[nycphp-jobs] CTO/Lead Engineer Opportunity
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Mon Apr 11 19:23:31 EDT 2011
All these jobs are getting me depressed!
I will be distributing the razor blades at 8:00 pm sharp! Don't be late!
Rob
On 4/11/2011 5:23 PM, Kristina Anderson wrote:
> 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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