[LRUG] A few of my ex-colleagues are looking for new roles

[Denny de la Haye]

Hi,

We are hiring at 38 Degrees. We're looking for mid/senior, and we would be
happier to find people at the senior end of that range rather than the
'mid' end. BUT, it's worth noting up front that our pay is never going to
match commercial organisations (and the discrepancy is larger at the senior
end of the scale). We're a not-for-profit entirely funded by small
donations, with an ethically-motivated salary cap which compresses our
options at the top-end (where directors and senior techies live!) - the
salary range we're currently offering is up to £60,000 p.a.

If money isn't your primary criteria when choosing a job, then it's a great
place to work - very supportive, keen on staff development, with some
interesting tech challenges and some even more interesting 'business'
challenges (trying to keep ahead of politics can cause some truly
ridiculous deadlines for rushing MVPs into production!)... and the best set
of colleagues (across the entire organisation, not just the tech team) that
I have ever worked with. Plus you get to go home each day feeling good
about the end-goal that your technical work is contributing to (assuming
that you're on the progressive end of the political spectrum anyway - if
you're not, then it's probably not the place for you) :)

Our job advert is here:
https://boards.greenhouse.io/38degrees/jobs/4300904002 - please do pass it
along to your friends if you don't think the salary thing would be a
blocker. :)

And if anybody has any questions please email me off list, or I'm happy to
meet people for coffee/hot chocolate and a chat if they'd prefer to talk in
person (assuming they don't mind coming to the Exmouth Market area during
the day, or Hoxton/Shoreditch during the evening/weekend).

Cheers,
Denny

* Our top paid employee (generally our Executive Director) cannot earn more
than 3x the lowest-paid - who are interns on slightly more than London
living wage.


On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 at 13:16, Alex Heaton <alex at heaton.me> wrote:

> Hi LRUG,
>
> I'm a developer, not a recruiter — but suddenly I've got a load of people
> in my network all interested in new roles and asking if I know of anything.
> These are really excellent developers who I've worked with before and can
> recommend highly.
>
> They're all gainfully employed at the moment (not all at the same places)
> so I'm not naming names, but I thought I would send out a message in case
> it helps. I'll make introductions if anyone would like one.
>
> A couple of senior folks in London, with strong JS skills too.
> One mid-level dev who lives in Ukraine and is an effective remote worker
> (I worked with him for almost a year). All are interested in joining
> talented perm teams on good products.
>
> Then, a squad of 4 Rubyists who are trying to transition over to Elixir.
> They're extremely senior developers who've worked on some complex stuff. If
> you haven't had a look at Elixir yet, I highly recommend it: as you might
> know the creator Jose was a big influence in the Rails community over the
> years.  These folks aren't interested in more Ruby roles unfortunately, but
> I thought I would mention it here as I know a couple of Ruby teams that are
> using more Elixir.
>
> Lots of love,
> ~Alex Heeton
>
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Denny de la Haye

Campaign Technologist, 38 Degrees
denny.d at 38degrees.org.uk

38degrees.org.uk
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