Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)

Drone technology is fast, cheap and on the cusp of revolutionising industries. They just need better software. We’re building a drone command platform that makes operating swarms of them, simple, safe and reliable. We're pushing existing technologies to the limit and developing our own:

We are looking for awesome engineers who have experienced in some proper subset of:

    * Python (Flask)
    * Javascript (AngularJS)
    * MongoDB
    * HTML5/CSS3
    * Drones/Robotics/Protocols/APIs

Contact us: mike@dronedeploy.com (interns and H1-B candidates welcome)

Product Support Specialist // Full Time (multiple openings)

We’re seeking a Support Representative in our San Francisco office. You will be the first point of contact for our users and help serve as the voice of the company. You will assist current and potential Base users to understand the product, its features and how it can best be used to grow their business. You will work side-by-side with our Engineering team. We're looking for smart, engaging, supportive, and dynamic people who learn quickly and have a passion for technology.

Responsibilities • Work with users to identify, troubleshoot and resolve issues as well as collect feedback that will help improve Base. • Provide product demonstrations and webinars for prospective and current users to help them understand how to get the most out of Base. • Manage and resolve support requests over the phone, live chat or email. • Update or create support articles and blog posts for new features. • Identify improvements to the system and communicate them to the Product team. • Provide a positive, personalized experience to each customer who reaches out to us.

Desired Skills and Experience • You have at least 1-2 years of experience working in a software or hardware support role. • You're a self starter and are driven to conquer projects outside of your core responsibilities. • You possess strong written and verbal communication skills. • You are able to prioritize workload and adjust as situations change. • You enjoy helping others and appreciate the challenge of solving technology related problems. • You're excited about learning and technology in a rapidly growing environment. • You engage well with others and remain calm under pressure.

An ideal candidate has • Familiarity with HTML/CSS, Chrome Dev Tools, and various web technologies. • Familiarity with RESTful API. • Basic experience using Microsoft Excel. • Experience using a CRM solution and an understanding of the SaaS market space. • Basic knowledge of various mobile platforms: iOS, Android, and Windows Mobile. • Flexibility to work over weekends when needed.

What We Offer • Casual, fun and very approachable work environment. We’re a dynamic and smart team that you’ll love working with. • Flexible hours and vacation time. • Medical, dental and vision benefits. • Fully-stocked kitchen with great coffee and healthy snacks. • Personal development funds.

Apply here: https://getbase.com/company/careers/

Thanks for reading!

Hey there! Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are Expensify and we do "expense reports that don't suck!" (Google "expensify" to read more.) We're getting crushed under an ever-growing pile of super awesome work, and I need one bright soul to help us dig our way out. I can guarantee you fun, an amazing opportunity to learn, and the siren's call of distant riches. But only if you are all of the following:

- An incredibly hard worker, even when it's not so fun. There is a ton of work to do, and a lot of it downright sucks. After all — we do the sucky work so our customers won't need to. I need you to buck up and grind through server logs, user emails, source code, and bug reports, without complaint or supervision, and come back asking for more.

- A cool person to be with. Not a crazy party animal, just someone we can trust, rely upon, hang out with, bounce ideas off of, and generally interact with in a positive way, both personally and professionally. In fact, this is one of the most stringent requirements we have: would you be fun to hang out with day and night on some remote, exotic beach? This isn't a rhetorical question, either: every year we take the company overseas for a month (on your own dime, sorry) and work incredibly hard while having a ton of fun. We've done Thailand, Mexico, India, Turkey, Croatia and the Philippines. Where do you want to go next?

- Super talented, in a general way. We're going to throw a ton of work at you of every possible sort, and you need that magic skill of being able to figure it out even if you have no idea where to start. On any given day you might bounce between super low-level coding, super high-level technical support, marketing-driven data-mining, updating our user documentation, inventing/designing/building some new feature, etc. This is not a code monkey job — you're going to be a full participant in the process, and you need to bring your own unique blend of skills to the table.

- Specifically talented in a programming way. You can instantly visualize solutions to problems big and small. Your code is always clean, well commented, has good nomenclature and indentation. You can switch on a dime between C++, PHP, Bash, Cron, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Dwoo, SQL — not because you know them all, but because you're the sort of person who can just pick it up and figure it out. If you're this sort of person, you'll know what I mean. If not, then this position isn't for you.

And there are a bunch more, but odds are if you got this far, nothing I can do would stop you from applying. That's a problem because while I know you are awesome, it's actually really hard and time consuming to find you in the midst of the literally hundreds of other applications I get from everyone else. So this is where I'm going to ask my first favor: can you make it really easy and obvious how great you are, so I don't accidentally overlook you?

There are probably many ways to do that. But the easiest way to do that is to check out we.are.expensify.com and send in an application(which you can find at http://we.are.expensify.com/apply). We are excited to hear from you!

Do you require people to work specific hours?