We are working with a successful San Francisco based company that has created a virtual world online game, which has become a cultural phenomena. Our Client has had tremendous success since their launch a couple of years ago.

We are looking for an senior software / database engineer to take a very large scale single database based MMO and re-engineer both the database and the applications. This app is scaling rapidly, so our client is looking to shard the DB appropriately and re-write how the applications access data in this new distributed architecture.

Tech is:

• C++,
• some Python,
• MySQL in a RESTful context

This company is based in San Francisco but they also have Mountain View office. This is a contract for 3-6 months with a verry high probability of going full time if there is a mutual agreement between the client and the consultant.

Please contact Anya Tatareno at anya@wildcog.com, 415-269-6293.

Finally, Joomla! Day has arrived on the shores of the United States. During a two day period, May 12-13, Joomla! users from across the western US will come to Google in Mountain View, California, to share knowledge, meet other Joomla! users, and participate in the Joomlasphere.

This convergence will be held in the "un-conference" format, meaning that you, the community, determines what will be talked, who will speak, and what you'll take away from it. We encourage you to submit your ideas for sessions to our Joomla! Day USA West wiki which will be up soon.

Spots are going fast for this event, so register while you can there's a limited number of spots (125 people!) for this time, but there will be other events happening across the US in the future (one in Austin, TX and another in New York).

Check out some of the great session ideas that some participants have already suggested.