Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)

PromptWorks - Philadelphia, PA. Full time

Seeking a Senior Software Engineer. PromptWorks is the premier dev shop in Philly. We do primarily Ruby, JS and DevOps, but a lot else, too.

Local only, but we offer relocation assistance for the right developer.

More details: https://jobs.github.com/positions/d8f94048-ea66-11e3-82b6-db...

REDWOOD CITY, CA - FULL TIME - ON SITE - SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Apply here: http://www.thesourcery.com/jobs/735

Course Hero is looking for a software engineer who can hit the ground running. Our engineering team releases code every day to millions of people, so we're looking for someone who can take on challenges, build new features, and iterate quickly. Each engineer has a role in building Course Hero's architecture and will have the opportunity to touch all parts of the stack. Our projects are big ­­ terabytes of data and customers around the world ­­ but our team is small, so you’ll see projects from start to finish, and work closely with senior engineers, product managers and designers to ensure successful results.

Some of the challenges you'll help us tackle include:

* Helping us expand our core applications architecture (Study Guides, Flashcards, Tutors) using MVC frameworks like Zend or Symfony. * Taking us global as we scale our site from 10x to 100x as many students who can access our resources for any course, anywhere, at any time. * Learning new product development as we add native mobile applications for iOS and Android. * You’ll work with our engineering, product and design teams to build new features, tools and functionality with PHP, JavaScript, MySQL and other fun tools in our stack. * You’ll learn more about TDD and SCRUM practices as part of a small, collaborative team.

Our Ideal Candidate Has:

* Some academic, project or 1-2 years of work experience where you’ve worked with modern languages and MVC frameworks like PHP, Ruby, Python or Node.js. * A degree in Computer Science or STEM field, and interest in side projects you can share through a project website or GitHub repository. * Experience working with SQL databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL. * Academic or work experience in data structures and algorithms

Nice-To-Have's Include:

* Front end development or design experience with jQuery, Angular.js, JavaScript, Sass or Susy. * Mobile development experience. * Experience or familiarity with continuous integration or TDD.

What we can offer you:

* Industry competitive salary and stock options. * Full medical coverage (medical, dental, vision). * 401(k) program to help you save for the future * Regularly planned team events and outings. * Free Friday lunches and an endless snack and drink supply * On-site amenities including a day spa, full-service cafeteria, 3 miles of nature walks along the Bay and free membership to a 7500 sq. ft. fitness center.

REDWOOD CITY, CA - FULL TIME - ON SITE - PRODUCT MANAGER @ COURSE HERO

APPLY VIA LINK: http://www.thesourcery.com/jobs/743

We’re looking for a Product Manager who will help define and build the product roadmap and define the customer experience as we move to internationalize our core study guides, flashcards and tutoring platform.

You’ll own this product and work closely with a dedicated engineering and design team, you’ll collaborate with our other Product team members, and you’ll share product roadmap, expectation and results with our Executive team and board.

Here are some of the projects you’ll own: • You’ll understand Course Hero’s strategic and competitive position and deliver products that are recognized as best in the industry • You’ll own the product roadmap for one of Course Hero’s core growth initiatives. • You’ll conduct market research, perform competitive analyses, and identify current trends in the e-commerce and education technology space. • You’ll use data-driven approaches to help guide your decisions and continuously improve your product. • You’ll work closely with engineering teams and user interface designers to deliver product experiences that delight our customers. • You’ll define and regularly monitor KPIs, success metrics and other analytics to determine product health. • You’ll support our customer facing and marketing teams to ensure product features are well communicated and promoted to our customers.

Here are a few things we’d love to see in a strong candidate: * 3+ years of professional experience in a Product Manager role in a consumer facing software company, with extra bonus points for educational technology or e-commerce experience. * A BA or BS degree, or relevant skills and equivalent work experience. MBA a plus! * You can demonstrate success in delivering products and services in a high growth environment, and you have a track record of successful international product expansion in both strategy and execution. * You can demonstrate effective, clear communication to lead a team and drive product as a major influencer across the company.

Nice-To-Have's Include: * Some experience with Asana or other project management software. * You’re driven by data to make decisions, and you’re familiar with scripting in SQL and generating reports with Tableau or similar tools.

What we can offer you: * Industry competitive salary and stock options. * Full medical coverage (medical, dental, vision). * 401(k) program to help you save for the future * Regularly planned team events and outings. * Free Friday lunches and an endless snack and drink supply * On-site amenities including a day spa, full-service cafeteria, 3 miles of nature walks along the Bay and free membership to a 7500 sq. ft. fitness center.

SAN FRANCISCO - FULL TIME - ON SITE - ANDROID ENGINEER @ WEARABLE INTELLIGENCE

APPLY VIA LINK: http://www.thesourcery.com/jobs/756

We’re looking for a capable, curious and smart Android Engineer to join our team. You’re a tinkerer and an aesthete, and you like to write code that gives mobile and wearable devices magic abilities. You have a passion for building great products that are robust and enjoyable, and you’re interested in stretching the boundaries of what’s possible on wearable hardware.

As one of our early team members, you’ll work directly with our leadership team to develop software for wearable devices -- from our product suite to core framework components -- and help us ensure optimal performance for our clients. We’re growing, and we’d be thrilled for you to grow your career with us, be it into a senior engineer, team lead, or architect.

Here are some of the product challenges you’ll own: * You’ll build end-user applications and core platform services for various devices running the Android stack, and you’ll be one of the rare few developers to hack on Google Glass for the enterprise * You’ll work with designers, product managers, and other engineers to imagine, build, and launch successful products and features that will have immediate impact to some of the world’s leading companies * You’ll balance rapid prototyping with production-grade code, and as an early employee, you’ll refine best practices and lead by example

Here are some things we’d be thrilled to see in a strong candidate: * You have a BS or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering * You have at least 1 year of professional software engineering experience where you’ve built and shipped a product as part of a team * Experience with Java, C++, and developing and maintaining Android applications * You build with the end user in mind, and you’re comfortable with self-directed learning on the job

Bonus points for: * You have experience developing on, or building apps for, devices using Android, from smartphones to other mobile-enabled products, with major bonus points if you’ve worked in wearables * Experience working with the Android SDK and some familiarity with NDK * You have some experience, or a working knowledge of, developing for video calls and streaming, and want to work more with OpenGL ES. * You have a curiosity to work on core systems for mobile devices (networking, multi-threading, Bluetooth/WiFi, periphery devices)

Here’s what we can offer you: * Competitive salary, benefits and early-stage equity * Sunny San Francisco office close to CalTrain, Muni and BART * A team with a strong track record of building successful companies and innovative products. We teach each other and learn new frontiers together * $5K to get the setup you deserve * Opportunities to get your product in front of category leaders * Time to attend industry conferences and grow in your field

InvestCloud - http://www.investcloud.com - San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tampa

Are you excited by the opportunity to revolutionize an industry? InvestCloud, born in a garage (it's what Californian companies do, after all), is driving a high-speed design and technology revolution that is transforming the way the financial industry uses, processes and interacts with data. Today, any investment manager can have access to a first-class integrated investment platform through the cloud, with InvestCloud. We are the first true cloud platform for the securities market. Since the launch in January 2012, we have over 100,000 users in excess of 1 trillion assets, accessing information securely from any location with any device. We are looking for bright and talented individuals as we advance our cutting edge proprietary technology.

We have openings at our San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Tampa locations.

Our open positions can be found here: http://www.smartrecruiters.com/investcloud