Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2013)
327 points| whoishiring | 13 years ago
Also see: Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2013) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5637667
327 points| whoishiring | 13 years ago
Also see: Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2013) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5637667
[+] [-] sdevlin|13 years ago|reply
We break into banks. And hospitals. And financial firms. And social media startups. And any other business that puts an open port between itself and the big bad world.
Matasano is looking for appsec consultants, now and forever. What does that mean?
We dig deep. Our consultants spend their days sliding up and down the ladder of abstraction, rapidly assimilating unfamiliar systems (and then breaking them). One week you're pulling apart macros in a Lisp app; the next, you're on your hands and knees crawling through x86 disassembly.
We move fast. Our projects run on tight deadlines: one or two weeks is typical. Recently we wrote a bespoke proxy to rip apart a custom encrypted protocol, tamper with messages, and cobble it back together again. That could be a two-week job in itself. At Matasano, that's just Tuesday.
We find bugs. Not just in applications, but in the tools they're built with. That includes some of the biggest open-source and proprietary software stacks in the world.
This is the Mission: Impossible of software gigs, and we need the best people to get the job done. NO PRIOR APPSEC EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. We need great software developers and fast learners, for we intend to go in harm's way. If this sounds interesting to you, we should absolutely talk.
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of software applications?
Matasano knows.
Full benefits. Free books. Really smart coworkers. For more information, visit http://www.matasano.com/careers.
Looking for a taste of what we do? Shoot an email to [email protected]. We'll get you started with 48 problems (and counting) of real-world cryptography problems. This is the best answer you will ever get to the question: "Why shouldn't I roll my own crypto?"
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[+] [-] gtank|13 years ago|reply
I say to all of you who like to break things: talk to them.
[+] [-] tptacek|13 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] lutorm|13 years ago|reply
Want to help build rockets? SpaceX is looking for software engineers! If you want to build something tangible: large machines that make fire and go to space, as opposed to the latest "social app", SpaceX is a great opportunity. Here, real things happen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoxiK7K28PU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqCELhkXtsY
Some of the openings we have are for: flight software, simulations software, and front end engineers. See our career page: http://www.spacex.com/careers.php
Edit: We don't do remote, and you need to be a US citizen or permanent resident.
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[+] [-] sgrove|13 years ago|reply
We're a YC company wrangling SaaS to work together (as they should), starting by bringing the biggest apps our customers use right into Gmail.
We work with dozens of API's to show our users profiles of their customers without having to jump out of the email flow - imagine having http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtzqRSlgqkw available when helping customers.
Thousands of people use it every day for hours on end, and are happy to pay for it to make sure they can continue using it. But there's still so much polish and improvement possible.
Looking for an engineer who loves the craft, who cares about building product, and is excited about helping customers.
This is both UI and backend work.
Languages: Clojure, Clojurescript, Ruby, Javascript.
sean @ zenboxapp
https://www.zenboxapp.com
[+] [-] asolove|13 years ago|reply
Webs is the rarest of all birds: an actual consumer web company in DC. We don't do contracting, work for the government, or apply for grants. We sell a product to real people that makes them happy and helps them make money.
Webs helps small and micro businesses get online with our in-browser web site builder and Facebook engagement tools. We do the hard technical work so that our customers can easily and beautifully build a site, improve their SEO, increase their site stats, and sell their products online.
We're always looking for excellent developers, whether you're front-end, back-end, or full-stack. You'll get to work with other smart people, have input into the product, contribute to open source, and enjoy our hackathons.
Our front-end is a great new architecture with Backbone, Less, RequireJS, and all the other new hotness. Plus our main product (a WYSIWYG website builder) is interactive enough to actually need these things to provide customer value. Our back-end is a mix of Java, Groovy, Rails and Node, with Oracle and Mongo holding the data.
We have a lot of fun projects coming up. If you're interested, feel free to email me at [email protected] and we can see if there's a good fit.
