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by janbernhart 7y ago
I have hired about 12 developers from these threads over the past 5 years.
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by janbernhart 7y ago
Instead of asking what they do (which could indeed be an odd question), ask what their vision is. Most leaders like to talk about it. While they explain their vision, you can ask questions around how to get their, what their role is in this
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by janbernhart 7y ago
It's tricky, because as soon as you (as a test) start fishing for information they shouldn't provide, you'll come across as having low integrity yourself. Which will scare away the right folks and attract the wrong ones.
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by janbernhart 7y ago
People that never fear they aren't good enough for a challenge, are either delusional or just going nowhere. In my experience, imposter syndrome can rather help you grow, as long as it doesn't cripple you.
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by janbernhart 7y ago
What region of the world are you interested in? Most competent recruiters will only really know the market in a specific region.
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by janbernhart 7y ago
I've hired US citizens to the Netherlands frequently. Basically, only needs for work permit & visa are A) company is whitelisted by the immigration services and B) the pay for the job meets a certain threshold (which is the main pr
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by janbernhart 7y ago
It's usually more insightful if you name the tools in the subscription of the job you had/have.
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by janbernhart 7y ago
Not a marketplace, but LinkedIn should give you insights of freelancers in Munich easily. google (and and the tech key words you like) site:de.linkedin.com/in "munich area" freelance
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by janbernhart 7y ago
Check https://www.linkedin.com/in/willemwijnans/ (And most agencies follow the preferences of their clients. If almost no agencies offer remote jobs, apparently this means not a lot of companies need help with hir
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by janbernhart 8y ago
I've read thousands of CV's, and completely agree with this. Just mentioning you've got leadership skills doesn't say much, but if you show you've lead a tricky project/situation, it starts making sense. Same f
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by janbernhart 8y ago
If you avoid e-commerce companies you're likely to still find these jobs. And as a matter of fact; these companies struggle more and more to hire people like you, because most of your peers rely on wrappers around AWS/GCP/Azu
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by janbernhart 8y ago
Not necessarily, a lot of companies hire continuously,so perhaps they've already been very successful via this. Personally i've hired about a dozen developers/engineers via HN.
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by janbernhart 8y ago
Optiver | systems / application / reliability engineer | Fill-time Onsite | Amsterdam | Visa sponsored Optiver is an algorithmic trading firm. Our infrastructure is a combination of vastly distributed systems, with high-performanc
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by janbernhart 8y ago
A common red flag for me is: saying you're an 'expert', '10/10', etc in like 5 different technologies. For juniors it's common to overestimate their capabilities, which is okay, but engineers with some yea
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by janbernhart 8y ago
yeah that's difficult. Recruiters who know their stuff will be equally annoyed by buzzword bingo. My advice; read the job ads carefully and tune for their style...
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by janbernhart 8y ago
Bol.com | Software Engineer | The Netherlands | Onsite | Visa sponsored Bol.com is the most successful online retailer in The Netherlands and Belgium, with over 7 million customers, 30 million monthly visits and 15 million products. We&#x27
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by janbernhart 9y ago
Is there a specific topic you would like to work in but don't feel comfortable enough in? If so: a Masters in that direction might be wise. Doing a Masters just for the title doesn't add much.
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by janbernhart 9y ago
Optiver | Amsterdam | (Trading) Systems Reliability Engineer | Visa and relocation Sponsored | Onsite You'll be the custodian of our production trading environment. This includes thousands of servers with highly customised trading soft
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by janbernhart 9y ago
Trading Systems Reliability Engineer | Optiver | Python, Linux / Unix, C++ | Amsterdam | Visa Sponsored | onsite | >10 datacenters >1000 servers >10000 trading components >100000s trades a day <0.000001 seconds latency ∞
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by janbernhart 9y ago
Optiver | FPGA hardware | Amsterdam | Onsite | Visa and relocation sponsored Optiver is an (algorithmic) trading company. In order to be successful in our trading domain, we constantly need the most advanced technology, trading software and
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by janbernhart 9y ago
Optiver | Core Applications Developer | Amsterdam | Onsite | Visa and relocation sponsored Optiver is an (algorithmic) trading company. The systems we build will require your skills in multithreading, concurrency, performance profiling and
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by janbernhart 10y ago
Optiver | Trading Systems Engineer (Python) | Amsterdam | Onsite | Visa and relocation sponsored In order to be successful in our trading domain, we constantly need the most advanced technology, trading software and connections to the marke
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by janbernhart 10y ago
Optiver | C# Software Developer | Amsterdam | Onsite | Visa and relocation sponsored Optiver is an (algorithmic) trading company. The systems we build will require your skills in multithreading, concurrency, performance profiling and optimi
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by janbernhart 10y ago
There is no 1 answer that would be best in all cases. Depends in the company you're interviewing for, how the interview went so far and most importantly: who you are. Don't fall into the trap of overselling yourself because you th
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by janbernhart 10y ago
Optiver | Software Developers | Amsterdam | Onsite | Visa and relocation sponsored Optiver is an (algorithmic) trading company. Challenges include ultra-low-latency, constant change and because of huge volume you can rest assure every edge
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by janbernhart 10y ago
Optiver | Devops System Engineer | Amsterdam | VISA sponsored, Relocation sponsored, Onsite Optiver is a trading company. As Devops System Engineer you are the custodian of our production trading environmen. With 12 datacenters and thousand
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by janbernhart 10y ago
I've hired about 10 folks via HN in the past years (not going to share names for obvious reasons). The average quality is really good, better than any other 'channel' i've used.
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by janbernhart 10y ago
Optiver | Software Developer | C++ / Python / C# | Amsterdam | Onsite | VISA sponsored As Software Developer, you will be developing systems which will be used by our traders and control departments in a fast moving trading enviro
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by janbernhart 10y ago
most people here won't have (employer) monster accounts so they can't open your resume
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by janbernhart 10y ago
Optiver | Trading Software Developer | C++ / Python / C# | Amsterdam | Onsite | VISA sponsored Being part of our Trading Technology team means you are responsible for the full stack of applications required to run the trading busi

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