Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2017)

We are looking for a backend developer with a deep understanding of networks, distributed systems, OS fundamentals and taste for simple and efficient architectural designs. Our backend is implemented in OCaml (and some C++), as such proficiency in OCaml is very much appreciated, otherwise a strong inclination to intensively learn OCaml in a short term will be required. Understanding of functional programming in general and/or experience with other FP languages (F#,Haskell,Scala,Scheme,etc) will help a lot. Knowledge of C++ and/or Rust is a plus.

Ahrefs runs an internet-scale bot that crawls the whole Web 24/7, storing huge volumes of information to be indexed and structured in a timely fashion. Backend system is powered by a custom petabyte-scale distributed key-value storage to accommodate all that data coming in at high speed. The storage system is implemented in OCaml with thin performance-critical low-level part implemented in C++. On top of that Ahrefs is building various analytical services for end-users.

We are a small team and strongly believe in better technology leading to better solutions for real-world problems. We worship functional languages and static typing, extensively employ code generation and meta-programming, value code clarity and predictability, and are constantly seeking to automate repetitive tasks and eliminate boilerplate, guided by DRY and following KISS. If there is any new technology that will make our life easier - no doubt, we'll give it a try. We rely heavily on opensource code (as the only viable way to build maintainable system) and contribute back [1]. Occasionally we track down CPU bugs [2].

Our motto is "first do it, then do it right, then do it better". Drop an email to connect@ahrefs.com

[1] https://github.com/ahrefs [2] https://tech.ahrefs.com/skylake-bug-a-detective-story-ab1ad2...

GetSwift is a software company that aims to optimize last-mile delivery. We are well-funded (recently closed a $24M round) and listed on the ASX in 2016. Our software is used in 65 countries and across 60+ industries, and our clients include companies like Pizza Hut, Little Caesars Pizza, Lion Nathan, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Mitre10, Just Eat, and Red Rooster.

As an early-stage employee, you'll have a big impact on the architecture of our product, which includes vehicle routing & dispatching, data analytics/ modelling, and complex SPAs. Our stack is varied and includes .NET, Go, Java, Python, Typescript, React, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, and Haskell.

We hiring at all levels of the stack, but we'd be particularly interested in full-stack engineers. The only real requirement is that you're self- motivated and able to learn quickly, but there's bonus points for:

• The ability to code in a variety of languages

• Devops, containers, Kubernetes, aws

• Familiarity with any part of our stack

Our interview process consists of a short code test and a technical interview. After that, we'll be in touch within about a week.

Email me (joash at getswift dot co), prefixing the subject with "HN:". Include anything you think will show off your skills!

EnergySavvy is on a mission to help solve one of the world’s biggest challenges: energy. We work with electric and gas utilities across the country to improve the way consumers and businesses interact with energy at work and in their homes, and better serve their customers.

To give you a sense of our favorite technologies, our team works with: Flask, Python, React, Git, and PostgreSQL, but we don’t expect you to walk in the door knowing them.

Open Positions:

Cambridge:

Software Engineer: http://energysavvy.applytojob.com/apply/pb5cyxp07l/software-...

Client Engagement Professional: http://energysavvy.applytojob.com/apply/q9ysb8/client-engage...

Email christine at energysavvy.com to find out more or apply online.

ExecVision is one of the leading conversation analytics startups, and is seeking frontend-oriented full stack engineers to join the product team. If you love react js, python or java, and sql, this could be a good opportunity for you.

See full job description here: https://www.execvision.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Softwar...

We're a (human-assisted) AI sourcing platform that delivers great results (customer quote: "I'd have a panic attack if you guys stopped existing"). We make it dramatically faster and easier for great companies to hire great people. We don't cure cancer, but we help companies who do ;)

As part of the most recent YC S17 batch, over the past few months we grew our revenue 20x (to over $1.1M in annual run rate) with only 3 engineers, and last month raised millions from some great investors at one of the highest ever valuations coming out of YC (not yet announced). One founder previously sold a company and is a published machine learning researcher; the other was Chief of Staff at Dropbox, and many on our team are from other great organizations (Google, MIT, McKinsey)

We have a real business, customers, revenue, crazy growth, funding--and a ton of work to do. We have interesting machine learning problems that are core to our product, and a laundry list of high-leverage features to build.

Position: Python Engineer

Our stack: Python (Django), AWS (S3, PostgreSQL), Javascript (React)

Qualifications:

- Do you love programming, working with a scrappy team, and shipping tons of code quickly?

- Are you interested in solving real ML problems?

- Are you empathetic, highly systematic, intensely driven, and intellectually curious?

- Do you care about improvement at both the individual and global scale?

Then at least say hi :)

email: josh@sourceress.com