StartupCafe

I’ve been interviewing startups across the UK about their quest for rockstar employees!  The idea is to give an insight into startup recruitment to folk who are interested in working for startups so that they might learn how to put themselves into a position of strength! Entrepreneurs might also be interested to see how their [...]

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Edinburgh startup Hubdub are in need of a talented web developer to help them with their fantasy sports game FanDuel.  They’re offering £30-40K depending on experience as well as stock options to the right person.  Is that you? Is it?  I’ve pasted their blurb below for the more curious amongst you: —— At Hubdub we [...]

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Our friends Dan and Joe over at Winterwell is looking for a new Project Manager/ Producer. Drop them an email if you are interested! —- Winterwell (http://winterwell.com) is a fast-growing data analysis/IT consultancy based in central Edinburgh. We do interestingly varied work for an interestingly varied client base. We’re also the makers of SoDash (http://sodash.com), the smart social [...]

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In London right now? Sitting on your couch reading Startup Cafe whilst yet again trying to water down that ever worse Sunday morning hangover? Thinking this is another week end wasted away, another week is about to start; your shirts are not ironed and the prospects of that corporate job of yours aren’t that bright? [...]

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Hoda, a local children’s arts charity, is looking for help developing Rock OperatoR, a location based game that uses iPhones and maps to guide groups around Holyrood Park. The game leads users on a geological trail of discovery around Arthur’s Seat, beginning and ending at Dynamic Earth. The position requires basic iPhone dev skills, including experience [...]

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The Edinburgh Entrepreneurship Club, hosted by the University of Edinburgh Business School, is currently looking for a new part-time co-ordinator. This prestigious, public-facing role has been held by some big names in the past—namely, StartupCafe’s very own Jess Williamson, who has since moved south to work at a new startup accelerator. Prior to that, you [...]

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The other day we received a message on our Facebook page: “Hey, I’ve just graduated from Glasgow university and want to get into the startup scene. Getting involved with a current startup seems to be what is mostly advised on the web as a good way to start, but I’ve been researching on the internet [...]

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A request from Ross McNairn—who has just moved to Edinburgh from Aberdeen—and is looking for people to join his startup: We are a very exciting early stage startup developing a highly viral mobile web app, aimed at providing an innovative advertising solution for SMEs. We want someone who can contribute on more than a coding [...]

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We love the HubDub team and sounds like one very lucky person will get to join them! Know an end-to-end LAMP developer, or is that you? Details below, and apply here if you’re interested: http://bit.ly/fanduel-webdev. Good luck! Company overview Hubdub Ltd is a VC funded high-growth startup based in Edinburgh and San Francisco that aims to [...]

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Working for a startup has to be one of the best jobs around. Flexibility, challenging work, cool colleagues, and a tangible connection between your input and the company’s output—what’s not to like? Here’s two opportunities that are recruiting now (and both, in case you’re wondering, are paid): 1. C++ Programmer for part-time work, possibly leading [...]

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