[LRUG] [JOBS] Vacancies in BBC R&D for Ruby programmers with a machine learning bent

[Chris Lowis]

Hi LRUG,

To back up what Sean said - it really is a great team working on some
very interesting projects. We also use Ruby (and other languages) in a
lot of interesting ways.

I'll be at LRUG on Monday, and will probably stand up at the beginning
in case you don't know who I am. Please come and grab me at any time
if you're interested in these roles and want to have a chat.

Cheers,

Chris


On 7 June 2012 14:35, Sean O'Halpin <sean.ohalpin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> We've got three jobs going in (the award winning :) BBC R&D Internet
> Research and Future Services team: two for Ruby programmers with a
> leaning to machine learning and one for a Javascript/HTML/CSS whiz.
>
> (Please note, this is not the same job as Matt Haynes recently posted about.)
>
> All three are fixed term contracts of one year with a possibility of
> extension or conversion to continuing contracts. These are Grade 7D in
> BBC terms which covers a range of salaries which you can see here:
> http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/foi/classes/disclosure_logs/rfi20111146_salary_ranges_aug_2011.pdf.
> In London, the range is roughly £30K to £45K/year.
>
> The Ruby job is described here:
> http://careers.bbc.co.uk/fe/tpl_bbc01.asp?s=WgpRoUZwJhYKpMmYhe&jobid=43800,2371452576&key=62386281&c=345465214034&pagestamp=setpqnmulerwfwvxyk
>
> We need two people for that role.
>
> The Javascript job is described here:
> http://careers.bbc.co.uk/fe/tpl_bbc01.asp?s=bajLiOTqDbSEjGgSby&jobid=43799,2336235852&key=62386281&c=345465214034&pagestamp=setpqnmulerwfwvxyk
>
> (Please pass on to your JS colleagues.)
>
> You would (at least initially) be working on a BBC internal tool
> called Snippets which enables people to search for video within our
> research archive (which covers all BBC output for the past 5 years).
> This uses innovative technology and techniques which you would be
> expected to master. Some really cool stuff in there :)
>
> We're using Rails as the frontend but the bulk of the heavy lifting is
> done with background jobs managed under resque. The bg jobs include
> video transcoding, frame grabbing, metadata collation and analysis.
>
> The system is deployed across a number of hosts. Pretty much all of
> the Ruby code is backed by thorough tests. There's even some Scala in
> there.
>
> Among those who developed the code base are such LRUG luminaries as
> Matt Haynes, Abdel Saleh and Anuj Dutta. It's a very impressive piece
> of work.
>
> While the tool is becoming very popular within the BBC, it is still
> primarily a research prototype. Among other things, we are currently
> planning to incorporate novel techniques to search audio archives
> based on our original research (which has a strong machine learning
> applied to audio slant).
>
> We think this is a great opportunity for excellent Ruby programmers
> who are looking for a stimulating challenge and the opportunity to
> learn a wide range of new skills.
>
> In IRFS you'd be working with some of the most interesting, fun and
> intelligent people I've ever had the privilege of working with,
> including fellow LRUGGER Chris Lowis. To find out more about our work,
> please visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/researchanddevelopment/weeknotes/.
>
> Don't hesitate to contact me directly for further information.
>
> Best regards,
> Sean O'Halpin
> Acting Lead Engineer, BBC R&D IRFS
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