SEEKING REMOTE FREELANCER
STUDENTS &amp; LESS QUALIFIED WELCOME
Hi,
I have a an unusual offer.
Here's the situation: I have a (mostly) turn-based web game 3/4 of the way done (technically), but unfortunately, the remaining 1/4 largely sits on the front end, in Javascript, a language I am not comfortable doing rapid development in. I need to transition to the business side of the job (marketing! ad copy! talking to people!) for a while &amp; build the backend ecommerce components.
I would like someone who can work on the front-end and take it the rest of the way (it sort of kind of prototype works now). I've chosen Bootstrap/jQuery/Ember as the tech - no cutting-edge surprises there. The target audience is the FirefoxOS web browser, so it's a chance to learn about that platform (absurdly exciting IMO!).
The unusual part is this: unreleased software makes no money, and this is my first real indie gig. Ain't got no money for ya (today). I am perfectly happy to negotiate on a variety of axes, including the following - open sourcing the front-end, paying % of profit over some months post-release, exchanging work, etc. Note that any sort of financial compensation would require you to live in the US, as I don't fancy playing with international tax law. Bottom line is: I want to negotiate with you to make you happy, so that I can release my product and make me happy. :-)
Personally, I think this would be a useful small portfolio piece for someone boning up on Javascript &amp; front-end work or someone with just enough experience in JS to use the frameworks. So I would suggest that any "less qualified" people feel free to contact me.
Unique long-term  opportunity here as well - if the game becomes stable &amp; profitable and you like the gig, the server middleware is in Common Lisp with a Postgres database - expanding into this will be an opportunity to use those technologies in production.
REQUIREMENTS
* Know enough Javascript and CSS to fool me into believing you can do the job (should be easy. ;-) )
* Good written English - most communication will be by email.
* Comfortable learning
BONUS POINTS
* Know Mercurial
* Has used bug trackers before
* Has written production Javascript before
My email address is in my profile.
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