Hello Fedizens!
@hacks4pancakes said:
"If you are wondering if you should offer them a gig even at a low rate outside America, for the love of Pete, do it now. There very well might not be a later for them, even to get a passport to leave." "Just offer the damn job." https://infosec.exchange/@hacks4pancakes/113959970763765287
Challenge accepted.
We're a Vancouver, BC, Canada tech company. We are in crunch mode for a small production batch right now. We could use help until mid April, with a possibility of being hired permanently afterwards. Candidates would need to hit the ground rolling! As @hacks4pancakes suggests, we can offer to hire 2-3 instead of just 1 if we offer "a low rate."
There are two skillsets that could be useful, EE and software:
1) Electrical Engineer
MUST have an EE degree and related experience (P.Eng is not required)
SHOULD have experience with product bringup, procurement/BOM, prototype to production phase
Ideally experience with automation, robotics, home appliances/electronics, or similar
Ideally experience with fabrication processes
Extra valuable: experience as product lead
2) Software person
MUST have C++ and Python experience
SHOULD have experience with ROS. basic electronics, soldering, actuators and sensors; good at root cause analysis
Ideally handy with a soldering iron and basic electronics
We must fill the EE position to have the capacity to onboard a SW teammate.
All candidates:
WILL be very hands on, literally
MUST have good interpersonal skills. That is not coded language: neurodivergance is no problem, and our team is diverse. But the team is small, and additions will have to get along.
Previous experience on a high functioning team is not strictly required, but is a major consideration.
You do NOT need to explain why you want to leave the USA. It's none of our business.
Why Canada? @transworldexpress wrote https://transworldexpress.org/wiki/Why_Canada%3F which gives an OK idea of the safety here.
Why us? We're a startup with sales, in a beautiful seaside city facing the mountains. Longer term, we may have opportunities for remote work. There's no work visa or passport required. And we're hiring.
Why not? This isn't Silicon Valley, and while "a low rate" here is well over the national median, it's not luxurious. (As above, we're offering under local market rate so we can afford to make more than one offer.) The starting date is "ASAP" and the initial contract would finish in mid April. Being in production ramp-up, there is a need to be physically present.
For various hopefully obvious reasons I won't name us here.
How to apply
If you are extremely well qualified, especially as an EE, please shoot a DM with a rough idea of why that's so.
If you think you are qualified with reservations, please shoot a DM with a rough idea of why that's so.
You do not initially need to submit a full resume or CV if you aren't comfortable, but we will ask for one before making any offer
If you want to use E2EE, a public key follows
looking for remote work in germany or europe, but flexible enough to show up once or twice a month in an office (in germany, luxembourg, france, belgium, netherlands, danemark, switzerland or austria) if any additional expenses are covered by the employer
