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Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2015)

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Post by saranagati »

LockeWatts wrote: post #737
fapjacks wrote: post #726

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and ask if you think that because you've had very, very few people without a degree apply for that kind of position? Your ad is ensuring that you'll never see the people that have learned it. As a self-taught programmer, I don't apply to listings with this requirement, even if I have everything else they're looking for, because it's just as much an indicator for me as it is for you.…

I don't have application demographics in front of me, but I'd wager that you're correct, most people without a degree don't apply to that position. However, that doesn't actually speak to what I was saying. My claim refers to the population of non-formally educated developers as a whole. You might fall into the small portion of the population where you do have the requisite knowledge and skill. However, I think you'r…

I think you're missing fapjacks point. its not that you're not letting a few people in that are just as capable, its that you're not finding all of the top talent possible. looking around my organization I would say of the people that one out of every 50 people who are hired are observably way more talented than all of the other engineers in the org (ignoring years of experience and strictly speaking about talent + measured output). half of those do not have degrees whereas 90% of engineers in the org do.

so if youre looking for top talent, you are limiting yourself by a significant amount by only looking for people with degrees. looking further into this, if the top talent you do have doesnt have many people to challenge them, then they will leave because they either feel like they arent progressing or feel like they get frustrated by the others not being able to contribute at a level that they expect.

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2015)

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Post by zerr »

ulcertified wrote: post #733
mrfusion wrote: post #629

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you guys doing anything to improve the reports of poor work/life balance? I really feel like you'd attract a lot more engineers that way, and get higher quality work out of them?

We're actively trying to change the culture and management is onboard. What this means is that not working long hours isn't a negative in performance reviews and advancement. However, people often feel compelled/pressured to work the long hours because a lot of their peers do it.

> because a lot of their peers do it

Then just shut down the office and lock the doors at 6pm. This is how things are done in Europe and we (and our families) are pretty happy with it.

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2015)

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Post by rishy »

0xa wrote: post #537

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Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2015)

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Post by saucelabs »

Engineering Internship – Summer 2015 - Sauce Labs (San Francisco, CA)

Sauce Labs makes testing awesome. Developers from startups to Fortune Global 1000 enterprises use our cloud-based service to automatically or manually test mobile and web apps on 350+ browsers and platforms. Our 10-16 week internship program provides interns with the ability to explore and improve upon their interests in a growing start-up environment. Interns should be passionate about problem solving and using computer science fundamentals to collaborate with managers of their team and contribute directly to our product.

We are looking for interns to join our Web Development team:

- Actively contribute to the Sauce Labs user experience that enables customers to be successful at test automation

- Gain full exposure of the web stack all the way from the frontend, APIs to the backing database

- Increase your understanding of software architecture, style and design through feedback from your peers

- Power our front-end development with exciting technologies such as Angular.js, Backbone.js, WebPack and Grunt

Specific responsibilities depend on your background and experience. At the end of the internship, interns will get the chance to present on their contributions to the company.

Qualifications:

- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or above in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience.

- Software development experience using Python.

Interested in becoming an Engineering Intern at Sauce Labs? Send us your resume, a quick introduction and links to your projects at: recruiting@saucelabs.com

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2015)

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Post by saucelabs »

Sauce Labs (San Francisco, CA)

About Sauce Labs: We are a tight-knit team working to transform how software testing and development gets done. Our platform makes Selenium testing, JavaScript Unit testing, manual testing, and mobile application testing hassle-free. Sauce lets you test your mobile and desktop web apps instantly across 350+ OS/Browser platforms & debug easier with videos and screenshots.

We are currently looking for:

Core Engineers

Customer Support Engineers

Senior Software Engineers (Core)

Senior Software Engineers (Web Backend)

Senior Software Engineers (Web Frontend)

Senior Systems Engineers, Operations

Software Engineers (Full-Stack Web)

Software Engineers (Mobile R&D)

Software Engineers (Web CMS)

System Administrators

If you’re interested in joining Sauce Labs and would like to learn more, please visit: https://saucelabs.com/careers

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2015)

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Post by rishy »

curbside wrote: post #445

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Any chances for a J-1 Visa?

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2015)

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Post by aws-itsec »

Amazon Web Services security team is hiring. We're looking for security-minded engineers at various skill levels. Our positions range from journeyman support engineers to principal engineers.

Locations: Seattle WA, North Virginia, Dublin Ireland (EU), Sydney Australia

Positions: http://amzn.to/AwsSecurityOpportunities

Questions: @z1g1 or via email aws-itsec-hacker-news [at] amazon [dot] com.

== Full ==

Key focus areas include:

* Recognize, adopt, utilize and teach best practices in security engineering: secure development, cryptography, network security, security operations, systems security, policy, and incident response.

* Collaborate to ensure that decisions are based on the merit of the proposal, not the proposer. When none of the proposals is the obvious winner, you are still decisive, able to disagree and commit to the team’s decision

* Demonstrate high capacity and tolerance for extreme context switching and interruptions while remaining productive and effective

* Participate in efforts to promote security throughout the Company and build good working relationships within the team and with others across Amazon

* Partner with teams throughout the Company to develop pragmatic solutions that achieve business requirements while maintaining an acceptable level of risk

* Solve problems at their root, stepping back to understand the broader context

* Maintain an understanding of the Internet threat environment and how it affects the company

* Find and fix flaws in existing company systems and sites

* Leverage current state of network and application security tools and how they can benefit the company

* Maintain knowledge and skills required to keep up with the rapidly changing threat landscape

* Participate in efforts that create and improve the company’s security policies

* Work under extended, extreme pressure, handle situations calmly and lead incident response teams effectively

* Proactively support knowledge sharing within the team and across the company

* Help recruit the very best people for Amazon through active participation in the overall recruiting process

* Large-scale security engineering Cloud security experience is obviously a plus, but not a firm requirement.

Full Listings are available here: http://amzn.to/AwsSecurityOpportunities

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2015)

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Post by nedwin »

GoDaddy Marketplace | REMOTE (Preferred PST/MST/CST) | Rails Engineer

We're a small, sharp team at GoDaddy who joined as part of an acquisition to build a marketplace focused on helping freelancers find qualified clients.

Some marketplaces treat their freelancers as fungible, we're focusing on helping freelancers be better at freelancing and create long-lasting relationships with their clients.

We operate a little like a startup within the larger organization with support from the senior leadership team.

The current team is split between San Franscisco, Sunnyvale and Phoenix but we're looking to increase remote work within GoDaddy for ourselves.

Email me ned@godaddy.com if any of the above rings a bell, I'd love to tell you more about the opportunity.

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2015)

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Post by adoyal »

fapjacks wrote: post #692
ulcertified wrote: post #385

SpaceX flight software is hiring! Most openings are in Los Angeles, but we're also looking for senior engineers in SF and Seattle. We have openings in a bunch of different flavors: * C/C++/realtime systems - http://www.spacex.com/careers/position/7464 * C++/physics simulation - http://www.spacex.com/careers/position/4337 * Frontend web development - http://www.spacex.com/careers/position/7374 * Java/Python/Go automat…

> BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science That is shutting out a very real group of extremely talented people. You can't teach initiative and passion.

I noticed that GPA is also required for recruiter applications; SpaceX is a really interesting company that's been on my radar for a long time, but seeing this is a huge turnoff. The best recruiters I know probably don't remember their GPA from college and some of them were so busy traveling around the world exploring during college that their GPA would only be a tiny detail in the overall narrative of their lives. Seems like a very short-sighted requirement (and means otherwise qualified and impressive candidates may never apply).
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