I'm currently looking for compiler-related jobs in Paris and elsewhere and this seems kind of interesting. I see that you first advertised this position in July and then again last month, which may be because there are too few applicants or because they are not qualified.
Anyway, as feedback (don't know if you're interested...) here are some points that make me hesitate to apply for this job:
- You're a C# shop, which is great, but you don't say if you only consider C# experts or if you trust a senior compiler person to pick up the basics within the first weeks on the job. I couldn't C# my way out of a paper bag, but if you give me a book and a quiet office for a week, I'd be productive.
- This may seem silly, but: On your "about us" page (https://www.lokad.com/aboutus) everybody wears suits! This might be useful to impress potential customers, but it also projects a certain image to potential job applicants.
- Information about the hiring process is always interesting. Do you make applicants solve silly brain teasers etc. This applies to most of the posts in this thread, but I won't reply to each of them individually ;-)
- Not a particular concern for me, but I know that many people working in programming languages in the Paris area are expats. Would be interesting to note if you are open to somebody who doesn't speak French (well).
Anyway, as feedback (don't know if you're interested...) here are some points that make me hesitate to apply for this job:
- You're a C# shop, which is great, but you don't say if you only consider C# experts or if you trust a senior compiler person to pick up the basics within the first weeks on the job. I couldn't C# my way out of a paper bag, but if you give me a book and a quiet office for a week, I'd be productive.
- This may seem silly, but: On your "about us" page (https://www.lokad.com/aboutus) everybody wears suits! This might be useful to impress potential customers, but it also projects a certain image to potential job applicants.
- Information about the hiring process is always interesting. Do you make applicants solve silly brain teasers etc. This applies to most of the posts in this thread, but I won't reply to each of them individually ;-)
- Not a particular concern for me, but I know that many people working in programming languages in the Paris area are expats. Would be interesting to note if you are open to somebody who doesn't speak French (well).
Kudos for putting the salary range on the announcement on your web site: https://www.lokad.com/jobs-senior-compilation-engineer
(Another reason I hesitate to apply is that I have several other currently running application processes.)
All the best with finding the right person!