Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2014)

Versame is a well-funded seed-stage startup founded by three Stanford graduates and experienced entrepreneurs aiming to revolutionize childhood education. We are building a wearable device that measures the quantity and quality of parent-child interaction. Over 30 years of research shows that the number and quality of words spoken directly to a child is the single greatest predictor of educational success.

Compensation: Competitive salary + equity + benefits

Job 1 - Software (Mobile) Developer

Career Level: 4+ years working preferred

Education: CS degree preferred

* 3 + years experience in iOS -> Obj-C, CocoaTouch, UIKit, CoreData

* Knowledge of Agile Scrum, why it works, what happens when it doesn't and can coach both technical and non-technical people through the process

* Experience working with databases (e.g. SQL) and data infrastructure

* Familiar with RESTful web services

* Ability to effectively lead small agile and distributed teams

Job 2 - Embedded (Firmware) Engineer

Career Level: Graduate, post-graduate, 2+ years working or experience in embedded area preferred

Education: BSCS, BSCE, or BSEE. MSCS, MSCE, or MSEE preferred

* Develop firmware architecture for [32-bit ]MCU platform

* Design, develop, debug and test firmware for [32-bit] MCUs

* C/C++ language expertise (as related to resource-limited embedded systems) Experience with software Engineering processes and tools (i.e. - git, gcc) Successful design of Embedded System products

* Experience using RTOS's and related stacks and middleware

* Hands-on system bring-up, testing, and debugging skills

* Familiarity with power management, memory management, security and safety systems

* Experience with communication protocols; USB, RS232, Bluetooth (4.1)

* Team player with excellent communication skills

Please send to nicki nicki@versame.com (please indicate in the subject whether you're applying for the firmware position or the software lead position)

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Question for you: What's the most challenging, most impactful set of data problems you could be working on?

We’re a small and fast-growing biotech startup with an amazing set of advisors including the Broad’s Anne Carpenter, and we're using high throughput genetic perturbation experiments in human cells, automated image segmentation and quantitation of hundreds of features for every cell, and machine learning and statistics to find new treatments for rare genetic diseases faster than anyone has previously thought possible. There are more than 5,000 rare genetic diseases, in total affecting millions of Americans, and only a handful are treatable. We aim to find treatments for 100 of them in the next 10 years.

We’re looking for exceptional computational scientists to help lead our analysis efforts, with the following criteria:

- Several years of experience in statistics, machine learning, and software development solving problems using lots of data, preferably using python’s scientific stack; seeing the world through the lens of statistics and modeling; thorough understanding of fundamentals of machine learning such as cross-validation and learning curves, plus an ability to explore new types of data independently and get an effective guess as to what sorts of models and assumptions make sense as a starting point.

- A track record of outstanding projects, publications, or presentations that demonstrate successful application of the above talents.

- Motivation to tackle some of the most challenging data problems around, to work with other sharp and highly-motivated individuals with diverse backgrounds, and to make lots of patients’ lives dramatically better.

- Some biology background is helpful; intellectual curiosity and motivation to learn is critical.

- Key tools and skills (not all required): python, machine learning, sklearn, ipython, data science, pandas, interactive analysis, linux fluency, bioinformatics (definitely not required)

More details and how to reach us: http://www.recursionpharma.com/lead-python-data-scientist.ht...

More openings including software engineering roles: http://www.recursionpharma.com/careers.html

Recursion Pharmaceuticals is based in Research Park at the edge of the mountains overlooking Salt Lake City, Utah. Gorgeous hiking/running/biking is just out our back door, and it's half an hour to 5 top ski resorts.

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We’re a software and biology start-up building a global data backbone and search platform for genomics – an essential piece of infrastructure for a world in which we increasingly understand health, disease, and our environment by transforming biology into data. Our first application area is pathogen detection – working with doctors, epidemiologists, and public health officials to identify and characterize the bacteria and viruses that threaten our health. And already, we’ve attracted users at many of the top public health and research organizations across the globe.

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We’re looking for talented software engineers to help us build towards our vision for a global genomics data network and enable widespread in silico diagnostics. Specifically, we’re interested in folks with a passion for and depth of experience in one or more of the following areas:

1) Full Stack Engineering: We will be building everything from developer-facing APIs to easy-to-use end applications for doctors and public health officials. You care about everything from elegant APIs to compelling data visualizations. Python experience preferred (we currently use Flask for our web backend).

2) Distributed Systems: We’re building systems for organizing and indexing billions to trillions of genomic fingerprints across the entire tree of life. You’re passionate about data structures, efficient computational solutions, and distributed systems (and don’t mind the occasional bit twiddling). We’ve built some cool initial tech in C, Nimrod, and Python (probabilistic data structures, Docker pipelines for reliably running bioinformatics workflows, etc.), and are excited about the extensive greenfield opportunities here.

3) Genomics / Computational Biology: We are tackling hard problems at the intersection of microbiology, genomics, statistics, and computer science. You have research experience or another strong connection to these fields, understand current bioinformatics tools and approaches (and their limits), and have worked extensively with next-generation sequencing data. Ideally, you also have some intuitions and strong hypotheses about how bioinformatics tools can scale for petabyte-sized reference sets.

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You’ll be one of our earliest hires and directly shape our technology choices, product, and business. If you’re interesting in working on large-scale data challenges of both scientific and societal importance, please send us a note at careers@onecodex.com or reach out to me directly at nick@onecodex.com.

Director of Finance – We're looking for someone to lead and build out our finance team. Details here: https://seatgeek.com/jobs/director_of_finance

Web Engineer — We're looking for someone who loves building for the web. Everything else (professional experience, where in the stack you fit, the languages you've used) is up for grabs. Details here: http://seatgeek.com/jobs/web_engineer/

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Umbel is building the infrastructure by which companies own, control and access their consumer-centric data. Our platform enables customers to leverage their data rights and create tangible business value. We take employee satisfaction and growth seriously. We also expect a lot in return. We are currently seeking top-notch talent to join our fast-growing and dynamic engineering organization at several positions:

* Python Developer

* Operations Engineer

* Front End Developer

* Go Software Engineer

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More information about Umbel and the opportunities we have available: https://www.umbel.com/engineering/?source=Hacker+News