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[+] [-] nrp|13 years ago|reply
We’re a well-funded startup based out of Irvine, CA. Our vision is delivering immersive, wearable, and affordable virtual reality technology to the world. We launched on Kickstarter in August 2012 and now we’re looking to expand the team.
We’re looking for the best and brightest engineering minds passionate about building the next generation platform for virtual reality gaming. As an engineer at Oculus, you’ll have a direct hand in solving the incredible array of challenges around virtual reality and human computer interaction. We’re looking for software, embedded systems, and hardware engineers to build the full hardware and software stack that comprises our product. You can check our careers page for specific positions we have open.
Email us at [email protected] with HN in the subject line. Looking forward to hopefully chatting with a few of you soon!
[+] [-] beekay|13 years ago|reply
Khan Academy's mission is to provide a free world-class education for anyone anywhere.
Over 1 billion math problems have been done on our site and 2 million more are done each day. Here's some stuff we've been working on lately:
* creating adaptive assessments to accurately measure student knowledge
* running new A/B tests every week to learn how best to teach students and grow our userbase
* building infrastructure to allow us to scale up our content creation efforts
* internationalizing our entire website to enable pilot implementations in Mexico and Brazil
If any of this might sound interesting to you, we'd love to hear from you. We're hiring designers and all types of devs -- mobile, frontend, backend, analytics. Unfortunately, we've got a full class of interns for this summer already, but we welcome interns all year round.
We're just at the tip of the iceberg in terms of what's possible here. Big plans ahead.[+] [-] johnnyg|13 years ago|reply
We are the largest online retailer of CPAP equipment for the treatment of Sleep Apnea. We sell a higher end product than you can typically get through insurance for a price less than your deductible and copay. Think 1800contacts for sleep related health care products. We're profitable and growing. Here's more about us: http://goo.gl/r8siz.
Who are we looking for?
An analytical and self motivated Marketing Analyst who will be responsible for measuring and leveraging company performance data and customer usability feedback to drive website optimization, increase conversions, and identify opportunities to improve online experience for customers.
Person should have:
1. The ability to see things through the eye of the end user
2. The ability to work and manage time independently
3. Comfortable analyzing data
4. A general curiosity towards problem solving
5. A general interest in e-commerce and new technology
The role is project based work. You will actively be working with in house and contract developers, many of which are HNers.
For more information the role and how to apply: http://bit.ly/17xrzU0
Or email marketing at cpap dt com
[+] [-] r4vik|13 years ago|reply
We’re looking for an ambitious developer to join our team to help us manage our current site and tackle tough online booking, search and geo challenges.
With only 30% of UK campsites and caravan parks available to book online, you'll be solving a problem that will benefit millions of users and thousands of campsite owners. You’ll employ the latest techniques to maintain and enhance the fast, frictionless search and booking process that Pitchup.com’s customers love.
You'll be expert in Python, with knowledge of at least one Python web framework and ideally GeoDjango experience, and good PostgreSQL experience. Very strong JavaScript skills, familiarity with nginx server environments and willingness to undertake sysadmin work are highly desirable.
…and you'll probably enjoy working with us if you're:
Some remote working is possible, and some on-call evenings and weekends will be required.Environment
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We're all about collaboration – you'll take part in regular brainstorms as the company grows rapidly over coming months. You'll gain direct experience of the rapid evolution of a high-profile start-up, working alongside other experts in their fields, in an apolitical, friendly environment.
Apply on our jobs (http://www.pitchup.com/jobs/) page and your application will come straight through to me.
[+] [-] gokult|13 years ago|reply
We're looking for backend server engineers who really understand distributed systems to be a part of iCloud. Apple keeps small teams that have large responsibilities. If you love owning big pieces, and love distributed systems, you'll really love it here. Everyone here is really passionate about our work, and we hope it shows in the product.
There are a lot of openings across iCloud you can search for in jobs.apple.com. I'm specifically looking for engineers to join our Messaging Services team (https://jobs.apple.com/us/search?#&ss=25546086&t=0&#...).
