What makes a job awesome?

My employer really needs people (preferably yesterday) and is offering an iPad2 to any employee who brings in a new developer. So, onto Facebook (this was a week ago, before Google+) I went to post that Hippo was offering awesome jobs, within minutes someone asked me to define what an "awesome" job is.. Hmm, that won't fit within a comment, so here's a blog about it!

Clients make a job awesome
There aren't many companies where you can interact with clients such as the Dutch government, Thomson Reuters and the Dutch Railways, or completely revamp the site of the University of Amsterdam or create a site for the security sensitive people of [redacted].

Being a paid know-it-all is awesome
No one knows Hippo better than us Hippos and it feels good to share this knowledge with our many partners and clients, either by being a consultant or by giving awesome trainings. You'll have the technical know-how that will enable a partner/client dev-team to really shine and who knows, maybe you'll pick up a trick or two from the guys at e.g. Capgemini, Smile or JTeam :-)

Knowledgeable colleagues make a job awesome
How about working in an environment where 1 in 5 developers is Apache commiter?
Of course everyone is beyond the Hippo Baby Steps which they took under guidance of Hippo's technical leadership :-)

The location makes a job awesome
Amsterdam -love it or hate it- is awesome, and Hippo is smack in the middle of it. And I am sure that Boston is not too shabby as well :-)

Open Source is awesome
While a lot of the work is tailored to each specific client we don't like it. It is rare to see a certain problem solved thrice without it resulting in a plugin that standardizes it and gives it to the community.

Creative freedom makes a job awesome
Every other Friday is play day, the Hippo Fridays allow you to express yourself by creating (potentially) useful things without any management direction.

On the job training makes a job awesome
Want to go to to Fronteers or J-Fall? Go! We'll pay your ticket (and it's on company time).

Fridays make a job awesome
Every Friday people congregate on the balcony to share laughs, beers and (technological)-insights.

Proper estimations make a job awesome
Developers make the estimations, management listens, so no Swordfish stuff :-)

Time off  makes a job awesome
Save for some rare exceptions you work 40 hours a week, not 60, it's a proper company. As is custom in the Netherlands you'll get 25 vacation days.

Informality makes a job awesome
The CEO is Jeroen, there is no executive lunch table, you can show up in shorts, T-shirts and flip-flops if you want.

The commute makes a job awesome

Work those calves, you get a bike! Broke it? No problem it's full service: pickup, repair and delivery is handled before 6pm, so you can bike back home.

Want in?
Send a mail to jobs@onehippo.com or look at the careers page
Nota bene: mention my blog to make me happy..