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Location: Boulder, CO, USA

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: java, javascript, php, pentaho kettle, sql, perl, bash, APIs (I know, not precisely a technology), varnish, cordova

Resume: http://www.mooreds.com/Dan-Moore-current-resume.pdf / https://www.linkedin.com/in/mooreds

Email: linkedin@mooreds.com

Update: I see people are adding more information at the bottom of their comment. So. I've been developing on the web from the database all the way through HTML and CSS for over a decade. Only unix technologies (no .NET experience). I love solving business problems--one of my last projects at work was automating some key business infrastructure around invoices and accounting. I'm looking for contract work as I want some extra flexibility for my family.

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I interviewed Dan a few years back, and I've regretted not being able to hire him. If you're hiring, you should really consider bringing Dan in for an interview.

How is the tech employment situation in that area? My wife and I are considering moving there.

Denver, CO here. Very good, it's hard not to find a job if you're halfway competent.

I'm more interested in smaller towns: Boulder and Ft. Collins in particular, if anyone has anything to say about those. Denver's a bit big for my tastes. Thanks though!

Denver here. I'm not sure about Ft. Collins, but Boulder does have a decent startup culture and while I currently work in Denver, I have seen a lot of companies located in Boulder that sparked my interest. A few companies have either moved to Denver or opened a second location in Denver for convenience though. A lot of developers I know make the commute from Boulder to Denver, but with traffic it can be a pain.

If you are into commuting (by bus or car) Boulder is only about 45 min from downtown Denver.

Also in Denver. Lots of folks hiring. It's a fantastic spot, although I definitely prefer Denver to Boulder.

Boulder tends to have more startups. TechStars is there, and so a lot of small companies are spawned from there. Denver has more established companies, including a lot in healthcare. Fort Collins is a smaller city, and I'm not as familiar with the job situation there. But, it seems to me to be kind of in-between. Smaller companies, but not so many new startups.

I think it is pretty good for developers. Depends on exactly what you want to do, but if you're into java, I can hook you up with a couple of companies that are hiring (datalogix, rally software). The BDNT is a great site to visit to get a feel for some of the startup scene: http://bdnt.org

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