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SmileyGirl256Hello. Do you offer summer internships, for next summer maybe?
verisign2We are always offering internships depending upon the project.
verisign2SmileyGirl256: Where are you located?
verisign1smileygril1256: yes we do. We have many interns at Verisign currently and we are putting together a large program for next year
SmileyGirl256verisign2: i go to school in michigan, but live in florida.
SmileyGirl256verisign2: where are you guys located?
TAGSmileyGirl256: http://www.verisign.com/verisign-inc/verisign-contact-information/index.html
verisign1smileygril1256: We have many locations.
verisign4SmileyGirl256: we have an office in Tampa
verisign1smileygril1256: the two largest office are in Mt. View CA and Dulles, VA
fastprogrammeris some Verisign Development Center located in India
fastprogrammerverisign1: is some Verisign Development Center located in India
ILoveYouin germany ?
SmileyGirl256verisign4: tampa? that's right where I live
verisign1smileygril1256: yes we have an office in India and we are hiring currently
SmileyGirl256verisign4: are there many opportunities in tampa?
verisign4SmileyGirl256: let me do some checking
kclunea better question might be where are you looking to hire people?
verisign2ILoveYou: We do have an office in Germany as well as many more in Europe.
verisign1smileygril1256: We have a small office in tampa I have not got there numbers for next year yet as far as interns and fresh grad hires
mikewhat are the various divisions within VeriSign?
fastprogrammerverisign1: Is Verisign hiring candidates from India to Development Centres in other countries
gt494If you are interested in being contacted by VeriSign for employment opportunities, opt-in on the website here: http://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=Static&d1=tournaments&d2=tco05&d3=verisign
verisign2Many offices are hiring.
verisign4SmileyGirl256: you can check our opening at http://www.verisign.com/verisign-inc/careers/jobs/index.html
TAGgt494: What's a reason for SRM survey then ??
gt494TAG: in case people miss that, or don't register for this match
verisign2We have divisions that run the root DNS servers for .com, .net etc., Voice over IP, payment services, pre and post paid wireless, RD ID and more
verisign2And we have offices around the world.
verisign2This link shows our office locations http://www.verisign.com/verisign-inc/verisign-contact-information/index.html
verisign2Near the bottom of that page.
verisign4mike: Naming and Directory Services, Communication Services and Security Services
kcluneIs travel required?
verisign2For most developer positions travel is usually not required.
FogleBirdWhat is the hiring process like at VeriSign? Are the interviews very technical?
verisign2Yes they typically are.
verisign2Usually the hiring manager will have several interviews via the phone and then meet the candidates.
verisign1FogleBird: The hiring process consist of intial phone screen by the hiring manager
mikeverisign4: are all divisions currently looking for developers?
gt494to the technical VeriSign reps, what do you look for in developers?
verisign1FogleBird: Then 1-2 round of in person interviews that give us a chance to get to know you and you to get to know us
yashaAre you going to establish development center in Russia?
verisign4mike: that's my understandinging, verisign1 is our staffing manager
verisign2We look for matches in both the technical arena as well as personality matches as the teams are typically pretty tight as far as size goes.
verisign1mike: yes all divisions are hiring developers!!!!
verisign2Our retention ratio is very good as well.
kclunewhat is the typical size of project teams?
verisign2It really depends upon the project and division....
verisign2I've worked on one project that had about 40 people between dev, QA, project management and such for pre paid wireless billing
verisign2verisign4 can speak for Naming and Directory Services.
kclunedo people have the option to move around within VeriSign to work on different project, different skills, etc?
verisign2kclune: definitely -
verisign2We try to move people every several years.
verisign1kclune: yes we allow internal transfers and we have a lot of movement around the country
verisign2I think that it's good for the company and the individual.
FogleBirdHow many people work at VeriSign?
Priumwhere do you have development centers?
kcluneverisign2: I agree.
gt494So why work for VeriSign? What are the technical challenges?
verisign1kclune: WIth the number of aquistions we have, the opportunites increase everyday
verisign2verisign1 may have total numbers.
verisign2gt494: I would say that this company is involved with a lot of very exciting technology and....
tehvlon2Hi versigin, what about working for verisign j2ee projects overseas from Estonia as a telecommute?
verisign1gt494: Verisign is the leader in its many spaces
verisign2has a good deal of flexibility with regard to some of the tools that are employed.
verisign4gt494: Building highly available, high transaction rate system based generally on linux technology
verisign2and still has a small company feel to it.
verisign2I've contracted for over 10 years and joined Verisign last year because I really like the company.
sdhamothIs there any verisign Development centre in India
verisign1gt494: Even though we have 3800 employees we have not lost that start-up feel
mikeverisign2: what sort of things give VeriSign the small company feel?
verisign2Yes we have a center in Bangalore
verisign2the Bangalore office has about 40 people growing to 200.
