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Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)

#221
Rainforest QA, San Francisco, CA (but open to remote employees)

Additional info: https://www.rainforestqa.com/jobs/

FULL STACK ENGINEER

Are you an experienced web-software hacker? If you have worked on a production web site with meaningful traffic and customers, know at least 3 programming languages and are comfortable writing unit tests then we want to talk to you.

Are you opinionated and diplomatic? Most people are one or the other. All major decisions are made democratically, and we do code reviews on every pull request to keep quality high. You need to be able to express your opinions in as objective a manner as possible, and be able to accept and learn from constructive criticism. There's always a better way to do something.

Are you working on personal projects / your own startup? You'll need to be a self-starter to get on at Rainforest, because we'll give you a lot of freedom and almost no hand-holding.

DESIGNERS WHO CODE

Design is at the heart of everything we do. We fundamentally believe that great design - meaning usability, simplicity and elegance - is core to our competitive advantage, and one of the most important ways we can work toward our mission of making developers happier and more productive.

We are proponents of noPSD design (so much so that we wrote a blog post about our process). To that end you should at the very least be comfortable with mocking up your designs in HTML and CSS, and ideally be able to own the entire front-end process of shipping a new feature, from conception through user research, to design and build, and iterating based on usage metrics and qualitative feedback.

We know we're looking for a unicorn, so if you feel like you're an excellent front-end hacker whose design chops are a bit rusty you should still get in touch. Design is all about iteration, and we already have a great designer on our team who can help you grow as a designer.

DEV OPS

We're looking for an exceptional DevOps engineer to join as the next member of Rainforest. We're still a very small team, but people usually think we're much bigger given the scale at which we operate.

One of the more technically complex parts of our infrastructure is managing a large stack of virtual machines. Every single test run through Rainforest is done through a newly minted VM. This means that we boot thousands of machines every single day. Given our current growth, we expect this to grow exponentially.

Here's what we hope to get out of you: You're not afraid of writing code, our stack is Ruby, so you'll have to either know it or be ready to learn it. You need to have prior experience with a provisioning tool (Puppet, Chef, etc). You understand systems and networks thoroughly. You know things we don't about distributed systems.

We're working on super hard problems that make developers' lives easier. We are a group of friends that love what we're working on, and believe that we're going to change the world for people building software.

DATA NERD

We run a lot of tests here at Rainforest. We record everything that testers do to execute each test. Clicks, text entry, submission times, answers, screenshots… everything. Alongside that, we have fine-grained metrics on our testers, where they are from, what time they log into the system, how often they test with Rainforest. That's a lot of data and we could do so much more with it.

We're looking for someone to help us do that. Your role will be to use this data to improve the quality of the results we return to our customers, detect fraud, resolve disputes, generate tests automatically and many many other things.

We're looking for someone with a strong background in data science, statistics and supervised learning. You'll also need to be able to write code to productize your work. Most importantly, you should be able to own your projects and see them through to improving the lives of our customers. This role would probably be perfect for academics who want to get into a small team that moves fast and ships software every day.

Apply via our website! https://www.rainforestqa.com/jobs/

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)

#223

Here's a small sample of the most recent remote/telecommute jobs posted on https://www.wfh.io : Senior PHP Developer @ Timely https://www.wfh.io/jobs/546 [Anywhere] Junior Cloud Engineer @ Skyscrapers https://www.wfh.io/jobs/547 [Anywhere] DevOps Engineer @ Monetate https://www.wfh.io/jobs/548 [Anywhere] Account Manager @ Lullabot https://www.wfh.io/jobs/549 [Anywhere] Jr. Engineer @ Big Astronaut https://www.wfh.io/…

I didn't know about WFH.io and appreciate you posting about it.

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)

#224
Monetate - Conshohocken PA, London UK, Palo Alto CA, or Remote

Monetate sells a software product that helps digital marketers make their content more relevant. We help our clients to put the right experience in front of their users.

