Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015)

You may recognize us from the Web Framework Benchmarks that have been discussed on HN periodically: http://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/

We hire people, not skill sets. If you're a smart, motivated developer who likes our company culture, let's talk.

Over the past 17 years we've cultivated a great group of people to work with. Our developers are smart, thoughtful, respectful to each other, opinionated, dedicated, and fun.

    Challenging and varied projects
    Informal, comfortable environment
    Intelligent, engaged people
    Lively, respectful technology discussions
    Frequent mentoring
    Easy camaraderie
    General culture of helpfulness and friendliness

We pride ourselves on doing the best work we can for our clients. This means working with them to really understand what they need built and delivering what we promise while maintaining a sensible work/life balance. We build quality applications and have fun doing it.

The technologies we use vary over time with our mix of projects. Here is a snapshot of the technologies we use at the moment:

    Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, C#, Ruby
    Tools: Git, Docker, Jenkins, Sonar, IntelliJ, Eclipse, Ant, Maven
    Web: Jersey, .NET MVC 5, Django, Node.js, Go, Backbone, Ember, Angular, jQuery, etc.
    Mobile: iOS, Android
    Hosting: AWS (EC2, RDS, etc.), Rackspace Cloud, Linux deployments
    Data Persistence: ORM (Hibernate, etc.), MySQL, Postgres, MS SQL Server, NoSQL (Redis, Riak, etc.)

Hey all,

Ivy Softworks is looking for talented, motivated team members in Seattle, WA and San Francisco, CA (SF SoMa). We're a startup that builds startups and are providing an alternative to early stage venture capital though the creation of an Innovation Studio. We are looking for entrepreneurs seeking new adventures. Check out our website for open opportunities: http://www.ivysoftworks.com/careers/

Current open positions:

    Platform Development Engineer
    Software Development Engineer – OS Internals
    Distributed Systems Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure
    Infrastructure Operations Engineer
    Distributed Graph Engineer
    Software Development Engineer – OSX
    Data Scientist
    Software Development Engineer – Test
    Public Relations Manager
    Marketing Manager
    Program Manager

Full stack rails engineers wanted to make sure that grammer is taught good. Every one's revolutioneyesing educaton but while some student's cant even right the write words.

Then there was NoRedInk.

NoRedInk helps students quickly improve their grammar and writing skills. We've got a small, technically excellent engineering team. We extensively use React.js and Flux in production, as well as the compile-to-JS language Elm.

I work here because I get to learn about my practice (as well as my failing grammar skills) every day. I work here because I care about education. I work here because existing online tools for teaching grammar and writing are pathetic. Join us as engineer #9, and improve how grammar is taught.

https://www.noredink.com/jobs

p.s. A third-party study showed 36% of NoRedInkers improved 2+ grade levels on their MAP scores! https://www.noredink.com/about/casestudies/shadow-ridge

Are you interested in learning advertising tech from the inside out? We're looking for a savvy individual who takes their personal development seriously and seeks to make a huge impact.

You'll be working alongside a tight, driven team right in the heart of the profit center. Our division of Connexity works in online display advertising (aka "banner ads") through RTB, and we run 50 to 100 million impressions each day. Our total transaction volume is between 5 and 10 billion per day, and I'd bet you a burger we've served ads on nearly every site you've ever visited.

About Connexity:

Our team is sharp and works well together. We enjoy perks such as daily paid lunch, a 9/80 schedule (to get every other Friday off) and unlimited vacation; the culture of our team recognizes and respects the importance of your non-work life. Also, Ventura county is a pretty nice place to live/work (unless you hate temperate coastal weather). If you've got Rails or other relevant web app experience, that's a good start. More importantly, you'll be eager to learn display advertising inside and out. Attitude, ambition and sound judgement trump experience with a specific set of tools.

We're a small team within a medium-sized organization, and we work hard to keep the small-team vibe while availing ourselves of the best bits from the mother ship.

Position #1: Rails + exposure to Scala & Hbase

We need someone to contribute to our Ruby on Rails app. It's used to administer hundreds of advertising campaigns across hundreds of publisher sites. It's not just boring CRUD. It provides a ton of control and insight to the team that operates our clients' campaigns; it's truly the heart of our display advertising business. The business folks will know you, and you'll find that excellence will stir up a tremendous amount of appreciation for your work.

This role is a great way to learn advertising tech at scale as well as other tools. In addition to Rails work, you'd get hands on experience with Redis, Hbase, PostgreSQL, R and Scala. Several on the current team started in the Rails app and have moved into other areas of interest (low-latency RTB bidder written in C, sophisticated reporting pipelines or novel optimization algorithms).

Position #2: Data Savvy, Impeccably Responsible

We need someone to help our Data Science team operations. You'll help us maintain and activate various data-driven ad targeting. For example, a client may provide us a billion records which we need to analyze and transform into an audience segment. This isn't a software engineering position, but you'll want to be (or learn to be) pretty capable at the command line, and able to work with Python/Bash or other scripting languages. More than anything, we want someone who can maintain order among various client-facing tasks. On paper, we have a neat structured process; in reality, we need someone with sound judgement and above-average clarity of thought and word to help drive us forward. If you like combing through data in Excel, R or similar, this might be a great fit. If you've wanted the opportunity to get your hands on large amounts of data from an analysis or management perspective, please reach out to us.

-- Unless you prefer to start with a HR-oriented chat, you can reach me (a lead engineer on the team) at david.larsen@connexity.com.