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Ask HN: Who's hiring in Europe?

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Especially Ruby and Objective-C shops!

Please, when "publishing" your offer state if you would consider some kind of remote working too. Thank you

London (UK) (as well as Boston US, if you prefer that) - youDevise, Ltd.

We're a 90-person financial-software firm committed to learning and improvement as well as great web software and agile development. Some of you may know us from our sponsorship of Hacker News meetups in London. We're hiring developers and other smart folks of many kinds. See https://dev.youdevise.com and http://www.youdevise.com/careers.

While we don't have remote workers, we do help successful candidates relocate to London or Boston including arranging visas where needed. For example, last year we hired HN readers from Denmark and the US, and we moved a Polish employee to Boston.

Forward Internet Group in London, UK: http://www.forward.co.uk

We're a young entrepreneurial company that bootstrapped its way from its founder bedroom to a 150-strong company with very healthy profits in 6 years without any external capital.

We are behind uswitch.com, getinvisiblehand.com, omio.com, justcages.co.uk, petvillas.co.uk, forward3d.co.uk etc. You can take a look at who we are and what we do at http://www.forwardtechnology.co.uk.

We have been doubling our revenues every single year (up to £118m in 2010) and plan to continue to do it as long as possible. So, we need great people!

We're looking for great developers (and many other roles too) to work on a variety of exciting online projects. We use Clojure, Ruby, Hadoop, Node.js, Sinatra etc.

Above all we're looking for smart, ambitious, entrepreneurial people. Full job spec is here: http://www.forward.co.uk/careers or here: http://www.forwardtechnology.co.uk/

And it's fun to work here: you choose the hardware you want, you buy the books you need, the hours are flexible, no dress code, the people are reasonable and the entertainment budget is generous: for example the entire company hangs out in Las Vegas night clubs and casinos for 4 days every December, not to mention other trips.

To find out more email me at evgeny.shadchnev@forward.co.uk with your CV.

p.s. sorry, all our devs are on-site, we don't hire remote devs. Also, given the recent changes to the immigration laws in the UK, it will be very challenging (maybe even impossible) for us to arrange a visa unless you're an EU national or already have a work permit.

Google:

UK: http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/jobs/uk/swe/

Paris: http://www.google.fr/intl/fr/jobs/paris/

Munich: http://www.google.de/intl/en/jobs/germanylocations/munich/sw...

Other offices are hiring too, see http://www.google.de/intl/en/jobs/locations/index.html.

Zurich, Switzerland: http://www.google.ch/jobs/zurich/swe/index.html

Sofa in Amsterdam - http://www.madebysofa.com/jobs

Looks like a great place to work...

It really is. I've been working at Sofa for almost 2 years with some of the most talented people I've ever met. I can't recommend it enough.

Still have a few months till I graduate and not the perfect fit for me, but otherwise :)

We (http://www.josekibold.ro/jobs ) are hiring a part-time junior researcher/student to work purely on Javascript type inference.

It is designed to be a remote job, but the pay isn't great since it's basically a sponsorship for students doing their University thesis. After the work/thesis is done, a full-time job offer might follow depending on results.

Net-A-Porter is hiring; it's a very well-funded and very profitable company in central(ish) London, and is a Perl shop, although willing to consider non-Perl programmers who are willing to learn Perl instead!

http://london.pm.org/pipermail/jobs/2011-February/000281.htm...

Timetric in London – python hacker into data (http://timetric.com/about/jobs/, if you email us say Hacker News sent you). We're funded and in White Bear Yard (http://whitebearyard.com/), which is a very cool place to work.

(Co-founder butting in here!) Also, we're generally always interested in people into data visualization and the UX around it - come and chat to us <jobs@timetric.com> if that's your sort of thing!

Trendiction in Luxembourg:

http://www.trendiction.com/ http://blog.trendiction.com/tag/joboffer

No remote.

Looking for 3-4 more java developers in the field of: - distributed large scale crawling, content extraction, data analysis - web applications

We crawl, analyze (extract article, author, date, theme, sentiment,...) and monitor websites (news, blogs, ...) for our clients.

