> From: Ian Peters-Campbell > Date: May 5, 2009 3:35:23 PM PDT > Subject: Internship at Loopt > > Hi Professor, > > Thanks for posting to the mailing list for us. I got three =20 > responses but unfortunately one had already accepted a position =20 > elsewhere, the second didn=92t have a work visa, and the third didn=92t = =20 > answer the phone or have voicemail. > > It looks like the team now wants to cast the net a bit wider, to =20 > Berkeley, SJSU, etc. If any particular students spring to mind in =20 > the next few days as being strong in C (for college students ;) ) =20 > and you think they would be interested and appropriate candidates =20 > please let me know...I=92d still very much like to bring on someone =20= > from UCSC if possible. > > Thanks! > Ian Here is an internship from a UCSC alum. (The "I" below is Ian Peters-=20 Campbell) The company is called Loopt. I=92m not sure how much you follow the =20 social networking space, but we are the biggest mobile, location-based =20= social networking company out there. The company is about 3 years =20 old, has just recently closed a C round, and is moving forward with =20 some exciting stuff this year. It=92s a company of young people (I=92m = an =20 old man here at 31) with a fun, hardworking atmosphere. We=92re located = =20 in Mountain View, but I live in Santa Cruz, so carpooling isn=92t out of = =20 the question. I=92m a client engineer, and I am working on the iPhone team. We are =20= about to undertake a major rewrite of the iPhone app, so there=92s lots =20= of interesting work to do. Some of the primary work our intern would =20= be doing would include developing/fleshing out our automation harness for the new and =20 improved app maintaining, extending, and perhaps taking ownership of our build =20 system (currently owned by me, and I don=92t find myself with the =20 bandwidth for it recently) white-box testing and debugging of the iPhone app perhaps adding new features to the application if the skill level and =20= attention to detail that we need is there In addition the person would of course be doing a lot of team =20 communication, attending cross-team meetings, and would be sitting in =20= on (and offering input) in architecture/design meetings. I think it=92s = =20 a great chance for someone to get involved in iPhone work, and with =20 Loopt being young and growing there=92s a good opportunity for someone =20= to leverage talent and hard work into a fulltime position in the future. What we are looking for from an applicant would include: Strong C/C++ skills Knowledge of at least one high level scripting language (Python a plus) Experience with OS X, Cocoa, Objective C is a big plus An ability to integrate well with a small, fast-moving team Someone who is motivated, willing to take direction and learn Someone who writes code in a clear and careful manner Solid writing/communication skills A good sense of humor and an ability to enjoy a high-pressure delivery =20= environment We=92d love to start looking at resumes over the next couple of weeks. You can send resumes directly to me and I will disseminate them to my =20= team members. Thanks! Ian Peters-Campbell ian.pc@loopt.com --Apple-Mail-4--884505928 Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It would be great to place one = of our students here. I posted to our ugradjobs list but currently no = match.
If you know someone you would like to encourage, that would = be great.
The original post is at the = end.

Charlie

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From: = Ian Peters-Campbell <ian.pc@loopt.com>
Date: = May 5, 2009 3:35:23 PM PDT
To: Charlie = McDowell <charlie@cs.ucsc.edu>
<= div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: = Internship at Loopt

Hi Professor,

Thanks for posting to = the mailing list for us.  I got three responses but unfortunately = one had already accepted a position elsewhere, the second didn=92t have = a work visa, and the third didn=92t answer the phone or have voicemail. =  

It looks like the team now wants to cast the net a bit = wider, to Berkeley, SJSU, etc.  If any particular students spring = to mind in the next few days as being strong in C (for college students = ;) ) and you think they would be interested and appropriate candidates = please let me know...I=92d still very much like to bring on someone from = UCSC if possible.

Thanks!
Ian
=

Here is an internship from a UCSC alum. (The "I" below = is Ian Peters-Campbell)

The company is called = Loopt.  I=92m not sure how much you follow the social networking = space, but we are the biggest mobile, location-based social networking = company out there.  The company is about 3 years old, has just = recently closed a C round, and is moving forward with some exciting = stuff this year.  It=92s a company of young people (I=92m an old = man here at 31) with a fun, hardworking atmosphere.  We=92re = located in Mountain View, but I live in Santa Cruz, so carpooling isn=92t = out of the question.

I=92m a client engineer, and I am working on = the iPhone team.  We are about to undertake a major rewrite of the = iPhone app, so there=92s lots of interesting work to do.  Some of = the primary work our intern would be doing would = include 
  • developing/fleshing = out our automation harness for the new and improved = app
  • maintaining, extending, and = perhaps taking ownership of our build system (currently owned by me, and = I don=92t find myself with the bandwidth for it = recently)
  • white-box testing = and debugging of the iPhone app
  • perhaps adding new features to the application if the skill = level and attention to detail that we need is = there

In addition the = person would of course be doing a lot of team communication, attending = cross-team meetings, and would be sitting in on (and offering input) in = architecture/design meetings.  I think it=92s a great chance for = someone to get involved in iPhone work, and with Loopt being young and = growing there=92s a good opportunity for someone to leverage talent and = hard work into a fulltime position in the future.

What we are = looking for from an applicant would = include:
  • Strong C/C++ = skills
  • Knowledge of at least one high = level scripting language (Python a plus)
  • Experience with OS X, Cocoa, Objective C is a big = plus
  • An ability to integrate well = with a small, fast-moving team
  • Someone who is motivated, willing to take direction and = learn
  • Someone who writes code in a = clear and careful manner
  • Solid = writing/communication skills
  • A good = sense of humor and an ability to enjoy a high-pressure delivery = environment

We=92d love to = start looking at resumes over the next couple of weeks. 

You = can send resumes directly to me and I will disseminate them to my team = members.

Thanks!
Ian Peters-Campbell<= /div>



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