Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2021)

argonavis.io | Lead Software Engineer | NYC | Full-time or Part-time

Do you like space exploration, modular SSTO spaceplanes and player-driven economies?

Argo Navis is an early stage, deep tech game project based in NYC.

We're looking for a part-time to full-time lead software engineer that can potentially continue as co-founder. Compensation is heavy on equity but we have funding for market rate cash pay. The role can be partially remote.

We're working on a new multiplayer space-based sandbox game. Our current focus is physics simulation, procedural generation and resource-based economics. Two major influences are Kerbal Space Program and Eve Online.

The game engine, server and client code are all in an embarrassingly early stage. The plan is to flesh these out with prototype implementations of spatial reference frames, Orbital / Newtonian mechanics and collision detection / resolution. All game states and state transitions will be wrapped in a cryptographic layer to support verification of the current game world, its history and replays of partial world states. Deterministic randomness (not a contradiction; see BLS crypto) will drive the procedural world generation. Players interact with the server exclusively through secure cryptographic signatures - enabling the game and all its interaction to form a secure protocol. But don't worry, we're not building a blockchain nor shilling any tokens :)

The project is radically open: all server and client code is open source and all digital / sound assets are open and free to use. Drafts of first principles, source code:

https://github.com/star-formation/argo-navis/blob/master/doc... https://github.com/star-formation/tesseract

Concept Art at http://argonavis.io (NOTE: the discord channel is inactive for now)

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Slab | Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA or Remote | Full-time | REMOTE

At Slab (https://slab.com), we are on a mission to make the workplace a source of learning and purpose. Our product is a knowledge base, reimagined to be powerful enough for engineers and remain intuitive enough for the entire company. The founding team has previously started and sold a productivity company to Salesforce and we are backed by top-tier investors, including Matrix Partners, CRV, and NEA.

With our core values (https://slab.com/about) in "Stay Lean" and "The Best Prevails", we achieved seven figures in revenue with a small team, while attracting brands like Asana, Benchling, Fivetran, Glossier, and Vox Media as customers. Our team has been globally remote from the start, so we have the infrastructure to enable flexible work arrangements.

Technologies we use:

  * TypeScript + React
  * GraphQL + Apollo + Absinthe
  * Phoenix + Elixir [1]
  * Postgres
  * Docker + Kubernetes
  * Google Compute Platform

You can find our job descriptions and apply at https://slab.com/jobs?ref=hn.

[1]: Our Elixir story is featured on elixir-lang: https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2020/11/17/real-time-collaborat...

Packet Rabbit Inc | Multiple Roles | Remote | Contract

We're a young, energetic company hiring for multiple roles on contract. We help companies build everything from custom-designed software to entire networks to power hundreds of gigabits a second of traffic.

We're hiring for the following positions:

- Jr Systems Administrator (EST timezone preferred) - Jr Network Engineer (EST timezone preferred) - Jr Systems Administrator (GMT to GMT+2 timezone preferred)

A brief:

- Our choice of Linux OS on managed systems and machines is Ubuntu (mixture of 20.04 LTS, 21.04 currently), with some various Alma/CentOS thrown in the mix - We work with various industries (ecommerce, networking/security, IoT, etc) and take security very seriously - Our clients span multiple countries and timezones, from LA to AU

Here's what we're looking for:

- You know Linux pretty good - You know Ansible, you've used it (we do it a lot!) - You have a good understanding of Python (we use Python to automate a lot of system monitoring alongside ansible for automating deployments/updates/tasks) - You're comfortable with some PHP (Symfony/Laravel/Wordpress) - You're comfortable with some Go (we're just trying some new things here, so more the better!) - You understand security in environments (eg, PCI compliance, SOC2, etc) - You're good at communicating and are able to self-prioritize tasks - You maintain a good work life balance

If this sounds like fun to you, drop your resume to: team[@]packetrabbitinc[.]com along with a brief cover letter and we'll be in touch!

LocalStack | Multiple Roles | REMOTE/Contract or Onsite (Vienna/Austria) | Full-Time or Part-Time

LocalStack (33k+ stars on Github) is on a mission to build the world's leading platform that enables efficient dev&test loops for developing cloud apps locally. We are looking for top-notch developers, open source contributors, and cloud/DevOps enthusiasts to get on board and join us in this exciting journey!

Tech stack is (mainly): Python, Docker, React.js, Unix/system engineering, Cloud APIs (AWS/Azure). Occasionally some Java/Node.js/Go. Security expertise is a plus.

We're currently hiring for these roles:

- DevRel / Developer Advocate: help growing and building the strongest community out there!

- Backend/Python Engineer: extending, polishing, and optimizing the LocalStack core emulation layer and building advanced product & analytics features

- Frontend Engineer & Designer: polishing the Web user interface, providing a sleek user experience, building out the LocalStack IDE with advanced UI features

The project is partially open-source, so you'll receive high visibility and maintainer status.

Ideally, we're aiming for a long-term engagement - becoming a core part of a growing team in an early-stage startup (VC backed).

Details here: https://localstack.cloud/jobs

We look forward to receiving your CV/portfolio/Github at jobs@localstack.cloud !