Re: Director of Engineering at Fast-growing Social Networking Startup

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Thanks, but I'm not looking for another position right now.

 > From: Ann Mitchell <http://www.jamesmoore.com/~ann>
 > Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:17:24 -0800
 >
 > Hi Robert,
 > 
 > This is Ann with James Moore and Associates.
 > 
 > We don't normally contact people unless we believe that they are a fit for =
 > the position we're trying to fill. But because of the state of the economy,=
 >  all too many people have friends and colleagues who need a job. So I'm wri=
 > ting to ask if you know anyone who might wish to be considered for a Direct=
 > or/Vice President of Engineering position at a well-funded, fast growing so=
 > cial networking startup located in Redwood City, CA. Founded in 2007, the c=
 > ompany already has a strong cash flow and millions of visitors. They are lo=
 > oking to hire a head of engineering who will manage a team of seven strong =
 > developers and also will spend 50% of his/her time in hands-on development =
 > using PHP plus other LAMP and Web 2.0 technologies. This a chance to set th=
 > e technical direction for a relatively early stage company and to receive c=
 > ommensurate pre-IPO stock options. The key requirements for this position a=
 > re:
 > 
 > * Strong hands-on Web 2.0 development skills with PHP, Ruby, Python, or O-O=
 >  Perl, plus knowledge of JavaScript/CSS/MySQL/AJAX and the LAMP stack.
 > * OO Design Skills
 > * Strong people and engineering project management skills.
 > 
 > If you can recommend anyone, please ask them to send me their resume in Wor=
 > d, PDF or plain text format ASAP. Please feel free to forward this announce=
 > ment to your friends.
 > 
 > Thanks for your help.
 > 
 > Regards,
 > 
 > Ann