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Eedi | Senior Developer (.NET) | London or Remote (UK) | Full-time | https://eedi.com/

Eedi is an edtech startup. We make software that helps children learn maths.

We've secured a $12M grant from a prestigious US foundation and partnered with major education providers and other big (household name) companies. We're looking to hire a senior .NET person that can take what we've built and figure out how to scale/integrate it within other education platform—we're going to call you an API designer.

Our mission is to sustainably improve learning outcomes for 1 billion students by 2030.

Come join us: https://eedi.factorialhr.com/job_posting/software-engineer-b...

Eedi | Senior Developer (Full-stack, .NET/React) | London or Remote anywhere in the UK | Full-time | https://eedi.com/

After closing a £3.5M round of investment led by LEGO, we are growing our engineering team to build world-class educational tools for teachers and their students, around the world.

Our mission is to make the world happier and smarter. We are developing digital products that ensure that every learner has access to great teaching and learning, personalised to their ability and needs. Eedi already reaches millions of teachers and their learners in over 14,500 schools worldwide.

Come join us: https://jobs.eedi.com/software-engineer-full-stack/en

Have a read of http://open.bufferapp.com/introducing-open-salaries-at-buffe....

Buffer have a base rate and then an additional sum based on location. Locations are split into 4 categories depending on how expensive they are to live in. Seems like a fair way of doing it, but obviously depends on the employer.

I'm not a freelancer, but I have hired freelancers. You didn't say where you are based, but in London a normal day rate is anywhere between £350 - £550.

If you're a good PHP dev then don't talk that down—your client doesn't care what's cool at the moment. They're more interested in getting something that works and delivered on time.

If I wanted to be a freelancer that earned £1000 per week, I'd start by just telling people my day rate is £200 per day. Then use whatever personal connections, friends of friends, to find work and use that to build a early network of clients. The freelancers I've hired in the past are generally through personal recommendations so think about people who come into contact with your target market and approach them to see if they're willing to put a good word in for you.

If you're looking to be trained then you're likely to have more fun getting a permanent job where they're willing to invest money to train you.

Obviously, this is unlikely to happen over night so may not be the solution to your current problem.

Good luck.

Understandable, cheers!

I've signed up to about 4 different hosts recently (including Rackspace) to test them out. If I wanted to take you up on the offer would I have to sign up for a new account or can it be back dated?

Thanks!

I haven't tried the app yet but from the landing page I can see it being nice to use, although possibly not the best use of time!

I think part of the reason sites like 9gag have taken some share is their great mobile experience making it easy lazily browsing—however, I'm sure hardcore reddit users will hate it!

Perhaps the summary could be automated and be based on keywords like the experience needed, location, salary etc. That might be enough to give someone the gist and get them to pay.

Right now though, I'd rewrite the current job posts on there so they're unique.

Congratulations on launching!

One quick potential problem I've found: it's easy to find out who the job is for by searching for a sentence from their post and finding other places they've posted.

I'm not sure how you're going to find a way around that unless you only show a unique summary of each post—enough to give a flavour and entice the signup, but not enough to give away who the job is for.

Or perhaps I'm just tight and others will be happy to pay for conveniences sake.

I'm working on something similar to #73. Web Of Trust Recommendations at http://reqqi.com/

I also keep a spreadsheet of ideas that I'm probably never going to work on, this might have inspired me to publish my own list.

Also, if anyone is interested, Reqqi is hiring

Was anyone else expecting a 500 Startups parody?

London, UK - looking for a senior (PHP) engineer.

We are reQQi, a two man startup based in the Zoo Project in Victoria. We're funded and we have a great set of investors and advisors. We're early stage, we have a decent MVP and a great idea so it's a great time if you're looking to shape a product from the start.

reQQi makes the world more relevant through recommendation. We tell you what the people you trust think, but just as importantly, you can share and save the stuff that you love with those that trust you and get great deals and offers! Discover new things and make better choices, wherever you are.

For more info and to apply go to: http://reqqi.com/jobs