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    Geek Required 
    Ruby, Rails, Mobile Apps, iOS, Android, Document Dbs
    Message Brokers etc 

    Leeds . UK . Local preferred . Remote considered :)
http://pocketworks.co.uk

    DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?...

    * I expect to earn £30,000 - £50,000 with my uber skills
    * I experiment with new technologies in my spare time
    * I’m at home writing UI code, middle tier code, db code, libraries
    * I think I'll get along great in a Ruby on Rails team
    * I write iOS or Android apps for kicks
    * I’ve played with Mongo, Couch and other storage tech
    * I like a variety of work
    * I love writing HTML, javascript and CSS
    * I’m far more comfortable having my code under unit test
    * I hate waiting for tests to run
    * Every project feels like a hackathon
    * I’m avoiding contracting £££ because it’s more important to work with people
      and make products that make a difference long term
    * I don’t mind getting my hands dirty and helping out on boring 
      jobs if the company needs it
    * Git is easy
    * I’ve been doing this for 7+ years. Still loving it.
    * I enjoy a beer on Fridays and bantering about software 
    * I totally LOVE StarWars (optional)

    AWESOME, GIVE US A SHOUT!...

    Send an email to tobin@pocketworks.co.uk
http://pocketworks.co.uk



Why the down-vote? Is it the ASCII TIE FIGHTER? Was the text too cheesy? Or was it the indenting :S ?


I am not a developer but here are my impressions as an outsider (I did not downvote either, and I don't believe your post is that bad). This is highly possible that I am totally wrong with my assumptions on the downvote

- Your TIE fighter gets too much attention, most of the other posts here are sober and don't try to attract attention with tricks.

- It seems like you are looking for a "rockstar", and for what I know most of the people are tired of those job descriptions. Maybe changing from the first person to the second person will change that.

- Maybe it is the 7+ years.

- Maybe it is the salary for the requirements (I don't know the usual salary for this situation)

- Maybe it is just the Rebel Alliance

I would also appreciate to have other perspectives on the downvotes (pure curiosity and trying to understand)




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