Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2016)

Software Engineer | Chennai, India | Pipecandy | pipecandy.com | Onsite

We, at PipeCandy, are trying to re-imagine the way B2B outbound prospecting is carried out, by unleashing the power of data and technology. We are building the tool that would make a sales person's life a lot easier and prospecting, a breeze. As one of the early hires, you'd get the ground floor opportunity to move the needle right from day one and get to work with some of the brightest minds.

As a technical architect, you will be required to spearhead projects from its inception to the final leg. Hence, a strong sense of business and technical knowledge is required. It is essential to understand all the stages of the project as you will be in charge of the project running successfully.

If that excites you, read on -

Responsibilities: Ability to break down the project into smaller chunks Facilitating and coordinating between the tasks assigned to various teams Ensuring that the quality of the project stays top-notch Understanding the requirements and delivering on that Responsible for leading delivery teams and ensure successful end to every project Ability to convert business requirements into technical requirements by planning, developing and refining Requirements: Excellent communication (written and verbal) and ability to convey the message to the various members involved in the project Ability to constantly update and stay knowledgeable about the relevant industry practices Exposure to designing data solutions Exposure to data engineering, data science & advanced analytics and data visualization Looks to solve problems with an optimistic approach and takes on challenges Our platform is built using Python, R, Apache Spark, Luigi and Kafka (on the data-side) and Node.js / React (on the application side). We are looking for an individual who enjoys taking initiative, adaptable and thrives in a high powered environment! A role with the best of both worlds - business + tech. If the adrenaline inside you has been thumping while reading this, then write to me – sakina@pipecandy.com

I'm currently looking for compiler-related jobs in Paris and elsewhere and this seems kind of interesting. I see that you first advertised this position in July and then again last month, which may be because there are too few applicants or because they are not qualified.

Anyway, as feedback (don't know if you're interested...) here are some points that make me hesitate to apply for this job:

- You're a C# shop, which is great, but you don't say if you only consider C# experts or if you trust a senior compiler person to pick up the basics within the first weeks on the job. I couldn't C# my way out of a paper bag, but if you give me a book and a quiet office for a week, I'd be productive.

- This may seem silly, but: On your "about us" page (https://www.lokad.com/aboutus) everybody wears suits! This might be useful to impress potential customers, but it also projects a certain image to potential job applicants.

- Information about the hiring process is always interesting. Do you make applicants solve silly brain teasers etc. This applies to most of the posts in this thread, but I won't reply to each of them individually ;-)

- Not a particular concern for me, but I know that many people working in programming languages in the Paris area are expats. Would be interesting to note if you are open to somebody who doesn't speak French (well).

Kudos for putting the salary range on the announcement on your web site: https://www.lokad.com/jobs-senior-compilation-engineer

(Another reason I hesitate to apply is that I have several other currently running application processes.)

All the best with finding the right person!

MeilleursAgents | Paris, France | Full time | Onsite | French proficiency needed | https://www.meilleursagents.com

MeilleursAgents is building the leading real estate marketplace dedicated to empowering consumers with data and knowledge around the place they call home, and connecting them with the best local professionals who can help.

We use a modern stack of JS, React, Python and Flask. It does not matter if you know our stack or not, if you love to learn you'll fit right in - PHP developers welcome. We have a lot of new projects and are always looking for people to work with us.

Full Stack Engineer | Experienced with building and consuming REST APIs to build user interfaces, good eye for user experience and product

Junior Frontend Engineer | A whole lot of Javascript, good eye for user experience and product.

Backend Engineer | Experienced with building Rest APIs and consumer-facing websites.

Backend Intern | Build a product from scratch with the help of our product and development team.

Infrastructure Engineer | Experienced with building scalable infrastructure for high-traffic websites and setting up development environments. We are using Google Cloud Platform.

Interview process: phone screen + phone call/onsite interview to get to know each other + half a day onsite to code and to get to know our team

If you're interested please reach out to recrutement@meilleursagents.com

Powster | FULLSTACK JS DEVELOPER | £45-55K | ONSITE: London | FULL TIME | http://www.powster.com

We are looking for a talented full-stack JavaScript Developer to join our Powster Labs team, building out a brand new product we are launching for movie discovery called Trailered, which aims to become the number one movie discovery app for watching trailers and finding cinemas playing these films near you.

The stack would be using React + node.js. The app would primarily be a web app, with the potential to build it out natively for Android + iOS in the future.

Essential Skills:

- High level knowledge of modern techniques when working with JavaScript ES6 + HTML5 + CSS3 - Experience with javascript frameworks, particularly React - Experience integrating APIs - Avid user of Git/Github - Mobile-first and responsive web development - Familiarity with cross-browser and cross-device performance, issues and tricks - Knowledge and desire to make the most performant front-end experiences - Detail oriented when working from designs and detailed instructions - Command line essential

Nice to haves:

- Experience with React Native and/or other native app development tools - Experience leading/self-managing a large-scale product - Design skills - UX experience - Familiarity with AWS - Sass/SCSS experience

ABOUT POWSTER: We are a creative agency based out of the London Fields area in Hackney, with a solid team of 15 people. Our Showtimes Platform powers most of the major movie websites across the world boasting all the major movie studios as our clients.

If you're interested please apply at: http://hiring.powster.com/