OT: Contracting position available in SD Java Backend + Mobile

[Coronita]

Paging anyone interested in a backend java developer contract position in San Diego

A head hunter is having a hard time filling this position. He/she/they are looking for a 1 year contractor for backend java development, ideally with also some mobile experience (though I don’t think it’s a requirement, it sounds like the right candidate that can learn mobile while being experienced in java backend would be fine)… Sounds ideal for someone stuck in doing only backend work would get some exposure to mobile.

Position is with a large publicly traded consumer tech company.

Contract rate is around $95-100/hr but supposedly negotiable for 12 months with the posibility of a full time position at the end of it. Interested? PM me and I’ll send you the recruiter’s contact. I have no skin in this game and don’t know the recruiter or know about the details.

[bibsoconner]

flu, I’m not interested in this one, but please keep them coming. Especially C#(WPF/MVVM) and C++! It’s always interesting to have data points on where the job market is.

Right now, it seems a software engineer can walk into an interview with clown shoes and be hired. But it’s hard to tell if one is already employed and not really looking. The headhunters tend to give overly rosy reports.

Regards,

Dave

[kev374]

clown shoes? LMAO! the market can’t be that tight.

[meadandale]

@Dave you got the clown part right.

I’m amazed at the caliber of the people we are getting in our interviews. We started having them complete a coding test (that should take about 20 minutes) and the quality is about what I used to see as a TA for first quarter java students.

I’d say we are rejecting about 9 of 10 people we talk to outright via the phone screen or coding test.

[Coronita]

Damn. I guess I need to replace one of my 2 suits with a clown outfit. In san diego, it seems like you are more likely to get hired if you wear a clown outfit versus a suit….

[bibsoconner]

flu,

Not sure if you were joking about the suit or not… But I’d say the two places that required me to show up to the interview with a tie were complete disasters. It should have been a warning to me not to take the contract. The folks were complete pompous asses more interested in politics than actually producing anything. I’m currently at a place where my boss interviewed me wearing shorts. He’s smart guy, interested in getting things done and, as an added plus, nice. My rule now is to show up to interviews in khakis, nice shirt, and dress shoes*. If they kick me out for being underdressed, it’s for the best.

Dave

*I’m not actually confident enough to show up in clown shoes. One day, one day…

[bibsoconner]

meadandale

We are having the same experience trying to hire C# (WPF/MVVM) candidates. On the bright side, I guess it means there are more jobs for folks who do know what they are doing!

Cheers,

Dave

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[quote=bibsoconner]flu,

Not sure if you were joking about the suit or not… But I’d say the two places that required me to show up to the interview with a tie were complete disasters. It should have been a warning to me not to take the contract. The folks were complete pompous asses more interested in politics than actually producing anything. I’m currently at a place where my boss interviewed me wearing shorts. He’s smart guy, interested in getting things done and, as an added plus, nice. My rule now is to show up to interviews in khakis, nice shirt, and dress shoes*. If they kick me out for being underdressed, it’s for the best.

Dave

*I’m not actually confident enough to show up in clown shoes. One day, one day…[/quote]I totally agree and are of the same mindset and experience as well. No will no longer wear a suit to an interview. I would put on a nice slack, long sleeve shirt and nice dress shoes.

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