Here are some highlights:
Scale
Products Tech Sounds interesting? Email me your resume - gthirumalai at apple, and please prefix your subject with "HN:".If there are other openings on iCloud that interest you, please apply through jobs.apple.com and mention Hacker News when applying!
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[+] [-] dethtron5000|13 years ago|reply
- We don't just make good comic books and movies, we make interesting technology as well. The digital group is the fastest-growing division inside Marvel.
- We work with cool, graphy data: http://marvelentertainment.tumblr.com/post/30536120271/marve...
- We do everything from consumer-facing web sites, to APIs, to digital comic readers.
- New employees get their own Iron Man suit*
* not really.
More information here: https://sjobs.brassring.com/tgwebhost/jobdetails.aspx?partne...
or email us at ( ( the absolute value of the difference in seconds between the UNIX epoch and noon (GMT/UTC) on the day of Stan Lee’s birth ) + ( ( the marvel.com ID of Bruce Banner’s alter ego ) * ( the HTTP response code for a successful non-cached GET request ) ) - ( the two-digit number at the beginning of the md5 hash of the (lowercased) last name of the writer for the first issue of the 1976 series of “Howard the Duck” ) ) @ marvel.com
[+] [-] prophetjohn|13 years ago|reply
Come pair with me at mobi!
We're seeking talented, full-stack software engineers that are smart and get things done. We're most excited about finding seniors, but all experience levels are welcome. We're looking for candidates in, or willing to relocate to, Austin, TX.
mobi is a B2B mobile fleet logisitics solution. We help companies with mobile fleets service their customers better and faster by optimizing service routes and analyzing GPS data. This means we also help save fuel, tires and brake pads to keep the world a little bit more green.
Our tech stack contains a non-trivial amount of all of the following technologies: Java (Spring/MyBatis/Hibernate) Ruby (Sinatra and maybe Padrino or Rails soon) JavaScript (AngularJS/jQuery) SQL (T-SQL and maybe Postgres or Mongo soon)
We're not dogmatic about the tech we use. We believe strongly in using the tool that helps us accomplish the task in the best and fastest way possible.
We don't expect you to be familiar with all of the technologies we use. There is a very strong learning culture at mobi. Therefore we do expect you to be willing (nay, excited) to learn about the tech we use that you don't know and to teach us about the tech you use that we don't know. We also expect you to be comfortable with test driving the code you write, with a pair, the large majority of the time. Of course, working in pairs doesn't always make sense, nor does TDD, and we're comfortable with those exceptions.
mobi offers competitive salary; competitive ping pong tournaments; free soda, snacks and beer; unlimited time off as needed; great views from our downtown office; monthly company get-togethers to celebrate our accomplishments
If you're interested, my personal email is in my profile. Here's an explanation of roughly what kind of interview process you could expect: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5441267
[+] [-] jboggan|13 years ago|reply
Factual's vision is to be an awesome and affordable data provider that enables developers, startups, and big companies to focus on innovation instead of data acquisition. We were recently named one of "50 Disruptive Companies in 2013" by MIT Technology Review (http://www2.technologyreview.com/tr50/2013/). We have a terrific team that is still fairly small and an incredible CEO who was previously the co-founder of Applied Semantics (which was bought by Google and became AdSense). Factual has venture funding from Andreessen-Horowitz and our partners/customers include Facebook, Yelp, Foursquare, Trulia, and Newsweek.
There are many challenging problems to work on at all layers of the stack: data cleaning and canonicalization, storage, deduping, serving, APIs, improving data using machine learning, etc. If you love data, Factual is the place to be. Our main criteria are that you're smart and get things done, but you'll get bonus points for experience with Clojure (http://www.factual.com/jobs/clojure), machine learning, NLP, algorithm design, or Hadoop.
Our LA office is our headquarters and our new Palo Alto office is still small, so new hires would have a huge impact on the culture there.
You can email me personally at [email protected], or view our job postings and apply directly via Jobvite:
Palo Alto Software Engineer: http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oTR1Vfwq&s=Hackernews
Los Angeles Software engineer: http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oQR1Vfwn&s=Hackernews
Los Angeles Data Engineer: http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oSS1Vfwq&s=Hackernews
[+] [-] grumps|13 years ago|reply
We are 17 person full service web agency located in the heart of Washington, DC.
