geoff@proper.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) (02/07/84)
Callan Data Systems, a manufacturer of 68000-based scientific and engineering workstations, is seeking several highly capable individuals for the positions listed below. All positions are at our home office in Westlake Village, CA, about 50 miles from LA in a semi-rural (and smog-free!) environment. Salaries are not simply competitive, they are appropriate to a person's true contribution to a company that depends on its software offerings to compete in a crowded field. Generous stock options and bonus plans are available, offering outstanding employees the opportunity to earn much more than their base salary, and offering the possibility of significant additional earnings when the company goes public. All of the positions offer (indeed, require) major technical responsibility and independence. All candidates must be capable of working on major projects with minimal guidance. The following positions are available: Junior Unix Programmer: Ideal candidates will have BSCS or equivalent and one to four years of experience. Unix experience is highly desirable, of course. Experience with the internals of at least one operating system (not necessarily Unix) is preferred, although not necessary. Senior Unix Programmer: Ideal candidates will have BSCS or MSCS or equivalent and three to ten years of experience, with one to three years of Unix experience. A background in operating systems internals (preferably more than one and including Unix), including drivers, is extremely desirable. Candidates should be able to work without supervision and should be able to lead small teams on software development projects. A demonstrated ability to design major software systems is also desirable. Graphics/Human Interface Programmer: Ideal candidates will have BSCS or equivalent, with background in windowing and human interfaces as well as in operating systems internals (not necessarily Unix). This is NOT a graphics applications or graphics library/hidden lines/image processing position. It is a cross between "mainstream" graphics and operating systems development. The person selected will be responsible for the selection or development of a windowing system as well as for the selection and maintenance of graphics packages appropriate to a scientific workstation. Other requirements are similar to those for the senior Unix programmer position listed above. Callan Data Systems currently employs about 65 people, and occupies about 24000 square feet of floor space in a modern building. All programmers have private offices and private high-capability workstations connected by an Ethernet. The company is in a rapid-expansion phase as a result of the excellent response its newest products have received in the marketplace. Some of our more well-known customers include VisiCorp (who have chosen our workstation as the basis of the VisiOn development system, as well as using it to offload their VAX) and Ford Aerospace (who will be using our under-desk system for use in the space shuttle control center in Houston). Callan has a reputation for delivering some of the highest-quality hardware and software available from any 68000 manufacturer, a reputation we intend to maintain and expand through the work of our software department. The Callan Engineering Department is a no-smoking environment; all of our smoking engineers have agreed to do their smoking outdoors or in other buildings. Westlake Village is sometimes referred to as "Silicon Valley South"; it offers easily affordable housing, good schooling, Southern California weather, and smog-free access to L.A. The Malibu beaches are half an hour away; the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area is within fifteen minutes of the plant. Interested persons should submit their resumes to: Director of Software Engineering Callan Data Systems 2645 Townsgate Rd. Westlake Village, CA 91361 Resumes may also be mailed to me at the above uucp address and I will forware them to the Director of Software Engineering, but this is less reliable as this system is not my primary system and there may be a delay before I receive the mail.