unsolicited mail by farming my OSS publications. douchebags.

sourced.ai spam.md

completely irrelevant, if they'd bothered to actually look they'd have known that. reading github doesn't make your automated spam bullshit any more acceptable. wankers.

Oh and pick one domain and stick to it ffs. Idiots. Which is it, http://sourced.ai/ or http://sourced.tech/

I don't mind people (humans) reading my published stuff and contacting my personally, but the below is unacceptable.

From your webshite:

We send highly relevant job proposals to the suggested profiles and inform them about all the aspects of the position.

Bulllllshit.

-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: 	Backend Engineer at 1aim
Date: 	Wed, 30 Dec 2015 09:04:39 +0100
From: 	Georgina Giannoukou <[email protected]>
To: 	Tim Abell <[email protected]>

Hi Tim,

I am a Developer Relations Engineer at source{d}, based in Madrid. We are working on improving developer recruitment. We have analyzed your open source contributions on Github and believe that you could be a good fit for Backend Engineer position at 1Aim.

1Aim (https://1aim.com) is an exciting new startup providing secure locking systems for homes around the world, and keeping all the keys with you everywhere you go. Besides access systems, they are already putting a lot of R&D effort in creating further new smart home/building automation products. They are an engineering-driven technology company that want to greatly influence how connected devices of the future will look and behave.

For this position, 1AIM is looking for a battle-tested backend engineer with experience in building high quality distributed systems. You would preferably have experience with C or C++ and low level programming. Moreover, knowing Go or Rust would be a plus.

Since you will be working on a greenfield project you would get to define and implement the architecture of this system. Thus, having experience defining a software architecture and following good practices would be highly regarded.

The salary range starts at 45.000€ and depends on your experience and skills.

Should this be something you wish to explore, please let me know and we can set up a call to evaluate in depth if this is a good fit for you and 1Aim.

Our technology is constantly evolving, so if you think that this position doesn’t match your profile or interests please accept my apologies and feel free to let us know. I will be more than happy to discuss any other potential opportunities we have that are a better fit for you.

Best regards,

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Georgina Giannoukou, Developer Relations Engineer http://sourced.tech

Claudio Coello 16, 2º Izq. 28001 Madrid, Spain

I got one too...

Hi Mathieu,

I am a Developer Relations Engineer at source{d}, we are working on improving developer recruitment. We have analyzed your open source contributions on Github and we think that that you could be a good fit for the position as Frontend Developer at Heetch (https://heetch.com/).

Based in Paris, Heetch helps young people enjoy their nights out without worrying about their rides home. The service matches drivers with passengers who request rides between 8pm and 6am and focuses on offering an alternative to cabs that is affordable, convenient and also fun. They currently have both an Android and an iOS app and will be launching a web one soon.

At the moment they have a team of 30 people, of which 11 engineers. Their engineering team follows Spotify’s agile methodology and their 4 backend, 4 mobile and 2 infrastructure developers are currently split into two squads. They currently have part of the team working remotely and are using Slack, a transparent email policy (one inbox for the entire team as to keep everyone in the loop) and lots of conference calls.

They are looking for a Javascript developer, able to lead the frontend activities and work on Heetch's single page web application. Heetch's team does not have a dedicated frontend developer yet, so you would be the first to join and guide them during development. Apart from the main challenge, any backend related knowledge in Ruby or Go will be considered a plus, since you will be able to get a holistic understanding of the application.

The salary ranges between €40,000 and €50,000 and, although based in Paris, they are open to remote work.

Should this be something you wish to explore, please let me know and we can set up a call to check if this is a good fit for you and Heetch.

Our technology is constantly evolving, so if you think that this position doesn’t match your profile or interests please accept my apologies and feel free to let us know. I will be more than happy to discuss other opportunities that could be a better fit for you. If you are not interested at all, just drop me a line, and I won’t contact you again.

Best Regards,

---

Petros Koklas, Senior Developer Relations Engineer
http://sourced.ai

Read our latest blogpost: 397 Languages, 18,000,000 GitHub repositories, 1.2 billion files, 20 terabytes of code: Spaces or Tabs (http://blog.sourced.tech/post/tab_vs_spaces/)

LOL

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Hi Marco,

I am a Developer Relations Engineer at source{d}, we are working on improving developer recruitment. We have analyzed your open source contributions on Github and we think that you could be a good fit for the position as Senior Backend Engineer at Countify (http://countify.com/).

