Ask HN: Who Is Hiring? (July 2012)

Philadelphia, PA

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

We're not technically a start-up, but our small group inside CHOP is striving to be a startup within a larger organization.

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We are seeking an experienced software development professional to join our small, highly focused, entrepreneurial R&D application development group within the Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMi) at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. As a member of our team, your technical expertise can have an immediate impact on patient care through our mission to accelerate pediatric research with novel applications and data solutions. Furthermore, your work here has the potential to impact the future of healthcare through our research into software solutions supporting genome-enabled personalized medicine. Our research mission fosters an environment where creativity and exploration of new technologies are promoted and encouraged. 

Likely candidates should have solid experience and working knowledge in three or more programming languages (Python, JavaScript, or Scala experience is highly desirable) and be comfortable with one or more relational database platforms. 

Our dynamic academic research environment demands an individual with exceptional written and oral communication skills who can rapidly translate requirements from a variety of disciplines into intuitive, high quality software solutions that support our strategic vision. 

Candidates with prior experience in the biomedical field, especially using highly complex genomic data and/or data from electronic health records are very desirable. Participation in one or more public open source projects is an added bonus.

Full details and application here: http://bit.ly/cbmijob1

Toronto, ON - Rails Developer, Full time

CommunityLend

Job Description

• Be the 3rd member of our development team • Make an impact as we build a 21st century loan management system • Help us develop our brand new POS system and take on the credit card giants with a responsible alternative • Exposure to all aspects of the business • Sane working hours • Great compensation

Skills and Requirements

• Interested in Ruby on Rails and other cutting edge technologies • Very good at what you do • Not afraid to think

About CommunityLend

• Located in downtown Toronto • In the 16 months since it launched, our product FinanceIt.ca has processed over 100MM in loans • We don’t think like a traditional lender – and have utilized the latest trends in technology to build a simple platform which our customers love • Our success has gotten us funded recently – we are stable and growing • We like to have fun – and hope you will too

To Apply: Please send your resume along with links to your previous work to devjobs [at] communitylend.com

London, England

iOS Developer at Luluvise

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Overview Luluvise is an innovative and fast growing social and communications platform dedicated to women. Our vision is to become the social destination for women around the world.

Launched in December 2011, Luluvise is strongly supported by some of the most respected investors and tech advisers in Europe & the US. We have received considerable global press from Wired, Tech Crunch, The Sunday Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Venture Beat, Glamour and Cosmopolitan, to name a few.

We have an enthusiastic, open-minded and international team. We are looking for extraordinary individuals who are passionate about their work and who can join us in building this exciting new company. We want to push boundaries and build something that will be used by millions of women. We are just at the beginning of this journey!

Job Description

The company is looking for an iOS Developer to join as a key member of the team. You will be working closely with the CEO, product and engineering teams. You will work in a collaborative environment, which is diverse and open-minded.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain new features • Ensure the mobile experience is consistent with overall company/product proposition, including user experience, data handling/retention and feature interaction • Define and document mobile experience (site/app/interaction) goals • Drive mobile testing, usability tests and focus groups – and incorporate feedback into iterations • Responsible for app store submission/process and mobile go-to-market requirements • Continually keep the company up-to-date with current best practices in mobile experiences

Job Requirements

• Experience with iOS, Objective C or Cocoa Touch • 1 year minimum experience in mobile application development • Familiar with fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis • Proficiency in, at least, one modern object-oriented language such as Objective C (preferred), C++, or C# • Good communication skills and team work skills • Must possess an entrepreneurial mindset and spirit

The role will be based in London’s buzzing tech scene, a truly fantastic place to work and live. This is a great opportunity for international applicants to relocate to London and join this thriving community.

