Opera Desktop Team

Reminder: Opera's desktop team is still hiring.. And we might want you!

By olli. Friday, January 16, 2009 3:07:55 PM

Hey Guys
In a time when many companies are cutting down on their hiring budget, we are still out there in the market looking for talented people to hire.

How do I write this without sounding like a lame commercial? Well D'oh..

Is your code cleaner than your flat? Do you ping websites if they don't respond in 10 seconds? Do you ever look at a movie trailer and think "I have that font". Watched all episodes of Star Trek 4 times? Refer to MythBusters to prove a point?

Do you do all of the above and still have time to fix bugs and implement exciting new features that are always copied by some other browser?

Then you are the kind of developer we are looking for!

Please head over here if interested and submit your application:
http://www.opera.com/company/jobs/opening/49/

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Comments

Tamil Monday, January 19, 2009 8:35:18 PM

Madiseestlane Monday, January 19, 2009 8:44:24 PM

Oh, would love to work for Opera and even move to Sweden or Norway for that, but lack for skills and at the moment it's only first year of acquiring baccalaureate.

But good luck to anyone who has a chance to get it!

Andrew NguyenSouthernCross Monday, January 19, 2009 8:49:57 PM

I a bit too young. faint

Martin RauscherHades32 Monday, January 19, 2009 9:24:45 PM

Would be defenitely a dream job, but until you have an office in Germany you'll have to get along without me wink

Luchio Monday, January 19, 2009 9:34:09 PM

$mycomment = Hades32.comment();
$mycomment ~= s/Germany/Canada/;

// that's my invented language mixing C++ and Perl. :-)

MichaelAndyleeSato Monday, January 19, 2009 9:41:22 PM

I overfullfill the star trek part....I speak klingon fluently and also some phrases in vulcan and I am really good at c#, php, html, css and action script (typo3). Am I qualified enough?

João Davidpiroxicam Monday, January 19, 2009 9:42:13 PM

Best. Sentence. Ever.

"...implement exciting new features that are always copied by some other browser?"

Charles SchlossChas4 Monday, January 19, 2009 9:43:24 PM

Refer to MythBusters to prove a point



may think about it after I am done with college...

J. KingMTKnight Monday, January 19, 2009 10:00:18 PM

I would have thought the criteria would be far more than four times each epsisode. Except for The Alternative Factor: I wouldn't trust anyone who's watched that monster more than twice.

A. DudaADuda Monday, January 19, 2009 10:34:49 PM


Best. Sentence. Ever.

"...implement exciting new features that are always copied by some other browser?"



I agree bigsmile

Kyle Bakerkyleabaker Monday, January 19, 2009 10:50:47 PM

Haha, nice Olli. Unfortunately I don't pass one of the requirements:

Originally posted by Olli:

Watched all episodes of Star Trek 4 times?



Haha, planning on applying in the future when I finish up with school.

Morten HanssenEnhanced Monday, January 19, 2009 11:11:06 PM

In my defence I always had a very messy apartment when I worked for Opera.

JeroenDuologic Monday, January 19, 2009 11:47:27 PM

Sounds great, I saw Opera takes internship.
Do they also take internships from students studying in other countries?
Maybe some interest from Belgium ;-)
What period do they mean with summer internship, is that july/august?

Paul SkinnerPaulSkinner Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:43:36 AM

"Do you ping websites if they don't respond in 10 seconds? Do you ever look at a movie trailer and think "I have that font". Watched all episodes of Star Trek 4 times? Refer to MythBusters to prove a point?"

Oooo, 3 out of 4. Not bad.

Arthur WilkinsonGT500 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:32:07 AM

I have, a couple of times, applied for jobs in the QA department. Been turned down every time.

thekryz Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:13:52 AM

Would love to... but as Hades32 already stated... Germany is the desired working place :> But as you'd already have two interested people from there you should think about opening facilities here wink

eini Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:41:04 AM

@thekryz
make it three whistle

serious Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:49:08 AM

well, my request for summer internship is still open wink

Hein Torezyph Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:15:44 PM

I'd be all over that Web Designer job, if only you'd move your headquarters building to the west coast of Norway happy

May I recommend Bergen or Stavanger?

Arve Bersvendsenvirtuelvis Tuesday, January 20, 2009 2:53:43 PM

zyph: http://www.opera.com/company/jobs/opening/198/ and http://www.opera.com/company/jobs/opening/167/

Yes, they are both in Oslo, but this is such a nice city.

Karbonadekaraj Tuesday, January 20, 2009 3:05:29 PM

Huh, my dream job is open again ... rolleyes

Charlie ClarkMuzzlehatch Tuesday, January 20, 2009 3:43:11 PM

Anything is cleaner than my flat! Not sure if that counts for the quality of my code, though! ;-)

Gautam Chandnagautamchandna Tuesday, January 20, 2009 5:16:24 PM

@AndyleeSato: Check out this one http://www.opera.com/company/jobs/opening/167/ It might be applicable to you.

@Duologic: Summer internships are in the middle of the year, and the exact timing isn't as important as how good you are. Do apply, and I'm sure it wouldn't matter much if your definition of summer (july/aug) differs a bit from ours smile

János, Vinczevinczej Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:48:52 PM

In this financial crisis to think about hiring is any "self-murder" (or eruption...smile )

Daniel Sitnikdanielcs Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:05:52 PM

Too bad I still have 2 years until I finish my Computer Science course, I'd love to work at Opera. bigsmile

Haavardhaavard Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:37:36 PM

Originally posted by vinczej:

In this financial crisis to think about hiring is any "self-murder" (or eruption... )


There is no financial crisis in Opera. Quite the opposite.

