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Only H1Bs Need Apply?

posted by cmn32480 on Saturday August 22 2015, @12:52PM   Printer-friendly
from the how-many-jobs-do-we-need-to-lose dept.

eof writes:

I came across the following ad on Indeed.com for a software position (copied directly from the ad, including errors):

Please read this job description carefully.
We are looking for solid C/C++ Engineer with valid h1b visa who are currently in US and willing to transfer his visa to our company for long term employment.

No 3rd party.

Strong mathematical and analytical skills, in linear algebra, discrete mathematics and statistics. Have a strong knowledge of methods of dynamic programming.
Strong knowledge of parallel computing theory and tools like MPI or OpenMP.
In-depth knowledge of C/C++ language, strong knowledge of standard library and boost library and have a strong knowledge of template meta programming.
Have a solid experience with cross-compilation using gnu tools.
Development experience with Linux Red Hat, embedded Linux, Windows 7 using gnu tools like make, gcc, g++. Have experience with cross platform development and testing using Cmake.
Have a prove experience working with source control system Git, Cvs.
Have a strong knowledge of HPC and cluster's architecture.
Have a strong knowledge of scripting language like bash and python.
Strong object-oriented programming and design skills, like design patterns

Salary: $85,000.00 /year

Required experience:

C/C++ experience ,Windows/Unix development: 8 years
Required education:

Master's

Is it legal to limit a search to only H1B applicants? Do people see this often? Is it reasonable to expect a US applicant would be difficult to find? Or is it just no one would expect a US applicant to work for the mentioned salary in the Metro Boston area?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @12:43AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @12:43AM (#226458)

    Having recently went thru the trouble of hiring someone. You would not believe the stupid shit people put on their resumes. Oh look you have a masters degree. Nice. Oh its a diploma mill from India. One dude had 10 different open source projects he contributed to. I looked it up (the commits are public) all of it whitespace masturbation and typo fix. Then our HR manager called him in (even though we told them not to). He actually failed fizz buzz.

    7 - 10 page resumes. Oh look you went to a conference in 2009. Oh look you have one of the techs I want you to use. Oh you used it once 3 jobs ago for a week.

    I was worried about getting a job. After going thru the process of hiring my replacement. I am not too worried anymore. The reason I am hiring my replacement? They want to move me to an area with 3x the cost of living with a minimal pay raise. Just hired someone already in that area.