Felix HlatkyJan 16

Mastodon is looking for recruiting support to help us hire two exceptional backend engineers for multiple ambitious projects. More news on the specifics and the job description to follow soon.

This is a rare opportunity to work closely with our team on a non-technical project. If you might be interested in this or know someone, please get in touch. Ideally this should be fully or partially pro bono and start end of January.

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Show threadAlex FeinmanJan 16
@mellifluousbox What does "pro bono" mean here, especially in the context of hiring?
Show threadRafa Font 🌻 🇪🇺 🏀Jan 16
@afeinman @mellifluousbox I understand that the pro-bono part is the "support for recruitment", then whoever is recruited is paid
Show threadFelix HlatkyJan 16

@afeinman Correct, the engineers will be paid. The (partial) pro-bono help is needed for the recruiting process.

@rafa_font

Show threadsolrizeJan 18
@mellifluousbox @afeinman @rafa_font I don't understand why you want recruiters since there are tons of qualified available engineers likely to respond directly. It would be way more interesting if you could post the job description up front.
Show threadFelix HlatkyJan 18
@solrize I agree with you and that's the experience we've made with previous hiring processes. We need the recruiters to help us process the hundreds of highly qualified applications in a professional and respectful way. This sounds like a luxury problem but the strain on a tiny engineering team to also do recruiting on top of delivering an ambitious product roadmap shouldn't be underestimated. We've worked with an (internal) recruiter before for almost all the positions we've hired for.
Show threadsolrize

@mellifluousbox Well I'll forward your post to a recruiting firm I once worked with. No idea if they will be able to work pro bono though. What is the job? Does it involve AI (boooo...)? I feel like you're being unnecessarily mysterious but whatever.

For that matter, what is the organization doing the hiring? I didn't realize that Mastodon itself was big enough to have a significant development org. Are the wages anywhere near competitive with industry?

Added: Ok I gave https://joinmastodon.org/about#contact as your contact info, but they are a US firm and I see you're in Germany, so this might not be a great match. Best wishes.

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