user’s experience, increases conversions, and delivers measurable success.

No recruiters please.

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Calling All Django Developers

Calling All Django Developers:

City of London, United Kingdom (required on-site)

Web Developer Python Django Web Application Specialists X3 Wanted!! CSS/XHTML JQuery Python Django Contract in London West End – Start ASAP

3 Month Contract for Web Developer Python Django Web Application Specialists to deploy a MAM Media Asset Management System. You will get work on some exciting architecture, technical development and scaling challenges.

Skills you will have include;
- Fluency in Python 2.5+
- Experience building or contributing to large Django Web Applications
- Familiarity with Django pluggable apps – Django-registration Django-profiles Django-PayPal
- CSS/XHTML and JQuery
- Good understanding of RESTful Web Services – Extending a REST API
- Experience with Real-Time Push/Pull Polling Technologies such as node.js and Websockets
- Experience with or interest in high-availability and highly scalable systems
- Experience with PostgreSQL, Apache, Nginx, SVN or Git and Hudson.

Contact Mark at Zebra on 0207 729 4771 or mark@zebrapeople.com send your CV now.

SUMMER OFFER – REFER A CANDIDATE THAT WE PLACE AND WE’LL BUY YOU AN IPAD 2 (CALL US FOR MORE DETAILS)

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