[nycphp-jobs] CTO/Lead Engineer Opportunity
Kristina Anderson
ka at kacomputerconsulting.com
Mon Apr 11 17:23:13 EDT 2011
Us old ladies don't know ANYTHING about music, we listen to that, you
know, old lady type music.
We just would NOT fit in, it's quite certain.
On 4/11/2011 4:56 PM, Norm Shulman wrote:
> Doesn't the music choice say - " only Hipsters Need Apply" :)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at lists.nyphp.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at lists.nyphp.org] On
> Behalf Of Kristina Anderson
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 4:53 PM
> To: Matt Juszczak
> Cc: jobs at lists.nyphp.org
> Subject: Re: [nycphp-jobs] CTO/Lead Engineer Opportunity
>
> It may be becoming more common, but it's a total turnoff to most people. It
> doesn't seem like good business to limit oneself to hiring those under 25
> and/or those with alcohol abuse problems, especially for
> a CTO position...? You're automatically excluding the best talent from
> the search from the get-go, and attracting the sort of employee who won't be
> able to do the work properly, thereby resulting in a poor product.
>
> There's no way a job post like that can yield any "top talent".
>
> On 4/11/2011 4:46 PM, Matt Juszczak wrote:
>> Kristina,
>>
>> In their defense, this kind of agile, work hard, play hard environment
>> is becoming much more common. One of the largest start-ups I know
>> gladly gives free alcohol to their employees, and yes, they drink
>> during the day. But no is irresponsible, and it's been rated one of
>> the top companies to work for. Like Nik's company (I assume), they
>> are looking for top talent and wouldn't hire people who are likely to
>> abuse the system. My guess is (though I don't know Nik) that his
>> company also has an extremely relaxed vacation policy, because it
>> isn't about the time you take, it's about the work you accomplish.
>>
>> -Matt
>>
>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2011, Kristina Anderson wrote:
>>
>>> These are the sorts of job posts that just make me look forward to
>>> switching to a different career... "kegerator"& "beer pong"?
>>> I should want to hang out with you outside of work and watch you
>>> drink until you puke while listening to loud rock& roll music?
>>> (From the tone of the below it seems like you may be doing this
>>> during the workday!)
>>>
>>> Clearly nobody in this awesome company has yet seen their 25th
>>> birthday...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/11/2011 3:47 PM, Nik Bonaddio wrote:
>>> I'm not a recruiter. Recruiters are lame and have no idea what
>>> they're doing. I know exactly what I'm looking for, so I'm
>>> posting here.
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Let's start with the boring stuff up front: We're a small,
>>> agile, well-trafficked startup in the sports analytics space.
>>> We've been covered by TechCrunch, we've been written up in
>>> Sports Illustrated, and now we're going to revolutionize the way
>>> users consume and engage with sports content. Our founders are
>>> ballers, our advisors are even more ballerous, and just wait
>>> until you see our product..
>>>
>>> If you're someone who loves sports and also loves building
>>> products, then we're your company. Even if you're not a huge
>>> sports fan, feel free to reach out to us - we're more interested
>>> in someone who knows how to get stuff done. If you're wondering
>>> what kind of people we're like socially, we have a kegerator in
>>> our office and our most played artist on iTunes is Animal
>>> Collective. You should be able to get our jokes and we should be
>>> able to want to hang out with you outside of work.
>>>
>>> Our stack is built on PHP and MySQL, but we're considering
>>> moving to Couch or Mongo. What do you suggest? We'd love to
>>> know. We have a world-class designer and front-end developer on
>>> board, we need to find someone who is comfortable on the PHP
>>> backend, taking things from the browser-level all the way down
>>> to the DB. We're not looking for someone who is merely good;
>>> we're looking for great - '85 Bears great. Lemieux in the 91-92
>>> playoffs great. Lemonade and BBQ on a Summer afternoon great.
>>>
>>> Skillsets:
>>>
>>> o Excellent PHP skills (should be comfortable building out an
>>> application scalable to 100,000 daily uniques)
>>> o Knowledgeable of system-wide architecture (setting up
>>> version control, release engineering structs, etc.)
>>> o Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup setting
>>> o Familiarity with beer pong and general precepts of social
>>> skill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Nice to have:
>>>
>>> o Familiarity with HTML/CSS/jQuery (not totally necessary as
>>> we already have a world-class designer and front-end)
>>> o Sports fan (big, big plus - let us know what your favorite
>>> team is)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What we're not:
>>>
>>> o Some huge, boring company where you'll have meetings about
>>> meetings
>>> o A company that works in a space that you could care less
>>> about
>>> o A startup that values founder's valuations over the future
>>> gains of the employees
>>> o A company founded by a bunch of suits who can't code Hello
>>> World in BASIC
>>>
>>>
>>> Even though we're a startup, this is a salary position. We'll
>>> shell out for the right employee. There is also a TON of equity
>>> involved; you're the third employee and huge part of our future
>>> success - we'll take care of you. You should ideally be in NYC,
>>> but that won't stop us from moving forward with the right
>>> person.
>>>
>>> To apply, just send us a resume (please send nik at numberfire.com)
>>> and we'll go from there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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