(job) Scientific Application Developer- Toronto, CA

[Michael]

Scientific Application Developer

I'm assisting to recruit a Scientific Application Developer for a
scientific software company located in Toronto, Canada. Please feel
to forward as appropriate or suggest other resources. I'm trying to
get the word out that this great opportunity is available. Below is
the full job description. Thank you for your time - have a great day!

This client provides a fabulous bonus program - up to 100% of your
annual base salary. 50% of the bonus is based on company performance
and 50% is based on personal performance. The anticipated annual
salary is in the range of CA$40 - 50K per year. Relocation is
available. Please note, this company will act very quickly to hire a
qualified candidate.

This very small company was formed in 1996. The group is highly
educated, very professional and have exceptional achievements. The
candidate that joins their company will have a chance to learn
constantly and to be challenged and motivated.

Here is more information:

This client provides state-of-the-art drug discovery software for
major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies around the world.
They currently have positions open in their Research and Development
department and can offer talented and motivated individuals highly
challenging and stimulating employment.

Main focus of the job is application software development in C+++, to
develop computational chemistry (molecular modeling) applications,
that will be built on the top of their existing development platform
using C++, CORBA, client-server and JAVA technologies.

Skills required:
* C and C++ programming
* Strong background in discrete mathematics and graph algorithms
* Knowledge of computational geometry, numerical analysis
* Knowledge or experience with databases
* Unix and Linux application development skills

Required educational background:
* BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar
field
* proven academic excellence either in university-level mathematics
courses or university-level computer science courses

Desirable:
* University-level chemistry, structural biology or physics courses
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Familiar with CORBA distributed technology

Additional nice to have:
* Experience in commercial software development
* Experience in scientific programming, computational sciences or
molecular modeling
* Expertise in 3D graphics and graphical user interface design
* Knowledge of bioinformatics or cheminformatics

If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please forward
your resume to (e-mail address removed)

 

[David Harmon]

On 25 Feb 2004 07:26:09 -0800 in comp.lang.c++,

Scientific Application Developer

I'm assisting to recruit a Scientific Application Developer for a
scientific software company located in Toronto, Canada. Please feel
to forward as appropriate or suggest other resources. I'm trying to

Job ads, off-topic in comp.lang.c++, give the impression of an recruiter
that is either technically clueless, or abusive and irresponsible, or
both. In any case, a company you do not want to work with! There are
dozens of *.jobs.* newsgroups where they belong. By posting in this
manner you declare to the entire world that you just do not care enough
or respect the users of comp.lang.c++ enough to follow ordinary
courtesy.

See the article titled "Welcome to comp.lang.c++! Read this first."
posted semiweekly in this newsgroup or at:
http://www.slack.net/~shiva/welcome.txt

See the topic "[5.8] Which newsgroup should I post my questions?"
in Marshall Cline's C++ FAQ. You can get the FAQ at:
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/

(Posted and emailed.)

 

[jacob navia]

Scientific Application Developer
[snip]
Main focus of the job is application software development in C+++,

Ohhh C+++
Is that C + ++
or C++ +?

 

[E. Robert Tisdale]

The anticipated annual salary is in the range of CA$40 - 50K per year.

This is only about US$24-30K per year.
It isn't a living wage in Toronto, CA or anywhere else in North America.
This "job offer" must be a SCAM.
Please ignore it.

 

[Karl Heinz Buchegger]

Scientific Application Developer
[snip]
Main focus of the job is application software development in C+++,

Ohhh C+++
Is that C + ++
or C++ +?

Applying the C++ rules it has to be
C++ +

 

[Mike Wahler]

Scientific Application Developer
[snip]
Main focus of the job is application software development in C+++,

Ohhh C+++
Is that C + ++
or C++ +?

Applying the C++ rules it has to be
C++ +

That must be why, upon seeing this advertisement, I rushed to
the airport and told the ticket clerk, "I need to buy passage
on a flight to."



