ColdFusion Developer opening in Holland
ColdFusion, Jobs, Adobe MAX EuropeThey have nice benefits, a fun working environment, and "perks" like getting to go to Adobe MAX Europe and to Luxembourg for a camping trip on company money.
Come join me: http://peoplexs.com/comp/ColdFusionDevelopers.htm
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An American CF developer's adventure to Holland (part 2)
ColdFusion, JobsSo, we made it to The Hague (Den Haag), The Netherlands and I have been loving it, both professionally and personally. Here's our personal blog: http://longnion.blogspot.com.
This is part 2 of my series on moving to, and working in, Holland. Did you miss part 1?
How difficult is it to move to Holland?
In short, quite difficult, but clearly not impossible. What do you need?
- a job. I don't know how it would be possible without a job lined up, and coworkers who help a lot
- a passport.
- patience. The various government agencies make for lot's of red tape! ugh!
- guts.
- plane ticket.
- place to live, preferrably fully-furnished, as many apartments are in Holland.
- a willingness to ask a lot of questions.
- The phrase, "Spreekt u Engels?", to ask if they speak English... over 70% of Dutch people do!
- A GPS device - I liked the TomTom we used for the first month.
- Internet - I used Ziggo, but it was quite difficult to set up since their website and phone system is only in Dutch. I had to bribe my coworkers to come over and help out a few times.
- I willingness to walk and take public transportation. Between walking, trams, trains, and busses, I see no need for a car. And with all the walking, I already lost probably 15 pounds in a month and a half!
- Tolerance of other cultures and of lot's of change. I work with Dutch and Danish people, and one guy from Madagascar. We are constantly learning new things about cultural, language, food, musical, and other differences - and it's open my eyes to worlds I never knew existed.
- Warm clothes and walking shoes.
An American CF developer's adventure to Holland (part 1)
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I've resigned my current position to move to Holland to work at PeopleXS.com as the Lead CF Developer. So, this is part 1 of the following blog series I plan to write.
- How does one decide to completely uproot one's family, home, and job to dare move to a country on another continent?
- How difficult is it to move to Holland?
- What is it like to live in Holland as an American expat?
- How is being a Web Developer different in Holland than in America?
Obviously, parts 2-4 will have to wait until I get to Holland. And if there's interest in the subject, I may write additional related entries.
Part 1:
How did I decide to completely uproot my family, home, and job to dare move to a country on another continent? Not easily!
While reading through blogs (I forget which one), I noticed a blog that described a Lead CF Developer position for PeopleXS.com. BTW - there's still some openings for additional developers. I emailed it to myself to look over later, as I had always been curious about what it would be like to live in Europe (especially a progressive, liberal country like the Netherlands). A week later, I finally got around to emailing my resume in.
PeopleXS was glad I had applied, was open to hiring developers from outside the country, and really piqued my interest. So, the next evening at the dinner table at home, not expecting a good reaction from my wife, I tried to casually mentioned that I had found an "interesting opportunity" in Holland. Without blinking she smiled and said, "let's do it!"
.... (back to earth) ....
I was completely floored by her reaction, but love her all the more for it. I hadn't even told her anything about it really, so obviously we had a lot more "figuring out" to do, but it gave me enough of a boost to forge onward.
Where? The Hague
When? October 1st
Who? me, my wife, and 2-year old son
What? Lead Developer of a small team of CF developers and a QA team that will expand to meet the needs of a fast-growing SaaS company.
How? Fly us to The Hague a few days early to get set up in temporary housing before my first day on the job.
Paid time off? 5 weeks, instead of 2 weeks here at most jobs in the US
Transportation? bikes and public transit (see video below)
How long? indefinitely - as long as I like the country and job
But what about everything I have to leave behind? Family? Job? House? Friends? Material things? Austin, the live music capital of the world, for God's sake?!!
- Family and friends - this is obviously the most difficult, and it really hasn't "set in", yet. But I'm sure we'll get very emotional as it gets closer, and we say our last good-byes. And our families took the news much better than expected, and have been very supportive. Not to mention we'll use much of our vacation/holiday time to visit the US as much as we can.
- House - in the process of being sold. (cross your fingers)
- Job - also pretty scary, since I had a very solid, stable job in a fast growing company. I may look back in a few months and think, "what the hell did I do?!!!"
- Austin - yes, it's where I grew up and I love it. But still it's in *Texas*. I don't want to look back at my life, when I'm barely able to lift my own head, and wonder why I spent my entire in one place. I'd like to think I'm a bit adventurous at heart. We'll see if I can handle a real adventure...
- Material things - aside from a few personal items, gifts, and family stuff, I'm honestly not really *attached* to much that I own, man. My hippie parents passed this attribute to me, and I guess it's finally paying off. ;-) [er, oh wait - I can't really bare to give up my Wii and Wii Fit, though... and maybe it'll be a way to lure a few Dutch people to be my friends...
After over a month of interviewing, long strings of emails to PeopleXS, mulling it over and over with my wife, and rationalizing that this was "too big of an opportunity to pass up", we took the plunge and I accepted the position. Only patience, positivity (is that the right word?), hard work, and an open mind will keep us on the right track for this crazy ride. Let me know if you think I'm crazy, or if you have any questions?
What does "The Hague/Den Haag" look like? see this video
Experienced CF Developer needed
ColdFusion, SQL Server 2005, JobsMy job is up for grabs, and it's the best development job I've ever had (and I've had quite a few ;-).
I'm *only* leaving it because I'm moving to Holland (more on that in another post). I have no complaints, but want to make it clear that the job is for people who want to work in a small ".com style" team. The owners are so nice to work for, and it's truly been a pleasure to have the freedom to design the code creatively, use the new "Enterprise" CF 8 features, see my work directly increase revenue, and get things done quickly without corporate red tape and umpteen levels of middle-management. Below is the job description.
"We are looking hard for an experienced ColdFusion Developer opening we have to fill immediately. This would be for the lead programmer for the LandsofAmerica.com Network which is the nation’s largest rural real estate website. We have many cutting-edge applications we are working on and implementing with the latest in ColdFusion 8 in exciting and new ways.
This position needs experience in high traffic websites to manage our 16 million page views across 300 websites including a new partner that has the potential to add another 30% to our traffic numbers in the next 3 months. We have started powering the Farm & Ranch sections on the Houston Chronicle and Texas Monthly as well as new Hearst properties soon. High traffic website management as well as web server/database server optimization experience is a must. Work experience with CF8 and SQL Server 2005 is a big plus.
We are a hard working, small team that gets things done quick and can see results fast. It’s a lot of fun! We are growing at a phenomenal rate with our number of listings at 63,000 and just two years ago they were at 2,500.
If you are interested please send your resume and any work you’ve done in the past two years. A detailed description of the exact work done will be very beneficial in moving this process forward ASAP. If you know of anyone this opportunity might sound interesting to, please forward this on to them.
Great pay, full health coverage, and monthly bonuses. "
send resumes to allen@landsofamerica.com
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