You can contact me directly under t.britz@trendiction.com

Covalent Software, Taunton, England (near Bristol)

Java developers wanting a great working environment, in Taunton. We've an expanding thick client app, we're already market leading in the UK for public sector and currently looking to expand into other markets and product areas. We hired the last guy who responded to a who's hiring post on HN and now need another excellent dev wanting to work in Taunton.

http://www.covalentsoftware.com/company/careers.php

We (http://labs.linkfluence.net/) are a research company based in Paris, working on communication and product-oriented strategies by analyzing, segmenting, and mapping conversations which take place on social web communities. We develop a lot of technologies to harvest and analyse web data. We are looking for 2 developers (1 senior + 1 junior). More details are available here : http://labs.linkfluence.net/jobs.html

connex.io in Zurich - Python Developer http://blog.connex.io/connexio-is-looking-for-you-searching-...

Nice to see a job posting from a Zurich-based startup here :)

Thanks giu. I guess you are based in Zurich as well. Up for a coffee some time?

Yes, I am. Sure, I'm up for it :)

Well, is this turning into a HN Zurich meetup thingie?

Could be interesting.

A HN Zurich meetup would be aweseome for sure. You're from Zurich, too?

My email address is in my profile, just write me if you are interested in a meetup. I will then bundle those and start organizing. Inputs such as location etc. will be appreciated :-)

Will do so, this evening and think about locations in the meantime :)

I am moving to Zug in May. Count me in.

We're looking for a Python/Django developer in Berlin, 1-2 days a week (long-term freelance): http://www.jonasundderwolf.de

Jonas, are you looking at telecommuting applicants too?

Everything Everywhere Ltd. Two permanent "Senior Designer" positions based in Hatfield, UK. Looking for solid Erlang programming skills. Knowledge of IN/SS7 a bonus.

http://www.orangejobs.co.uk/fe/tpl_orange01.asp?newms=jj&...

Please ignore the C++/Java in the description. I'm looking for people who are currently programming in Erlang.

We are just about to advertise two dev roles (mainly python). In London - no remote options.

Email me (address in profile) and I'll let you know when spec is live.

We're recruiting a Polyvalent developer to work with Ruby/Rails/Sinatra, Javascript (jQuery), web services and capable of handling basic ops.

We're in Paris but we'll relocate in California(our market is in LA but the technical staff we'll maybe go to SF) by the end of the year for our launch in the US.

http://letitcast.com

edit: Remote working is an option

LaterPay in Munich, Germany is hiring. We're building a next-generation payment platform for internet content.

LaterPay is looking for Python developers with Django experience and general knowledge about databases and "NoSQL" datastores. More details can be found here: http://laterpay.net/unternehmen/wachsen-sie-mit-uns/

Wuala in Zurich, Switzerland: http://www.wuala.com/en/about/jobs

If you like working with (advanced) Python in a wonderful city (Groningen, Netherlands) and with a team of great experts you should have a look here:

http://www.python.org/community/jobs/#paylogic-nederland-bv-...

We are hiring a senior web developer for a well-funded Munich startup with interests in mobile applications and high quality standards. We develop code mostly in C, C++, ObjC, Python and Java. Our yet-to-launch product is a Spotify for ebooks. Get in touch with me for more details: henning.peters@skoobe.de or +49 89 / 2429267-13

Cambridge, UK - Ruby/Rails developer http://about.nhs.info/

I'd be a little hesitant about a Rails developer with all of the required skills in that job posting who'd take 25-40K in Cambridge. I know the economic climate isn't great but that's going to be a tricky role to fill.

Upvoted and I agree, we're offering equity (common stock) too (and have a pretty high valuation). We have four interviews lined up now for the next two weeks, it's not been easy though you're right. We ARE a startup (3 months old) though and bootstrapping still from the angel round, however, we're now in talks with a couple of VCs atm. Would be a good time to get in tbh. The job description and required skills is way too optimistic and we haven't used the one on the site for some time, I should update that to 'good developer who can learn on the job' :)

Training a competent developer across from another technology certainly seems to be popular in the UK nowadays, especially outside of London. I can't see why it wouldn't work. The equity point is interesting and does tip it in your favor somewhat.. Most of the comedy "senior" Rails developer ads offering 28K or whatever are at consultancies or agencies where the chance of any riches is extremely low ;-) Good luck!

