Working at SynthaSite

12 Dec 2007

No, this isn't my post about what it's like to work at SynthaSite.  Although I can say that I've had the most fun I've had in years working here so far.

SynthaSite has two positions open that I'd like to see filled with local geeks, both working on the community and marketplace aspects (ie, forums, blog, web site, and so forth) around the core SynthaSite application.   Both the positions involve coding and the usual amount of collaborative decision-making in a start-up environment, but one is slightly more "senior" and will involve additional liaising and planning and organisation.  You'd be based in our Gardens, Cape Town, offices.

Basically, that's it - two bright and cheery and passionate geeks with a diverse skillset (including, but certainly not limited to, PHP) wanted to work at a well-funded "Web 2.0" start-up in Cape Town.  We have the usual start-up environment with pay-you-what-you're-worth remuneration and other financial incentives, great equipment, good company lunch, nice location (near the 24-hours-Woolies-at-the-Engen in Gardens), good connectivity (well, for .za), and so forth.

We have some other positions open (including a graphic designer), but not all are advertised yet.  The policy here seems to be that we are happy to meet with anyone who is passionate and driven enough to want to come speak to us about what we're doing.

Send direct to careers@synthasite.com or send me an email if you know me (or can figure out my email address).

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Hi, I'm Neil Blakey-Milner, a technology generalist most interested by open source, security, and building scalable systems (especially if I get to use the Python programming language).

I "work" at the incredibly fun web-sites-for-everyone startup SynthaSite based in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa.

What I do

  • StarCamp

    I was the main instigator behind this 2-day unconference in December 2007 in Cape Town. There'll be another one in Cape Town around July.

  • GeekDinner

    I help out in making these geek social events happen every two months in Cape Town since March 2007.

  • SynthaSite

    I make sure that the systems run smoothly at this Cape Town-born Web 2.0 startup.

  • Presentations

    I speak publically on a number of topics - generally related to technical aspects of open source software or on software development.

  • Code

    I've written a few software projects of my own over the years (although mostly I'm the only user of them).

  • Photos

    I'm far from an artist, but I enjoy capturing my experiences on camera.

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