What we're looking for:

* Problem solvers who like to code - we take things apart, figure out how they work, then build software to solve our users' problems

* People who like hard challenges - we have great problems across our products - data, UX, 3rd party Javascript, high volume / low latency APIs - we have no shortage of fun problems to work on

* People who like to ship - we're focused on building and shipping great products - if you like to see your work in production quickly you'll see it here

We've hired a number of great people from HN in the past. We're looking for people not positions. We work primarily in Python & JS, but have people who have joined the team with no background in our primary languages and people from non-traditional backgrounds.

Feel free to email me with any questions - tom at monetate com

We're hiring engineers in general, but this month I'll highlight a DevOps Engineer role.

Why we need you:

* to help us ship software more quickly and reliably

* to design and implement tools for reliable, zero-downtime, push-button releases

* to measure, control, and improve our build, test, deployment, and release processes

What we're looking for:

* a highly collaborative technical leader

* the ability and willingness to work on many different parts of our systems (Infrastructure, Operating System, Database, Application, Network)

* a strong understanding of fundamental Internet technology

* a strong understanding of operating systems, networking, and software engineering basics

* two years or more writing Internet applications in languages such as python, ruby, node.js, or PHP

* five years running Linux/Unix services in production

* experience using AWS or other virtualized infrastructure

* experience using automation tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet in production

Bonus Points for:

* experience using AWS services at scale

* experience running high-volume Internet services

* contributions to Open-Source Software

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)

#225
Stealth Startup in the Mobile, Data, Visualization Space, San Francisco, CA

We are looking for 2 JS Developers (Flux/React/d3/Famo.us)

We are also looking 1 Backend Developer. (Clojure and Java and etc...)

We are now well funded and have a great Team and already have VERY high profile customers lined up and have not written any major code yet.

Curious as to how this is all even possible? Send me some info about yourself and lets chat.

Email: yresnob@gmail.com

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)

#226
mCASH - Oslo, Norway - http://mca.sh

Product video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdgPQkHfp0Y

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who share our belief in mCASH's potential to revolutionize payments, and that have the guts to see that vision through.

mCASH is a startup that integrates with banks, merchants, webshops and apps to allow purchases and person-to-person transfers. Following a successful launch in the Norwegian market last month and a fresh $7.2mm USD in venture capital [1] from Northzone [2] and Entreé Capital [3], we are looking to scale up our team and expand internationally.

There are many small and big projects in our pipeline, and we always strive to improve on what we already have. As a member of our small team you'll have a big impact on the trajectory of mCASH and shaping the company and product as we continue to grow. We're an international team, with seven nationalities represented at the office.

As an mCASH employee, you are passionate about your own field of expertise, yet have the capacity to contribute to all parts of mCASH and are invigorated by the challenges we face.

The cornerstone of mCASH — our payment infrastructure — is built on Python and Google App Engine, and we have launched native apps for iOS and Android. We are in the fortunate position that we get to write bleeding edge payment- and data analysis applications from the ground up — we'd like you to join in and help us!

  == Requirements ==
- A college degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, physics or a similar field

- Ability to write elegant, well-documented and unit-tested code

- Solid knowledge of least three different programming languages

- Knowledge of Python in particular, or a similar language

- You like to KISS :-*

- A gutsy, proactive and I-can-do-this attitude that fits well with our start-up mentality

- A thorough understanding of the technology stack used in modern web applications, from front-end to back-end

- Statistics and machine learning experience is a plus

- Strong algorithms and data structures background is a plus

- You understand that knowledge sharing is fundamental in a fast-growing business

- Open Source contributions are a big plus - show us something you're proud of!

- You are based in (or willing to relocate to) Oslo

Faced with problems to solve, you are quick in evaluating the solution set, are critical to your underlying assumptions, communicate efficiently with your colleagues, and apply appropriate technologies at a high pace.

