Nokia, in order to take to the next level the Maemo platform – the open source software that powers mobile devices such as the N810 Internet Tablet – is now looking for people.
Nokia aims at extending the platform’s capabilities, also by adding a Qt-based application development environment to complement the existing GTK+. If you wish to join the Maemo SW team in Finland, India or United States take a moment to read open positions.
Funambol – the Mobile Open Source company – few months ago started looking for a community manager, as I learned from Fabrizio Capobianco while he was in Rome to join the VentureCamp.
A couple of days later I got a phone call from my friend and fellow blogger Stefano Maffulli, asking me for Fabrizio’s email. Below the full story.
Roberto’s blog has been a kind of a Monster: a good daily read but also a way to extend the reach of a social network. When I pitched my CV to Fabrizio (Funambol’s CEO) I learned that the selection process had been going on for a while already and other candidates were being evaluated. Nonetheless I was invited to speak with Hal Steger, Funambol’s VP Marketing: I liked his attitude and he liked my multidisciplinary background (architecture, technology and the upcoming MBA). Funambol has a balanced mix of the good hacker’s culture I love and the necessary strength on financial and marketing management, something that I want to learn (and have been missing in my past work experiences).
It wasn’t a long shot after all. It will be fun to work with Funambol’s growing community and the company.
Architect Stefano Maffulli at work by Stefano Maffulli
I am glad that the time I spent sometimes collecting open positions within open source firms and jobs was of some help. Few months ago I also started to display a widget on each job posted by considerati, that I happened to get in touch with via openbusiness, but unfortunately such distributed job site had a limited success.
Stefano, are you already thinking of how to get off the best from programs like Code Sniper and Phone Sniper?
We have some ideas on what has to be improved to help Funambol’s community but we are also open to suggestions. For example, our software is in many places and it’s not easy for newcomers to find what they are looking for. I’m interested in hearing experiences of Funambol’s users with the software, the mailing lists, the repository and the company: they can come to me and I’ll help if at all possible.
Funambol’s architecture of participation welcomes small contributions, allowing individuals to more easily participate, I am looking forward to ask Stefano how is he doing in six months from now.
For the time being I wish him and Funambol all the best!
Read Stefano Maffulli‘s full profile on Linkedin.
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