Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2014) • Hacker News Board

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

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Post by srcreigh » Thu, Oct 02, 2014, 4:04 PM UTC

spicyj wrote: post #191

Khan Academy — Mountain View, CA (we also love interns, and remote is a possibility) We're a small, non-profit tech startup bringing a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Here's a testimonial we received last week: ================================== I am 52. I returned to school almost twenty years ago and did quite well--but I had taken care of all my math requirements 15 years before that and my degree…

I applied here for an internship from Waterloo with a 3.8 GPA / 85% CAV, 8 months of professional mobile development experience and several cool mobile side projects and didn't get an interview.

Do you guys filter for resumes that convey a passion for education, not just general skills?

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

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Post by ianbicking » Thu, Oct 02, 2014, 4:15 PM UTC

zerr wrote: post #341

ianbicking wrote: post #222

Mozilla – San Francisco, Mountain View, other locations, and REMOTE (American timezones preferred) – OS Engineer (aka programmer) Cloud Services For Firefox OS team is hiring for a Firefox OS Client Developer. The Cloud Services For Firefox OS team is building end-to-end services (front and backend) for Firefox OS (Mozilla's mobile operating system) and other Firefox platforms. These are services such as backup, push…

Do you differentiate compensation based on location? i.e. can someone from eastern Europe (or even India) get North American salary? Thanks.

We generally offer compensation that is competitive in your location, so yes, we do differentiate. I've never been part of a compensation decision outside of the US, so I don't know what that ultimately looks like in Eastern Europe or India.

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

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Post by videoamp » Thu, Oct 02, 2014, 4:16 PM UTC

VideoAmp in Santa Monica, CA -- Full Time, On Site, Salary + Equity

VideoAmp is a programmatic video advertising platform connecting television and online video markets. We are well funded and advised by many ad-tech veterans.

We are currently hiring two roles to round out our baller team:

❂ Lead Operations Engineer http://videoamp.theresumator.com/apply/DGfjXO/Lead-Operation...

❂ Full Stack Engineer, expert in node.js http://videoamp.theresumator.com/apply/eJg9cb/Full-Stack-Gen...

If you're able to work on-site, full time in Santa Monica please follow the above links for job details and to apply online.

⚑ ⚛ PLEASE No recruiters, agencies, off-shore development companies. ⚛ ⚑

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

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Post by mcsig » Thu, Oct 02, 2014, 4:21 PM UTC

First Directory Ltd - Milton Keynes, UK - Full-time - REMOTE

We are seeking a talented software engineer to work on all aspects of the development process.

The role covers everything from adding new functionality to our website (used by over 3 million people a year) to working on bespoke internal systems. As well as a whole host of other projects.

Because you’ll be joining a small team you’ll be given a high degree of autonomy and expected to be able to manage your own work load and take responsibility for the full software development lifecycle from initial inception through to completion. We also offer a high level of mentoring and training to improve your skills.

You’ll be working in C#/ASP.net with a mix of other Microsoft and Open Source technologies.

We’re looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude and who is prepared to muck in and get their hands dirty in the code so to speak.

More information: https://1stdirectory.co.uk/vacancies.htm

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

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Post by wlonkly » Thu, Oct 02, 2014, 4:51 PM UTC

Toronto, onsite:

FreshBooks is hiring for multiple positions, including:

Director of Development; senior ops engineers; senior Android and Ember developers; full-stack developers; product managers and scrum masters; UX experts; and some business roles as well.

We also offer a $3000 referral bonus on hire, if you know someone that would be a good fit!

All linked from here: http://www.freshbooks.com/jobs/

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

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Post by zerr » Thu, Oct 02, 2014, 4:53 PM UTC

ianbicking wrote: post #352

zerr wrote: post #341

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you differentiate compensation based on location? i.e. can someone from eastern Europe (or even India) get North American salary? Thanks.

We generally offer compensation that is competitive in your location, so yes, we do differentiate. I've never been part of a compensation decision outside of the US, so I don't know what that ultimately looks like in Eastern Europe or India.

That's pity. You're basically cutting off all the candidates who made it through and regardless of their living places, have e.g. "North American" wages...

I'm from Eastern Europe and it's been more than a decade since I've worked for local [competitive] wage last time - because it is low. And there are quite many like me, in these low-wage places.

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

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Post by ononoma » Thu, Oct 02, 2014, 5:07 PM UTC

Geckoboard - Shoreditch, London, UK

We are hiring for couple full time positions.

* Go/Ruby Engineer

* Integration Engineer

Visit our career page for the details: https://www.geckoboard.com/careers

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

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Post by ianbicking » Thu, Oct 02, 2014, 5:15 PM UTC

zerr wrote: post #356

ianbicking wrote: post #352

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We generally offer compensation that is competitive in your location, so yes, we do differentiate. I've never been part of a compensation decision outside of the US, so I don't know what that ultimately looks like in Eastern Europe or India.

That's pity. You're basically cutting off all the candidates who made it through and regardless of their living places, have e.g. "North American" wages... I'm from Eastern Europe and it's been more than a decade since I've worked for local [competitive] wage last time - because it is low. And there are quite many like me, in these low-wage places.

People who are working remotely from Eastern Europe or other remote locations are almost always coming to Mozilla into a more senior position, with very demonstrable skills, and typically have access to more of the market than just what's available locally, and I believe we take that into account (but again, I haven't personally been involved in compensation discussions in those areas). Still we make a distinction in terms of cost of living, and realistically the Bay Area just has a different labor market than elsewhere – so to be competitive in the Bay Area while also hiring elsewhere it makes sense to differentiate to some degree.

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

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Post by HeyLaughingBoy » Thu, Oct 02, 2014, 5:16 PM UTC

Theranos wrote: post #157

Theranos - Palo Alto Visit a lab for a Doctor’s appointment recently? Two vials of blood is a lot isn't it? Theranos is looking to completely redefine healthcare by solving speed and accuracy issues of current lab testing by combining SW engineering and life sciences using 1/1000 less blood than what is typically drawn today; our process have results in Doctors’ hands in as little as 2 hours allowing them to provide…

You sure have an impressive Board of Directors!

However, as a medical devices engineer, I was rather disappointed that the site doesn't say much about the underlying assay technologies you're using.

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

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Post by alanmcgee » Thu, Oct 02, 2014, 5:17 PM UTC

Sharewave — New York, NY

Lead Front End Developer, Full Time, Salary + Equity

We're a team of 8 building a network that builds upon transactions happening in the private marketplace (from small startups to pre-ipo). I co-founded Sharewave with Josh Levine (former CTO of eTrade) and Robert "r0ml" Lefkowitz (long time technologist in financial services).

More about the position and our company here: https://sharewave.com/careers/