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

#421
Zipcar - Boston, MA

Work in the awesome fort point district at our nice new location.

Build applications for use or support of people you can actually meet (local members, friends, family).

Get a sweet Zipcar membership discount.

Good pay.

Get to work with technologies like Ruby on Rails, Backbone.

Senior Software Engineer http://jobvite.com/m?3Zomwgw0 Software Engineer http://jobvite.com/m?3npmwgwp

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

#422
Unhaggle - http://www.unhaggle.com - Toronto, Canada

We're looking for: Python/Django Developer (Remote)

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Who We Are

Unhaggle is Canada's largest live online marketplace for new cars.

Our tools and data are trusted and used by car buying services for Yahoo Autos, MSN Autos, AOL Autos, and the Globe and Mail. With over 700 Partner Dealers nationwide and average customer savings of $3,618, Unhaggle provides customers with a positively unforgettable experience by removing the frustrating inefficiencies of the traditional car buying process.

Since 2011, Unhaggle has become the number 1 web portal in Canada for New Car Buying, providing over $87,000,000 in savings to over 250,000 satisfied customers and making the new car buying process easier, faster and more transparent for car buyers and dealers alike.

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What We're Looking For

Unhaggle is looking for a Python developer with experience in web application development. This is a full-time contract position. We are looking for developers who will be working from home and ideally to work with us on a long-term basis. We accept applications from candidates anywhere in the world.

Our management team is based in Toronto, Canada. Selected candidates will be asked to work as much as possible in Toronto Time / EST Time (GMT -4).

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We use GitHub to manage tasks and code reviews. Basecamp is used sometimes for general project management.

You will be primarily involved in three different projects:

- Our web portal unhaggle.com

- REST APIs, for integration with different partners

- An internal and innovative web application we built for industry clients

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Additional information:

- All projects are written in Python and Django. The scope will usually include front-end (CSS/Javascript and AJAX/XHTML) and back-end (Django, Python, PostgreSQL and general server software).

- We take quality seriously and you should expect to be involved in well written code bases following standards such as PEP-8 and good software engineering practices.

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Qualifications:

- Strong hands on experience with Python, experience with Django is important, but we might still be willing to consider candidates with strong Python skills and none or little knowledge with Django.

- Strong web development experience: we expect that you know XHTML, CSS and Javascript well.

- Hands on experience with jQuery is a big plus

- Track record of delivering completed projects, preferably web-based

- Good SQL knowledge and databases, PostgreSQL is a plus

- You should be very familiar with Linux

- Experience using version control software, Git is a plus

- Understanding of code best practices and standards. We also expect that you follow PEP-8 style guide and use tools like Pyflakes and Pylint very often

- Easy-going personality. You will actively participate in design discussions and code review

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Skills:

Python, Javascript, CSS, jQuery, SQL, AJAX, Django, RESTful Services, Front-End Development, Git, PostgreSQL, Linux, XHTML, Backend Development, Version Control

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How To Apply

Shoot us a note at hackernews.careers@unhaggle.com and let us know that you're coming from HN and that you're interested in this role, or you can send me a note personally at jon+HN@unhaggle.com and I can forward you along to the right people.

Please send your application with the following additional information:

- Your expected hourly rate

- Any important details about your availability that we should be aware of. Note that this is a full-time position (8 hours per day / 40 hours per week).

- Any small sample of Python code that you have written and are really proud of [OR] any links to accounts such as github, google code, bitbucket or stackoverflow would be great too.

- A list of some projects that you have previously been involved in and that are currently online Selected candidates will be contacted for a technical phone interview + coding interview.

We thank all candidates for taking the time to apply, but only those who have been selected for an interview will be contacted.

No relocation available, we are a distributed team.

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

#423
FinFolio - www.finfolio.com - Denver, CO

Looking For: Entry-Level C#/SQL/WPF Developer

FinFolio is a boutique technology company that makes software for professional financial advisers. Our development environment uses the Microsoft technology stack (C#, WPF, SQL). We have beautiful offices in the Denver Tech Center with video games, foosball, free sodas/snacks, and standard perks like health care.

I founded/run the company and still write code.

Check out our posting at: http://www.finfolio.com/aboutus/Pages/Entry-level-C-SQL-WPF-...

If you are interested, please email me directly at mattabar (at) finfolio.com. Please mention you heard about it on HN. Candidates only please; no recruiters or consulting firms.

Thanks!

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

#424

PromptWorks - Philadelphia. Local only. Relocation assistance provided. We are a development shop that focuses on software craftsmanship. Our calling is to help companies create amazing, intuitive web applications, APIs, products and services. We take pride in the consistency with which we successfully turn ideas into MVPs, manual processes into automated ones, and frustrating online experiences into pleasurable cust…

Permanent job page: http://www.promptworks.com/jobs/senior-software-engineer.htm...

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

#425
Tablet Hotels - New York, NY

Relocation Assistance; Visa Transfer

Founded in 2000 Tablet is the world's leading award winning source of boutique hotel experiences (WSJ, NYTimes, Huffington Post). We’ve been profitable since the first year and are still privately held. Perks and Benefits include: Open Vacation Policy, Tablet Plus Membership, Personal Travel Budget, “My Way” Days for Special Projects.

Our engineering team is a group of polyglots and fullstackers who take a unix-heavy approach to engineering. As one of NYC’s earliest Python platforms we’re tackling challenges of scalability, search, and integrations on a global scale. Tablet engineering alums have taken their skills to top five internet companies and some of the web’s most highly trafficked names.

[http://www.tablethotels.com/en/careers] Lead Backend Engineer ; Lead Frontend Engineer ; Backend Engineers ; DevOps Engineer ; QA Lead

Frontend Requirements: HTML CSS/LESS/SASS The more javascript better (including DOM based and testing frameworks), at least jQuery, Knockout Experience with Python web frameworks (especially Flask) and templating engines (especially Jinja2) helpful Experience with Unix command line Command line Git. Nice to Have: Angular Backend javascript experience with Grunt, Require.js, Mocha + Chai will be beneficial MySQL

Backend Requirements: Expertise in any modern programming language (Python, Ruby, Perl, Scala, etc.) Understanding of Web Services Understanding of SOA Unix/FreeBSD. Nice to Have: Python experience

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

#426
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre: Postdoctoral fellowships in computational biology and machine learning - http://pmgenomics.ca/hoffmanlab/join/

Toronto, ON

The Hoffman Lab at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, seeks new members for our team. We develop machine learning techniques to better understand chromatin biology. These models and algorithms transform high-dimensional functional genomics data into interpretable patterns and lead to new biological insight. A key focus of the lab is to train a new generation of computational biologists.

We seek postdoctoral fellows for several projects in computational genomics and machine learning. Selected projects include:

1. Predicting long-range chromatin interactions and enhancer targets with novel machine learning methods.

2. Integrating epigenomic and sequence data to better understand human gene regulation.

3. Creating models of transcription factor binding that allow us to predict the effects of perturbations.

4. Developing deep learning techniques to find novel behavior in multiple functional genomics datasets.

Required qualifications: Doctorate in computational biology, computer science, electrical engineering, statistics, or physics obtained in the last five years. Submitted papers in genomics or machine learning research. Expertise in Python and Unix environments.

Preferred qualifications: Experience with epigenomics and graphical models. Published papers in peer-reviewed journals or refereed conference proceedings. Expertise in R, C, and C++.

We will consider candidates who need a VISA to work in Canada.

To apply: We will accept applications until the position is filled. Please submit a CV, a PDF of your best paper, and the names, email addresses, and phone numbers of three references to the address at http://pmgenomics.ca/hoffmanlab/join/#postdoc

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

#427
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San Francisco, CA Mixpanel (YCS09; http://mixpanel.com ) is the most advanced advanced analytics platform ever for web & mobile applications. Mixpanel is profitable, with thousands of customers and millions in monthly revenue. ENGINEERING CULTURE Our engineering culture: * We do very thorough, line-by-line code reviews using GitHub pull requests. This keeps our code quality high and helps us learn. * We try to have t…

Are you guys open to hiring interns?

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

#428
Lily Pod (lilypodlane.com) - Palo Alto, CA, INTERN or REMOTE OK

Family wellness is our play. We a building a non-contact sleep tracker for children and parents and a beautiful dashboard to track developmental milestones.

We seek smart developers and designers that want to build a beautiful and intuitive platform for parents and caregivers. We provide parents an easy way to log developmental events. The central feature is an image processing engine that automatically quantifies many elements of a child’s life. We are a small team now, and a lot of fun to be around.

Talk to me if you have questions: g@lilypodlane.com . iOS experience, backend server and video experience a plus.

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

#429
Android Developer, Chicago (downtown), H1B sponsorship available for the right candidate.

We are looking for new teammates who will join the existing Android team to design and develop native Android applications for our clients, paving the way for the much needed technological advancements in the entertainment industry. Our client roster includes the biggest names such xFinity, Paramount and others. Your every contribution will impact hundreds of thousands of people around the globe. Content Direct has a very laid back personality, with a touch of startup culture while having the stability and the backing of a large enterprise.

- 3+ years of Java and Eclipse IDE experience - 1+ years of experience with the Android SDK preferred - Experience building apps that communicate with RESTful services - Experience in Object-Oriented Design, Data Structures, Algorithm Design, Problem Solving, Complexity Analysis and Debugging - Experience in building and maintaining automated build and deployment processes preferred - Roku and Smart TV development experience preferred

* Find more about us at http://contentdirect.csgi.com/us/careers.html * Send us an email at tara.taft@csgi.com and you will be put in touch with our engineers!

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

#430
Intel (Hillsboro OR) We are attempting change within to embrace a more modern approach to software development, we need fearless people who are passionate about software as a craft. We are developing a distributed web service CI framework with the methods and technologies (python, REST, RIAK, AngularJS) you read about here. Contact us if you are looking for a change and a challenge.
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