We approach each project with a comprehensive strategy phase and then determine the correct technology for the project. That often results in us selecting Sitecore for the client's content management needs. For this position, we are looking specifically for someone to assist on our .NET ASP.MVC and Sitecore projects, and having production experience (jQuery, CSS, markup) would also be quite helpful.
Requirements:
We don't care as much about years of experience as we do your talent and passion. But here is the type background you should have:
-Deep experience with the .NET framework Sitecore CMS/DMS experience a huge plus
-Experience developing web applications using the Microsoft stack (MS SQL Server, IIS, .NET framework, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, C# or VB.NET)
-Experience in object-oriented programming Strong oral and written communication skills
-Web agency experience
-Ability to apply creative thinking to technology issues Curiosity to learn about new web technologies and approaches Experience in PHP, MySQL and open source frameworks a plus
Your Qualities:
-A team player with great communication and interpersonal skills
-Intellectually curious with innovative and creative problem-solving skills
-Well-organized and able to work under deadlines and multiple projects
-A highly motivated self-starter Able to work effectively with other developers, account management staff, and designers Someone who understands the importance of documentation, but can also figure things out on their own
Curious?
If this sounds like a place you would like to work, contact us at [email protected] add the subject "Hacker News Post" or checkout out the full listing http://www.interactivestrategies.com/netsitecore-web-develop...
[+] [-] stevem-newrelic|13 years ago|reply
We make the best SaaS application performance monitoring (APM) solution, for mobile and browser. It gives deep visibility in production apps running on Ruby, PHP, Python, Java, .NET, iOS and Android (with more platforms on the way). Making it easy for our users, however, is hard work. Our answer is to hire top notch people and then turn them loose to solve tough problems.
We're looking for a number of technical positions (check out the Jobs page), including engineers with skills in Ruby, Node, Python, C, PHP, .NET (to name a few). H1-B transfers are welcome.
We also take our company culture seriously -- Best Place to Work and all that, of course. But we also provide an unusual and exciting development environment, one where managers are working to enable developer success, not the other way around.
Come take a look. http://newrelic.com/jobs
[+] [-] urgeio2|13 years ago|reply
Top 5 reasons why you should move to Berlin, now:
1. Lowest livings costs with highest standard of living. Stay in gorgeous, perfectly renovated apartments in pre-WWII residential buildings with high ceilings, right in the middle of the center and pay a fraction of costs of any other capital (even cheaper than any Eastern European capital). No need for a car—Berlin has one of the densest subway nets and wide streets make biking fun + we have Car2Go and Drive-Now (these are world's best smartphone-supported car sharing systems with brand new cars at every corner, cheaper than owning a car or riding a cab). In addition, Germany has an amazing social health care system including health, unemployment and pension (when working as an employee).
2. A vibrant and fast growing ecosystem of smart people. A vast number of new software talents, founders, software companies and VCs are moving to Berlin, every day (Twitter, Google, Soundcloud, Early Bird, Mozilla and many more).
3. People here are open-minded, outgoing, mix well and international—no need to learn German, everyone speaks English! Making new friends is a matter of days. Visit tons of networking and startup events, every week.
4. Easy work permissions—Europeans do not need any and can work from day one.
5. Berlin's night life is unmatched, huge and changing every day (plus ridiculously cheap). Berlin has got some of the most dazzling, naughty, and original clubs on the face of the Earth.
Berlin is calling and getting the new tech hub of Europe. If you are passionate about building great software, we’d love to talk with you. If you don't live in Berlin yet, we could help to fix that.
=> http://urge.io/jobs
If you are doing Node.js or JS, apply today—we are looking for multiple Node.js Software Engineers.
[+] [-] jkldotio|13 years ago|reply
More seriously, the app looks great and produces some impressive analysis (if that's what the job is connected to).