-Mike

 

[Claudio Puviani]

Scientific Application Developer

I'm assisting to recruit a Scientific Application Developer for a
scientific software company located in Toronto, Canada. Please feel
to forward as appropriate or suggest other resources. I'm trying to
get the word out that this great opportunity is available. Below is
the full job description. Thank you for your time - have a great day!

This client provides a fabulous bonus program - up to 100% of your
annual base salary. 50% of the bonus is based on company performance
and 50% is based on personal performance. The anticipated annual
salary is in the range of CA$40 - 50K per year. Relocation is
available. Please note, this company will act very quickly to hire a
qualified candidate.

Topicality aside, that's a tremendously small compensation for a C++ developer,
especially given the additional multidisciplinary requirements for the job.
They'll probably eventually come to this conclusion on their own, but you might
want to explain to your client that there's a difference in salary between what
they're looking for and an assistant manager at K-mart. They might want to start
the base at what they're offering as total comp.

Claudio Puviani

 

[jeffc]

This is only about US$24-30K per year.
It isn't a living wage in Toronto, CA or anywhere else in North America.

But if your performance is really really high, and the performance of the
company is really really high, you could conceivably make as much as US
$60K!

 

[Greg Schmidt]

This is only about US$24-30K per year.
It isn't a living wage in Toronto, CA or anywhere else in North America.
This "job offer" must be a SCAM.
Please ignore it.

It is actually quite possible to live in Toronto on that kind of money.
Your exchange rate is outdated, but regardless of that the buying power of
$40kCDN in Canada is about the same as the buying power of $40kUS in the
US.

My guess is that the company has two conflicting desires: to get a
qualified programmer, and to get a cheap programmer. If experience is any
indication, they'll opt for the cheap programmer (lots of them to be found
here for the price they're paying) and regret it later.

 

[Claudio Puviani]

It is actually quite possible to live in Toronto on that kind of money.

Have you seen the rents in Toronto?

Your exchange rate is outdated, but regardless of that the buying power of
$40kCDN in Canada is about the same as the buying power of $40kUS in the
US.

If you're looking at the price of a loaf of bread or a pair of pants, I agree.
If you're looking at the price of a car, a $20k car in the US costs $30k in
Canada, so the exchange rate does bite you. The same goes for appliances,
electronics, etc. The relative cost of living may be similar, but your
disposable income takes a beating.

My guess is that the company has two conflicting desires: to get a
qualified programmer, and to get a cheap programmer. If experience is any
indication, they'll opt for the cheap programmer (lots of them to be found
here for the price they're paying) and regret it later.

They'll get what they deserve.

Claudio Puviani

 

[Greg Schmidt]

Have you seen the rents in Toronto?

Yeah, actually I charge rent in Toronto. What I do know is that last
year (my first full calendar year self-employed) I earned something close
to the bottom end of that $40-50K range. My monthly home-related expenses
(mortgage, utilities, property tax, insurance, and renovations) less the
rent I take in leaves me paying over $1500 per month. Okay, my car is paid
off, but it's easy to find a decent place to live plus buy a car for under
$1500. And yes, I get some tax breaks both as a landlord and as a
contractor, but on the other hand I paid out over $4000 for required
software and hardware, which I think evens things out again. I don't go
out a lot or spend much on myself, but the point is I'm living quite
happily in that income bracket.

If you're looking at the price of a loaf of bread or a pair of pants, I agree.
If you're looking at the price of a car, a $20k car in the US costs $30k in
Canada, so the exchange rate does bite you. The same goes for appliances,
electronics, etc. The relative cost of living may be similar, but your
disposable income takes a beating.

Hmmm, my impression (which may admittedly be outdated) was that a $20k car
in the US would cost about $23k here, higher for sure, but not as much as
the exchange rate would account for. Let's see, Chrysler PT Cruiser base
model: $18K US, $24K CDN. Looks like we're both off by a bit.

They'll get what they deserve.

Absolutely. It's unfortunate for the other employees who will be expected
to make up the shortage though.