Priumwhere else do you have development centers?
GoodBoyFrancishi, do you have any interest in employing filipino developers? by telecommute or by any other way ? thanks
verisign2mike: I would say the culture and the way people interact. You feel like you know everybody here.
gt494verisign2: what about the company made you switch? What is your background?
verisign2Of course I've worked for Bank America, Nike and Ameritech which had the complete opposite feel to them :)
verisign1Prium: we have development teams in Mt View, CA, Providence RI, Dulles VA, Tampa FL, Savanha GA..just to name a few
sdhamothverisign2: is there any openings in Bangalore at present
verisign2gf494: I was a J2EE architect/developer.
verisign2Background is development.
verisign2Yes the Bangalore office does have openings.
verisign1gt494: I want to go to a compmany where I could make a difference but I didn't have to worry about my next pay check. I had worked at large companies and start-ups and this was the prefect in between!
tehvlon2verisign, did you saw my question about possible telecommute? :)
verisign2Agreed!
verisign2verisign1 how can people contact you?
verisign4sdhamoth: Yes, quite a few
bebertWhat would be a desirable skill for a coder to have to be able to get recruited by verisign?
verisign4sdhamoth: my understanding is that we are at about 40 headcount now but want to grow to 250 within a year's time
bebert*a desirable skill, or desirable skills
Optimizerhow good will excellent C programming skills and 5+ yrs experience in IT suit ur requirements? (with no domain knowledge watsoever)
verisign2tehvlon2: Sorry could you repeat?
tehvlon2verisign2: no worries, verisign1 already answered.
verisign2Domain knowledge may or may not be an issue depending upon the project.
Optimizerverisign1: how good will excellent C programming skills and 5+ yrs experience in IT suit ur requirements? (with no domain knowledge watsoever)
verisign5bebert: solid coding skills and also good architecutural experience, especially with OLTP apps
kclunedoes the company provide technical training or at least tuition reimbursement?
sosiBularcawas this question asked before? Do you hire people from outside us?
verisign2Yes tuition reimbursement for classes that are applicable to the job
verisign2Masters in computer science for example
verisign4Optimizer: yes, we have C projects but most of our focus is JAVA
mikean yone interested in working for VeriSign should click "Apply Now" here:
mikehttp://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=Static&d1=tournaments&d2=tco05&d3=verisign
verisign1kclune: we do provide both technical training and tuition reimbursement!
verisign2or an MBA for a business person/non developer
verisign5kclune: there is tuition reimbursement and the opportunity for some technical trainging. Some of us just came back from JavaOne
Optimizerverisign1: do u sponsor H1 (iam from india)
verisign4Optimizer: the C projects that I'm familar with are in our Naming and Directory Services division
bebertlast question (from me) - what's the average salary someone can expect by working as dev. at verisign?
Optimizerverisign4: ok
GoodBoyFrancisI'd like to echo Optimizer's question. do you sponsor H1B visa? Im from the philippines
verisign2verisign1 can you answer bebert's question please?
verisign1bebert: that really depends on location and level of position
verisign2GoodBoyFrancis we do in some cases but I don't think it's the norm for us.
FogleBirdMost people know VeriSign simply by the certificate logos on various websites -- are there any exciting projects that you guys work on that we may not know about?
GoodBoyFrancisits more of an exception then... to bad for us...hehe
jmpld40verisign4: why chose verisign to work for as opposed to other tehcnial companies?
verisign5bebert: I can't get too specific, but the total compensation is good compared to the rest of the industry
beberthmmm... well, let's say, a dev. working for verisign in india, working on average-level java projects - how much would he/she get?
bebertah well :)
verisign1bebert: We pay our top preformers very well. All employee are eligble for bonuses.
verisign2many - Voice over IP, wireless billing, wireless content, managed security, RF ID
verisign4jmpld40: well, in a word PROFITABILITY
FogleBirdWhat sort of things are you doing with RFID?
bebertverisign1: nicely dodged ;) Hey, I'm out of here. Thanks a lot, and good luck in kicking thawte's ass ;)
verisign2Infrastructure for RFID transactions.
verisign4jmpld40: its a growing company with an exciting future
verisign2Not the manufacture there of.
verisign2bebert we bought thawte =)
verisign4jmpld40: we're building the electronic infrastructure for the future
verisign2They are in South Africa and using some cool stuff like Spring.
verisign2and Hibernate.
kclunewhat are your growth projections as far as personell is concerned (how many people are you looking to add in the next year)?
sosiBularcaDumitru: ce faci mah vrei sa te angajezi?
kcluneworldwide?
