Java Software Engineer at ARCHIVE

The Internet Archive is seeking a Java Software Engineer to help us develop open source software to crawl and archive the Internet. Responsibilities include contributing to all phases of development of our web crawler and access tools. Specifically, Heritrix our web crawler, and the Wayback Machine, our web archive access tool.

The Internet Archive is based in San Francisco's Presidio. Find out more about our organization and web archive of over 100 billion URL captures at www.archive.org , as well as our tools and services at http://wa.archive.org/

The ideal candidate will have:

• Extensive Java development experience, ideally in relevant areas such as web applications, machine clusters, distributed systems, multi-threading and high volume data services
• Strong familiarity with all aspects of web technology and protocols, including: sockets, HTTP, HTML and Javascript
• Experience with Linux/UNIX administration and Perl is a plus
• Ability to work in, and enjoy, a loosely structured startup-like environment and get a lot done
• Flexibility and a sense of humor
• BS or advanced degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience

We are an equal opportunity employer. Please send your resume and cover letter to kristine at archive dot org with the subject line "Java Software Engineer". The Archive thanks all applicants for their interest, but advises that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.