Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2014)

Cloud Services For Firefox OS team is hiring for a Firefox OS Client Developer.

The Cloud Services For Firefox OS team is building end-to-end services (front and backend) for Firefox OS (Mozilla's mobile operating system) and other Firefox platforms. These are services such as backup, push services, and account services. As we build these services we're also helping expand the platforms; we're not satisfied until anyone can build the same kinds of services that we do on the web platform. You'll be working together with a small team sharing a handful of projects.

Client development happens both in Gaia (the set of HTML and JavaScript applications that make up much of Firefox OS) and in Gecko (Mozilla's core platform that underlies Firefox on desktop, Android, and OS). JavaScript will be the primary language you use, but this is not a JavaScript job. Mozilla loves JavaScript so much that it uses JavaScript in ways that you are unlikely to be familiar with. You should be open (even excited!) to work with large and complex codebases, and to work within the process that coordinates the Mozilla company and community.

Working at Mozilla is a unique opportunity:

1. Everything you do will be open source and in public repositories. 2. You can be as open and public about your work as you choose: we strive to make our processes open within the company and beyond the company to the community and world. 3. We love the web without reservation. It's not that we just like hanging out with the web, or that we love what the web can do for us: Mozilla and the web are married for life. 4. Mozilla is a mission-led organization. That means lots of things, but part of what it means is that when you interact with people, or even disagree with them, you also know that we're here for the same reason and that we share a motivational foundation. 5. Mozilla is super friendly to remote work. And even if you don't want to start remote, this gives you options in the future. 6. Mozilla is focused on its impact on the world, and we'll support you in your own ambitions to have impact.

Requirements:

1. BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience; being able to show examples of your work is the best evidence. 2. Experience with web technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript. 3. Experience with methods common in open source world: version control, integration testing, etc. 4. Mobile experience is a plus. 5. Experience or readiness to interact with large codebases and distributed teams. 6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

We are open to both junior and senior candidates for this position.

You can work remotely or in one of our regional offices (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/contact/spaces/). North American timezones are preferred so you can be more compatible with the rest of the team. If remote, experience with remote work is strongly desired.

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To apply: https://hire.jobvite.com/j/?aj=ojPBZfws&s=Hacker_News – if you have any questions you can contact me (ibicking@mozilla.com) or even better ask here (I've answered a few questions in http://bit.ly/1ueasn6 as well).

BuildZoom is a marketplace for remodeling and construction services that is changing the way people approach home improvement. With over 650k monthly users, we're one of the fastest growing start-ups in an enormous market.

We're looking for engineers who can work throughout the stack. Responsibilities will range from server configuration to front-end implementation and everything in between.

About the team and our culture:

1. Product-first approach to the business with a dev team lead by talented, experienced engineers 2. We move fast and engineers are expected to write exceptionally clean, functional code 3. We're metrics driven: everyone on the team is able to contextualize their effort against key business goals and indicators

Examples of problems we are currently working on:

1. Building a clean, simple user interface that sits on top of millions of transactional records, allowing consumers to see current remodeling projects and contractors in their neighborhood 2. Enhancing the accuracy of our machine learning classifier, which infers what types of work contractors specialize in, based off their transactional histories. 3. Developing a budgeting app to help consumers understand the cost and value associated with their home improvement projects

Our ideal candidate will have:

1. Extensive experience with medium-to-large scale RoR deployments 2. Strong fundamentals: OOP and application architecture 3. Experience with scaling for exponential user growth 4. Appreciation for quality, maintainability, and performance 5. Attention to detail and personal pride in your work

Pluses:

1. Familiarity with system administration, database design, full-text search engines, HTML, CSS, JS 2. Experience designing and implementing APIs for web and mobile 3. Experience developing online marketplaces

To apply, e-mail jobs@buildzoom.com with whatever you think would help us best understand your background and accomplishments.

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We're looking for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to play an integral role on our DevOps team at Disqus. The ideal person is obsessed with uptime and site speed and has years of experience with server hardware and Linux systems. At the same time, you are passionate about working with development engineers to get more done faster with less trouble. You'll be working at our office in San Francisco. Disqus reaches over 1 billion unique visitors a month. You'll be working on large scale challenges immediately as well as make a huge, lasting impact on all technical decisions.

What You'll Do

- Work with our server-side infrastructure, including configuring Linux systems (e.g. packaging) and dealing with hardware - Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation (be available by phone or email in case something goes wrong) Troubleshoot issues with hardware, software, applications and network - Work with engineers on product decisions and troubleshooting, but primarily work independently - Help improve the development organization’s ability to rapidly and safely deploy code - Architect and build our systems for maximum productivity and scalability

What We're Looking For

- Proven ability to build large, reliable, scalable infrastructure (you've directly contributed to scaling a highly-trafficked website or web application) - Extensive knowledge of Linux (we use Ubuntu and Debian) and 5+ years of system administrator experience PostgreSQL, Slony, pgbouncer; also non-relational such as Cassandra - Nginx, HAProxy, Varnish, Memcached - Knowledge of shell scripting and Python (familiarity with Django is a plus) - Able to join the team onsite at San Francisco HQ or NY office

Nice-to-Haves

- A relevant university degree is great, but we care more about industry experience and knowledge - Programming experience (Python, Django, JavaScript). You'll work directly with engineers and assist in debugging/optimizing on the application-side - Previous work experience in a startup environment - Previous experience with a development focused operations team

Work Perks

- Competitive salaries and stock options - Daily catered lunch and fully stocked snacks, drinks, and beer - Weekly in-office yoga and massage - Apple computers and a bountiful equipment policy - Flexible hours, so you can be at your most productive - Generous out-of-office time for holidays, vacation, sick leave, and personal or family needs - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plan options - Team celebrations: company anniversaries, birthdays, weddings, babies - you name it, we celebrate it! - 401(k) plan, pre-tax commuter benefits, employee assistance program and flex spending accounts - Convenient office location in SOMA near public transit (blocks from BART, Muni, Caltrain) and parking - Friendly, casual office environment with plenty of toys (foosball, ping pong, video games, and more)