Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2016)

VSR is focused on providing quality information, network and application security consulting services. We work with clients in nearly every industry vertical and at multiple stages of maturity, from start-ups to large multi-national enterprises. VSR is always looking to expand its team of experienced security consultants so that we may better serve our clients and expand our thought leadership.

Our typical security assignments include: application penetration testing (web, mobile, commercial off-the-shelf software, products & appliances), network penetration assessments, red team exercises, and social engineering. Expertise in all areas is not necessary, however, familiarity with multiple areas is preferred. A strong desire to learn and the ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues however is a job requirement.

We're currently looking for Penetration Testers / Ethical Hackers / Security Consultants. Check out our employment page at https://vsecurity.com/company/employment.html

Nasuni is expanding its first class development team and looking for a senior Python and JavaScript software engineer to own the expanding Nasuni UX and API experience. We’re looking for someone who shares our high standards for quality, performance, reliability and user experience. This person will be responsible for developing and maintaining complex core Python and front-end JavaScript code.

Responsibilities:

- Assist in creation of, and maintenance of Python applications and libraries delivered to customers as part of our NAS appliance.

- Work with customer support to address any escalations related to UX and API.

- Debug and fix bugs reported by customers, support, QA and development in the Python and Javascript area.

- Participate in requirements analysis, design, design reviews and other work related to expanding Nasuni’s functionality.

- Contribute to new development by producing designs, schedule estimates, progress updates, etc.

- Improve performance, scalability, and stability of the Python library.

Qualification & Requirements:

- Experience using Python with Databases, especially PostgreSQL.

- Experience using Javascript & JQuery and aware of nuances between browsers.

- Knowledge of how Python & Django interact with Javascript is a plus but not required.

- Advanced experience with AJAX / caching / local storage is required.

- Familiar with HTTP and RESTful style web APIs.

- Familiar with working in with a Linux development environment.

Please send your application to jobs@nasuni.com. More jobs here: https://www.nasuni.com/company/careers/

Avaaz is changing the world, and we’ll give you the means to change it, too. Our team is a place to exercise your creativity and your leadership, while building never-before-seen tools for one of the world’s top online activism organisations. You can let your imagination run wild figuring out how to grow the platform and tools, improve rapid-iterative processes and integrate new technologies.

We are a nimble team working on creating opportunities to bring about the world most people everywhere want -- one of justice, peace, and freedom. The work environment is quite unique: whether you’re in the office or working from home, our collaborative culture ensures everyone is heard and treated respectfully, with a strong focus on personal development.

Our tech build comprises the latest technologies (cloud computing, distributed systems, big data) using great languages (Python, PHP, JS) with proven and cutting-edge datastores (MySQL, Redshift, MongoDB, Redis, Memcache). At Avaaz, your work will have an impact on a huge scale: we have more than 40 million members, who have taken over 200 million actions, told over 500 million friends about Avaaz campaigns and donated more than $50 million online. Our global and distributed tech team creates beautiful, efficient code that works across browsers, platforms and localisations. It’s backed by developers with a proven track record of designing, building and debugging large web applications.

We’re roaming the world in the search for challenge-driven hard-working developers and senior developers with excellent spoken and written communication in English who are able to adapt and learn, with talents for creativity and abstract thinking. The quest is for people who fit that profile; we know specific skills can always be trained and developed.

We are currently hiring senior developers, devops engineers and DBAs in the Americas, EU and African timezones. Salary is competitive in the non profit space with generous benefits but we can not match corporate tech salaries.

Apply here: https://www.avaaz.org/en/hiring/

TerrAvion is the largest volume provider of aerial imagery to farms in the US. Each week or month, we map more than 100 times as much area as the whole electric drone industry combined. We are able to do this because we have the best model, the best technology, and the best team for delivering imagery to growers. Our company is highly interdisciplinary, fast-paced, and focused on solving real problems for farmers.

Our work is changing the world for the better, especially for the people who grow our food and wine. We are not a puerile drone start-up, we have a culture of responsibility, accountability, and excellence. We take these values seriously with respect to one another, our customers, and partners. We strive to be a place where team members can perform their best.

If you share our values and believe in what TerrAvion is doing, we would love to have you join our team. We offer a continuously improving basket of benefits to employees appropriate for a start-up including: competitive cash compensation, equity in TerrAvion, an open office, a fridge full of snacks and drinks, work from home, and discounts on flight training. We are located in San Leandro, California, three blocks from the BART station.

Positions:

--HR Specialist / HR Analyst

--Marketing Manager

--Full Stack Engineer

--CV Infrastructure Engineer

--Computer Vision Engineer

--Hardware Technician

--Regional Sales Vice President

--National Sales Director

Tech Stack: Node, Python, React, AWS, PostgreSQL

http://www.terravion.com/careers

Contact hr@terravion.com to apply.

Lisk is a platform and framework for JavaScript developers to deploy their own blockchain and build decentralised applications. We have our own cryptocurrency LSK, are funded, still have a small number of employees, and we want to make blockchains mainstream.

* (Senior) Back end developer: NodeJS, Javascript (ES5&ES6), PostgreSQL (PGpromise), Git (Gitflow), Test-driven development, Understanding of P2P networks and cryptography, Bonus: TypeScript

* (Senior) Front end developer: Expert of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES5&ES6), and SVG, Advanced knowledge of Angular 1.x / 2, Knowledge of Grunt, NPM, Bower, and Electron, Git (Gitflow)

Feel free to apply with our contact us form (https://lisk.io/contact_us), or reach out directly: max @ lisk.io

Thanks!