Ukrainian developer and founder of the hvirtka platform, Arseniy Hoffmann, has offered up to $10,000 for a job recommendation. In this way, he decided to bypass the classic job search, which, according to him, does not yield results.
Ukrainian developer and founder of the hvirtka platform, Arseniy Hoffmann, has offered up to $10,000 for a job recommendation. In this way, he decided to bypass the classic job search, which, according to him, does not yield results.
He wrote about this on LinkedIn.
According to Hoffman, he has been trying to find a new job since 2023, but has mostly encountered irrelevant offers. «I got tired of looking for a job myself. There is mostly irrelevant trash on the market. I don’t want to waste my time on it,» he explains .
Instead, the developer decided to bet on the network and actually «buy» a quality recommendation. He offers a bonus, the size of which depends on the salary: a maximum of $10,000 if the offer is about $8,000 gross. If the salary is lower or higher, the bonus amount will change proportionally. Payment is provided after three months of work, if both parties remain satisfied with the cooperation.
Hoffman has 19 years of experience in development: he started coding as a child, worked with Python, JavaScript, PHP, and Ruby, was a team leader at 18, and later held the position of CTO at a startup. Among other things, he was involved in product development for Bloomberg and The Economist, and also launched his own projects, including a friend-finding platform.
He is currently open to a wide range of roles — from Software Engineer to CTO or Head of Engineering, and is also considering partnerships, consulting, and temporary participation in projects.
