UpTake And Nombray Are Hiring

Despite my gloomy post earlier today, apparently a bunch of folks are still scrambling for talent. Just a few of the pings I received:

• UpTake is hiring engineers:
  

  [from their blog]

  We are looking for extraordinary individuals who enjoy working in collaborative, results-driven teams. If you are creative problem-solver, collaborative and eager to push the edge on where web search and travel planning will evolve, please email us your CV concerning one of our open positions:

  * Application/ UI Engineer
  
  * Data Extractor / Web Data Miner
  
  * Natural Language Engineer
  
  * Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Lead

  Why Join UpTake?

  * Travel is the largest e-commerce sector
  
  * We are addressing a significant unmet consumer need in that sector
  
  * We have a leadership team with prior entrepreneurial success and deep travel and search experience
  
  * We have proven our unique technology, our complementary approach and our business model
  
  * We are centrally located, 1/2 block from the Caltrain station in Palo Alto
  
  * We don’t have so much free food that you’ll put on 15 pounds during your first month
  
  * We are a results-driven, fun and collaborative team
  
  * We are fully funded to profitability with proven top-tier investors

  Please drop my name so I can get the referral fee!

  I also received word via Elliot Ng of a part-time blogging gig there as well, if someone is interested.
  
  

• Chris Lunt at Nombray is hiring engineers; please drop my name.
  
  

However, I haven’t heard from any PR firms hiring, notably.