Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (April 2012)

Peek wants to make the Internet and data available globally via mobile devices. We want people in the most remote regions of the world to obtain $50 or even $25 devices to communicate and collect the data they need. This means that we need to make software that is affordable and uses as little data as possible. But is still incredibly powerful! It's a big challenge.

At Peek we are looking for software engineers who have a passion for the startup environment, and who want to develop skills on new and emerging technology while learn more about what it takes to start a successful company.

What we're looking for?

1. You love to create. You will code and build mobile apps on the hottest mobile platform in the world (and it's not iOS or Android... hmmm), it's an SDK used in 40% of the phones in the global market (and growing 50% year over year). You'll also work on our cloud systems, hosted in Amazon AWS and learn all about mobile to cloud applications, and handling scale on the order of millions of clients. We use C/C++, Java, .NET, Ruby, Javascript (including node.js), and many others.

2. You are eager to do it all and make an impact: product and feature planning, development, project management and of course, testing (we all do it!)

3. You are "smart and gets things done" (and can name the guy who coined that phrase)

4. You want to be part of a startup - this means a very small organization with a flat hierarchy where you can communicate freely and openly.

What's in it for you?

1. A very competitive salary, great health care (incl. vision and dental), stock options, group events (like ping pong nights) and a great working environment in Manhattan, New York.

2. The opportunity to work on every aspect of a mobile operation, including embedded (C/C++), back-end (Java, node.js), cloud systems (EC2), and more. You'll get a chance to work on all of these systems, not just one or two.

3. Our founders, who have raised over $100m in capital in their careers, will show you the start-up ropes, do sessions with you, and introduce you to folks in the startup community - entrepreneurs, VCs, etc. And when you want to start your next big startup, we'll be there to help you out.

Peek launched nation-wide in the US, in late 2008. Since then we’ve launched successfully across Europe and in India, and picked up many awards along the way including Time's Gadget of the Year, Wired Product of the Year, and GSMA nomination for Best Cloud Technology. Peek is backed by top-tier venture capital firms RRE Ventures and L Capital, and led by the founder of Virgin Mobile USA (IPO 2007; acquired by Sprint).

Send us an email to jobs@peek.ly

1. node.js developer

2. Product manager

3. Front-end designer and developer (Dual wielding)

4. Software coop or interns

Benbria powers notification platforms for some of the largest enterprises in the world. You'll be working with us on our new customer engagement product.

More info at http://www.benbria.com/company/careers

Rails Developer

At Bandzoogle, we build tools that help bands succeed online. Our app powers tens of thousands of artist websites, and helps them make a living by selling their music and growing their fan base. We've been “bootstrapped, profitable, and proud” since 2003 and are growing fast.

We’re looking for an experienced Rails developer to become a core member of our dev team, participate in key technical decisions. You’ll work on varied and challenging projects, from backend media encoding on EC2, to integrating external APIs, to adding new front-end features. Even better, our Rails 3 codebase is squeaky-clean and ready for you to jump in and start creating.

Requirements

* Sample code that we can take a look at (in any language).

* Solid Ruby on Rails experience.

* Ability to be productive in a distributed team environment. Our 12 member team is spread across Canada, UK and USA; we work where we love to be.

What we offer

Beside working on fun projects that empower musicians, Bandzoogle offers:

* A great salary plus generous performance bonuses.

* A fast paced startup atmosphere, with the stability of an established, profitable company.

* A family-friendly schedule — no overtime or weekends.

* Health insurance for US and Canadian employees.

* Reimbursement of home office expenses, computer, and use of co-working spaces.

* An education expense account - reimburse books, conferences, etc.

* Yearly meet-ups in fun locations (last one was in Montreal for the Jazz fest), family included!

To apply: Email jobs@bandzoogle.com with the subject "Rails developer".