Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2014)

Cigital is hiring software security folks!

What we do: We're a software security consulting firm that helps build security into the SDLC. We work on a wide variety of projects involving static analysis, penetration testing, architecture review, threat modeling, red teaming, network pen testing, etc. We deal mostly with the private sector and the types of applications we work with are varied from mobile to webapps to video games.

We're all consultants so we tend to travel a fair amount. As I said, the work is varied and you can really focus the type of work you do based on your interests and skills. It's definitely a fun place to work. The people here are really smart and there's lots of room to grow your skills. We're looking for everything from interns to principal consultants and we have positions open all over the place including:

  • Northern Virginia
  • Boston, MA
  • Santa Clara, CA
  • New York, NY
  • Bloomington, IN
  • Seattle, WA
  • London

You can read more about the jobs here: http://www.cigital.com/careers/jobs/ DO NOT apply directly to our website. Email your resume to cigitalrecruiting[at]gmail.com, along with a desired position and location. I have tons of tips to help you nail the interviews. (sorry for the personal email, but the amount of spam emails I have gotten after posting here is ridiculous, and unfortunately there is not a PM system).

Shoe Lovers/Burlingame, CA/Front End Engineer

Shoe Lovers is hiring a Front End Engineer to join it's growing team of 8!

Shoe Lovers (https://angel.co/shoe-lovers) is the world’s largest online community for shoe fashionistas. We are working to become the world’s largest social marketplace to discover and buy the hottest shoes and fashion, curated by shoe lovers for shoe lovers.

Our goal is to bring value to our users and customers by delivering the best experience. As a Front End Engineer, you will specialize in building responsive and elegant web applications that reach millions of users; fashion, design and beauty are part of our DNA and as such our front end mindset should adapt to it. You will work closely with our design team to translate design concepts into best-of-breed HTML, CSS and Javascript.

We are looking for experience with the following: JavaScript, JQuery, HTML, XHTML, CSS, AJAX, XML/JSON.

Our stack is a broad SOA platform with mostly PHP and Python on the back. We believe in aggressive decoupling of independent concerns to facilitate team independence and platform stability. We move quickly, strive to release several times a week and believe strongly in automated testing to help maintain our quality and velocity.

If you are interested in this position, please send your resume to: jobs@shoelovers.co

Lily Pod (lilypodlane.com) - Palo Alto, CA, INTERN or REMOTE OK Family wellness is our play. We a building a non-contact sleep tracker for children and parents and a beautiful dashboard to track developmental milestones.

We seek smart developers and designers that want to build a beautiful and intuitive platform for parents and caregivers. We provide parents an easy way to log developmental events. The central feature is an image processing engine that automatically quantifies many elements of a child’s life. We are a small team now, and a lot of fun to be around.

Open Roles/Opportunities:

-- SW Developer - Backend Engineer/Architect

-- Computer Vision Architect

-- SW Developer - iOS

-- SW Developer - Frontend/Web

In all roles, video experience is a plus.

Talk to me if you have questions: g@lilypodlane.com .

Ambition (YCW14) - Chattanooga, TN

We believe that life is too short for work to feel small. Our software helps metric-based employees have more fun, be more productive, and compete outside the walls of their own office and company. Our data helps management coach behavior and measure the correct things at the right levels (much easier said than done).

Our stack is Python/Django, Postgres, and Extjs/React. We're scaling with growth and looking to bring on the following positions:

- Front-End Engineer

- Data Visualization Engineer

- Sysadmin

- Sales

If interested feel free to reach out to careers@ambition.com with a brief description of yourself and why you are interested. Interviews generally consist of a small project using anonymized data and our open-source libraries.

Yahoo! (London, UK) - Build products that become a daily habit for millions of users, partners, and merchants.

Help build our search by introducing compelling new products and experiences that are powered by deep science, knowledge, and data. We are making traditional and new Search experiences more exciting, useful, and fun. Specifically, we are innovating in areas such as Vertical Search for consumers, distribution of Search and Media services for partners, and Small Business Services for merchants.

☆☆☆ About EMEA Search ☆☆☆

★ Use a variety of languages and technologies to make an impact

★ Develop software that powers experiences on smartphone, tablet, and desktop

★ Collaborate with and learn from designers, product managers, engineers, and executives

★ Create technically excellent software iteratively using Agile methods

★ Drive growth in audience, engagement, and revenue globally

☆☆☆ Positions ☆☆☆

We are looking to hire engineers across the spectrum from junior through to senior, and lead levels.

█ Backend Software Engineer

◇ What you'll be doing:

· Ingest, categorize, enhance, rank structured data for Shopping, Local, and much more

· Design algorithms to deliver contextual, personal, and socially relevant experiences

· Use big data and machine learning techniques to enhance understanding and relevance

· Define APIs that enable new use cases and engage developers internally and externally

◇ Requirements:

· Degree in Computer Science or closely related field

· Expertise Java or C++

· Expertise in cloud, database, and big data technologies (desired)

· Expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, or related field (desired)

· Expertise in creating high-performance, high-quality, reusable software at scale (desired)

· Expertise in data-informed and test-driven software development practices (desired)

· Pursues work with energy, passion, drive, and intense customer focus

· A personal commitment to continuous learning and self-development

· Ability to work well on a team with a positive attitude

█ Front End Software Engineer

◇ What you'll be doing:

· Create new, distinguishing user experience that will bring new users to Yahoo

· Develop modern, beautiful, personal, and relevant experiences across devices

· Use edge-side caching and data query optimization to make sites “wicked fast”

· Design new advertising products to enhance the user experience and drive revenue

· Implement real-time measurement frameworks to help evaluate new features

◇ Requirements:

· Degree in Computer Science or a closely related field

· Expertise in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3

· Expertise in JavaScript frameworks and browser technologies (desired)

· Expertise in creating high-performance, high-quality reusable software at scale (desired)

· Expertise in data-informed and test-driven software development practices (desired)

· Pursues work with energy, passion, drive, and intense customer focus

· Personal commitment to continuous learning and self-development

· Ability to work well on a team with a positive attitude

☆☆☆ How to apply? ☆☆☆

If you're interested or want to learn more? Email me with a copy of your CV at dshariff@yahoo-inc.com or visit our careers page: https://careers.yahoo.com/gb/lang/en/