Job opening: Web-oriented desktop software developer

[Matt Campbell <mattc@...>]

Job title:  Web-oriented desktop software developer

Company:  Serotek Corporation (http://serotek.com/)

Location:  Anywhere

Description:

Serotek Corporation is a leading provider of affordable accessibility 
products and associated Web-based services for people who are blind or 
have low vision.  Our aim is to provide affordable, on-the-go access to 
computers, the Web, and the digital lifestyle to as many blind and 
low-vision individuals as possible.  Our flagship product, System Access 
(SA), provides intuitive access to Windows through text-to-speech, 
magnification, and/or a Braille display.  SA is available as a typical 
licensed product, in software-as-a-service subscription plans, or free 
of charge via SA to Go (www.satogo.com).  Our online service, the System 
Access Mobile Network (SAM Net), complements SA with Web-based email, 
news, entertainment, and social networking, all designed specifically 
for blind and low-vision users.  We are a small but growing company 
based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, with staff located around the world.

SA and the SAM Net client software are written primarily in Lua, using a 
collection of Windows API bindings which have been developed in-house, 
called LuaWin.  Small modules are written in C or C++ when necessary.  
The user interface uses HTML and JavaScript extensively.

We are seeking a desktop software developer to further develop SA and 
the SAM Net client software.

Required knowledge and skills:

- Proficiency with Lua 5.1, HTML, and JavaScript

- Familiarity with Internet client programming, including familiarity 
with TCP sockets and HTTP

Required prior experience:

- Effective use of a modern version control system such as Subversion or 
Bazaar

- Effective use of an issue/task tracker such as Bugzilla or Trac

Desired knowledge and skills:

- Proficiency with C or C++ on the Windows platform, ideally using the 
Win32 API

- Proficiency with COM, ideally using both C/C++ and LuaCOM

- Familiarity with event-driven Internet client programming, ideally on 
Windows, using a framework such as ACE (C++) or Twisted (Python)

- Familiarity with Unicode, UTF-8, and related issues on the Windows 
platform

- Familiarity with low-level Windows user-mode hacking techniques such 
as DLL injection and API hijacking or "hooking"

Desired prior experience:

- Desktop and/or Web application development according to accessibility 
guidelines

- Accessibility testing with a screen reader

- Extending and/or embedding Lua with the Lua C API

- Packaging a desktop application for online distribution to 
non-technical end-users

- Working with a large, pre-existing code base

- Working with a modern automated build tool such as Ant, MSBuild, 
SCons, or Premake, outside an IDE

- Working with a continuous integration tool such as CruiseControl or 
Buildbot

- Working remotely with minimal supervision

To apply for this position, please send your résumé as plain text or 
HTML to employment@serotek.com.

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Matt Campbell
Lead Programmer
Serotek Corporation
www.serotek.com