Apply by sending us your CV to careers@luluvise.com

[These positions are for our new San Francisco office in Lower Nob Hill. We're also happy to announce a $4M Series A from the likes of General Catalyst, SV Angel, Lowercase Capital and Lightbank, to name a few. http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/23/data-focused-locu-raises-4m.... -sbisker]

San Francisco, CA - Senior Full Time Software Engineers at Locu (http://www.locu.com)

We're looking for all sorts - front-enders, "desingineers", back-enders and full-stack all welcome for this position. As long as you enjoy hacking on cool new products and features. :D

For Back-End

# Deep understanding of algorithms and complexity # Strong linux system administration experience a plus # AWS expertise a plus

For Front-End

# Exceptional cross-browser JavaScript/jQuery, HTML and CSS skills # Experience with Python / Django is a plus # Previous experience building rich, interactive websites # A good sense of design and/or an ability to work with designers # Experience in designing dashboards and user interfaces is a plus # Experience in proper UI engineering and reusable architectures a plus (proper use of prototypes in Javascript, experience with Backbone, and what have you.)

For Full-Stack and Desingineers

# We know you like to strike your own unique balance. So, show us what you've got. We want you to be able to do what you love. :)

For all

# Ideally 4+ years of experience # Experience leading or managing an engineering team a plus - we'll give you a chance to mentor and grow as an leader. # Exceptional software engineering talent # Previous start-up experience is a plus

Locu is developing technologies to change local search ($35bn advertising market by 2014) by creating the world's largest semantically-annotated repository of real-time small-business data. We are about to launch MenuPlatform " rel="nofollow">http://www.menuplatform.com>, our first product, which helps restaurants better manage their online presence.

Interested? Drop us a line at jobs@locu.com. Please specify which position you're applying for, as well as "HN", in the subject of your letter. Learn more about our open positions at http://www.locu.com/#Jobs

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Founded less than a year ago by MIT graduates and researchers, Locu (http://www.locu.com/) has the backing and support of some of the best angel investors in the country.

We are looking for more exceptional talent to join our team and help us achieve our vision. We are committed to building a cutting-edge technology giant with a fun and challenging work environment. We have a culture optimized for learning and continuous improvement. We are 10 people with very diverse backgrounds, and growing.

London, England

Senior Web Analyst at Luluvise

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Luluvise is an innovative and fast growing social and communications platform dedicated to women. Our vision is to become the social destination for women around the world.

Launched in December 2011, Luluvise is strongly supported by some of the most respected investors and tech advisers in Europe & the US. We have received considerable global press from Wired, Tech Crunch, The Sunday Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Venture Beat, Glamour and Cosmopolitan, to name a few.

We have an enthusiastic, open-minded and international team. We are looking for extraordinary individuals who are passionate about their work and who can join us in building this exciting new company. We want to push boundaries and build something that will be used by millions of women. We are just at the beginning of this journey!

Job Description

You will be responsible for implementing and managing effective business measurement processes to ensure that the technical solutions being developed will satisfy the needs of the business. You will oversee the end-to-end tagging process, from inception and design through implementation and QA.

You will be working in a collaborative environment, which is diverse and open-minded.

Responsibilities

• Quickly understands the business issues and data challenges of the business. • Reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution. • Work closely with Creative, Marketing and Commercial teams to drive execution of new features, testing, campaigns and other initiatives • Be a driving force to identify areas of improvement and innovation based on thorough data analysis • Monitor, track and evaluate business performance analytics, based on KPI targets and baselines

Experience

• Experience in advanced web analytics methodologies such as experimentation and testing, competitive analysis, surveys and market research; in web, mobile, gaming, Facebook applications.

Skills

• Proven ability to work with cross functional teams to drive the implementation of new features as well as resolve operational issues • Fantastic analytical skills, great product instinct • An extensive understanding of web analytics platforms and target devices (desktops, mobile, tablet) • Extensive experience with data collection methodologies and advanced tagging • Excellent knowledge of Google Analytics and similar tools • Facebook Insights knowledge is a plus • Operational start-ups experience is a plus • Project management skills • Excellent interpersonal skills and an eagerness to work as a member of a team

The role will be based in London’s buzzing tech scene, a truly fantastic place to work and live. This is a great opportunity for international applicants to relocate to London and join this thriving community.

Apply by sending us your CV to careers@luluvise.com