  == What we offer ==
Competitive salary and equity, pension plan, 5 weeks of paid vacation, free health care, computer of your choice, standing desks, high-end mobile phone and gadgets, free snacks and beverages, etc. Furthermore, at such a fast moving company you’ll find opportunities rather than boundaries in every single role. Your role may involve, but is not limited to:

- Fraud detection and prevention

- Determining out who wants what products at what price

- Detecting system anomalies

- Real-time analytics and metrics

- Rapid prototyping/mocking of new ideas

- Developing and maintaining back-end systems using Python

- UX and front-end development across all of our platforms

Our offices are located in the heart of Oslo, in close proximity to public transportation, cafés, restaurants, shopping centers, the sea and parks. Send an email to jobs+hackernews@mcash.no to apply.

PS: .pdf or .txt > .doc(x)

[1] http://www.pehub.com/2014/02/norwegian-mobile-payment-provid...

[2] http://northzone.com

[3] http://entreecap.com

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)

#227
Toronto, Canada/US/remote to start (but you're open to eventually relocating)

Suede Lane is using technology to redefine how we discover original design, driven by a mission to enable everyone to cultivate their taste without specialized knowledge. I.e. you shouldn't have to know what "cubism" is or who Picasso was, in order to find and buy that type of artwork.

Currently bootstrapped and focused on improving traction and embarking on next steps for growth. Looking for:

- a brand-aware marketer with experience in design related highend retail

- a developer into natural language UI and contextual recommendations.

See more details at http://bit.ly/11Bw4Ic

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)

#228
PacketZoom Engineering (look for johnpjoseph's post for sales/bd related positions) Burlingame, CA [reposting because left out individual candidate descriptions earlier and can't delete the old post now]

We’re looking for INTERNS, as well as FULL TIME core team members looking to shape the company technology and culture. H1B VISA Transfer ok for the right candidate. TN VISA ok. REMOTE considered for the perfect candidate.

Mobile networks are different. And yet we continue using the same legacy protocol stack (TCP/HTTP/SSL) to connect mobile devices to the cloud. Does that frustrate you? Are you not afraid of opening a socket and send a few UDP packets when you need to? Then we're looking for you.

Packetzoom is rethinking the whole stack from the ground up. You get to hack network and/or security protocols, innards of mobile operating systems and build a global distributed system around brand new protocols. If the challenge intrigues you, contact me at chetan at packetzoom dot com.

You're a good fit if:

- You've written C/C++ code in production in team environments - Even better if you've played around with networking and/or distributed security protocols - Even better if you've written this sort of code for mobile platforms

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)

#229
post #22

Here's a small sample of the most recent remote/telecommute jobs posted on https://www.wfh.io : Senior PHP Developer @ Timely https://www.wfh.io/jobs/546 [Anywhere] Junior Cloud Engineer @ Skyscrapers https://www.wfh.io/jobs/547 [Anywhere] DevOps Engineer @ Monetate https://www.wfh.io/jobs/548 [Anywhere] Account Manager @ Lullabot https://www.wfh.io/jobs/549 [Anywhere] Jr. Engineer @ Big Astronaut https://www.wfh.io/…

Please stop posting WFH.io here. I recommend downvoting this item.

Hey, while we have you here, nicely buried at the bottom of the thread where it's safe to go off on a tangent:

What would it take to convince you to post the Hiring thread on the first weekday of every month?

A hiring thread posted on a Sunday seems like a waste to me.

Thanks for keeping up with this stuff, by the way!

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)

#230
OpenSignal - London, UK (Full time, permanent)

At OpenSignal we're using mobile apps to tap into the smart phones we're all carrying around with us to build up global crowdsourced sensor networks. Our first [1] is for wireless signal where we are building a global database on the coverage and performance of wireless networks (both mobile + WiFi) on a scale that has never before been possible. Our second sensor network is WeatherSignal [2], which uses the barometers, thermometers and hygrometers on smart phones to crowdsource weather data and we have already published a scientific paper [3] showing the potential of this approach. If the concept of crowdsourced sensor networks appeals to you too then please get in touch. We are hiring for all manner of different roles right not (backend, frontend, UX/UI & data science) but most of all we are just looking for smart, like minded people rather than people with specific, existing skills.

More info: http://opensignal.com/jobs/

Email us: join@opensignal.com

[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.staircase3...

[2]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opensignal...

[3]http://opensignal.com/reports/battery-temperature-weather/

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