Northgrove Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:03:41 PM

I'll be damned. sad I failed at the Star Trek bit. :-/

Arthur WilkinsonGT500 Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12:07:47 AM

Originally posted by Filip007:

This is for high brain people only...so much syntax have this C++ how do you know what line do what after a year...that's crazy man.


Coding isn't that hard.

RafałRdswdn Wednesday, January 21, 2009 4:52:17 AM

Even in Wrocław (Poland) work is available. But I don't have good skills in programming. I'm really simply programmer. p

El fantasma de Operajreynav Wednesday, January 21, 2009 2:19:58 PM

I'm, I'm headbang

Timberladlsallen Wednesday, January 21, 2009 4:40:35 PM

I am too old, too retired and my golf game needs attention first.

konic Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:44:25 PM

Hi, I've just noticed that 'BREW Mobile Developers' are needed too.
Does it mean that at last we'll see Opera on CDMA phones?
Of course, I can run it right now under the J2ME, but not under the BREW
on my Nokia 6265i (CDMA).
...
P.S. How come that no jobs for North America (USA, Canada) developers?
Are we that bad here?

Haavardhaavard Wednesday, January 21, 2009 9:29:26 PM

konic:

http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2007/12/06/
http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2007/10/24_2/
http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2007/05/22/

Just a few examples.

I don't know of we are planning developer teams in the US. Our other developer teams basically exist because there's a need for them there (or, as in the case of Poland, we got to pick nearly 30 highly qualified programmers for ourselves when another company shut down).

konic Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:14:53 PM

OK,
first about BREW.
Here:
http://www.opera.com/mini/download/all/nokia_6265/
is what I see:
Note to North-American users
...BREW-enabled phones, including Verizon, are currently not supported
But in Press Releases:
http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2007/12/06/
It is declared:
With Opera Mini, now available on BREW devices....
Any comments?
...
Now about "…need for them there".
I am so stupid, I just don't get it. Except, it could be cheaper to buy polish developers than Americans or Canadian ones (I am from Canada, just so you know).
Just business.

Charles McCathieNevilechaals Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:49:41 AM

@Konic, we don't currently have BREW versions downloadable for end-users. We have made versions for pre-install (which is easier - when users get their handset both manufacturers and operators have had the chance to add restrictions, which can make the install process difficult or impossible).

As Håvard said, part of the specific reason for building a developer team in Poland was that we got a great opportunity to kick-start a complete team, at the right time. There is also a logistical price issue - it is much easier for a developer to visit another office if they are all in Europe. In general starting a new office is very expensive

PS I believe and (*hope*) that we still hire people who don't watch Star Trek. Or will I find it harder and harder to talk to the Desktop team awww

- Chaals (the Star Trek unbeliever)

eji Thursday, January 22, 2009 9:03:20 AM

Moderator edit: This comment has been removed for being off-topic.

Miladin MiladinoskiEagleMKD Thursday, January 22, 2009 1:05:59 PM

Too young, though I'd love to work for Opera smile

Well.. for the time that is given to me I'd learn more prog. langs or something like that lol

EdwardMrBlueSky Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:11:45 PM

I can brew up, I make a lovely cup of tea or coffee. I can use a vacuum cleaner too. Just give me a shout if there's an opening for a general dogs body! smile

No... Seriously! Please give me a shout. coffee

Ed.

lamarca lamarca Thursday, January 22, 2009 7:32:37 PM

sounds good to me.

MichaelAndyleeSato Friday, January 23, 2009 2:35:08 PM

I need a BS or MS in computer science to work for opera?
Man, I am 19! I am just about to finish up with my school time,... and I am certainly not studying computer science! :-D

Martin RauscherHades32 Friday, January 23, 2009 8:49:23 PM

Can I have a Weekly please? love

Reza Fathzadehcscat Sunday, January 25, 2009 4:10:51 PM

Don't forget Iran too. There are a lot of opera fans here.
Good Luck!

MPmpvdm Saturday, January 31, 2009 6:33:09 PM

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Charles McCathieNevilechaals Sunday, February 1, 2009 7:33:06 PM

@AndyleeSato, there are people who don't have degrees in Computer Science at Opera - I am one (I do have a degree in medieval history). It is just easier to explain why they should hire you if you have all the normal formal stuff...

But if you really think you are an ace developer and want to do the test against the best, you *can* apply for an Opera job without a degree.

Note that there are also other jobs going - perhaps you're an early-blooming financial controller, or a person we cannot beat as a Marketing Manager? But it is true that we don't hire a lot of people who are 19 (although that isn't unknown either).

mrlami Tuesday, February 3, 2009 6:23:56 PM

where is a good place to post/suggest features users want in upcoming versions of Opera?

Haavardhaavard Tuesday, February 3, 2009 9:19:03 PM

mrlami: Your post is off-topic, but take a look at the FAQ:

http://snapshot.opera.com/faq.html

metude Thursday, February 5, 2009 1:46:08 PM

Where are you? You are no long-term?

Haavardhaavard Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:29:36 PM

metude, please indicate who you are talking to, and about what.

Gousti FruitGoustiFruit Thursday, February 5, 2009 8:02:35 PM

OT: what is that, where can we get more information ???
http://www.clubic.com/actualite-255876-opera-software-moteur-javascript.html

PS: got it -> http://my.opera.com/core/blog/2009/02/04/carakan
Made my day, can't wait to have a chance to test it :-)

Leoleo42 Friday, February 6, 2009 10:37:34 AM

Reminder: it's been almost a month since the last update...

I hope it will be worth the wait bigsmile

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