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Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)
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Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)
#352Earlier quoted context omitted.
Let me know if you have any questions about that or anything else :-)
Mother of god I'm an Android/iOS/BB developer and I make 45k a year with 0 benefits whatsoever. I put in my two weeks notice two weeks ago! I would cry if I was paid this much.
Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)
#353APPLY HERE: http://boards.greenhouse.io/canaanpartners18/jobs/9243#.Uzs0...
Canaan Partners is seeking an analyst who is energetic, passionate about technology, and intellectually curious to join its Menlo Park, CA Information Technology team.
You:
-Are extremely passionate about, excited by, and steeped in technology. Our team covers a broad landscape from mobile apps and social media to enterprise SaaS and datacenter infrastructure (and everything in between). While the firm has a Health Care team, this opening is specifically for the Information Technology team
-Are based in the Bay Area and have a strong network in the startup community
-Have an undergraduate degree from a top university in a technical field: engineering, CS, math, computer science, physical science, or a related field. Strong quantitative and technical chops are very important. If you don’t have a technical degree, you must be able to demonstrate how you’ve gained technical experience
-Have 1-3 years work experience at a startup, in tech banking, or tech management consulting. Candidates should have a good business toolkit and a strong grasp of technology and tech business models
-Have strong interpersonal skills and a creative problem solving style
-Enjoy working in a small team environment
-Willing to articulate opinions on investment decisions and be outspoken if necessary
-This is a particularly exciting time to join a Venture Capital firm. It has never been easier spin up a startup, and there is more data available about markets, trends, and young companies than ever before. Our new analyst will have the opportunity to tackle this mountain of data and design and influence how we use new public data sources and our own proprietary data.
The analyst role is a 2-3 year position that is traditionally followed by business or graduate school or an operational role. Past Canaan analysts have gone on to top b-schools, to start their own companies, or to join tech companies.
The analyst will work with Canaan’s senior IT investment professionals to assist in:
-Analysis and assessment of markets and competitive landscapes
-Development and management of new data sources
-Due diligence of potential investments
-Development of investment theses
-Preparation of advisory meeting presentations
-Sourcing of new deals
APPLY HERE: http://boards.greenhouse.io/canaanpartners18/jobs/9243#.Uzs0...
Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)
#354We're eradicating paper timesheets and giving business owners real time insights into:
- staff costs - cash flow - profitability - how good their staff look each morning (think: Snapchat for the workplace)
We're a profitable, fully bootstrapped 5 person team, that's looking to grow quickly. We are always looking for engineers (we use Rails and are building up on iOS and Android too), but right now are specifically looking to expand our sales & BDM team! If your hobbies include convincing eskimos they need more frozen yoghurt, email me directly for more info - alex@tanda.co
Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)
#355Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'll be transparent and say: I think it's crazy you expect developers to take a 45 day risk/trial period, in order to work at the company. I'm an experienced dev (3+ years of wholesome experience + a solid work portfolio) and I could even deal with the rather significant pay cut I'd be taking... but a pay cut + risking not having employment, when I'm already settled in a current job? No thanks. But good luck.
> I'm an experienced dev (3+ years ... This is still "barely out of school, hardly knows what he's doing" stage :) Edit - downvote me all you want, but if you are to show up on the interview and declare that you are in an "experienced dev (with 3+ years)", the interview will conclude quickly. It's not that you have just three years of experience, it's the fact that you think it's a lot. It's not. This makes you cocky…
But he's still a baby in the crib with recruiters beating down his door left, right, and center, none of whom are expecting him to quit his job for a vague, conditional offer of employment.
This isn't about who deserves what, this is about the market conditions. Right now the market conditions are such that even devs with ~3 years of experience are highly sought after, with likely multiple recruiter contacts per day if they are even half decent at advertising their abilities.
This isn't about whether or not what Buffer expects is "wrong" (for whatever ephemeral notion of right and wrong), it's about what Buffer can get away with. In the current market they most certainly cannot get away with it.
Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)
#356Hey everyone, hope your April is off to a killer start! Like in last month's Who is hiring I wanted to share all our numbers for complete transparency. March just came to a close and Buffer stands at 1.4M total users served by a small 21 person team spread across 14 cities and 5 continents. 130,000 of our users are actively using the product each month. We generated $350,000 in March, and we have $580,000 in the bank…
I'm sure you guys are great to work for, but don't promise to read every email if I'm just gonna get a mail merge reply.
Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)
#357Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)
#358OPEN POSITIONS
Engineering - Engineer, Engineering Intern, Product Engineer, Streaming Data Engineer, NLP Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, API Engineer, Mobile Engineer Design - Product Designer Business/Sales - Account Executive, Inside Sales Dev Manager, Account Manager
Poptip is an information discovery and modern market research company focused on social conversation analysis. Most recently, we were featured in the WSJ (http://on.wsj.com/1oQlv1E) in an article on how marketers understand what you really mean online. Shortly before that, we authored a twitter card for the Oscars (http://mashable.com/2014/03/02/kelsey-falter-poptip-oscars/), the first ever in-app voting experience on twitter.
- We have a proven revenue model (with clients like CNN, Budweiser, L'Oreal, and the NFL) and are growing rapidly.
- Our stack includes Go, Node.JS, AngularJS, Redis, DynamoDB, Kafka, Socket.io/Engine.io, Vagrant, and Postgres, and we’re constantly evaluating technologies like Docker, CoreOS, Cap’n Proto, InfluxDB, Storm, and Spark.
- We apply natural language processing and machine learning techniques to millions of social posts to wrangle actionable insights out the data, all in real time.
We are hiring for a wide range of positions spanning all aspects of the business. For more details about the individual positions head to https://poptip.com/careers/.
Engineers:
We value the ability to communicate ideas clearly. You should be able to write well, speak your mind, and take feedback with humility. Engineers drive product decisions just as much as any other member of the team.
We’re hiring all across the board, so check out our careers page for more details about specific positions. In general, if you’re someone who likes thinking about the challenges of processing, storing, or displaying large amounts of data in real time you might be a good fit.
Designers:
Poptip was founded and is led by a designer. An exceptional customer experience has been the heart of this company’s success since inception. As a member of the design team, you would hold a high level of responsibility by leading the development of new products, visual standards, and features.
Business/Sales:
We have been selling our products from the beginning. Customers rely on Poptip's suite of products on a daily basis to help drive their businesses forward. Our sales team exists to help businesses better understand consumers and maintain two-way relationships with them. We are building a world class sales team with opportunities in sales, account management, and sales development.
Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)
#359Search scientist. Amsterdam. Relocation and Visa provided. And I mean real search scientist, not just someone who put together Solr that one time. We have a client who has a fantastic position which has opened up. They’re searching for you because you’ll be searching for them: they need an expert search engine/data mining specialist and very few people can fill this role. You’ll have several years of experience with…
Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)
#360DigitalOcean provides the simplest experience to launch and manage your server infrastructure online.
If you're interested in helping us tackle the major challenges of running at scale, these may be great opportunities for you.
https://www.digitalocean.com/company/careers/security-engine...
https://www.digitalocean.com/company/careers/software-engine...
https://www.digitalocean.com/company/careers/ruby-engineer/
https://www.digitalocean.com/company/careers/senior-network-...
https://www.digitalocean.com/company/careers/site-reliabilit...
https://www.digitalocean.com/company/careers/developer-evang...
If you don't know much about DigitalOcean, we're a cloud hosting company, who provide the simplest experience to launch and manage your server infrastructure online. We've been big news in the technology press recently, as we announced our Series A round of funding.
http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/06/digitalocean-raises-37-mill...
If you're interested in having an exploratory conversation, please contact me directly at martin@digitalocean.com