Codethink is hiring engineers.

Codethink is steadily growing for some time now. I have been working for 18 months in the company and it is about time for me to tell you that this is an outstanding place to work if you:

• Love Open Source and work upstream.
• Prefer to work in a startup kind of environment than in a corporate one.
• Love to solve complex problem for first class customers instead of living peacefully in your comfort zone.
• Like to travel to customers and conferences once in a while.
• Understand that being challenged every day is the best way to improve.
• Like international and multicultural environments with a British touch.
• Think that Manchester, UK, is not a bad place to live or to visit once in a while. Hey, I am from the Canaries and too old to party night and day when I am not working, ut that might not be your case ;-)
• Like IRC, git, vim/emacs, RSS and some other technologies that newcomers to Open Source consider... old school.
• Are not scared of sending patches by mail.

But above all, you are willing to learn no matter how senior you are!

Codethink is an independent consultancy company based in Manchester, UK, although it has some people like myself working remotely. Our customers are also spread around the world. We are around 75-80 people now, most of them, engineers.

Most of our work is related with Linux kernel, low level system activities, compilers, delivery of linux systems, distro and SoC work.

Let me know if you could be interested in working at Codethink or send directly your CV to jobs@codethink.co.uk

Moving to Madrid for a few weeks

As I posted a couple of weeks ago, I'm looking for a new job. I'm moving to Madrid to have some interviews and, hopefully, to attend to some Free Software/Free culture events. Let's see if I can also give a talk about KDE too.

I've been in Madrid many times before. I even have family there, but most of the times, I couldn't enjoy the city or visit some of my friends there since I went to work. It'll be different this time.

During these weeks in Madrid, I'll finish the Building innovation nodes through Free Software Communities series of posts and will try to help launching KDE ON Program.

You probably haven't heard anything about it. You can get some idea by reading the following previous posts from my blog:

• Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects ( I, II, III, IV and V)
• KDE Program: Mission and Goals
• What is KDE Program
• KDE Organizational Network Program structure

Yes, I know, it is too much to read, but hey, I've been busy.

Looking for a new job

After some time resting, sharing time with my family in the Canary Islands and working on personal projects, it's time for me to go back into business. So I'll be looking for a new job as my major goal the following weeks/months.

1. I would like to work for a company with business interests in several countries, not just Spain. I'm used to travel up to 75% of my work time and I'm open for relocation.
2. Since 2003 I've been fully involved in projects, non-profits and companies directly related with FLOSS. I would like to work for a FLOSS organization or an entity that would like to open its business to Free/Open Source Software models.
3. Although I studied Applied Physics (electronic), I'm not a technician. I have experience in the business and executive field. I also have experience as project/program manager and business developer.
4. Most of the people out of Spain know me because I'm involved in KDE, but my experience in FLOSS goes beyond desktops.
5. I've assumed a lot of responsibilities my entire professional career (since 1998), leading small companies, projects and business associations. I'm used to dealing with conflicts and tough situations that need to take risks and decisions.
6. The above do not mean I'm not a team player. I am. I've been part of high skilled teams in very technical projects up to political initiatives.

Like many others with experience in Free/Open Source Software business, I'm used to fighting against giants. Smart people, passion, innovation, cooperation and hard work can take any organization where once seemed impossible. I would like to have the chance to prove it once again in my following job.

To get further details about my experience and skills, please contact me. I will send you my resume:

• identi.ca / Twitter: @toscalix
• IRC: toscalix (freenode.net)
• mail: toscalix (/at/) gmail (/dot/) com

You can also check my Linkedin profile.