Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2014)

NOKIA - Sunnyvale, CA Principal Engineer- Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics (Z Launcher)Candidate must be located in USA* Responsibilities: - As a part of our Z Launcher team, you will work with engineers, product managers, and designers to build the best predictive technologies to present what users want, when they need it

- Design, implement, and experiment with predictive statistical models and machine learning algorithms

-Make objective assessments on the quality of algorithms with data and communicate the results to stakeholders

-Take product requirements and translate them to actionable items for building and maintaining an algorithm development road-map

Qualifications:

-PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field (or MS with equivalent experience)

-Minimum 3 years of research/engineering experience in the field of machine learning, data mining, or statistics

-Experience with algorithm design, prototyping, data-driven experimentation, and product implementations

-Fluency in one or more high-level languages, such as MATLAB, Python, R, and Julia

-Experience in object-oriented software engineering with languages, such as Java or C++

-Research background in machine learning, data mining, or statistics with publications in top conferences and journals is a big plus

-Solid implementation skills, and clear communication skills are necessary as you will be cooperating with cross functional teams of engineers

-Passion for making a big impact on a mobile product that changes people’s lives To apply follow link: http://linkd.in/1wqx9oe

We are looking for couple of talented individuals to work in the area of computer vision starting as consultants. The position can suitably be converted to full-time at latter date. Job Location is BANGALORE.

Required Skill sets 1. Good understanding of Image Processing, Computer Vision and Machine Learning with projects to back the same. 2. Strong programming experience in C++ and knowledge of at least one prototyping/scripting language : MATLAB/Octave, Python or R. 3. Good understanding of Algorithms and Data Structures. 4. Good knowledge of basics: Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics. 5. Good written and verbal communication.

Nice to have skill sets / achievements. 1. Winning/National level participation in ACM ICPC, IOI, TopCoder, CodeChef etc. 2. Winning/National level participation in Physics or Math Olympiad. 3. Winning or Strong participation in Kaggle contests.

Interested folks can email to kamalesh@ieee.org

Senior Software Engineers | Zappos | Las Vegas, NV

Hi there! Zappos currently has several openings for experienced software engineers -- specifically, we are looking for professionals with 5+ years of full-stack Java development experience. If you would like to be considered for these opportunities, please apply directly using the URL provided below or forward your resume to me (ahawthorn-contractor@zappos.com). Thanks for looking and I hope to hear from you soon!

-Andrew

http://about.zappos.com/jobs/jobs-zappos-family/zappos-ip-in...

Inplaymaker - West London (Hammersmith) - Software engineer or Junior software engineer (backend)

We're a small (~8 people) startup working on a mixture of our own products and commissions. These are all mobile apps supported by REST APIs. The most significant is a tinder-style fashion app to be released in the next couple of weeks.

It's important that you have:

- Experience with Test-Driven Design

- Experience with *nix

- Computer Science fundamentals including data structures and algorithms

- Interest in agile methods

It would be helpful if you:

- Have some interest in configuration automation and the DevOps movement

- Have some interest in RESTful APIs

- Already know how to use git

- Have some interest in relational database design

- Have some interest in machine learning and/or natural language processing

What we use:

- Python (with Flask)

- PostgreSQL (with SQLAlchemy)

- CentOS

Email your CV with a note explaining why you're interested to:

cal.paterson@inplaymaker.com

AssetAvenue | Los Angeles, CA 90034 | https://www.assetavenue.com/ | Sr. Software Engineer

We're looking for a couple of in-house full-time senior software devs to join our growing team and help build our Peer-to-peer real estate crowdfunding platform.

We're fully funded and gearing up to close a healthy Series A. We have a great culture and are poised for a lot of growth in the coming year.

As a member on your team, you'll participate in daily stand-ups, be a significant contributor to architectural-design decisions, advocate for developer best practices to your team, and most importantly, write a great deal of quality software that is used by thousands of people across the world.

We're all Rails & PostgreSQL hosted in Amazon. We work hard but also know how to have a lot fun.

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Here are the areas of responsibility:

-Architect and implement testable, performant back-end software to support investor and borrower workflows

-Deliver features with high quality that are repeatable and predictable

-Interface with multiple third-party API's that do everything from fraud-protection to the handling of millions of investor dollars

-Develop the backend to support all client-facing website interactions

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What we're looking for:

-BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience

-5+ years of software development using one or more of Ruby, Python, Java, C++

-Demonstrated mastery of the Ruby on Rails framework

-Strong understanding of SQL

For all of open positions and more details, check out our careers page: https://www.assetavenue.com/

Feel free to email me directly with any additional questions: joshua@assetavenue.com