Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2022)

Cardbox is one of the fastest-growing power-ups for Trello (100,000+ installs).

Bootstrapped, no plans to raise VC. This is the first hire, you'll be working alongside myself. I was technical founder of Yardsale (YC S11, acq. 2015), and lead technical advisor for HBO Silicon Valley (s3).

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Stack: React.JS, Rails, and Redis to coordinate 1m+ synchronizations per day. Most of the UI runs in an iframe on Trello.com, which requires cross domain considerations [1].

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There are plenty of tools to add Kanban boards to Gmail, and they're all pretty successful. Kanban boards are better than lists for organizing workflows.

But Cardbox is the first to do the inverse. We add a Gmail inbox to Trello. Other tools can only support some subset of Trello features, usually poorly.

This 1) is harder to build (so more valuable), 2) offers better UX than a Trello knock-off, and 3) works with existing integrations, so it benefits from Trello's significant network effects.

Lastly, Gmail is missing from Trello as a built-in feature but present in almost every competitor (e.g. Monday.com). They will either build or buy this, so it's important to move fast.

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Contact ed+hn@getcardbox.com for more info

[1] - Learn more about power-ups at https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/trello/guides/power-up...

We are a fast-growing, mission-driven fintech company that provides quality financial services for people whose needs go unmet by traditional institutions. We serve people with complex needs and those who care for them, and it is an honor to wake up in the morning knowing that we have a profound impact on our customers’ lives.

In this role, you’ll use your software development skills to make this thoughtful fintech work happen! While you’ll spend most of your time hands-on coding in our Rails/React stack, you’ll also be taking the time to understand the architecture, mentor and learn from those around you to create sustainable software.

What makes it great to work with us:

- Genuinely kind and caring people - Making life better for the people helped least in the world - High autonomy and few required meetings - Start-up life without the ridiculous hours and with good compensation

Roles:

- Senior Front-End Engineer - Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Today's OS's are based on metaphors from the 60s. The web was invented by a physicist to share Sangria recipes. Smartphones are designed for infants. We can do better. We need a new app platform rooted in the ideas of Alan Kay, Douglas Engelbart, and Bret Victor. More on this here: https://vision.plato.io.

Plato is a well funded seed-stage startup building this platform. We're starting with internal tools. We build a low-code platform that lets anyone in your company build live internal tools. We sell to operations heavy industries like fintech, healthcare, and logistics, where the demand for internal tools has skyrocketed in the past five years.

We're hiring a founding engineer who wants to earn significant equity and help us democratize computing. Learn more at https://jobs.plato.io/founding-engineer

ShareStream, a leader in online video and media management solutions for education, is hiring three additional Senior Software Engineers.

What We Are Working On: Current engineering projects include moving ShareStream to a microservices architecture (React and Vert.x)—a major company initiative that is currently underway—as well as developing new features for ShareStream’s Zoom App.

Tech Stack: Java, Typescript, React.js, Node.js, Vert.x, Elasticsearch, and NoSQL

Open Positions: • Senior Software Engineer (Front-End Focused) • Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) • Senior Software Engineer (Sustaining)

Position Types: Full-Time Employees (though we are open to receiving resumes from freelancers with extensive software-engineering experience using our tech stack). ShareStream offers highly competitive salaries and benefit packages.

Why ShareStream: • Work remotely with a talented team to build an innovative product using a modern tech stack • Learn new skills and gain experience in new areas • Contribute to changing the way online learning takes place through the use of streaming media!

To apply or to learn more about these positions, email us at careers@sharestream.com.

Fern Creek Software is hiring experienced software engineers to join our fully remote team. Experience with specific tech stacks isn't a requirement, we're looking for individuals with a track record of solving difficult technical problems.

Our interviewing process is straight forward. Get to know some of our current senior engineers, then a small take home project you'll be compensated for. No LeetCode. No whiteboarding.

If you're interested email me at anthony.minor@ferncreeksoftware.com