Mongoose Gray

*** 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗢𝗙𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦: 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘 *** AI Remediation Engineer | High-growth SaaS startup | London, UK | 3+2 | £100,000 + bonus | Immediate start ➡️ Mission-critical role acting as the conduit between senior business stakeholders and our tech guys. ➡️ Work closely with our senior engineers (we can’t remember the last time we hired a junior). ➡️ Enjoy full ownership and the autonomy to redesign our architecture from first principles. ➡️ Untangle all the spaghetti code we’ve vibe coded into production. 𝘖𝘒 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘺... 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺? 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬. #AI #vibecoding #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs

In olde English, the K in knight was actually pronounced. So you might holler "G’night Knight!" as you nonchalantly unseated your rival in a joust. Make no mistake, you will work hard in this DevOps role, but you’ll also have a lot of fun along way. No jousting maybe, but we do organise lots of other social, team-building activities on a regular basis. Want to know more? See: shorturl.at/0gcMy #DevOps #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs

"I have reviewed what you guys do and it’s really impressive." Followed by 👉 < sales pitch > 99% of the time asking if we’d considered using AI to... Err, no you haven’t. We’re just next up on your list of prospects. We must see the same opener (or variations thereof) a dozen times per week. It’s boring. At this stage we’d be more inclined to respond to: "Hey! Have no idea what you guys actually do. And haven’t even bothered to look. But here’s what we do..."

Aren't you curious? What’s the end goal when using AI to cheat an interview? The telltale signs are obvious 👉 micro pauses before answering a question, responses that are just too polished, conversation that doesn’t flow with a natural cadence (no ums, ers, ahs - i.e. everything you’d expect from normal human dialogue). OK, let's assume someone, by sheer miracle or screener incompetence, manages to pass this first stage. How will they navigate the technical assignment? This usually involves not only a solution but a deep dive into the methodology behind it. Fine, let’s play. Assume they manage to hoodwink their way through that too. So fast forward to a theoretical but highly improbable first day in the job. They outta there by lunchtime innit?! Either way, hiring managers are already taking proactive, preventative steps. And we predict a resurgence of in-person interviews. #AI #interviews #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs

Clawdbot is now Moltbot. Call it anything you want. Still a bot. Still a security hellscape.

Clawdbot. Fantastic. For amplifying your attack surface. There may be trouble ahead... 🎶 #Clawdbot #Cyber #Ri

Alanis Morissette would be proud. “Please don’t use AI to submit answers to our application questions. We would like to see your unassisted thought process and a genuine approach.” The same nameless, faceless corporation -> “Disclaimer: we may use AI tools in our recruitment process to analyse CVs, evaluate applications and generate initial responses.” Huh. #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs #MakeItMakeSense

K for Kubernetes. K is how you ask “why?” in Spanish with a really bad anglophilic accent. For this role, you won’t need to speak Spanish but superb English (written and oral) communication skills are a must. If you want to know more the details are at: shorturl.at/Tgumc K? #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs #aws #devops #startup #scaleup

K for Kubernetes. K. Funny ol' character. K does what it wants. Sometimes silent - knife, sometimes loud - kick, sometimes deadly - kill. We’re a friendly, open-minded bunch but please: no knifes, no kicking, no killing. Thank you! Read more about this AWS DevOps Engineer role at: shorturl.at/Tgumc #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs #aws #kubernetes #devops

We're curious. Is anyone building an AI Centre of Excellence at all? All the talk right now seems to be shadow IT heavy e.g. "I’m using the latest model and it’s a 10x improvement on the last blah blah..." Fully expect AI governance to become increasingly important, especially when the gloss wears off and the cracks start to appear. There are some obvious parallels from a few years ago when building a CoE was the obligatory starting point for any RPA transformation programme. #AI #RPA #CoE #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs

Is nothing sacred anymore? Some things should never be smartified. #AI #SmartTech #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs shorturl.at/shgT9

"I am genuinely excited about the prospect of working remotely, with the flexibility to contribute in an agile manner from my respective workplace, and to collaborate with your talented team on innovative projects that push maximum technological boundaries." No-one talks like this. So why write it? Unless you didn't. Top tip 👉 don't use AI to respond to a simple "Why are 𝘆𝗼𝘂 interested in this job?" At best, you run the risk of sounding just like everyone else. #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs #BeMoreHuman

What they say and what they mean. Probably. 𝘐 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘴. I have no idea how to build robust, scalable and secure apps. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳. I have no idea what recruitment is all about. (Ed: sourcing is the easy part!) 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐. I have no idea how to sell to people. #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs #AI #AIsmokeandmirrors

We are an innovative industry leader in the cutting edge field of < sector >, headquartered in < city >, since our inception in < date >. Our award-winning, revolutionary technology positions us at the very forefront of the industry. We are hiring! Pretty cool huh. No, not really. Truth is, 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀. People are generally self-centred creatures driven primarily by self-interest. And, in the post pandemic era, perhaps more so than ever. Their number one question is invariably: What’s In It For Me? If you’re looking to attract your ideal candidate, then start with that. And we don’t mean compensation and benefits. That shine wears off very quickly. We mean 👉 Why is this job better than the one they have already? What problems will they solve? How will they 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 in this job? How will their life change for the better? 𝗣𝘂𝘁. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. 𝗜𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿. 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘀. And if you’re not sure how to put yourself in your ideal candidate’s shoes then come talk to us. We were candidates once. #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs

LinkedIn connection requests. Unless the context is obvious, we're disinclined to accept. You wouldn’t thrust a business card into a stranger’s hand IRL without context, so why do it online? “𝘐’𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴” is not sufficient and usually code for “I’m gonna hard sell less than 5 minutes after you accept my invite”. #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs #linkedin

If I “talk” to chatGPT about an area I’m actually knowledgeable in, I invariably pick up subtle inconsistencies and, at times, statements that are factually incorrect. Imagine then talking to it about an area you have absolutely no knowledge in… #AI #TrueOrFalse

“I’m eager to plug into the energy of the team and execute the key responsibilities with an invigorating and genuinely passionate approach.” See the problem here? Nobody talks like that. Put down your ChatGPT and 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁. 𝗕𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂. No need to ask an AI chatbot what 𝗬𝗼𝘂 like about a job…! #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs #BeMoreHuman

Want to know how good your production environment is? Forget cyclomatic complexity, lead times, deployment frequency, change failure rates, lines of code written / vibe coded(!) 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸. 𝗧𝗼. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿. 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀. From junior to mid to senior. They will give you a much clearer picture of the good, the bad and the ugly than any DORA metric ever will. Simples. #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs #metrics #DORA

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀. Yes, we absolutely do take up references. We understand the debate around their usefulness, but in our humble experience they can be incredibly valuable - particularly around how to set up your new hire for success, the tools they work best with, and the type of support structure they’ll need. And what’s more, the level of disappointment in their manager’s voice usually says a lot about how good they are! #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs #references #referencechecking

Ah, the Morning After. Looking for a new job? our lines are open 📞 MONGOOSE GRAY 𝗢nly. 𝗕rilliant. 𝗥esults. #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs