Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2015)

CircleUp is building an online investment marketplace that helps non-tech consumer & retail businesses raise the capital they need to expand. These are companies selling products such as greek yogurt, granola bars, energy drinks, footware, athletic gear, baby food, pet care, cosmetics-- something you might buy in a Whole Foods or Costco. Venture Capital firms don't invest in these categories, and these deals are still too early-stage for traditional private equity. So these entrepreneurs struggle to raise the money that would help them keep up with demand; at the same time, many investors could benefit from the returns of this asset class, if only it could be made easily accessible.

We have been named one of the Top 5 Most Disruptive companies in Finance by CNBC, one of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes, and one of the 50 Best Fintech Innovators by KPMG. We are backed by top-tier investors including Google Ventures & Union Square Ventures.

Our stack is Python (Django) + AngularJS. We use some exciting applications of Machine Learning in Python. We are 11 engineers and growing fast. Half the engineering team is in SF, half is remote (distributed across the US). We're looking for smart generalists that never stop learning, like working full stack, and are excited to have some impact on the economy outside of silicon valley tech.

Help us shape the future of finance! Apply at: https://circleup.com/jobs/engineer/

https://circleup.com/

More info:

# on our last round of funding http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/26/opening-consumer-products-t...

# success story about a company we helped http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/n-y-small-businesses-tur...

# article about crowdfunding pioneers. first half of it describes CircleUp http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/business/crowdfunding-for-...

# article about how CircleUp helps eliminate the "funding gap" for women owned businesses http://www.inc.com/ryan-caldbeck/female-led-companies-thrive...

We are looking for a few experienced software engineers to join our small but growing R&D team in downtown Austin. Within engineering we are a passionate group of people who are extremely interested in building the software that helps our customers around the country thrive in their local communities. We’re a really small team (currently 13 people) so you’ll have plenty of say around how we develop software going forward. We are currently in the process of modernizing our software platform to be more modular and truly data driven. Our goal is to use data to make sure that we provide the right content to the right consumer at the right time. We’re building our internal API using REST based services implemented in Java, and while our front end is currently implemented in PHP, we are migrating away from that. Some of the technologies that we’re using: Dropwizard, Swagger, Flyway, AngularJS, Bootstrap, CloudFormation, Troposphere, and Ansible. All new engineers get company provided downtown parking, flexible work hours, 100% of their health insurance premiums paid for by the company, the ability to build their own work computer, and access to our kitchen with plenty of drinks and snacks. We’re looking for individuals only so please NO RECRUITERS OR AGENCIES (seriously, your emails will just go into the trash folder). In addition we’re looking for full-time employees who are already in Austin, TX or willing to relocate.

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Founded in 2010, Main Street Hub is the CRM for Local. We offer an integrated social, web, and email marketing solution designed to help merchants get more customers and keep them coming back by spreading word of mouth, extending their customer service, managing their online reputation, and leveraging the Main Street Hub’s merchant network. Main Street Hub was recently named #73 on the Inc. 500 list (http://www.inc.com/profile/main-street-hub) of America’s fastest growing companies and the 2nd fastest growing company in Austin. Please see our website (http://www.mainstreethub.com) for more information.

Philadelphia 76ers - Philadelphia, PA

Full-time/Intern

The Philadelphia 76ers are looking to add talented new developers, software engineers, statistical analysts, and data scientists to the team. Basketball analysts will work as a part of the front office and collaborate extensively with the entire basketball operations department including President and GM Sam Hinkie. Experience in basketball is not required; analytical talent and learning easily is. The Sixers are looking for both permanent employees and interns. Most basketball analysts will work in our basketball operations office in Philadelphia but other arrangements may be possible. If you're passionate about basketball and have technical skills that you think could help an NBA team, please see the official posting and apply here: http://nbateamjobs.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/r.cfm?i=71706

If you have questions, you can reach us at bballopsjobs@sixers.com.

Job description here: http://www.inversoft.com/company/careers

Send inquiry to jobs@inversoft.com (CC: seth@inversoft.com)

Swoon Editions is about getting beautifully crafted furniture from the workshop floor straight to your door at an exceptional price. We cut out expensive retail overheads without ever compromising on quality. We are building a leading direct to consumer online sales app with a data platform for trend analysis, demand prediction and logistics optimization.

We are fairly unique in the Ecommerce world as everything we do is data driven. We test all assumptions from web page layouts to button colours, from the physical products we launch to the finish of the material.

We're a small and passionate group of people based in the old Southwark Playhouse in London, with a growing team here and abroad overseeing our workshop partnerships. We're are hiring smart people for all positions across engineering.

We also have some great benefits: * Unlimited Holidays * The best hardware Mac or PC * Free Company Gym * Regular Team Lunches, Drinks and more * Fully stocked kitchen and drinks fridge * Amazing Company Culture * Just a little too much trust

Backend Software Engineer - You should have a track record of solving difficult engineering problems across all parts of the business. You should be as at home performing regressions across complex cohort models as building and designing APIs for our front end team. We spend the majority of our time working in both Python and PHP and developing APIs so prior experience would be great but we will also consider candidates with all strong programming backgrounds that want a new challenge. - http://swoon.workable.com/jobs/32947

Full Stack PHP Engineer - You should have a track record of solving problems across all parts of the development stack, from debugging JS in the browser to full “OOP SOA API Design”. We spend the majority of our time working in PHP with Magento and its APIs so prior experience would be great but we will also consider candidates with all strong programming backgrounds that want a new challenge. - http://swoon.workable.com/jobs/32943

Frontend Software Engineer - You should have a track record of solving frontend problems, from creative concepts to polished code, particularly for consumer projects. This role will be responsible for evolving the experience of our online store. You'll be collaborating with analysts, developers and marketers to devise and develop new features, and tests as we roll out an ambitious roadmap. - http://swoon.workable.com/jobs/32948

QA Engineer - We’re looking for a Web App Test Engineer to join our team in London. You should have a track record of end-to-end testing and quality assurance. This testing will be predominantly manual to start and moving to automation as our team grows and we hone our requirements. Our website is the face our our brand, so this role has the potential to have a big impact on our business. - http://swoon.workable.com/jobs/32952

If you have questions, you can email me Ciaran the CTO on - ciaran@swooneditions.com