Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016) • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)

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Post by cviedmai » Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 12:25 PM UTC

Backend Eng | Madrid, Spain (on-site) - Monkimun (500 Startups)

We want to teach a lesson to the stagnant EdTech market: Learning should be fun!

We're an award-winning company helping parents raise bilingual kids at home. We create a safe environment for children 2-6 where language learning just happens.

We're looking for a Sr backend engineer to join this adventure. We work primarily with OpenResty / Ruby on Rails / Redis / MySQL on top of AWS services (EC2, Cloudfront, S3..)

Interesting problems around adaptive learning for Pre-Ks, growing scaling/performance challenges with millions of behavioural events, etc. All fun :)

Interested? email: cristobal@monkimun.com

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)

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Post by mooreds » Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 12:55 PM UTC

microcolonel wrote: post #589

andrefrancisco wrote: post #426

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can work from wherever you are, and you can change locations while working for 18F. But we don't provide money for relocation. Another note that the federal pay scale is determined in part by your location. More details here https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries...

For example, the absolute maximum they pay anyone in SF is 160k. What "grade" would candidates for "Software Developer" have? What determines the "step" ?

As I recall, they tend to start the senior folks at grade 15. They have to get approval for starting at any step above step 1, and I don't know how often that approval is granted.

They are very open about all this during the process.

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)

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Post by mooreds » Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 1:07 PM UTC

microcolonel wrote: post #593

mooreds wrote: post #273

Katasi - Boulder, CO - Full time - ONSITE Katasi is hiring a senior software developer in Boulder, CO. The company's goal is to stop distracted driving via software that knows when your phone is in the car and disables texting and data. We're building a high performance back end system (Java8, Camel, RabbitMQ, Mongo, Node) and corresponding mobile applications (Android, iOS). Small team, interesting problem. Feel fre…

Do you need to hire somebody for this? It frankly doesn't seem like a hideously difficult problem and probably doesn't require a backend of any sort, except maybe to store logs for developing better recognition.

I'm not sure if you're trolling me, but looking through your other comments seems like you are a serious commenter :), so I'll treat your query as bona fide.

The main problems are: * transmission of data in a reliable fashion (both from the phone and the module which plugs into your car) to the decision system * making decisions quickly and accurately based on incomplete data (due to dead zones, time shifts, etc) * displaying decisions (building a UI both for the end user and for administration) * integrating with telcos (since it is a carrier level solution)

Now, this problem isn't the same level of difficulty as say, "scaling AWS" or "inventing Google Maps", but I've found it to be an interesting problem. It certainly is more than a phone only solution, which you imply.

That said, maybe I'm missing something obvious that would make the solution simple--I'd be happy talk to the hiring manager about paying you for an hour of your time to chat about your proposed solution if you'd be interested. My contact info is in my profile, so feel free to ping me with your rate and availability.

Finally, more on the solution being built here: http://katasi.com/distracted-driving-solution-products/

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)

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Post by dagss » Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 1:26 PM UTC

JavaScript frontend/Python backend | mCASH | Oslo, Norway | Onsite/full time

Come to Norway and be part of our mission to become the preferred mobile payment platform for banks and other financial institutions in and outside Europe!

We currently seek:

JavaScript frontend developer, ideally not a stranger to Photoshop either. We use ReactJS today, but as our single dedicated frontend developer you would call the shots on the stack to use,

and:

Backend developer. We use Python on App Engine/Google Data Store/BigQuery, but knowledge and experience of working with transactions, idempotent APIs, test-driven development, is more important than specific Python/App Engine experience.

We offer:

    - A tight-knit team of six talented developers
    - A competitive salary and pension scheme from a company that's well-funded ( http://www.finextra.com/news/fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=27990 )
    - 5 weeks paid vacation
    - Paternal/maternal leave in accordance with Norwegian law (up to 12 months)
    - Fresh, new offices in central Oslo
    - Focused atmosphere, with two developers per office
    - In-house gym facilities
    - Free health care

To apply, send us an email at jobs+hn@mcash.no, or find out more at

https://careers.stackoverflow.com/jobs/107930/frontend-javas...

https://careers.stackoverflow.com/jobs/107932/backend-develo...

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)

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Post by andrefrancisco » Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 1:28 PM UTC

coherentpony wrote: post #459

andrefrancisco wrote: post #222

18F - https://18f.gsa.gov - Washington, DC; San Francisco; Chicago; New York; Remote - Full-Time 18F is a technology consulting office inside the government, for the government. We work with agencies to build and buy digital services that meet their needs, and we educate federal employees about how to move to high-functioning, efficient, and user-centered software development techniques. We are currently hiring front…

Do you consider non-US citizens?

If you are a non-citizen national of the U.S. or have been admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence and hold a valid green card then you can work at 18F.

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)

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Post by andrefrancisco » Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 1:29 PM UTC

warfangle wrote: post #449

andrefrancisco wrote: post #426

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can work from wherever you are, and you can change locations while working for 18F. But we don't provide money for relocation. Another note that the federal pay scale is determined in part by your location. More details here https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries...

When you change locations, your pay rate is also changed, correct?

Correct.

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)

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Post by andrefrancisco » Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 1:29 PM UTC

jotux wrote: post #534

andrefrancisco wrote: post #426

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can work from wherever you are, and you can change locations while working for 18F. But we don't provide money for relocation. Another note that the federal pay scale is determined in part by your location. More details here https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries...

What's the working level grade for engineers?

There isn't a set grade level for engineers, but most of our staff starts at a GS 14 or 15.

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)

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Post by mooreds » Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 1:30 PM UTC

NolMan wrote: post #442

Opendoor - www.opendoor.com - San Francisco, CA - https://www.opendoor.com/jobs At Opendoor we're changing the way homes are bought and sold. Moving is one of life’s most stressful events, with months of uncertainty. We are empowering people with a simpler, more thoughtful approach to selling their house and buying their dream home. We are live in our first market and are experiencing phenomenal growth. We have an am…

Love the idea. Having worked in the RE industry as a developer, it's got a lot of fun data and plenty of inefficiencies.

Good luck!

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)

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Post by andrefrancisco » Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 1:31 PM UTC

mooreds wrote: post #652

microcolonel wrote: post #589

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For example, the absolute maximum they pay anyone in SF is 160k. What "grade" would candidates for "Software Developer" have? What determines the "step" ?

As I recall, they tend to start the senior folks at grade 15. They have to get approval for starting at any step above step 1, and I don't know how often that approval is granted. They are very open about all this during the process.

That's right. There's no set grade or step for engineers, but most of our senior engineers start at a 15. Your grade and step (and therefore your pay) are determined by previous experience and previous pay.

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)

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Post by andrefrancisco » Tue, Feb 02, 2016, 1:34 PM UTC

jrowley wrote: post #413

andrefrancisco wrote: post #222

18F - https://18f.gsa.gov - Washington, DC; San Francisco; Chicago; New York; Remote - Full-Time 18F is a technology consulting office inside the government, for the government. We work with agencies to build and buy digital services that meet their needs, and we educate federal employees about how to move to high-functioning, efficient, and user-centered software development techniques. We are currently hiring front…

I love how transparent/well documented 18f is with the hiring process. The golden standard from an applicants perspective.

Thanks! Our Talent Team has been hard at work on that. If there's any info missing from https://pages.18f.gov/joining-18f/index.html, please feel free to file an issue and we'll try to get it resolved. https://github.com/18F/joining-18f/issues