Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2015)

Ayasdi | Menlo Park, CA | Full Time | REST API Engineer

-- the pitch --

Ayasdi uses a pioneering approach to automatically discover insights from complex data. Founded in 2008 after a decade of research at Stanford, DARPA, and NSF, Ayasdi uses Topological Data Analysis (TDA) to unify best-of-breed machine learning approaches into a common framework without the need to write algorithms, queries or models. We’re building a platform to solve some of the world’s most complex data problems, are well funded by top-tier VCs and have a passionate team with a great culture.

-- position info --

As a REST API engineer on the frontend team you will help architect one of the most important products Ayasdi has to offer. The API allows customers to automate common processes and integrate the core Ayasdi functionality with their existing tools, in addition to being the data layer that all of our web applications use. You would be the second person on our API team, so you will have the freedom and flexibility to make large architectural decisions as the company grows.

-- requirements --

• Experience building and maintaining APIs used by demanding customers

• Ability to write comprehensive unit and integration tests

• Proficiency with the modern Java platform and patterns, including dependency injection, advanced annotation usage, and concurrency facilities

• Experience navigating the Java library ecosystem, in particular outside of JEE

• Familiarity with Jersey, Mockito, and code generation is a plus

• Familiarity with machine learning, statistics, or data visualization is a big plus

-- contact --

I'm on the frontend engineering team, but we are also hiring compute and backend engineers. Feel free to send me an email if you want to know more: danny@ayasdi.com Or head over to our careers page: http://www.ayasdi.com/company/careers/

Ruby on Rails Developer

U.S. only - remote available depending on experience)

20spokes - Chicago,IL

Who we are

20spokes is a small and growing web development agency in Chicago. We work with a large variety of clients, from launching a new web app to expanding an existing business with a new mobile app. We're looking for #4 to join our team and help us to continue to grow!

Who we want to hire

A talented full stack Ruby developer who wants to help us build great projects.

- 2-5 years of experience as a mid to senior level engineer. - Ability to develop a feature from a concept - Understanding and experience with other web technologies such as Sass, Javascript, Rails, Postgres, React, Backbone - Team player who is respectful and looking to contribute - Pragmatic in making decisions - Passionate about learning and enthusiastic to share with the rest of the team

Why should you work with us There's a ton of great places for developers but we stand out as the little shop with great ideas. You'll have the opportunity to directly impact 20spokes. We're small with you joining as #4. Fridays are open days to contribute to our own products that are in use now, work on open source, write a blog, and more. We invest in the people who join us. Your time is also very important to us. We don't want our team to be in the office late at night but out enjoying their lives.

http://www.20spokes.com/jobs

Code for a Cause : Web Developer for Healthcare Non-Profit (work from home in Toronto, ON)

We Canadians are proud of our universal health care, but our healthcare system faces difficult challenges. Our hospitals' staff use “enterprise”-quality software that is hostile to its users. Doctors often struggle with the software’s interfaces, and are unable to access the information that they need in a timely manner. Quality of care suffers.

KoNode is a small nonprofit software startup intent on fixing these problems. We’re building a series of open-source applications to “fill the gaps” in existing processes, and help medical staff provide better care.

Our team is ready to expand, and welcome a new developer with ninja-like coding skills and a passion for improving users' lives. A short-list of great perks of joining our team:

    - Work from home, on your own full-time schedule. Freelance freedom!
    - A team experienced with  healthcare workflow & users’ needs.
    - Regular in-person meetings at Toronto’s Centre for Social Innovation.
    - Strong network of healthcare, business, and programming consultants.
    - Happy, helpful team atmosphere. Driven to make an impact.

. . . and the goal we’re achieving together? Providing healthcare professionals (and beyond) with an accessible alternative to tedious, bulky, costly software. When an automated solution doesn’t yet exist... well, we make one happen. Simple.

Sounding even better? Here’s a picture of KoNode on the technical side:

    - Web (HTML/JS/CSS) + NodeJS (we use node-webkit, aka NW.js)
    - Cutting-edge libraries including Lodash, Moment.js, React, and more.
    - Modular design, piecing together apps using open-source and custom code.
    - Collaborative version control and feature management on Git[Hub].
    - Real-world testing & feedback with network of health professionals.

Team members must be able to meet in downtown Toronto periodically.

Ready to apply? Contact us with your resume and portfolio at david@konode.ca

the 30 day old account was created and jumped in when the official thread didn't appear on time last month and its thread was more or less promoted to be the official one (the official account didn't create a "who is hiring" thread last month).

Since the official post hasn't appeared I guess this is the same thing again.

iRobot (http://www.irobot.com) - Bedford, MA (just outside of Boston, MA) and Pasadena, CA

At iRobot we make robots that truly help people. Our robots help people save time by cleaning for them, save hassle by being remotely present for them, and save lives by putting themselves in harm's way.

We have great work-life balance (including half-day Fridays during the summer so you can spend extra time with your family on Friday afternoons) and interesting problems to solve.

We blend cutting-edge research and practical engineering to build useful and affordable robots.

We're looking for smart engineers who are easy to work with. You should want to help people with products you create, but a robotics background is NOT required. (I had no robotics background when I started at iRobot.)

iRobot is looking for software engineers, here are a few of our 20+ job openings:

* Embedded software engineers: We're hiring for "big embedded" (C++, Linux, and big cpus) and "small embedded" (C, bare-metal, small cpus). If you have good OO skills (C++, Java, etc.) but no "embedded" background that's okay too - shoot me an email and we'll chat.

* Java software engineers

* iOS and Android software engineers

* Software engineers for vision, navigation, and mapping

* Test engineers

Check our jobs site for all positions: http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/Careers.aspx

Email me directly if you'd like to know more: csvec@irobot.com

Please email even if you're not sure if you're a match; I'm always happy to talk to other HN'ers!

PS: We have hired people from these "Who is hiring?" posts, thanks to HN for this service/forum.