<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>#2 AOL?<br><br>On 24 Feb 2012, at 16:39, Tom Blomfield <<a href="mailto:tom@gocardless.com">tom@gocardless.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite">
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Here's a fun Friday game. Guess the recruiter's job ads</div><div><br></div><div>Job 1: ???</div><div><br></div><div>Job 2: ???</div><div><br></div><div>Job 3: FundingCircle</div>
<div><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br>Tom Blomfield<br>+44 7767 484619<br><div><br></div><div><a href="http://gocardless.com">gocardless.com</a></div><div><br></div></div>
<p style="color:#a0a0a8">On Friday, 24 February 2012 at 16:20, Matthew Geppert wrote:</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">3 permanent Jobs
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">JOB 1: Based in London / Salary up to
£45,000</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">An innovative
digital platform that provides services for clients such as ISPs and mobile
operators (based in London)
require a ruby on rails developer for their team (full-time and onsite). The
role involves assisting in the full lifecycle of their maturing music content
delivery platform. They offer music fans a high quality, cross-platform music
service with audio streaming and downloading, music discovery and
recommendation tools, editorial, and social features.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Essential
Skills:</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* Experience
with Ruby on Rails - Cucumber and Git</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* Strong
interest in using agile methodologies, pair programming, and unit/integration
testing methodologies</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* JavaScript</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* SQL</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* HTML/CSS</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* Unix/Linux</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* Produces
elegant but efficient code, who enjoys collaborating with peers</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* History of
interest/involvement in the Open Source community</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* Interest in
music</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">JOB 2: Based in London / Up to £65,000</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">This is a rare
opportunity for a Technical Lead within Ruby on Rails development for a PLC
client (based in London)
which is currently managing world-class software development. They are in
urgent need of a highly talented individual to take ownership of all things
Ruby on Rails and guide the current team while being extremely hands on! They
understand to lure the best, they will be need to pay above market rate
therefore are willing to pay for the right person! </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">The company is
more technology focused than ever plus this role is accountable for i)
simplifying and innovating the underlying technical solutions to improve
development velocity and the cost of ownership; and ii) developing a
world-class agile team of software developers. This role includes hands on
software development and frequently requires analysis and decision making to
solve challenging technical problems. </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">If you are
interested or need further information, please send me an email with your CV,
github URL’s and blog address now for an immediate response - all
conversations are strictly confidential.</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">If you are
interested please send me an email with your CV, github URL’s and blog address
now for an immediate response or alternatively, do know of someone that could
be? </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">JOB 3: Based in London / paying up to
£55,000 plus equity options</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">A fantastic opening
for a ruby on rails developer has arisen within the financial services. This is
an opportunity to get involved with another "first" to the online
market! This online setup secured funding from the same VC's as Skype, Betfair
and Lovefilm plus many more. This genius idea and setup also has had the press
go wild with fantastic write-ups with big plans for 2011. </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">This Developer
role represents a unique opportunity to become part of a dynamic and driven
team as well as securing an attractive equity position in a market with total
assets of £150bn+. Management are targeting a nine-figure exit valuation within
5 years.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">This position is
for a developer to completely re-write their Site and migration from the
current PHP-Symfony platform to Ruby on Rails.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">The role
requires a good all-rounder, someone who is willing to 'muck in' when needed
and take responsibility for processes and tools when required, and someone who
is keen to learn and apply new skills and techniques. You will have knowledge
of, and be at ease working with, Linux/Unix operating systems. You should be
comfortable using the command line and command line tools (for deployment,
etc.) as well as being not being scared of using unix text editors (like
vi/emacs). Knowledge and experience with more than one language a distinct
advantage (python/ruby/perl/javascript/erlang). </span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* Ruby on Rails</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* Version
Control using Git or other distributed system</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* Continuous
integration (Using Cruise Control or Hudson)</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* Experience of
and understanding of Databases, preferably PostgreSQL or MySQL</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* Familiarity
with Agile Methodology (TDD/BDD/XP/Scrum)</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* Experience of
BDD tools like Cucumber or Rspec</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">* Advanced HTML
HTML/XHTML/CSS</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">If you are
interested or need further information on any of the above, please send me an
email with your CV, github URL’s and blog address now, for an immediate
response - all conversations are strictly confidential.</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Best Regards,</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Director</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Open Select
Recruitment Limited</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">email: <a href="mailto:matt@osrecruit.com">matt@osrecruit.com</a> </span></font></p>
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