[nycphp-jobs] CTO/Lead Engineer Opportunity
guilhermeblanco at gmail.com
guilhermeblanco at gmail.com
Mon Apr 11 17:58:47 EDT 2011
Hi Kristina,
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Kristina Anderson
<ka at kacomputerconsulting.com> wrote:
> As a self employed person, I'm certainly wasting time on these posts, but
> it's my luxury to do so, isn't it, so please, everyone, forgive me for the
> audacity of having an opinion. We now return to our regular programming.
>
You're not wasting your time.
This list is for everyone interested in job postings.
If you think this one is not good or the guy should have said
something different/better, privately give him the tips. =)
> [Also, I'm in no way discouraging any startup companies from posting here as
> I'm sure they give less than a whit about what some old lady programmer
> says, and will continue to post these jobs with regularity.
> Guys, your free beer is safe. No worries.]
>
Woohoo! \o/
> Cheers!
>
> K
>
>
>
> On 4/11/2011 5:35 PM, Sicular, Alexander wrote:
>>
>> Hey K,
>>
>> You are really throwing around a ton of stereotypes. Maybe you can't
>> code cause... you're a woman? Hmm. Not so nice, eh?
>>
>> For what it's worth, I'm being recruited by startups, among others,
>> and this is exactly the kind of post I want to see. Many people can
>> code. But not everybody will be a cultural fit. There are many jobs
>> out there for ciders and higher ups right now but not everyone is
>> looking for a "job". I know I'm not. I'm looking for an opportunity.
>> And if you don't know the difference you are still looking for a "job".
>>
>> I, for one, hope to see more of these posts.
>>
>> Ps. I'm 32 and don't drink but I think these guys are a ton of fun and
>> would put a great work environment together.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Alexander
>>
>> @siculars on twitter
>> http://siculars.posterous.com
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 11, 2011, at 17:16, "Kristina Anderson"<ka at kacomputerconsulting.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Any article that references a TV show doesn't have much credibility in
>>> my book, I'm sorry to say. And the ideas here are absurd.
>>>
>>> As long as this company truly doesn't mind limiting their talent
>>> pool to
>>> inexperienced kids who enjoy working in a loud frat house alongside
>>> drunken morons who get nothing done although they are there 14 hours a
>>> day, and probably have deplorable personal hygiene to boot, and they
>>> truly feel that a person such as this can build quality software, they
>>> should be fine with a job post like this.
>>>
>>> However I am very, very glad that I'm not an investor in this company,
>>> because this business plan is a recipe for disaster. Speaking as
>>> someone who's old enough to be their mother, 25 year old kids THINK
>>> they
>>> have all the answers and us old folks know nothing. They want to do
>>> everything differently than we did.
>>>
>>> But usually things soon go horribly awry and someone has to clean up
>>> the
>>> mess...usually, one of us old fogies.
>>>
>>> Matt, send in your resume now -- free BEER! Wooooooooo. It's not a
>>> job, it's a party!
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/11/2011 4:57 PM, Matt Juszczak wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Kristina,
>>>>
>>>> You and I are almost always on the same page, but here I have to
>>>> disagree with you.
>>>>
>>>> Please read this article:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/13420/Startup-Culture-Lessons-From-Mad-Men.aspx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I assure you... that company has some of the best talent working for
>>>> it in the area.
>>>>
>>>> -Matt
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2011, Kristina Anderson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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