Optimizerverisign1: where is ur center in india? is it R&D center ?
verisign2Optimizer: Bangalore India is where the IDC is.
sdhamothIs there any opportunity in Verisign Bangalore
verisign2Yes there is.
mikehow many locations does VeriSign have developers?
verisign2That office has about 45 with growth to 250.
verisign5kclune: estimating 500
Optimizerverisign2: whats the number in bangalore currently?
fastprogrammerverisign1: At what levels in India is hiring going on
tehvlon2Has verisign considered Estonia as one of the outsource software development countries? Can it be expected to have you here?:)
Optimizerverisign2: ok ok
verisign2mike http://www.verisign.com/verisign-inc/verisign-contact-information/index.html this link is where our offices are but not all offer development
Optimizerverisign2: from topcoder wats the minimum rating u would consider for employment?
sdhamothIs there any forum/website through which I could apply for Verisign Bangalore
verisign2Optimizer: from a topcoder standpoint?
Optimizerverisign2: .....and in what way topcoder members have advantage over the rest?
fastprogrammerverisign1: If I have BE Computers degree and 2 years of industry experience in MNC in India and in Java, are there openings in India for the same
gt494sdhamoth: http://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=Static&d1=tournaments&d2=tco05&d3=verisign
Optimizerverisign2: yes...topcoder algorithm rating....wats the least rating u would consider?
verisign2Optimizer: I think that topcoder offers a unique opportunity for developers to demonstrate their talent.
verisign2Optimizer: Over a normal interview process - Does that makes sense?
verisign1sdhamoth: All of our jobs are posted at this link:http://www.verisign.com/verisign-inc/careers/index.html
Optimizerverisign2: it does :p
verisign2Optimizer: I think I would look for a pretty high rating but also how the developer went about solving the problem.
verisign2Optimizer: Have you competed in the bigger development challenges?
kclunehow quickly can one expect to move up through the ranks?
verisign2kclune: How do you mean?
Optimizerverisign2: no. i compete just in algorithm challenges
fastprogrammerverisign5: If I have BE Computers degree and 2 years of industry experience in MNC in India and in Java, are there openings in India for the same
fastprogrammerverisign1: How do I apply for it??
kcluneHow often do you do performance reviews if at all, and for people performing well, can they move up into positions of greater responsibility fairly quickly?
Uranium-235Hello, sorry if this has already been asked, but are any current employees of verisign also topcoder memebers?
Optimizerverisign2: may be i didnt get ur Q rite.?! do u mean challenges bigger than the ones at topcoder?
verisign5fastprogrammer: Not in India because we don't have an office there. But at our other offices sure.
gt494to the technical VeriSign reps, what are you working on now?
verisign2kclune: Performance reviews are yearly with help through out the year with regards to goals and such.
verisign4kclune: Perf reviews are done annually
verisign4kclune: opportunity to move up is there but based on individual performance as you might expect
verisign2Optimizer: Yes the development challenges that are applications vs algorithms
nishantkumarDoes Verisign use C++? :-)
Blitzkreigdo u guys hire freshers
verisign5gt494: j2ee based OLTP applications
verisign2Yes Java, C, C++
verisign2Depending upon the project.
nishantkumarAnd what qualities do u need in ur developers??
gt494verisign5: for what purpose?
verisign2Blitzkreig: freshers in Topcoder or just out of school?
verisign2nishantkumar: both Technical skills and interpersonal.
verisign2nishantkumar: For developers I usually look for good overall OO knowledge for J2EE projects with good experience.
verisign1I have had a lot of questions about how to apply to verisign.
verisign1Please go to our website and check out what job opening are currently listed right now. THere are new jobs opening everyday. Additionally, pleas opt in to sending us your resume throught topcoder.
verisign1That way we can track better who you are and that will help us remeber all of you and your great questions!!!
verisign5gt494: provisioning domain names like .com/.net and related projects. Can't be too specific.
verisign2nishantkumar: And usually I will have other developers on the team participate in the interview as well.
nishantkumarcool
gt494verisign4 would you like to discuss the common application framework you are working on
tehvlon2verisign, what about Sun Certified J2EE developers? How much better are their chances?
sun_agrverisign*: can you elaborate on a few research oppurtunities in RFID doomain ? also, is verisign into collaborative effort with universities like IITs in India?
nishantkumarDoes Verisign have an office in Bangalore?
