# Hackers wanted

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hackers-wanted/74806>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 7, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hackers-wanted/74806 "2006-11-07T10:57:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vihan\_Pandey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/a5b964/32.png) [@Vihan\_Pandey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vihan_Pandey)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hackers-wanted/74806/1 "2006-11-07T10:57:22Z")

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Hello,  
This is a ``commercial" mail for a requirement of hackers. The  
position for the same is based in Mumbai, India. However if the  
requirement  
can be met via online communication, it is also acceptable.  
\*  
Details :

Position\*:All types of hackers wanted

_Company Background_:

- Usually, it’s hard to tell work from play at Cleartrip
- Cleartrip is the coolest, most user-focused online travel service
- Travel is a massive part of the Indian and global economy and the top  
ecommerce category
- Travel is a completely information driven industry, and technology is  
vital to travel companies
- We have an extremely talented team of programmers and designers and we  
leverage a variety of exciting technologies
- We pay well and don’t overload you with work

_Key Responsibilities:_

- Building the core platform and infrastructure for  
[Cleartrip.com](http://Cleartrip.com)[http://cleartrip.com/](http://cleartrip.com/)
- Keeping the service
- Algorithms, travel search, machine learning, network infrastructure,  
data  
centre management, data mining, natural language processing, user  
interface  
design

_You should be:_

- Quick starter and fast learner who thrives among very smart colleagues
- Insanely passionate about elegant code, architecture, reliability and  
performance
- Fun to work with and passionate about what you do

_Previous Experience:_

- We don’t care whether you graduated or not, we’re more concerned with  
whether you can hack with the best of them
- We don’t care what languages you’ve used previously, at Cleartrip, you  
get  
to choose your tools based on what’s best
- We don’t care how many years of experience you have
- It will help if you’ve worked with new and old web technologies and  
protocols
- You should have strong programming fundamentals

If you believe you are the person for the job, then please contact :  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

Regards,

- vihan

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**Author:** ![Vihan\_Pandey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/a5b964/32.png) [@Vihan\_Pandey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vihan_Pandey)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hackers-wanted/74806/2 "2006-11-07T10:57:31Z")

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Hi Vihan,

I’m interested in part-time/contract/freelance work, but not full-time  
work, is that a problem?

Kev

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**Author:** ![Vihan\_Pandey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/a5b964/32.png) [@Vihan\_Pandey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vihan_Pandey)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hackers-wanted/74806/3 "2006-11-07T10:57:31Z")

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Sorry all, wrong reply option ☹

DOH!

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**Author:** ![Vihan\_Pandey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/a5b964/32.png) [@Vihan\_Pandey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vihan_Pandey)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hackers-wanted/74806/4 "2006-11-07T10:57:32Z")

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Hi Kevin,

Sorry all, wrong reply option ☹

No problem 🙂

A freelancer is most certainly welcome. Please send a hello to  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid and we can take it from there.

Regards,

- vihan