This is the same - verbatim - solicitation I spammed the list about around a week or two ago; the fact that it's verbatim and that it contains certain "red flags" (pointed out by other respondents) makes me a little suspicious. FWIW,
DG > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:39:24 -0700 > From: Brian Lane <[email protected]> > Subject: [SEAPY] Fwd: Python Jobs - The Best Companies ARE > Still > Hiring - Please pass the word > To: A group of Python users in Seattle > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > This came in this afternoon. Sorry for some of the > formatting, it > appears to be a html email :/ It does sound like they are > having trouble > finding Python developers, which may mean more perks :) > > Brian > > - -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Python Jobs - The Best > Companies ARE Still Hiring - Please > pass the word > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:16:21 -0700 > From: Nanci Cronk <[email protected]> > To: Brian Lane <[email protected]> > > Hi Brian, > > I was doing some networking and came across your name as a > highly > respected Open Source professional. I?m hoping you > can help me out. > Even if you are not seeking a new job at this time, I > wanted to fill you > in on these cool, mid- to senior-level *_Degreed Engineer_* > openings. > These are all *_PERM/DIRECT-HIRE (not Contract)_* openings > and if you > aren?t interested/available, I would ask that you _please > take a moment > to pass this info along to any of your friends/colleagues > who have this > type of background_. In this day and age, you never > know who may be > forced to make a change tomorrow, who may have family in > these parts of > the country, or who may just want to get his/her engines > revving again > with a cool new opportunity ? so your help to get this info > into > the hands of fellow Open Source professionals is > appreciated. Once the > info is in the right hands, your buddies can give me a call > if they want > more of the juicy details!! > > *_Philadelphia, PA Open Source Architect/Developer (4 > immediate > openings)_*_:_ We?re seeking highly educated software > engineering > professionals (_Masters or PhD in Computer Science > preferred_) with _at > least 3 years of professional and current hands-on PYTHON > programming > experience in an open source, large-scale, distributed > computing > environment_. We?re seeking someone out of a > scalable, high-volume > environment (someone who has experience designing at least > one > large-scale system that has operated on greater than 20 > servers). We > want someone who has experience writing clean code ? using > source > control and change management tools, ideally in an Agile > environment. > And we need someone who has experience in and passion for > solving > giant ?puzzles?, perhaps someone with statistics or > algorithms > experience and who has a great attitude for teamwork and > company > spirit. If you enjoy working on high volume > platforms, architecting > solutions to large scale problems, writing clean code, and > working to > build a company from the ground up then we may be > interested. We offer > our brilliant minds competitive compensation, EQUITY, a > work-hard, > play-hard, fun work environment with flexible hours, free > food and a > best-of-breed product. This is a very > well-funded VC-backed startup > with amazing potential - think Google or Amazon a few years > back. This > is too good to pass up!! > > *_Charlotte_**_, NC_**_ Python Backend Developer (2 > openings over the > next 3 months):_* Bachelors Degree in Computer > Science (BSCS, MSCS > only) from an accredited university is a MUST and 2+ years > of commercial > and current Python server-side development experience is > required. > You'll need to be able to point us to an actual, active and > functioning > link to your code in order to be considered for this > opening. Strong > database experience with PostgreSQL and strong XHTML web > templating/Cheetah experience along with a strong passion > for and > understanding of Open Source and UNIX architecture. > This position is in > a Microsoft-free environment, developing on OSX and > deploying on Linux. > Our client is a steadily growing, Charlotte, NC-based > commercial > software development firm (they are a product company, not > a consulting > or services company). You'll be doing full life cycle > development > (analysis, design, architecture, development, testing, > etc). And your > creative ideas and input are not only valued here - they > are required!! > You won't be just a number here - we want and need your > energy and your > ideas to make our products even better! > > Again, even if you aren?t interested, PLEASE take a moment > to pass this > info along to any other Open Source Developers/Architects > you know. > Maybe you can help out one of your buddies ? call it career > karma! > > *** NOTE: Unfortunately, *_NO SPONSORSHIP_* > candidates can be > considered at this time. Some relocation assistance > is available for > the Pennsylvania openings. But for our > Charlotte client, they require > someone already local to NC (or maybe a short relocation > from VA or SC). > Unless you are a strong match to the above, with current > hands-on > Python/Open Source development and architecture experience > and at > minimum a Bachelor?s Degree, we won?t be able to reply to > you > immediately. We will, however, keep your resume on > file as future > openings arise if it is determined you are not a fit for > the current > openings. > > Thank you, > > Nanci Cronk > > Account Executive/Executive Recruiter > > IT and Engineering Staffing Practice > > The Maven Group LLC > > 1.800.343.6612 ext 105 Toll-Free > > 1.469.361.2499 Dallas Direct Line > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > ** A Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business **
