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----- Forwarded message from Rebecca Witt rwitt@friendster.com -----
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:06:39 -0700 From: Rebecca Witt rwitt@friendster.com To: balug-announce-owner@lists.balug.org Subject: Job Posting
Hello,
I was wondering if you distribute job postings to your members? Friendster, located at Howard x 2nd in SOMA is looking to hire a Sr Sys Admin. I have attached the position description. Please advise on whether you would be able to distribute. It is a great job, within an awesome Ops team!
Thanks,
Rebecca Witt
Friendster
Director Human Resources
rebecca@friendster.com
Office: 415-972-1436
Fax: 415-618-0074
View My Friendster Profile!
http://www.friendster.com/profiles/wittra
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Senior Linux Systems Administrator
With over 30 million members, Friendster ( [1]www.friendster.com) is one of the most recognized online social networks in the world Friendster 2.0 is positioned as more upmarket and innovative than its competitors. Friendster generates more than 1 billion page views per month. The site allows people to stay connected to friends while sharing and discovering media (pictures, music, video and blogs) with them. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Friendster is backed by Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers and Benchmark.
Friendster 2.0 is dedicated to rapidly identifying and assimilating emergent media and web trends, such as: video, tagging and podcasting.
Friendster is currently seeking a Senior Linux Systems Administrator with production Internet experience supporting a high-volume commercial website. This position will be a member of the Production Operations team and will be responsible for managing, growing and supporting Friendster's large-scale Internet site.
Position Responsibilities:
* Provides system architecture guidance * Plans and supports the implementation of major architectural changes * Will work with the Engineering and Quality Assurance departments to spearhead the rollout of new features and code updates on the site * Seeks opportunities to contribute features and enhancements to open source software projects in which Friendster participates * Has frequent contact with vendors for technical support and technical planning * Mentors at least one other member of the Operations staff * Must be willing to be available 24/7, via a planned rotation schedule, by pager for emergencies
Position Requirements:
* 8+ years employed in Linux / UNIX administration * Hands-on experience supporting large Linux environments (200+ servers) and maintaining a consistent install base across the entire environment * Demonstrated expertise in Apache, PHP, MySQL including performance tuning * Experience with NFS, Squid, and CVS * Clear understanding of the operation of the IP stack in Linux and of load balancing technologies * Must have some past development experience with at least one compiled language (C, C++, Java) plus at least one scripting language (Bourne shell, Perl, PHP)
Desired Experience:
* Familiarity with SAN (Hitachi Data Systems / McData preferred) * Experience with Network Appliance storage systems * Knowledge of Veritas Cluster Server administration * Supervisory or team training experience
To apply please send your resume to jobs@friendster.com. Please be sure to reference this position title in the subject line of your email.
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