[taptap1]

SEEKING full time Senior PHP backend/fullstack developer, long term remote work.

An up and coming company building self order systems for restaurants, with great growth potential and major customers is seeking senior PHP developers, mainly for backend work but some frontend may be required from time to time.

Pretty much everyone at the company works remotely, we have people working with us remotely for 10+ years in other ventures. We care about our people and provide a great opportunity for those willing and able to work from home. We don't care where, who or what you are as long as you're dedicated, talented and are willing to do great work as part of a team scattered around the globe.

Solve this below and let's talk:

-- QzBERTgyNDYKCjYzNkY2NDY1M0EzMzM1MzYzNDJDMjA3Mzc1NjI2RDY5NzQy MDc0NkYzQTIwNjg3NDc0NzA3MzNBMkYyRjc4NzM3NDY1NjM2ODJFNjU3NTJG NzM3NTYyNkQ2OTc0MkQ2MzZGNjQ2NQ== --

[matinu]

C0DE8246

636F64653A333536342C207375626D697420746F3A2068747470733A2F2F7873746563682E65752F7375626D69742D636F6465

[kalehrishi]

are you sure its a valid data matrix code in task#3?

[taptap1]

Yes, a bunch of guys are already past that step.

Hint: think simple here, real simple

[kalehrishi]

i am pretty sure it's not a valid data matrix code.

[xtracto]

I stopped there as well... I tried two or three ideas but did not get nowhere

[taptap1]

Too bad, maybe you should try again. We've made this step slightly easier now, with a hint or two added in the mix.

[xtracto]

Thanks but no thanks! I am not really looking for job (I am actually quite far away from you and I also posted in this as I am also hiring). I am only curious on these types of challenges.

First two steps are good. The third one might be very easy but I found it very ambiguous. I suppose if you really need to find a job you will spend lots of time.

[felipetavares]

I gave it a quick try.

The == at the end looked like base64 so:

Decoding "QzBERTgyNDYKCjYzNkY2NDY1M0EzMzM1MzYzNDJDMjA3Mzc1NjI2RDY5NzQy" gives us:

"C0DE8246

636F64653A333536342C207375626D69742"

Bunch of numbers with some letters up to F? Should be hex:

"code:3564, submit"

The final piece can be decoded using the same process to "submit-code".

Middle piece can be decoded to hex: "0746F3A2068747470733A2F2F7873746563682E65752F" but I didn't get past this because this hex gives me a binary that I could not make sense of.

Better luck to the next :P

[taptap1]

That's counterproductive, Felipe, I'd appreciate if you deleted your comment.

Let's see you do the rest though.

[jamespollack]

i find the fact that you created a HN account just to troll us with your little puzzle to be 'counterproductive'. you're not the NSA, you're a PHP dev house. respect people's time and maybe you'll get the applicants you're looking for

[xtracto]

It is easier than that... the interesting thing comes after solving this first "puzzle"

[taptap1]

Yeah, it's just a warmup really :)