Close enough! Maybe not with the same level of disdain but I find the general consensus is that we have no idea what we are talking about, we are only interested in squeezing candidates for leads and that we like to pigeon-hole everyone we speak to into a specific role.
1st in Software Development from a leading tech institute. A few years practical experience as a developer. An active, ongoing interest in new technology coupled with a semi-impressive github profile.
we are only interested in squeezing candidates for leads
If you offer me a lead, I'll take it. I don't however, speak to candidates with the intention of simply farming them for market info. I will only ever speak to a candidate if I legitimately think I can help them. Your time is just as valuable as mine and I've no interest in wasting either.
we like to pigeon-hole everyone we speak to into a specific role
Key-word matching is what bad recruiters do. They also happen to be the same people who can't differentiate between Java & javascript. How am I meant to know what your perfect job is if I have never spoken to you? That's why I don't ring people with the intention of shoe-horning them into a generic job spec that's sitting on my desk.
The very fact that he is here talking to us tech-types puts him outside the realm of all of the tech recruiters I've ever known. I think that's enough to at the very least give him the benefit of the doubt.
It varies quite a bit to be fair. It depends on a number of factors including salary level, client size, formal agreements in place, potential for future business, etc.
The lowest fee I have charged to date is equivalent to 15% of the candidates salary. I have also worked on roles where my fee has been 35% so as you can imagine, it really is circumstantial.
Some agencies do charge around the 10% mark. Mainly the rubbish high street agencies who tend to give the rest of us a bad name. That being said, rubbish recruiters aren't exclusive to rubbish agencies.
I'd be a little hesitant about a Rails developer with all of the required skills in that job posting who'd take 25-40K in Cambridge. I know the economic climate isn't great but that's going to be a tricky role to fill.
Upvoted and I agree, we're offering equity (common stock) too (and have a pretty high valuation). We have four interviews lined up now for the next two weeks, it's not been easy though you're right. We ARE a startup (3 months old) though and bootstrapping still from the angel round, however, we're now in talks with a couple of VCs atm. Would be a good time to get in tbh. The job description and required skills is way too optimistic and we haven't used the one on the site for some time, I should update that to 'good developer who can learn on the job' :)
Training a competent developer across from another technology certainly seems to be popular in the UK nowadays, especially outside of London. I can't see why it wouldn't work. The equity point is interesting and does tip it in your favor somewhat.. Most of the comedy "senior" Rails developer ads offering 28K or whatever are at consultancies or agencies where the chance of any riches is extremely low ;-) Good luck!
Looks like you guys are doing very interesting work - I've been working in healthcare in the UK for more than a few years now....it's definitely wide open for some decent solutions. Are you open to remote/flexible working or is it on-site only at the moment?
My email address is in my profile, just write me if you are interested in a meetup. I will then bundle those and start organizing. Inputs such as location etc. will be appreciated :-)
(Co-founder butting in here!) Also, we're generally always interested in people into data visualization and the UX around it - come and chat to us <jobs@timetric.com> if that's your sort of thing!
We're recruiting a Polyvalent developer to work with Ruby/Rails/Sinatra, Javascript (jQuery), web services and capable of handling basic ops.
We're in Paris but we'll relocate in California(our market is in LA but the technical staff we'll maybe go to SF) by the end of the year for our launch in the US.
London (UK) (as well as Boston US, if you prefer that) - youDevise, Ltd.
We're a 90-person financial-software firm committed to learning and improvement as well as great web software and agile development. Some of you may know us from our sponsorship of Hacker News meetups in London. We're hiring developers and other smart folks of many kinds. See https://dev.youdevise.com and http://www.youdevise.com/careers.
While we don't have remote workers, we do help successful candidates relocate to London or Boston including arranging visas where needed. For example, last year we hired HN readers from Denmark and the US, and we moved a Polish employee to Boston.
We (http://www.josekibold.ro/jobs ) are hiring a part-time junior researcher/student to work purely on Javascript type inference.
It is designed to be a remote job, but the pay isn't great since it's basically a sponsorship for students doing their University thesis. After the work/thesis is done, a full-time job offer might follow depending on results.
Covalent Software, Taunton, England (near Bristol)
Java developers wanting a great working environment, in Taunton. We've an expanding thick client app, we're already market leading in the UK for public sector and currently looking to expand into other markets and product areas. We hired the last guy who responded to a who's hiring post on HN and now need another excellent dev wanting to work in Taunton.
LaterPay in Munich, Germany is hiring. We're building a next-generation payment platform for internet content.
LaterPay is looking for Python developers with Django experience and general knowledge about databases and "NoSQL" datastores. More details can be found here: http://laterpay.net/unternehmen/wachsen-sie-mit-uns/
Net-A-Porter is hiring; it's a very well-funded and very profitable company in central(ish) London, and is a Perl shop, although willing to consider non-Perl programmers who are willing to learn Perl instead!
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If you find yourself struggling, then give me a shout. My email is in my profile. Good luck!
The lowest fee I have charged to date is equivalent to 15% of the candidates salary. I have also worked on roles where my fee has been 35% so as you can imagine, it really is circumstantial.
http://www.sourcesense.com/en/careers/
Could be interesting.
Not speaking german is not a problem. As long as you speak english.
We're in Paris but we'll relocate in California(our market is in LA but the technical staff we'll maybe go to SF) by the end of the year for our launch in the US.
http://letitcast.com
edit: Remote working is an option
We're looking for a Python/Django developer and a .NET developer in Leidschendam, the Netherlands.
No remote work possible, sorry.
UK: http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/jobs/uk/swe/
Paris: http://www.google.fr/intl/fr/jobs/paris/
Munich: http://www.google.de/intl/en/jobs/germanylocations/munich/sw...
Other offices are hiring too, see http://www.google.de/intl/en/jobs/locations/index.html.
We're a 90-person financial-software firm committed to learning and improvement as well as great web software and agile development. Some of you may know us from our sponsorship of Hacker News meetups in London. We're hiring developers and other smart folks of many kinds. See https://dev.youdevise.com and http://www.youdevise.com/careers.
While we don't have remote workers, we do help successful candidates relocate to London or Boston including arranging visas where needed. For example, last year we hired HN readers from Denmark and the US, and we moved a Polish employee to Boston.
Email me (address in profile) and I'll let you know when spec is live.
PM me for details
It is designed to be a remote job, but the pay isn't great since it's basically a sponsorship for students doing their University thesis. After the work/thesis is done, a full-time job offer might follow depending on results.
Java developers wanting a great working environment, in Taunton. We've an expanding thick client app, we're already market leading in the UK for public sector and currently looking to expand into other markets and product areas. We hired the last guy who responded to a who's hiring post on HN and now need another excellent dev wanting to work in Taunton.
http://www.covalentsoftware.com/company/careers.php
LaterPay is looking for Python developers with Django experience and general knowledge about databases and "NoSQL" datastores. More details can be found here: http://laterpay.net/unternehmen/wachsen-sie-mit-uns/
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