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Shit I get from recruiters...
Hi James Edward,
It was a cold day, Gustav arrived for his first day at work clutching his laptop and some books on the Zend framework. His past nights had been disturbed by the 'Tetris effect', lines of pure code produced by his unconscious mind in his sleep, dropping down, one atop the other, leaving him in somewhat of a half awake, half asleep state throughout the nights. His world view was formed through code, indeed giving him great insight, yet leaving him somewhat distant from those around him.
He was starting to question his sanity. A formidable PHP Zend coder, instead of taking rest in its conventional sense, his mind would be occupied with thoughts on RESTful services, instead of using soap in the bath, he would be comparing SOAP with RESTful services. He took a single bite on a pear, the only food he had eaten in two weeks, and instantly started thinkng of PEAR and PECL extensions. Instead of eating, he would usually be coding, his natural hunger instinct shut off from the deep levels of focus that he sustained during coding sessions. Am I human? he asked himself one day, clearly feeling that his very existence had merged with the technology with which he was engaged on a day to day basis.
His family life remained intact, a bright wife who understood his predicament serving as a buffer between his internal world and the world around him. Even when talking with her, his mind would drift onto coding, sometimes so much so, that he lost awareness of her very presence.
As he calmly, as if programmed, walked through the porte-cochère leading to the entrance of the office, he felt totally in control, as if on a mission to take charge of his young colleagues and guide them in the right direction on the greenfield LAMP platform-build that he was to be in charge of. He knew that this would be no easy feat, but felt reassured that he would be able to get on with producing a large amount of the purest code himself, whilst overseeing the 4 strong team of fastidious developers that already worked at the company, rather than being a mere hands off development manager.
As he arrived at his desk, he was astounded by the office environment, a wondrous place, void of unnecessary ornementation, fine desks sculpted from burr walnut. A minimalistic, clutter free environment seemed exactly what young Gustav needed to allow his coding to flourish. The air was as clean, a distant memory pervaded his mind, reminding him of the clean childhod air of the Matterhorn foothills in which he was raised. He mused on the brilliance of the architecture holding him, a hybrid blend of Le Corbusier and Ahrends Burton Koralek he decided..... indeed he had many other interests in addition to his coding.......
I am looking for candidates like young Gustav, to fill a technical lead role in a London based agency. I would really like to speak with you about the opportunity as it is a good one. They really want fastidious PHP Zend coders, who have experience in RESTful services, to work on their new platform, and migration to the LAMP stack.
You will be coding every day as well as overseeing other developers in a relaxed environment where you start work at 9 and finish at 5.
Please do get back to me if you are very good at PHP Zend and are looking for a new opportunity. I will be able to provide you with plenty of information. The salary on offer is £55K-£60K per annum
Best Regards
Hello,
Christmas is on the way, the days are short and the nights are long..... Conversely, the majority of PHP coders I have spoken with lately, remark that in their current employment, it is the days that are long and the nights that are short, usually spent coding overtime to finish projects for their avaricious 'overlords'.
A short walk through the snow covered verdure of Regent's Park leads to the media agency that I am currently helping so that they may have a PHP Zend developer before Christmas (or indeed after Christmas if needs be). When the words 'media agency' are uttered, people usually have the impression that the company will be bustling with people, a veritable sweatshop, employees working to strictly enforced deadlines and a strong emphasis placed upon moneymaking and marketing as opposed to valuing quality code, and treating employees humanely.
This company is most entirely different, they are without doubt the exception to the general rule. They are one of the best known agencies, one of the largest agencies with 1.2 Billion pounds annual turnover, which would usually lead one to believe that it is one of these aforementioned 'sweatshops'... but the company is divided in such a way to enable employees to enjoy quality working environments, flexible working times and also have their work appreciated by the expert technical architects and project managers that the company has held on to for so many years now. Seldom do job opportunities like these emerge.
The exact role that the architect at the company is seeking to fill, is that of a PHP Zend coder, somebody with excellent skill in the LAMP stack, someone who has a good 3 years of Zend experience. They really want someone who has in depth understanding of the Zend framework and who is very senior at PHP development. They are migrating over from .net to the LAMP stack at the moment, the project is somwhat of a greenfield one and involves putting the companies new online magazines onto the LAMP stack.
Working hours are flexible, 10-6, 9-5, whatever takes your fancy really.
Please get in touch wih me if you would like to find out more.
The jobs are sparse, the world is in turmoil.... We are consistently assured that things are to get better for the hard working-folk of England if we 'pull together' and live in austerity................... Out of sight, the price of gold keeps rising, inequality increases. The Big Society.... a veritable farce, yet who, one must ask.. are the playwrights?......
Naturally, the people of England are always seeking the truth, at the same time, they also seek an antidote to the horrors of modern life. A job oft' serves as such an antidote......
I am currently recruiting for an innovative mapping based data consultancy, specialising in the supply of industry leading mapping solutions for a variety of high profile organisations. They provide customised mapping solutions both on and offline, with information relating to different road using communities for websites, bespoke mapping and data downloads.
Essentially, the company facilitate data exchange for public services, utilising cutting edge mapping technology. The company is small, with a team of 4 developers. They are currently working on mapping solutions and have a handful of projects on the go at the moment including a few TFL projects. One of their major projects involves a routing solution to different councils for the freight industry.
They are seeking a web developer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have experience in PHP, Python, Javascript, Jquery. Database experience will be Postgresql with experience in AJAX desired. The best part about this Central London based job is that it enables the developer to work from home on some days of the week! Amazing! The pay is £30K per annum, indeed the company would strech to £31K for the right candidate.
Please do not hesitate to contact me immediately with youir C.V if you are interested. The team require somebody to start straight away, indeed the interview process is one stage, no psychometric tests, no discrimination against candidates etc.
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