Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2015)

We’re a software and biology start-up building a platform for microbial genomics. Our first application area is infectious disease diagnostics -- where we’re already working with doctors, epidemiologists, and others at the world’s leading public health and research organizations. We were also awarded a $200,000 prize by the CDC for our work on "strain-typing" pathogenic bacteria.

YOU’RE A GOOD FIT IF:

* You’re a generalist software engineer that loves hard problems

* You want to work on a technology product making an important real-world impact

* You’re excited about joining a small team and directly impacting the shape of its technology choices, product, and business

* You communicate well and work effectively with others

* Pluses (but not requirements): biology/compbio background; experience with Docker in production; prior experience with Flask, React, D3

WHY ONE CODEX?

* Important problem: We’re not only working to build better in silico diagnostics, but setting the groundwork for entirely entirely new clinical, scientific, and public health applications.

* Hard, intellectually interesting challenges: Amongst other things, we are 1) applying and developing cutting-edge bioinformatics algorithms; 2) developing and deploying new data structures (really!); 3) finding better ways to manage messy genomic data; and 4) and running Docker in production.

* Upside: We offer a competitive salary, meaningful above-market equity, and the chance to be an early employee in a well-positioned startup.

APPLY

Please send us a note about your interest and background at careers@onecodex.com or reach out to me directly at nick@onecodex.com.

Hi! We are Max2 Inc. - the makers of the Scene app: http://www.sceneapp.io

We are building a way to generate and surface real-time information about places around you - Think of it as "Waze" for places. This is our entry point as part of a larger grand plan to become a bigger player in the mobile local commerce space.

We are small, close knit team of 7 developers (1 devops, 3 backend, 2 frontend, 1 floater) and 3 bizdev people. We are still in the very early phases of developing our product, and have spent most of our focus on our back-end and infrastructure.

We are looking for some really talented UI/UX designers to get us to the next level and round us out. We especially need designers that are adept as visualizing data streams, but are also generally looking for interface designers who are familiar with the latest trends but are not afraid to think outside the box.

We are also looking for an iOS front-end developer who can work with both Objective-C and Swift.

We are a startup in the true sense of the word - We don't have project managers or set working hours. We are looking for people who can be self-motivated and take ownership of tasks assigned to them. You won't just be handed down requirements or directives, but will be asked to be a part of the decision making process behind them. Basically, we want people that want to be a part of building a startup, not just work for one.

We are well capitalized/backed, so we can offer competitive wages on top of an equity stake. We offer full medical/dental/vision and an awesome informal working environment in a small brownstone we fully occupy in Manhattan.

If this sounds like the sort of thing you might be interested in, reach out to me at michael@max2.com.

Michael Salmasi Co-founder and CEO

=== Senior Product Designer ===

HandUp is looking for a senior product designer who is excited about leading the future of direct charitable giving in the US. The product design lead is responsible for executing on all stages of the design process: from concepts, to user testing, to wireframes, to visual design. This role sits at the center of the team and requires close collaboration with marketing, business, engineering, and HandUp users. You should enjoy initiating small, quick experiments to validate ideas and assumptions. At the same time, you must be able to take charge of large projects, and incorporate feedback from multiple stakeholders. We’re a fast growing company that’s passionate about social change and are looking for candidates who share those values. As a senior teammate, we’re looking for someone with three or more years of product leadership experience and comfort in the startup environment. Our long-term mission is big - to leverage technology and the power of human relationships to fight urban poverty. We come to work every day excited to build tools that directly affect those most in need.

As senior product designer you will

* lead concept design to test and validate product ideas

* seek and incorporate feedback from multiple stakeholders

* carry design ideas through to prototypes

* work with engineers on a daily basis to ensure we ship the right solutions

* conduct user research and closely monitor site metrics

* manage product and copy feedback process and style consistency

Job criteria

* 3+ years experience on a product design team covering multiple roles (PM, User Research, UI/UX, Visual)

* comfortable and flexible in a fast changing environment

* passion for social change

* comfortable in html/css/js

Bonus

* experience in crowdfunding and/or social good technology

=== About HandUp ===

At HandUp, we believe that we’re all better off in a society where everyone can meet their basic needs. That’s why we created our company - to leverage technology and the power of human relationships to fight urban poverty. We come to work every day excited to build tools that directly affect those most in need. We’re a fast growing company that’s passionate about social change and are looking for candidates who share those values.

=== Compensation ===

$80k - $120k and 0.25% - 0.75%

https://angel.co/handup/jobs/48003-senior-product-designer

=== Senior Full Stack Engineer ===

We’re looking to hire a second engineer to join our team of five working to fight homelessness and urban poverty. As an experienced generalist you will be responsible for working with our designer to bring product features to reality. You should be comfortable working from the linux platform, through back-end architecture, all the way to implementing designs with responsive html/css/js. At HandUp, you’ll have the satisfaction of seeing your work directly impact thousands of lives. We’re using technology as a tool for human empathy. Passion for solving big, complex social problems is a must-have. You don’t need any specific qualifications, but we do look for people who exhibit these qualities:

* Self-starter - you’ve worked on your own projects before and are a self-motivated do’er.

* Startups - you have experience working in environments where priorities and tasks can change frequently.

* Scrappiness - you know when to cut corners and when to spend the time to do it right. You're good at prioritizing and managing limited time and resources.

* Experience - this isn't your first rodeo. You've been doing this for a while and can tell us some good stories.

Our stack is Bootstrap / jQuery, Python / flask, MySQL. You don’t need to be an expert in those technologies but you should have a proven ability to pick up new skills quickly. You ideally have some experience in automated testing methods and deployment tools. Metrics are important to us so deep knowledge of funnels and Google Analytics and/or mixpanel are a plus.

=== About HandUp ===

At HandUp, we believe that we’re all better off in a society where everyone can meet their basic needs. That’s why we created our company - to leverage technology and the power of human relationships to fight urban poverty. We come to work every day excited to build tools that directly affect those most in need. We’re a fast growing company that’s passionate about social change and are looking for candidates who share those values.

=== Compensation ===

$80k - $120k and 0.25% - 0.75%

https://angel.co/handup/jobs/49163-senior-full-stack-enginee...

BI/ETL Developer: http://hire.jobvite.com/m?3Pk5ahwa

    - 6-8 years of ETL development experience with an ETL tool such as: Informatica, DataStage, Ablnitio, or MS SSIS
    - 6-8 years of experience developing reports with a BI tool such as MicroStrategy, Cognos, Business Objects, Birst, Tableau, etc. (tabular, dashboards, mobile, or visualization)
    - 4-6 years of SQL experience
    - Experience with relational databases (MySQL and Postgres preferred)
    - Experience with dimensional modeling (dimensions, facts, star and snowflake schemas)
    - Understanding of OLTP and OLAP , including their differences
    - Understanding of data warehousing and ETL-specific concepts (landing, staging, lookups, aggregates, batches, transformations, DQ, SCDs, archiving, surrogates, ragged hierarchies, etc.)
    - Ability to unit-test data (different from testing applications)
    - Knowledge of performance and tuning techniques for data warehouses
    - Experience gathering and documenting requirements
    - B.S. or higher in Computer Science

    - 1-5 years of experience with: HTML, PHP, CSS, Javascript/JQuery
    - Experience in both software development and testing environments
    - Web & Mobile Automation experience is a plus
    - Familiarity with Selenium Web-Driver, Appium and Jenkins is a plus
    - Co-op experience an asset
    - Recent graduate from University or College with a degree in Computer Science or equivalent