I know most folks around here are avid Windows Haters, but in case there are some hungry job defficient programmer types who would do Windows for money... (grin) Nick, I have been given permission to distribute the job announcement below, for the position vacated by Bob Alexander. It doesn't mention Kurzweil 1000, but that was an oversight in the composition of the announcement, and K1K and K3K share alot of "core code". W. Nick Dotson Senior Software Engineer Cambium Learning Technologies, a leading developer of curriculum materials and educational software, is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to assist in the development of Kurzweil 3000, an industry-leading solution for students and individuals with reading difficulties, in their Bedford, MA office. Qualified candidates should possess the following: ? Bachelors degree required in Computer Science or related discipline. ? 8 12 years experience as a professional Software Engineer in a Development capacity. ? In-depth knowledge of C++, Microsoft? Windows" system internals, the Win32 API, COM, ATL, and the .NET 2.0 application framework. ? Extensive experience with Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 and Visual Studio 2005. ? Willingness and ability to be the technical lead and be involved in the decision-making process for internal tool use, configuration and maintenance of those tools, and oversight of the critical software build process. ? Experience converting between Win32 and .NET code a major plus. ? Experience bringing applications into compliance with Windows Vista a major plus. ? Experience in any or all of the following a plus: Computational Linguistics, Image Capture and Manipulation, TTS, TWAIN, OCR. ? Willingness and ability to interoperate with Quality Assurance, Documentation, and Technical Support staff. ? Excellent organizational habits and problem-solving skills. ? Excellent oral and written communication skills. The Kurzweil 3000 development team is a small, focused group of professionals who are dedicated to opening the world beyond the printed page to individuals with reading difficulties. If you meet the above requirements, and want to be a part of a fun, challenging, and ultimately rewarding software development project in a friendly, casual environment, forward your resume and a cover letter to: Pam Ungaro Sopris West Educational Services A Cambium Learning Company 4093 Specialty Place Longmont CO 80504 Phone: (720) 494-4124 Fax: (720) 494-4138 E-Mail: Pamu at sopriswest.com For more information on Cambium Learning, please visit: http://www.cambiumlearning.com/ For more information on Kurzweil 3000, please visit: http://www.kurzweiledu.com/ K3000 Engineer DRAFT Michael Gorman 4/17/2007 W. Nick Dotson Technical Support Group Senior Support Engineer for Kurzweil 1000 and K_NFB Reader kurzweil1000support at kurzweiledu.com for e-mail and 800-894-5374 (followed by Option 5, then Option 2) for telephone.
