Ask HN: Who Is Hiring? (October 2012)

WebCanada | Full-Time, Toronto ON | Full-Stack Web Developer and Front-End Developer (two positions)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Web/Technical Development & Site Maintenance

• Responsible for creating, updating and maintaining web pages based on content provided by Team Leader/Project Manager • Coordinates and incorporates appropriate content and structure to enhance web sites. • Responsible for choosing and integrating the appropriate software applications that will meet the project needs. • Provides ongoing support and enhancement for various websites and research projects. This may include some database work and online development requiring more advanced web site coding (php, mysql, html, and CSS) • Provides accurate coding of HTML and CSS in a fast paced environment. • Ensures design and content meet project requirements (mobile users, desktop users, browser compatibility, accessibility needs, etc) • Meets with project leaders to determine project scope and its technical requirements • Ensures all website properties are in operation (i.e. no broken links, redirect, etc) • Takes ownership of assigned tasks and deliver requirements within tight deadlines • Maintains awareness and educates the team of web industry developments and best practices • Creates technical project plans and timelines • Reports regularly to Project Managers

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education normally required: Completion of College or University program in: Computer Science, IT, web-based design, programming.

Experience & Technical Skills:

• 3-4 years experience in website development/programming • Experience with CMS based web applications • Strong programming skills in at least one common web development stack (For full-stack developer) • Strong HTML and CSS skills • Familiarity with JavaScript and at least one DOM manipulation library, preferably jQuery • Familiarity with programming for mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, & Android platforms) is an asset • Familiarity with industry standard graphic tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop (image slicing, resizing etc) • Experience with e-commerce is an asset • Previous exposure to clients in Travel & Hospitality industry is an asset

WE OFFER: • A competitive salary and all the Coffee Crisps you could ask for • Health & Dental benefits • A comfortable and fun working environment • Excellent opportunities for professional development At WebCanada we love our customers and are driven to help them succeed. We do everything possible to learn from and help them, as a way to maintain leadership in our industry. If you've got what we're looking for, send your resume to: human.resources@webcanada.com

Android Developer | Cambridge, MA | Kinvey

Kinvey, a Boston based cloud and mobile startup, is looking for an Android hacker who wants to empower other developers to make the next generation of insanely great Android applications. If you love hacking on mobile technology, tackling tough problems around network connectivity, and get a thrill out of optimizing every last byte of memory, then we want to hear from you!

About You

You're creative:

You'll research and develop new techniques to build awesome mobile libraries, allowing developers to easily connect their apps to Kinvey's cloud backend, as well as 3rd-party APIs.

You're thoughtful:

Your goal is also to understand our customers, determine what they want and create the product roadmap for our library and cloud backend.

You're a coder:

You'll write, enhance, test and document a world-class Android SDK that saves developer time and makes it ridiculously easy to leverage the cloud.

You’re entrepreneurial and love startups:

In addition to building and managing the Android SDK, you’ll be creating new app ideas, as well as building and publishing them. At Kinvey, we'll help you market and scale your apps. Basically, you'll be a mobile app entrepreneur within a startup.

You're an evangelist:

We've built a first-class evangelism program, reaching the mobile developer community online and offline via content, meet-ups, presentations, social media and more. You'll create and publish content around our mobile libraries, as well as showcase Kinvey at hackathons and meetups.

You're happy:

We love what we do. You should too!

Requirements

You have at least 2 years developing in Java. You've got no problems with network client implementation (REST, HTTP, TCP). You think in TDD and you don’t ship untested code.

Bonus

You're completely comfortable with the Android SDK. You've published multiple apps, and integrated with a cloud backend. Experience with mobile cross-platform tools (PhoneGap, Appcelerator, etc.) would be useful. Got a CS Degree (or equivalent)? We'll talk to you about sliding window protocols and shortest path algorithms.

How to Apply

Send your resume to jobs@kinvey.com with the title – "I want to be your Android Developer" Send us Google Play links to any apps you've released, along with links to code and blog posts you've written. Want to stand out? Write a mobile app that uses Kinvey and send us the Github link. Bonus points for pointing things out that we can do better.

Upvote for percolate... if your in nyc check them out.

The Ladders - New York, NY - full-time developers.

We are primarily a Java & JavaScript shop but have some Scala as well as Clojure.

Looking for good developers in general.

Upcoming & existing projects will be using java, scala, storm, backbone.js, iOS, sass, compass and more.

We are rebuilding with an eye towards becoming the #1 site for matching jobseekers and jobs rather than searching for them.

Great team, great benefits.

Drop me an email or get me on gtalk and we can chat. Email address/Gtalk is in my profile.

SupaDupa - Notting Hill, London

I'm a developer at SupaDupa, an online e-commerce platform aimed at boutiques and creatives, which can be found here: http://SupaDupa.me. You can find the job description here: http://supadupa.me/jobs

We're needing a strong all-rounder: a Ruby on Rails developer who is strong with Javascript and able to administrate a server. We're a small, passionate team committed to making something beautiful and making an impact, by allowing creatives to focus on doing what they love, with our platform allowing them to easily create a stunning shop, showcasing their work.

I've come to realise the importance on working on a project you're passionate about, with a team you trust, in a working environment you can excel in. I believe I've more than found that here and am confident you would to - check out the website and get in touch for a chat. You can contact me directly at james[@]supadupa.me.