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› DevOps Engineer
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@Mastodon Hire me to continue working on #DOStodon 😋
@dec_hl @Mastodon What is DOStodon?
@openroomxyz @Mastodon A Mastodon client for MS-DOS
@dec_hl @Mastodon You are using MS-DOS ? Where ? How ? Why ?
@dec_hl @Mastodon Is the client written in JavaScript, why you have .exe in repository?
@openroomxyz #DOStodon is based in #DOjS
DOjS is a JavaScript interpreter for ms-dos (that is the EXE) and the mastodon client is written in JavaScript.

@dec_hl Can you write this way a C or C++ code that runs inside MS-DOS which than runs in browser, like a small DOS game?

That’s actually 🆒.

@openroomxyz I’m not sure I understand your question?
You can write a C program for DOS, yes.
If you want that C program to run in a browser you need an emulator like JS-dos.
But that has nothing to do with how DOjS or DOStodon work…
@Mastodon if US openings happen!
@Mastodon how about iOS engineers?

@mikec415 @Mastodon

The answer to all such suggestions is probably: how about more recurring donations first?

Remember to support your own instance as well as mastodon's development. $1-2 each would already cover a lot of costs

@ekes @Mastodon I do contribute both to the Patreon and SFBA.
@ekes @Mastodon why are you assuming that I don’t?

@mikec415 @Mastodon

You're asking why I am assuming something by assuming something ...

Your comment is part of a reply chain, the second paragraph isn't addressing you but everyone reading the replies.

@ekes @Mastodon I felt you were being nasty.

@mikec415 @Mastodon
It seems you have a habit of poorly interpreting text and just making up accusations.

I just answered your questions in a frank manner. Any judgements are your own imagination.

@Mastodon I have a question. Only european can apply for now?
@Mastodon I don't have the skills you're looking for, but happy to boost this to help you find the right people!
@Mastodon Exciting! Especially that you're hiring an in-house product designer. <3
@Mastodon
Someone should boost this towards the macaw.social instance. *cough* @streamofron *cough*
I think there are some very competent former birdsite employees hanging around there

@ASP @Mastodon @streamofron

Having known a couple, the very competent ones were pulling +3x what was shown for the DevOps position, though.

@ferricoxide
@Mastodon @streamofron

Please keep in mind that these are figures for Berlin. Its bit tricky to compare because income tax and taxes for healthcare/social security/pension system are handled differently. Also the general circumstances of living and working in Germany vs the US are probably different. See for reference:

https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/p7cmmx/american_salary_vs_german_salary/

American salary vs German salary?

I was just offered €73K + €5K relocation for a software related job at a startup in Munich. I currently make $100,000 in Los Angeles. Considering...

reddit

@ASP @Mastodon @streamofron

But the point is, since your suggestion was "there's former Twitter personnel available" to take on 100% remote jobs (without qualifying by saying *just* the much smaller, European portion of that pool of ex-Twitter personnel), there's an implication of at least *some* US-based ones would be referenced in that availability-pool. As such, US realities apply to those US-based elements of the potential hiring pool.

@ferricoxide
@Mastodon @streamofron

It is of course easier to benefit from positive aspects of the European labour market, healthcare and social security systems if you actually live there. The same is true for non-US citizens who are considering to move to the US for an interesting job.

I did not mean to deceive anyone. I just wanted to help spread the word and thought this info might be of interest to some former Twitter employees who are on macaw.social. That is all.

@Mastodon Damn, have to update my CV for the devops position 😃
@Mastodon Any plans for paid internships for computer science students?
@Mastodon Is "Product Designer" still necessary when we have https://elk.zone/ ? 🙃
Elk

A nimble Mastodon web client

Elk
@Shini92 @Mastodon no idea about their plans but the onboarding experience is far from ready for mass adoption, which would definitely help Mastodon grow further.
@Mastodon that salary isn't gonna help your designer search, that's less than what I got as a junior designer in 2016.
INVEST IN YOUR DESIGNERS.
@pbuck @Mastodon Salary range is based on Berlin data for the role.

@Gargron @pbuck My guess is that the salaries in the US are so much higher, because you need to pay a lot of the stuff yourself that's usually covered by the public or by social insurance in most European countries.

That of course does not help you when working remote from the US for companies abroad.

@schmittlauch @Gargron @pbuck

Bingo. Health insurance for my wife and me is $12,000/year just in premiums. Add in deductibles and co-pays and a third of that salary is gone.

Factor in housing – which has gotten silly in a lot of places – and it's unlikely to be affordable for anyone in the US not doing it as a hobby. :(

@ferricoxide @schmittlauch @Gargron @pbuck Also keep in mind that in Europe you generally have more annual leave (20 days is legal minimum in the UK and Germany), mandatory sick leave, mandatory paid maternity leave, protections from being fired for no reason, etc.

@david @schmittlauch @Gargron @pbuck

Right, but the larger point on the various "that's a low compensation" posts is, if you're living in the US, you're unlikely to be able to *afford* to take on that low a pay-rate given the realities of life in the US.

Similar problems are run into by US-based employers seeking to expand their hiring-pools by offering 100% remote positions: unless they're paying higher-cost markets' rates, they aren't going to be able to attract talent from those markets.

@schmittlauch @Gargron
I guess when your country actually has a social safety next you can live on a lot less! Man my country sucks

@pbuck @schmittlauch @Gargron

Worked on a gig for a federal customer a few years back. Agency's head was complaining that contractors were demanding more than he, as the agency's head made ...ignoring he had a government pension, lifetime government healthcare, government provided transport and housing – both during the time he was agency-head and after he retired. It was like, "dude: you realize how much all that costs a contractor to provide for themselves??? THAT'S why they demand so much."

@Gargron @pbuck @Mastodon I'm based in Berlin and the salary for the devops role is really low.

I suggest you take a look at levels.fyi and filter by location for more up to date salary data.

@Gargron @Mastodon hiring in EU-only for these roles, right?
@Mastodon Here's to hoping you will eventually need someone with skills in writing documentation and LaTeX.

@Mastodon I’m here if you ever need online workplace wellness.

✅ Inclusive fitness.

Let’s get healthy together🏋🏽‍♂️

Will apply, is knowing German also a requirement :D?
@Mastodon good look to find a DevOps who want to work for the half of it's prize.
@Marcus_Zi @Mastodon and it can differ based on location... Like if I will be less/more productive on other side of border ;)

@Marcus_Zi @Mastodon

Is that not a reasonable salary for a devops role IN several coubtries in Europe? It's a remote gig open to anyone in the EU.

@qt @Mastodon i can speak only for Germany and there it is below the average salary
@Mastodon why "full time"? Why not employ 2 bright people part time?