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Java, Postgres developer job. Location? The South Pole
- kqr2 17y agoBest quote about working in Antarctica and it's psychological toll: The first time you come down for the adventure. The second time for the money. And the third time because you can't function anywhere else anymore. http://60south.com/about/faq.htm http://60south.com/about/faq.htm
- dlsspy 17y agoWell, it's too late to apply.
- riffraff 17y agoyeah, although I wonder what is the reason for "Last modified: January 15, 2010",
- navyrain 17y agoI am both an alumni of the UW and former employee, and have been keeping an eye on the UW job posts for a long while now. This gig, or gigs very similar, have been posted for years now. I believe the expiration date of the job post is just a limitation of the UW's recruitment system/process; you could quite likely still apply.
- jey 17y agoIt's not at the south pole, but is a job providing support to research being conducted there.
- randliu 17y ago> The successful candidate will need to be physically qualified and willing to work at Polar and high altitude sites during the Austral Summer.
- dutchflyboy 17y ago> and willing to work at... Well, that depends. Inside or outside?
- vishaldpatel 17y agoTOO MANY QUESTIONS! NO JOB FOR YOU! =)
- FooBarWidget 17y agoThe salary seems a little low for asking someone to work in the middle of nowhere, away from family, friends and civilization. I know "regular" developers who make more than that.
- marilyn 17y agoI was thinking the same thing. Are experienced Java developers really that plentiful?
- e1ven 17y agoMy thought is that they know that a lot of people are willing to do it because it's at the south pole. To those folk, it being at one of the most remote spots on the planet isn't a detriment, it's a non-financial bonus, making the job more attractive, and thus requiring less pay.
- timf 17y agoThat is a typical UW "minimum" salary for listing and classification purposes. Based on personal experience, the actual offer would be commensurate with experience (modulo what a University can actually pay developers which goes far above 55k but not as high as a Silicon Valley job). Putting aside how this is such a unique opportunity and just looking at the financial compensation aspects of being asked to live in a remote facility: wouldn't this be an awesome way to save up money for a few years? All living expenses are paid while you are down there and there is nowhere to spend money.
- randliu 17y agoThe unique location is the big plus, especially considering that the absence of geostationary satellites over the poles means this is likely the ONLY developer job on the planet that can't be done offsite, until they run fiber to Antarctica.
- rbanffy 17y agoWere the Iridium/Globalstar satellites de-orbited? That would be such a shame: to have a true global wireless communications network deployed and to let it decay...
- jeduan 17y agoI wonder what they use in the North Pole
- blahedo 17y agoAmusing: "Must be authorized to work in the United States."
- sutro 17y agoI hear the South Pole is the Silicon Valley of Antarctica.
- mebigfatguy 17y agoI would think you'd have to offer 200K to get anyone any good to go.
- profquail 17y agoIt'd be cool (no pun intended) to see a "Condition 1" storm there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
- fjabre 17y agoIn midsummer ... high temperatures at the South Pole average around −25 °C (−12 °F)... - wikipedia