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Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (October 2011)

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Re: Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (October 2011)

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Post by JoeCortopassi »

kemayo wrote: post #38

Really REMOTE. You don't even have to be in the USA. deviantART ( http://www.deviantart.com ) wants developers. We're fully remote[1]; there's no central office with a devteam located there. We expect all hires to be comfortable working in PHP, JavaScript, CSS, and SQL; we like our developers to be able to hack on any part of the site, rather than being frontend/backend specialists. One exception to all that: there's…

I would encourage anyone wanting to apply here to read this first: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3061860

Re: Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (October 2011)

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Post by [deleted] »

kjackson wrote: post #149
rinnytinny wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Note: This company usually does not respond to applicants. I applied for a few positions over the year and never heard back.

I applied to Twitter and the HR person asked me for dates for phone interviews, and then didn't respond for weeks after I gave them the dates. Twitter HR and their recruitment process is amongst the worst I've ever encountered. Also, if you get rejected by them, they don't have the common courtesy to let you know, even if you try contacting them. Apparently it's beneath them to respond with even 140 characters.

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Re: Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (October 2011)

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Post by jasonlbaptiste »

Onswipe - NYC

Engineers can work anywhere they choose, but they should choose somewhere with hard problems. We reach one of the largest audience of iPad readers in the world and have worked with publishers like the New York Times and Slate. Come push the boundaries of what's possible in the browser.

We're hiring for two main tech positions:

Backend - Mongo + Node Frontend - Javascript in a touch environment. Come work on Swipecore, our JS framework for touch interactions.

Linky: http://blog.onswipe.com/jobs

Re: Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (October 2011)

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Post by Jarred »

dabent wrote: post #111

Santa Monica, CA (Los Angeles area) also possibly SF Bay area or other cities, but most jobs are in Santa Monica. TRUECar - Put simply, TrueCar shows consumers how much people actually paid for a particular new car in their area, then guide them to dealers we've certified. We bring transparency to auto pricing and so far we are getting a solid piece of a huge market. We're looking for Python/Django developers, front…

TrueCar's an awesome company, they host the SFRuby meetups every other week.

The people there are some of the most intelligent people I've ever met.

If you get the chance to work there, do it.

Re: Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (October 2011)

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Post by kjackson »

kemayo wrote: post #203
JoeCortopassi wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I've applied there to without any sort of response. My impression was that they either are looking for something more specific than they let on here, or that they have a high turn over rate. Not necessarily bad things, but they might narrow down their employee search by providing more details

Neither's the case. We want what we say... but we're picky, and wind up passing on a lot of applicants. It's a multi-step process, and we prefer to err on the side of passing people up, so there's lots of opportunities for perfectly qualified people to not get hired. One downside is that we get enough resumes coming in that we don't tend to respond to someone who's rejected at the resume-evaluation stage.

It's called having some common courtesy. Companies such as yours that think it's beneath them to spend the 10 seconds to respond back to people is a huge redflag that they're filled with arrogant pricks.

Re: Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (October 2011)

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Post by kunalmodi »

San Francisco - Thirst

We are a well funded startup based in San Francisco transforming how people interact with and learn from social media with a strong emphasis on NLP and machine learning. We are looking for excellent engineers with strong experience in NLP, Rails, or mobile development.

If you are interested in interning or working full time (you will be employee #1), email us at jobs@usethirst.com

Re: Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (October 2011)

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Post by nmb »

San Francisco - Lookout Mobile Security

Full-time or intern

Lookout is the leader in consumer mobile security. We're a small, well-funded team tackling big problems on small devices. We're hiring across the board; go here to get a sense of some available positions: https://www.mylookout.com/about/careers

Experience in Rails, iOS, Android, and/or network or mobile security are awesome to have, but not required.

nbhat@mylookout.com

Re: Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (October 2011)

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Post by ladylexy »

San Francisco - Foodspotting

★ 3 Ruby on Rails Developers (Frontend, Backend & Server Ops Focused)

★ 1 UX-Minded iOS Developer

Foodspotting is the first and leading mobile app for finding and rating dishes. We're looking for developers who have what it takes to transform Foodspotting from a visual local guide into the "Pandora for Food." As part of a small development team (currently 3 people), you’ll have the opportunity to shape a product and business model from its earliest days -- while eating a lot of great food along the way!

You can learn more & apply with one click at:

Rails: http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1991095

iOS: http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1991581

http://foodspotting.com

Re: Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (October 2011)

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Post by Udo »

rinnytinny wrote: post #115
kemayo wrote: post #38

Really REMOTE. You don't even have to be in the USA. deviantART ( http://www.deviantart.com ) wants developers. We're fully remote[1]; there's no central office with a devteam located there. We expect all hires to be comfortable working in PHP, JavaScript, CSS, and SQL; we like our developers to be able to hack on any part of the site, rather than being frontend/backend specialists. One exception to all that: there's…

Note: I've applied to this opportunity before. Did not receive a response. Funny to see it posted again... Maybe they are looking for something different than "PHP, JavaScript, CSS, and SQL"? Hard to say...

Welcome to the club. Mostly. I applied for that as well. At least I got a (negative) response but I think it was automated. I'm not sure what they're actually looking for, maybe we're not "artsy" enough or something...
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