Countify is a set of innovative, cloud-based, data modelling solutions that combine the benefit of using simple excel-style data manipulation with the power and scalability of the cloud. Specifically, countify takes data modeling to the next level through an easy integration of external data, a powerful computation engine for the most complex calculations as well as the ability to collaborate, and share models with others.

At the moment, the overall architecture of Countify is comprised of three main elements: a server-side C++ core that acts as a computation engine, a C++/C# Microsoft Excel plugin, and finally, a frontend built with JavaScript and AngularJS, and a backend with Node.js. The database of choice is MongoDB and all elements communicate with each other through a high performance Redis bus.

They are in the process of improving the product, as well as building new powerful features on top of it. For that reason, they are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer that will be working directly with the server side core C++ code, as well as the plugin itself. A strong background in C++ and a good understanding of Microsoft Excel would be welcome. Nevertheless, the projects you have built as well as the challenges you had to overcome, regardless of the language or framework in use, would be highly considered. You will have the opportunity to contribute greatly to the product and have the freedom to do so. Moreover, mentoring and guiding junior members of the team will be amongst your tasks.

You will be joining a newly structured team in Berlin that will grow to 6 engineers by the end of the year.

The salary would range between 40,000€ and 70,000€ depending on your skills and experience, stock option are a possibility and Visa can be provided.

Should this be something you wish to explore, please let me know and we can set up a call to check if this is a good fit for you and Countify.

Our technology is constantly evolving, so if you think that this position doesn’t match your profile or interests please accept my apologies and feel free to let us know. I will be more than happy to discuss other opportunities that could be a better fit for you. If you are not interested at all, just drop me a line, and I won’t contact you again.

Best regards,

Georgina Giannoukou, Senior Developer Relations Engineer
http://sourced.ai

Read our latest blogpost: 397 Languages, 18,000,000 GitHub repositories, 1.2 billion files, 20 terabytes of code: Spaces or Tabs (http://blog.sourced.tech/post/tab_vs_spaces/)

This is getting popular. thanks for the heads up

Hi Ruben,

I am a Developer Relations Engineer at source{d}, we are working on improving developer recruitment. We have analyzed your open source contributions on Github and we think that you could be a good fit for the position as Frontend Engineer at lastminute.com group (https://www.lastminute.com/).

lastminute.com group is the European market leader in the online travel and leisure industry. The company consists of well-known brands like lastminute.com, Bravofly, Volagratis, Jetcost and Rumbo which is the team you would be joining. Based in Madrid, Rumbo, part of lastminute.com group, provides an easy to use platform for booking trips. Through their application, the user is able to select from a variety of trips and holiday packages and choose what is best for his own interests.

lastminute.com group engineers are split between different stacks. On the frontend, they are using Javascript, currently with Backbone, while their backend is built with Java and Spring stack, and the application is built with a hexagonal architecture.

They are looking for a frontend engineer with a strong background in Javascript who is willing to work with Backbone and Marionette and be part of a 10 people team. In addition, mastery of HTML and CSS and experience with similar frontend frameworks is required, as well as Javascript fluency and deep understanding of the language principles are required. Apart from the technical challenge, you will also be working with the rest of your team and, together, will have a major impact on the company’s growth. Finally, they follow an Agile methodology in order to organize the team and complete their goals.

The salary ranges between €30.000 and €40.000 indexed to experience and knowledge and another €1.500 will be granted for personal development (like attending conferences, signing up to courses etc.).

Should this be something you wish to explore, please let me know and we can set up a call to check if this is a good fit for you and lastminute.com group.

Our technology is constantly evolving, so if you think that this position doesn’t match your profile or interests please accept my apologies and feel free to let us know. I will be more than happy to discuss other opportunities that could be a better fit for you. If you are not interested at all, just drop me a line, and I won’t contact you again.

Best regards,

---

Petros Koklas, Senior Developer Relations Engineer
http://sourced.ai

Read our latest blogpost: 397 Languages, 18,000,000 GitHub repositories, 1.2 billion files, 20 terabytes of code: Spaces or Tabs (http://blog.sourced.tech/post/tab_vs_spaces/)

Hi Eddie,

I am a Developer Relations Engineer at source{d}, we are working on improving developer recruitment. We have analyzed your open source contributions on Github and we think that you could be a good fit for the position as Backend Engineer at Runtastic (https://www.runtastic.com/).

