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Ask HN: Where can I find a software job that helps society?

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Re: Ask HN: Where can I find a software job that helps society?

#101

Find a nice high-paying job and as quickly as possible ensure that you: - have as much private insurance as you need - are debt-free - can provide for yourself & your family upon retirement Being financially independent is the greatest gift you can give to those who depend upon you, & to the rest of the society in which you live.

awesome advice!

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find a software job that helps society?

#104
Well if you can donate your time and want to do something different, meaningful and help build a product from the ground up which will save lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world every day? - come and join us!

An early stage human rights start-up (the founder has just spent five years at another human rights startup which he helped setup and is now a market leader) in East London (still in the fun garage shed stage!), is looking for a mobile app developer or CTO. (Also people with associated skills such as LAMP, UI/UX, HTML5, etc would be great)

The start-up focuses on addressing a significant gap in the security of human rights organisations, journalists and activists - through the use of a web and mobile application. It builds on years of cutting-edge security operations in this field.

With the product features and business plan nearly complete we are looking for the right person to bring us to the next technical stage. Ideally you will be in London but remote working is also a possibility.

Interested? Drop a mail to secfirstmd@gmail.com

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find a software job that helps society?

#105
post #47

http://www.amplify.com/careers (disclaimer: I work here) - we make educational apps for kids

Any world-wide REMOTE engineering positions? Or maybe H1B and relocation sponsoring?

We do have a handful of remote engineers and QA folks - typically, they're employees who started on-site and then moved elsewhere, and they do visit the office fairly regularly (with frequency depending on distance) - but it is something the company is open to, though I think we prefer to hire people who can work on-site. Also, anecdotal evidence, as I don't know much about our hiring policies, I think one of my teammates is on an H1B and our legal dept has helped him navigate that.

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find a software job that helps society?

#106
post #42

Consider just getting the highest-paying job you can and then giving as much as you can afford to the most effective charities you can find. http://80000hours.org/ http://80000hours.org/earning-to-give http://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ http://www.givewell.org/ http://home.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/

Although this makes practical sense, maybe OP is more motivated to work for companies that make society better versus large corporations that pay a lot.

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find a software job that helps society?

#107
There are several accelerator programs that focus on social impact. (Full disclosure: I work for Impact Engine.) You could check these out. Many of these startups are looking for talent:

Impact Engine - http://theimpactengine.com/ Greenstart - http://greenstart.com/ Hub Ventures - http://hub-ventures.com/

Hope this helps!

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