I work there as a Senior Developer, I'd be happy to answer any questions from interested parties in the contact E-Mail listed in my profile.
OTOH, they're very generous in their relocation support and most expats get tired of the job before they get tired of Amsterdam, so they do help to fill the pool for the rest of us.
Having lived in NL before, I would fancy coming back, but salaries/taxes make it prohibiting to move back at my current lifestyle. Is booking offering above market pay?
There's no money in Dutch startups, very little investment.
So with some very rare exceptions, most startups pay way less than traditional IT, and you can shout all you want about only wanting young an hungry talent willing to work for equity (also quite relative, very few Dutch startups flip or go IPO), this is seriously hampering their potential for attracting talent.
Especially in a country that may be less risk-averse than most European countries, but still way more than the US.
It is really frustrating how companies underestimate the value of remote employment, even in these days.
So small companies that could afford decent salaries have 3 underpaid devs and some interns doing the work one good developer can do for half the money. And do a better job too.
http://www.dutchstartupjobs.com/mydigido-web-developer-with-...
Some IT jobs posted in other places just omit the location, assuming everyone lives in SF. Really looking forward to find out what's going on in my homeland.
Cached version: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttp%...
I'm so sick of the usage of the word "space" in the startup space, it's not even funny when I try.
For instance, one mistake a lot of startups make is offering Dutch people shares while their productivity wont be higher. Giving them a higher salary or more freedom on where and when they work motivates them much more and is often enough reason to leave a big boring corp.
It's true that there is less money here then in SV but it doesn't mean there are no jobs. But most of these job postings won't be on a site like the above. I even think the problem here is more on the supply side and not demand. I can name a few startups that are looking for talent right now, including us, willing to pay a great salary but simple can't find the right talent. Take a look at the type of open positions, cto, technical co founder, developer intern etc. I think that's the biggest problem we have to solve here first...
And the failure just dumps the MySQL error on the front page.
Not terribly inspiring.
