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by akalsey 5641 days ago
We're hiring Java wizards to work on the core of Tropo. http://tropo.com/

We're a distributed team (China, London, Orlando, Philly, Phoenix, and Bay Area) so we're adept at working remotely.

Somewhere in the Bay Area preferred, but we'd also love to talk to you if you're located near any other large US city or technology hub (Seattle, Boulder, Austin, Chicago, Boston, NYC, Philly, etc).

Job description at http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?...
1 comments
subway 5641 days ago
Why the preferential treatment of folks from large cities and "technology hubs"? Seems to miss the point.
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akalsey 5641 days ago
One reason is that we want our developers to be part of a technology community. Attending (and presenting at) industry events, meetups, bar camps, and local user groups. There's a lot more opportunity for that if you're located in certain parts of the country than others.

I'm sure that Buffalo, Oklahoma is a fantastic place to live, but we prefer you be somewhere you can hang out with, learn from, and teach other geeks.

That said, if you're unbelievably awesome, hit me up anyway. We like smart people regardless of their location.

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shareme 5641 days ago
It may sound unfair but in the USA broadband is not so good if you are not around major city hubs..which them being virtual might be their concern
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_ea1k 5641 days ago
I live in a US town of ~6k people, and currently get 6Mbps on the lowest tier plan available (50 Mbs is readily available, just a bit pricey for personal use).

I don't buy this argument at all, as there are metro areas that will have worse connectivity than some rural areas within the US.

I also wonder what the real reason is.

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mgarfias 5641 days ago
I live outside a town of 750 and have fiber to my freaking house.
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chopsueyar 5641 days ago
I live in an area with approx. 370,000 people and my only ISP choice is Comcast. Verizon will not provide FioS here or DSL, and the wireless ISP in our area says my neighbor's tree is too large and blocks LoS to their tower.
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mgarfias 5639 days ago
That really sucks. We moved to this little town mostly because we could get acreage and decent connectivity.
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