Fwd: [ruby.mn] Openings for one or two developers

[Kyle Marek-Spartz]

Look a job description with Haskell in it!

And it is local!


Dave Collins writes:

> Hello fellow Rummies,
>
> Hope everyone has been doing well!
>
> I wanted to share some openings we have at MPS with everyone in the RUM community. I've been working at Municipal Parking Services for over a year now and am having a great time! This is certainly the most technically challenging and creatively rewarding company with which I have had the pleasure of working.
>
> We are a startup (less than 30 employees now) developing a next generation parking system. Lest that sound boring to you, let me share a bit about our technology stack:
>
> * Embedded Linux
> * Streaming, secured Video
> * M2M Cloud
> * AWS hosted (Ruby, Rails, Haskell, Redis, Postgres, etc.)
> * AngularJS plus a little bit of Backbone
> * Yes, two bullet points above I said Haskell. We rolled our own M2M layer because we weren't happy with the offerings on the market
> * Multiple Mobile apps on both major platforms targeted for Consumers, Law Enforcement, and Provisioning/Maintenance.
> * Integration with multiple third-party municipal systems
>
> Combine all of the above with the fact that we need to ensure this platform will scale to thousands of installed meters across the U.S. and Canada and you have endless opportunities for challenging and rewarding development.
>
> We have openings for one or two developers on our staff. Want me to say "We only hire rock stars!"?? Not going to say that. Kind of sick of that phrase. Also, our pivotal backlog is of a sufficient size that I'm pretty sure I could keep two very average developers challenged for several years!
>
> I'm open to talking to developers at various stages of their careers, and with varied technical backgrounds. Criteria that will enable you to be successful here:
>
> * Nine to Fivers need not apply - This is a startup (Approx. three years old now) and the workload is pretty heavy.
> * Willing to take on different challenges. This workload isn't all one kind of development. We periodically survey our stack and will swap out components when we feel it is in our best long-term interest.
> * Desire for stock options. The CEO and management team are very forthcoming and (IMHO) generous with stock options. This isn't one of those "We'll try to make sure we get options for employees as we grow" companies... Your options and your vesting schedule are made very clear, as is the financial strength of the company and makeup of the investor team.
> * Desire to see your work in use by real people across North America on a daily basis. For me this is the most rewarding part of development: Seeing a large group of people actually using your technology as it was intended.
>
> If any of the above sounds exciting to you, please reach out to me at da...@mpspark.com. We are based in Minnetonka on 394 just north of the Ridgedale mall.
>
> Thanks!
> Dave
>
>
> Dave Collins
> Director, Research & Development
> Municipal Parking Services
>
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Kyle Marek-Spartz

[Alex Berg]

 

Nine to Fivers need not apply - This is a startup (Approx. three years old now) and the workload is pretty heavy. 

...What does that mean? Expect to work Nine to Nine?

[Chris Cornelison]

I think that it means its a startup, and that you can expect to donate your waking life to the work.  Paul Graham (Y-Combinator) has written a number of essays about startups, for example...

http://paulgraham.com/wealth.html

"Economically, you can think of a startup as a way to compress your whole working life into a few years. Instead of working at a low intensity for forty years, you work as hard as you possibly can for four. This pays especially well in technology, where you earn a premium for working fast."

[Kyle Marek-Spartz]

Perhaps. Caveat molestie. I don't know them; just saw Haskell and that
it was local.

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Kyle Marek-Spartz

[Kyle Marek-Spartz]

That could be a myth perpetuated by those who make money off of your
work, either through investment or by using your services.

Bootstrapping is a good and safer option, if you are interested in
something like that. It is possible to bootstrap 9 to 5.

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Kyle Marek-Spartz