There are probably dozens of readers to this forum who would qualify

jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archiv ...

   the Search group at Yahoo. The requirements are, roughly:

C/C++ on Unix (~5 years)
Basic Networking Skills
Basic Unix Systems Programming Skills
Perl or scripting as a bonus (if not, you'll get to learn)
The job is on-site in Sunnyvale, California area. The role is helping to build and support some internal real-time monitoring tools.

same thing for Google
its got a new competition – Code Jam (for europe residents only)

google.com/codejameurope/