The software engineers willing to pay $10k to help them land a coding job

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Software engineers Argenis De La Rosa and Ryan Prescott took a creative approach to their job search recently."I'll pay someone $10k if they find me a 6 figure software developer role," De La Rosa first posted on LinkedIn."I'll draft out a legitimate contract which you and I will sign, and I'll make bi-weekly payments or whatever the payment structure of the job role is, when I get paid, you get paid," he added. "It's that simple. No hidden BS."He added in his post that it's "a nice bounty especially if you already know a company that is hiring or are a recruiter, or are a developer who wants to give a referral."Prescott and other job seekers on LinkedIn later joined in and posted the offer themselves. De La Rosa made the post first, and others, including Prescott, later followed. Argenis De La Rosa / LinkedIn It's an unusual proposition. While recruiters often get commissions for bringing on new hires, and companies frequently give referral bonuses to employees who recommend an external candidate who gets hired, it's usually not the applicants themselves who shell out for a position filled.De La Rosa told Business Insider he had the idea one morning as a "Hail Mary.""I was kind of being a little bit sarcastic, but I guess everyone received it somewhat well, and I just kind of went with it," he said.The first 24 hours after he posted were "nonstop" messages, he said. De La Rosa said he received everything ranging from "very sketchy" sales pitches to senior engineers from Big Tech companies offering referrals or mentorship.The software engineer said he lined up three job interviews in quick succession after making his post."I've gotten so much career advice like polish your résumé, make a portfolio, try to send these messages to people you don't know — and that doesn't work," De La Rosa said. "This has gotten more attention, ironically enough, than trying to do what they recommend."Prescott, who saw De La Rosa's post on LinkedIn before posting his own version of it, ...