Yesterday we covered why being a Rock Star developer doesn't really mean anything. Today we take on the Ninja. Here's what a job posting would look like if the skills of a ninja were really applied to web dev.

We are a YC W10 startup that creates facebook based social games including the wildly popular coin flip game flip.ly.  We are looking for a development ninja to join our clan.

You are a pajama wearing Ruby developer who doesn't speak but can convey complex database schemas with your eyes.

Our hours are flexible - you can come and go as you please (frankly if you are any good we couldn't stop you anyway).  We also provide the latest in quiet keyboard technology, so no one will even know if you're in your cubicle when you are here.

You will spend 99% of your time in training.  When you are called into action you will expected to expertly and stealthily complete the tasks we assign. Most likely this will mean dispatching a system admin whenever a production server goes offline.
 
Besides sneaking around and killing things you should have other skills...we don't know exactly what those are.

Check back tomorrow for part 3, when the profession whose skills best align with being a developer is revealed.