I'm posting this on behalf of friends who are building a startup. I've put the word hiring in quotes because this is not a job per se, but an opportunity to join a new startup currently in stealth mode with a partnership track (equity stake) for the dev they bring on board.

Essential skills -
1. ability to design, test and build iPhone (Android is a plus) apps
2. MS-SQL database skills
3. CRM skills (SugarCRM or other open-source) or Force.com dev platform

This role is suited for a professional developer who is either currently working, taking time off or not working and is able to make a minimum time/effort commitment to help take a new product to market in exchange for an equity stake in lieu of salary.

The type of personality this would appeal to is someone who enjoys going to 'Startup Weekend' events and building new products.

Here is the official description:

Early stage stealth startup is seeking a skilled iPhone app developer to join a solid team with a highly monetizable business idea in the promotionals space. Join our small team of business and product strategists, bus dev/marketing manager and web product/project manager/tech lead. Significant work has been done on the business plan, and we now need to build out the prototype. The app will eventually also be developed for Android and Blackberry, and will later have features using augmented reality.

We are looking for a developer who is interested in being an active participant in contributing to the product strategy, not just a coder, who is very familiar with Cocoa and iPhone SDK. Additional skills in database backend, CRM integration are required.

This position is a non-paid, equity ownership stake, with tremendous upward opportunity. NDA required. Work from home OK, with availability for phone conference meetings required.

If anyone is interested, or know someone who might be, please PM or email me.