Blitzkreigfreshers in school
mikewhat's everyone thinking? Is anyone unconvinced about working at VeriSign? If so - what are your questions / objections?
verisign2tehvlon2: That's interesting because so much has been discussed about the Certs on Blogs and such. I would say that it wouldn't hurt
verisign4gt494: Sure, we're undertaking a significant project to commonize certain aspects of development
relicIs this chat only US citizens?
verisign2tehvlon2: But experience and how you solve challenges are of more importance I believe....
verisign1nishantkumar: while interviewing we are also very interested in culture match. It important to us that new employees can teach us something new and we do the same!
verisign4gt494: it an initiative that crosses all business units of the company
jmpld40relic: no
verisign2sun_agr: I don't know that we have anybody from RFID here.
gt494verisign4: what hurdles are you facing ?
verisign1relic: no we have office all over the world!
verisign4gt494: the aim is to speed development of new initatives as well as improve the reliability, stability and scalability of existing systems
relicverisign1: any office in India / Hyderabad
verisign2sun_agr: But I think that we are working on some of the specs with folks from IBM and offering a service based solution for RFID.
tehvlon2verisign2: true. but at least sun j2ee certification is pretty good test about solving bigger scale problems. I mean their point is not about testing your knowledge about different tx types but about design and proper architecture planning.
verisign4gt494: the biggest hurdle is adoption of the common framework
verisign2tehvlon2: Very true and that 's more true with the Programmer cert.
verisign4gt494: most business units focus on getting new features/functions into there systems
verisign2gt494: Hurdles I would say competition of course.
verisign4gt494: my challenge is to do it in a way that also yeilds the reliability, stability and scalability that we need
tehvlon2versigin2:Yeah. At one point I tought they are nuts with these close-to-hacker catch-questions in programmer test but later turned out that it really makes sense :)
verisign2gt494: We have some technical challenges in every division as well and we have to make sure that our offerings are highly available
kclunedo you focus on commercial and financial clients, or do you work with government agencies as well?
verisign2gt494: Where as Bank America can have their website down for an hour we can not have the root level dns servers down for a minute.
TAGverisign2: How do you solve hardware faults problems ?
verisign2kclune: Both
verisign2kclune: Especially for our security offerings.
tehvlon2TAG, I think clustering is doing this?;)
verisign2TAG: Do you mean from a design architecture standpoint or run time?
verisign2TAG: Our operation staff uses a variety of mechanisms for monitoring
TAGverisign2: How to make a no-single minute fault in case of hardware / network problems ?
verisign2TAG: We even watch specific transactions on the wire as well.
jmpld40verisign1: are there any special perks you offer your employees?
verisign1relic: great look forward to seeing your resume!
gt494verisign2: how do you do that?
kclunewhat are your typical work week hours like, if you have any typical work weeks?
verisign2TAG: Ah high availability is solved from a hardware arch standpoint using load balancers and in some cases clustering in the app tier.
verisign2TAG: With highly available services on the DB and disk side.
verisign2TAG: Is that what you were asking?
TAGverisign2: geo-clustering ?
verisign4TAG: yes, like mult data centers with sync replication
verisign4TAG: using EMC tech
verisign2Clustering in the app tier let's say using WLS or JBoss and some proprietary solutions as well.
verisign2geo-clustering?
verisign4kclune: it varies by project and phase of project
verisign2TAG: network faults have to be solved by having multiple locations.
verisign2TAG: and redundancy.
tehvlon2thank you all versigin people for answering questions. Im leaving now so have fun, bye! :)
verisign2cheers
verisign1 I was just asked if there any special perks you offer your employees?
mikehow fast is VeriSign growing?
verisign2perks - There are yearly bonuses and the benefits are good as well - we also have a stock purchase plan.
verisign4mike: 1.2B rev last year to 1.4B this; 3,000 empl last - 4,000 this
verisign1We have great benifits.. our best is our ESPP program is very good. we actaully hold a subscription proce for two years. Not many companies offer that
verisign2mike: Verisign is growing very quickly right now.