[+] [-] mcxx|13 years ago|reply
[+] [-] mjames610|13 years ago|reply
Software Engineer
Currently our engineers are working with Java, SQL Database Solutions and other cloud based technologies. At Praescient, you will get to work with smart people who are passionate about what they do. You won’t have to worry about meetings, will have a great deal of autonomy, as well as great benefits including 100% coverage on your medical, dental and vision insurance. Much of our work within Homeland Defense is cleared and we will be happy to sponsor you for a Top Secret security clearance or hold your clearance if you already possess one.
This opportunity will allow you to make sense of big data in a way that will help impact decisions made by key leaders in the national security realm. This is a real chance to help shape your customers’ mission. Bottom line—your work will be used and launched.
If interested please submit your resume to [email protected]
Michael James Praescient Analytics MJames@praescientanalytics
[+] [-] kstenerud|13 years ago|reply
MindSnacks - http://www.mindsnacks.com/
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We build wonderful educational games in San Francisco. If you are nice and want to help us make splendid products, we'd love to hear from you.
Voted Educational App of the Year by Apple. Funded by Sequoia Capital.
We're hiring in lots of areas! Here are a few:
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* Android UI Engineer - http://mindsnacks.theresumator.com/apply/35CRVW/Android-Engi...
* Game Designer - http://mindsnacks.theresumator.com/apply/19JX7q/Game-Designe...
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To apply, visit http://www.mindsnacks.com/careers For more info, email us at [email protected]
[+] [-] uuilly|13 years ago|reply
http://bluerivert.com/
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/10/agricultural-...
Agricultural robotics startup. Khosla backed. Just hired our 10th person.
Buzzwords: Computer vision / machine learning / real-time systems / some embedded / lots of mechanical / ROS / distributed systems / linux / C++ / Qt / boost / python / matlab / white board drawing / some tractor driving.
We want to make something that has as big an impact on farming as the tractor.
It is a nice, clever group of people and it's been a lot of fun working here. If it piques your interest, contact me through my profile.
Cheers...
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[+] [-] argon|13 years ago|reply
Control Systems Software Engineer
Makani Power, Inc. is seeking a control systems software engineer to develop the flight controller and simulation environment for a utility scale airborne wind turbine.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Develop and maintain airborne wind turbine simulation environment - Develop fault-tolerant flight software architecture - Implement control system algorithms - Write automated diagnostic tools for flight critical sensors and actuators - Write unit tests for key flight controller and simulation components - Work with close-knit team to develop the software that controls the future of wind power
REQUIRED SKILLS: - BS or MS in computer science or related field (Ph.D. is a plus) - Extensive experience with C/C++ - Knowledge of control theory and digital signal processing - Experience developing high-reliability embedded software
HIGHLY DESIRED: - Experience with autonomous aerial vehicles or other robotic systems - Experience with C programming for real-time, embedded systems - Knowledge of MISRA-C, JPL, or equivalent coding standards for high-reliability software - Experience with real-time Linux or VxWorks - Experience with DO-178B software certification - Knowledge of aerodynamics and dynamic simulation - Python and Bash scripting - R/C plane enthusiast and pilot
Apply to: [email protected]
[+] [-] blo|13 years ago|reply
Vurb, a Max Levchin funded startup - featured on TechCrunch this year - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...
Our mission is to change the way people search and interact with online services, by connecting them together in a way that's more more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having ten tabs open to assemble the information you need). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and other fun technologies.
We're looking for people who are interested in:
* Mobile (iOS, Objective-C) - leading our development of native apps on iPhone and Android
* JavaScript (node.js, backbone.js) - generalist / full-stack development
* Search / Data Scientist - classification algorithms, search, machine learning, NLP
We're still in stealth but raised funding from Max Levchin, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Michael Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others.
We're all engineers (MIT, Cornell, Microsoft, Zynga...) If you're looking to get into an earlier stage startup that solves complex problems and is making something people will use daily, then come find out what we're up to.
Email us: [email protected] | http://vurb.com/jobs
[+] [-] necrodome|13 years ago|reply