慶祝Ubuntu 8.04(Hardy) 推出，Canonical再找FAE

加入Canonical / Ubuntu的好機會來了。由於Canonical在台灣的事業蒸蒸日上，在下我和幾位工作夥伴被外界熱烈的詢問快要被壓爆了。

這個工作主要是找熟悉Ubuntu / Debian環境的人，中英文都可以溝通。相對於之前釋放的幾個工作機會，這個機會不需高深的專業技術，重點是對於Ubuntu系統的了解、以及溝通的能力。

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詳細的JD在文後：
Job Title: Field Application Engineer
Posting Date & id: May 2008 FAE
Job Location: Taiwan x 5, Brazil x 1, India x 1 with regular travel engagements.
Reports to: Director of Business Development
Job Summary: The application Field Engineer will support specific projects in their
market, as well as assist in sales opportunities. The continuous improvement and
refinement of engineering and technical sales processes is another key aspect in this
position. This involves building working relationships within Canonical to enhance the
efficiency of collaboration between different teams.
Key responsibilities: The Field Engineer supports activities of different teams within the
business development department. Examples of tasks that may be requested by specific
teams include:
System builders and ODMs:
• Provide solutions and best practices for technical issues
• Provide fast response times and estimated time lines for resolving individual technical
issues
• Assist OEM technical staff in enabling hardware with Ubuntu
• Build strong technical relationships with key OEM partners
• Plan and implement engineering solutions for OEM partners
• Present Canonical engineering on-site for large projects
Partners:
• Evaluate, validate, and certify products and solutions from Canonical Partners
• Create prototypes and showcases with Canonical Partners to foster technical
relationship
• Define and document processes for technical cooperation between Canonical and
Partners
• Assist new partnerships in technical questions
• Plan and implement engineering solutions for OEM partners
Global Alliances:
• Provide technical expertise to projects between Global Alliance partners and Canonical
• Assist new partnerships in technical questions
• Plan and implement engineering solutions for local facilities of Alliance partners
Required skills and experience:
• Configure and troubleshoot Ubuntu systems
• Resolve configuration problems quickly
• Implement solutions autonomously
• Respond quickly and reliably on external and internal requests
• Assist with installing and maintaining Ubuntu based infrastructure at a partners site
• Communicate with partner's technical staff effectively
Desirable skills and experience:
• Script in Python, PERL, or similar languages
• Technical training experience
• Usage of Launchpad, Bugzilla, or other bug tracking systems
• Usage of open source packaging solutions, such as Debian format packages or RPM
packages
• Usage of a version control system
• Writing technical solutions