6 ms·
Wanted: Ninja Rockstar Code Monkey Hacker Unicorn
- bluejekyll 10y ago> We practice HN-driven-development Brilliant.
- avckp 10y agoWhat is HN-driven-development?
- kentt 10y agoI'm guessing writing with whatever is most exciting eg Rust, Go, Phoenix, ml, etc.
- NTripleOne 10y agohttp://devdriven.by/hn/ http://devdriven.by/hn/
- nfriedly 10y agoI'm almost afraid to ask which two sentences came from real job descriptions..
- amyjess 10y agoI'm guessing this is one of them: > Yes you’ll get all the usual benefits, but if you’re really going for perks, Google is your best bet! If you want to make an impact, then please apply.
- daw___ 10y agoYep. Here: https://www.codeeval.com/company/EmailCherry/ https://www.codeeval.com/company/EmailCherry/
- cdubzzz 10y agoMy guesses (two sentence _pairs_): > Plan on working ~100+ hours a week during sprints. If that scares you, don’t apply. > Yes you’ll get all the usual benefits, but if you’re really going for perks, Google is your best bet! If you want to make an impact, then please apply.
- strictnein 10y agoMy guess: > "Equity: 0.1% - 2% for the ‘right person’."
- TeMPOraL 10y agoI'm betting on: > We’ll have a large variety of alcohol in the office as well as an assortment of video games for the perfect frat environment I recall a (short-lived?) trend a year or two ago of startups offering free beer as a perk, and generally trying to describe themselves like a frathouse.
- throwaway2016a 10y agoHaving beer, fine. Describing yourself as a frat house seems both a bit sexist and immature. I believe you but it's a bit appalling. But I supposed it's a good signal for people looking to apply.
- robotmlg 10y agoI'm betting "Yes you’ll get all the usual benefits, but if you’re really going for perks, Google is your best bet! If you want to make an impact, then please apply." and "We’ll have a large variety of alcohol in the office as well as an assortment of video games for the perfect frat environment" are the two sentences from real job descriptions
- bdalgaard 10y agoMy guess was the Google line and "Plan on working ~100+ hours a week during sprints. If that scares you, don’t apply." The 100 hours is a little extreme, but I've seen things similar to "If that scares you, don’t apply." in descriptions before.
- dalbin 10y agoSad but true : http://www.indeed.com/job/javascript-nodejs-socketio-ninja-9d5f71f068a2d332 http://www.indeed.com/job/javascript-nodejs-socketio-ninja-9... https://www.codeeval.com/company/EmailCherry/ https://www.codeeval.com/company/EmailCherry/
- daw___ 10y agoBoth from the same company? Wow.
- oriolid 10y agoI believe it's called hedging.
- xirdstl 10y agoFrom the first link: > Plan on working ~100+ hours a week during sprints And the second: > A lot of companies equate putting in long hours with productivity. We think thats nonsense.
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- recentdarkness 10y agoMust have "White" - W T F? Are you serious? Edit: Not that 'Male' is any better... Edit2: I came to the link without context - That was the first thing that shot in my eyes and I didn't realize that this actually wasn't a real job thing. You got me there -.-' Not meant to be trolling ;)
- dsjoerg 10y agoyou are either an expert troll or...
- jgh 10y agoI read the linked article on Implementers, Problem Solvers, and Problem Finders. I think that, given that the job market is very much on the side of programmers, that people need to be more choosy with what they take. You usually know going into it what you're going to be working on and what kind of company it is. Applying for an iOS job at a place that sells dog toys? I bet you're not going to be feeling like you're using your creative side...
- vonmoltke 10y ago> given that the job market is very much on the side of programmers I think this is seriously oversold. Outside of the Valley, or outside of certain skillsets, the market is not on the side of programmers.
- FilterSweep 10y agoI'd say even inside the Valley too, depending on your tech stack, major, university pedigree, or stars on your open source github project. But then again, the market is not on the side of employees in general - we are many, positions are few. AFAIC, programmers, developers, hackers, etc. still have it pretty good relatively.
- ryandrake 10y agoIt's definitely a myth. There may be a lot of companies with job postings and interviewing, but not a lot of hiring. Sure, HN posters will tell you all about the mythical "shortage of engineers" and how everyone is hiring. Also, everyone on HN has $200K salaries, can get their next job in 1-2 days max, and has a supermodel girlfriend. In reality, the hiring market really just doesn't seem to be that healthy. Still much better than the market for textile or factory workers, but not great.
- amyjess 10y agoThis. I got laid off a few months ago. All in all, I was unemployed for about three months before landing a new position. Whenever I checked Indeed or Monster, I saw lots of positions that required extensive J2EE or .NET skills, plus a bunch of webdev and a handful of mobile jobs. None of those I have. I have lots of Java experience, sure, but it's all core Java and thoroughly divorced from the web. I was passed up for some jobs I thought I was going to get because the internal recruiters were really excited about me only to get shot down by the hiring manager because I had no webdev background. My background is half in core Java and half in Linux platform and Python development; almost nobody in Dallas wants either. And, no I'm not interested in leaving Dallas, and even if I was, I certainly wouldn't move to the Valley. If I ever set foot in California at all, it'd be SoCal. What finally saved me was when an old friend of mine found a position open at his company and put in a good word for me. I got lucky. If not for him, I'd be staring down another two-year period of unemployment like I had in 2010-2012.
- thecolorblue 10y ago> Unshakable confidence due to the Dunning-Kruger effect This is my favorite line.
- juandazapata 10y agoThis made me smile, and then I felt bad because it's true.
- venomsnake 10y agoThat scarily describes a startup I am involved with.
- stephanfroede 10y agoJob Ad Title: Warp Engineer with at least 5years hands-on needed You should have a solid knowledge of operating Planck length structures. N-Dimensional and Indeterministic Modelling are mandatory. Apply fast, ship will leave earth within the next 2 weeks.
- blantonl 10y agoI have 5 year of OS/2 Warp experience. Does that count?
- drivingmenuts 10y agoI'm your huckleberry. I can do such a ridiculous Scottish accent that when everything is going right, it still sounds like it's all gone to hell. And when it all goes to hell, no one will know the difference. Slight problem with voice-activated devices.
- agounaris 10y agoForgot around 30s :D
- recentdarkness 10y agoNo, early Twenties with 15 Years of experience in the 'field'
- thefastlane 10y ago.... who's single, willling to be paid in options rather than a market-rate salary, and will work long hours because they truly believe in our mission of $RANDOM_BS_NARRATIVE
- jrs235 10y ago"We’ll offer the low end of the range, citing lack of experience with some framework that hasn’t left beta." and because, ah, you're self taught.
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- francusant 10y agoMust haves: White Male Haha! I see a law suit on its way! :)