Founded in 2009 and recently acquired by adidas, Runtastic is an Austrian mobile fitness company that develops an always evolving ecosystem of apps, hardware, and online services to track fitness and health data. Their digital platforms focus on activity tracking, online training logs, detailed data analysis, community sharing and other features that help users improve their overall fitness.

Runtastic’s team is composed of over 180 people, of which one third are engineers. They are split into fullstack teams that focus on developing new products and features from start to delivery stage. From a technical point of view, their platform is based on a Ruby microservices ecosystem on top of MongoDB and MySQL for storage and Cassandra clusters. They use Redis and Memcache for caching. On the client side, they have a web application, which is being migrated to EmberJS, and different native iOS and Android applications that are continuously being updated. The platform is hosted on their own local servers in Vienna.

As a member of their backend team, you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the current platform, as well as the implementation of new features, working from the data layer to the connection with the client side. They are looking for a skilled developer with experience creating solutions to complex problems, as well as, developing projects throughout their full lifecycle. Knowledge of Ruby would be a plus, but extensive experience working with the data layer is more relevant. Your main challenge would be scaling the backend and infrastructure to meet the requirements of their growing user base.

You would join a fullstack team of engineers based in Linz, Austria, who follow an Agile methodology. Lastly, they are strongly test-oriented, focused on TDD and only deliver fully tested features.

The salary ranges between 40.000€ and 60.000€, and they are willing to sponsor your Visa if needed and provide financial and logistic relocation support. In any case, if successful, you will have the chance to meet the team, and offices, in the last stage of their process.

Should this be something you wish to explore, please let me know and we can set up a call to evaluate in depth if this is a good fit for you and Runtastic.

Our technology is constantly evolving, so if you think that this position doesn’t match your profile or interests please accept my apologies and feel free to let us know. I will be more than happy to discuss other opportunities that could be a better fit for you. If you are not interested at all, just drop me a line, and I won’t contact you again.

Best regards,

---

Daniel López, Developer Relations Engineer
http://sourced.tech

Read our latest blogpost: 397 Languages, 18,000,000 GitHub repositories, 1.2 billion files, 20 terabytes of code: Spaces or Tabs (http://blog.sourced.tech/post/tab_vs_spaces/)

Same here, though I have replied to him until he sent me an email with the review link, which sounds suspicious and I went to check on Github (thus found this topic): "http://sourced.review/-georgina".
Yes and I also set my email not to be shown in GitHub

`Hi Nguyen,

I am a Developer Relations Engineer at source{d}, we are working on improving developer recruitment. We have analyzed your open source contributions on Github and we think that you could be a good fit for the position as Backend Engineer at FalconSocial (https://www.falconsocial.com/).

Falcon Social is a Software-as-a-Service provider in the Social Media Management space. They provide a unified approach for marketers, customer service specialists and HR personnel of big international brands to manage their social media presence.

Falcon Social’s stack consists of a lightweight Java8 backend running on JBoss, DropWizard, Scala and PostgreSQL that is deployed to AWS using tools like Ansible. Kafka is the message broker of choice a REST flavored HTTP + JSON API serves a single web application built with AngularJS, Bower, Grunt and d3.js.

They have recently migrated from a monolithic to a microservices architecture and they are facing the challenge of extending and maintaining a fault tolerant system. As a Java engineer, you will be joining an agile team of 18 backend developers in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their workflow methodology is Scrum and their tasks are focused on improving their current infrastructure.

Falcon Social offers a competitive package based on your skills and experience. They offer help with relocation and visa as well.

Should this be something you wish to explore, please let me know and we can set up a call to check if this is a good fit for you and Falcon Social.

Our technology is constantly evolving, so if you think that this position doesn’t match your profile or interests please accept my apologies and feel free to let us know. I will be more than happy to discuss other opportunities that could be a better fit for you. If you are not interested at all, just drop me a line, and I won’t contact you again.

Best regards,

---

Georgina Giannoukou, Senior Developer Relations Engineer
http://sourced.ai

Read our latest blogpost: 397 Languages, 18,000,000 GitHub repositories, 1.2 billion files, 20 terabytes of code: Spaces or Tabs (http://blog.sourced.tech/post/tab_vs_spaces/)
`