verisign1 we also have programs that allow our employees to buy ipod, laptops.. at very discounted rates.
fastprogrammerverisign1: I am working for MNC in India with yrs exp. in Java, J2EE and are there employment options open for me as I in the website the openings listed demands higher exp. levels
verisign2 All of our jobs are posted at this link:http://www.verisign.com/verisign-inc/careers/index.html
TAGThanks for your answers !
verisign2TAG: Thanks for joining us.
ruGloryHello. Are you mostly hiring for offshore positions?
nitinvashistverisign2: do u have india center too ?
verisign2verisign4: Thx -is that Collin?
kcluneare you hiring full time people only, or are you willing to accept contractors?
verisign5verisign2: yup
ajaybhayaniwhn will get the competion question
verisign2nitinvashist: Yes we do in Bangalore
verisign2nitinvashist: We currently have about 45 people and would like to grow to 250 within the year.
verisign5verisign2: actually i'm verisign5
mikeare any other international locations growing fast as well?
verisign2Yes several of them are.
verisign2I believe our Geneva office is hiring now but I'm not sure about the rest of the worldwide locations other than India.
nitinvashistverisign2:thanks
verisign1yes we are germany is the fastest grwooing outside of the US
verisign2The job posting link should indicate where the jobs are located. http://www.verisign.com/verisign-inc/careers/index.html
nitinvashistverisign2: but ur website doesn't mention it
verisign2nitinvashist: welcome
ruGlorySo this competition is for India, isn't it?
verisign2Hmmm verisign1 can you help answer nitinvashist's question?
verisign1we are also hiring in Melbourne.
notpattisonI think cklune asked a very interesting question. Do you hire contractors?
verisign2Melbourne? I'm there :_
mikeruGlory: it is for anyone in the world
verisign2notpattison: Yes I started as a contractor
verisign2notpattison: And then joined the company.
gepaverisign1: where are your offices in Germany?
ruGloryI mean time choosen for this comp.
verisign1verisign2: yes as soon as I find it :)
verisign2gepa: In Berlin www.jamba.de
verisign2thx verisign1
gepathx
notpattisonverisign2: what type of work does verisign contract?
nitinvashistverisign2: do you have any research oriented project like developing mathematical models?
verisign2notpattison: By contract do you mean what types of positions do we hire contractors for?
verisign1gepa: our office is in Berlin. That brand is Jamba you might be fimilar with it
verisign2notpattison: I would say we could hire contractors for many types of positions including dev, qa, project management, etc.
ajaybhayaniwhn does the competion start
ajaybhayaniaj
ajaybhayania
gepaverisign1: yes... i have heard of jamba. do you know what positions are they currently looking for?
mikeajaybhayani: in 5 mins
verisign2nitinvashist: Fortunately we do have interesting R&D work that relates directly to many of our projects.
verisign1notpattison: we do have some contractor on board. it really depends on the demand of the projects. We don't have certain areas where we allow/don't allow contractors
verisign2nitinvashist: Much of what we do has to scale and be highly available so there are people working on various R&D projects from time to time.
notpattisonverisign2: what about website development?
nitinvashistverisign2: is it necessary to have phd for doing some cutting edge r&D at verisign
verisign2nitinvashist: website on the GUI side? We have hired contractors and you do not need a PHD for R&D work.
verisign1gepa: Programmers... I dont' have a list off the top of my head. but if you send your resume throught topcoder and write a note to me at the top with you handle i'll make sure it gets to the right people
verisign1gepa: tell me what you are interested in doing that will help a lot
mikeany other questions or comments before the match starts?
mkambojhi ! what are the primary Dev. languages that you guys prefer
notpattisonverisign2: thanks
mkambojEssentially id their some specific ones or it doesn't matter
verisign1Our time is almost up.. I just want to wish all of your good luck !!!!
verisign2dev languages are Java, C and C++
nitinvashistverisign2: which language is used mostly java or c++
mkambojok thx
verisign2C and C++ on Unix primarily
verisign2Java for OLTP applications C and C++ for some other apps
verisign1gepa: send it along!
verisign1gepa: good luck!
verisign2maybe that will change with 64 bit Java VMs!!!!
jmpld40good luck all
verisign2Yes good luck everybody
verisign4Thanks for your interest in VeriSign!



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