Looks like you guys are doing very interesting work - I've been working in healthcare in the UK for more than a few years now....it's definitely wide open for some decent solutions. Are you open to remote/flexible working or is it on-site only at the moment?

Wordtracker are looking: http://www.wordtracker.com/blog/rails-developer-position - would suit a Rails dev with decent experience, or maybe a PHP guy looking to move across to Ruby.

Neofonie Mobile in Berlin - Android, iOS (also Grails) http://mobile.neofonie.de/karriere/jobs

Not speaking german is not a problem. As long as you speak english.

Changer http://www.changer.nl

We're looking for a Python/Django developer and a .NET developer in Leidschendam, the Netherlands.

No remote work possible, sorry.

Global Personals, based in Windsor, UK, are looking for smart developers to join our engineering team, as well as Rails devs: http://globaldev.co.uk/jobs/

We're looking for freelance Drupal devs to work from anywhere, we're based in London though: http://wemakewebsites.info/jobs

Sourcesense in several locations (Amsterdam, London, Milan, Rome)

http://www.sourcesense.com/en/careers/

VouChaCha, a location based coupon start-up is hiring PHP developers in the UK with commercial Zend experience. hr@vouchacha.com | www.vouchacha.com

nurago.com in Germany (Hanover,Berlin,Hamburg) is looking for all-rounders with relevant experience in one or more of these areas: QA, Hadoop, Mobile.

Project Managers with background in market research and/or online advertising are also highly welcomed.

We conduct online research for clients like Google, eBay, Yahoo, MSN etc.

PM me for details.

Criteo in Paris, is hiring dozens of engineers

Wildfuse (http://wildfuse.com) in Prague and soon in Brno (CZ).

T-Mobile is hiring hardware hackers, designers, interaction designers/developers.

PM me for details

totemo in Zurich - www.totemo.ch: two junior java software engineers and one team leader

Are these positions available for remote work?

No, we'r sorry. The guys should move to Zurich

Anywhere specific in mind?

Let's keep the thread generic. But personally, relocation is not a problem.

I'm a Tech recruiter. Not what you are looking for in here no doubt but I'm not the typical bottom feeding type with no soul.

I focus primarily on London but the company I work for has offices throughout Europe.

If you find yourself struggling, then give me a shout. My email is in my profile. Good luck!

Are tech recruiters as reviled as laywers now?

Close enough! Maybe not with the same level of disdain but I find the general consensus is that we have no idea what we are talking about, we are only interested in squeezing candidates for leads and that we like to pigeon-hole everyone we speak to into a specific role.

Those things are true for 99% of IT recruiters that I've encountered. What makes you different?

  we have no idea what we are talking about

1st in Software Development from a leading tech institute. A few years practical experience as a developer. An active, ongoing interest in new technology coupled with a semi-impressive github profile.

  we are only interested in squeezing candidates for leads

If you offer me a lead, I'll take it. I don't however, speak to candidates with the intention of simply farming them for market info. I will only ever speak to a candidate if I legitimately think I can help them. Your time is just as valuable as mine and I've no interest in wasting either.

  we like to pigeon-hole everyone we speak to into a specific role

Key-word matching is what bad recruiters do. They also happen to be the same people who can't differentiate between Java & javascript. How am I meant to know what your perfect job is if I have never spoken to you? That's why I don't ring people with the intention of shoe-horning them into a generic job spec that's sitting on my desk.

The very fact that he is here talking to us tech-types puts him outside the realm of all of the tech recruiters I've ever known. I think that's enough to at the very least give him the benefit of the doubt.

Out of interest, what compensation do you usually take on new hires?

It varies quite a bit to be fair. It depends on a number of factors including salary level, client size, formal agreements in place, potential for future business, etc.

The lowest fee I have charged to date is equivalent to 15% of the candidates salary. I have also worked on roles where my fee has been 35% so as you can imagine, it really is circumstantial.

Wow, I had imagined it to be around 10%. Thanks for being forthcoming.

Some agencies do charge around the 10% mark. Mainly the rubbish high street agencies who tend to give the rest of us a bad name. That being said, rubbish recruiters aren't exclusive to rubbish agencies.

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