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Future of Longhorn

The careers page is always an interesting way to predict the future. This from Microsoft careers:

Software developer - included in the job description - "You will work with a team that will build services that power scenarios like personal and shared spaces, blogging and roaming storage" & "What you build will also make Longhorn come alive by enabling it to seamlessly sync and share their data".

Job Details - Microsoft Careers

Software Development Engineer - Future of Longhorn
"Job Title: Software Development Engineer
Job Category: Software Development
Product: Not Product Specific
Job Code: 100460
Location: WA - Redmond
Travel Required:

Do you wonder what the next generation of communications on the Internet will look like? Are you intrigued and excited about what it takes to build the systems to power it? If you answered 'yes' to the above then come join the team that has built some of the largest scale systems in MSN and help build the next generation of sharing and communication. You will work with a team that will build services that power scenarios like personal and shared spaces, blogging and roaming storage. What you build will also make Longhorn come alive by enabling it to seamlessly sync and share their data. We are just starting to think about and design these services from the ground up and you will get a chance to join us on the ground floor and take it from drawing board to the datacenter. You will be responsible for the design and implementation of SOAP services in C# and building components in C at megascale; working closely with teams in MSN, Longhorn and others in defining and implementing the APIs that clients use and ensuring that the systems and APIs are secure, scalable and maintainable. Candidates must have at least 3 years of software development experience and demonstrated proficiency in C (or C#) and good object oriented design. The ability to develop and maintain highly complex software compo"

August 29, 2003 at 10:04 PM in Microsoft | Permalink | Top of page | Blog Home