dh0913 | 10 years ago | on: The Panic Sign
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dh0913 | 10 years ago | on: The Origin of the Fortune Cookie
Agree. I heard about them on This American Life I think and have really enjoyed it since then.
dh0913 | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015)
Help.com - Software Engineer (Full Stack and Front end) - Austin, TX
Backed by $6 million in angel funding, Help.com is building the next generation of customer service software. We're looking for talented and passionate full stack and front end software engineers with a few years of work experience to join our small-but-growing team at our downtown Austin office.
We are hiring full stack software engineers and a senior frontend engineer (Backbone, Angular, etc.) to join our engineering team of 8.
We are predominately in the JavaScript/Node.js ecosystem, but have developed a microservice architecture that gives us immense flexibility in our choice of languages and tools. (We've authored code in JavaScript, Java, and even Haskell.) The engineers on the team make technical decisions and have full authority and responsibility for their work. It's collaborative and challenging, and very rewarding.
In addition to competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, and equity in an early-stage startup, you will have the opportunity to make an impactful contribution to both the product and the team. You will also get to work with some extremely talented and friendly folks who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We're learning a lot from each other.
Email douglas.hanna at help.com with any questions (or just to say hello). Job listings and application information can be found here: https://jobs.lever.co/help.com.
dh0913 | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2015)
Help.com - Software Engineer (Full Stack and Front end) - Austin, TX
Backed by $6 million in angel funding, Help.com is building the next generation of customer service software. We're looking for talented and passionate back end and front end software engineers with a few years of work experience to join our small-but-growing team at our downtown Austin office.
We are hiring full stack software engineers and a senior frontend engineer (Backbone, Angular, etc.) to join our engineering team of 8.
We are predominately in the JavaScript/Node.js ecosystem, but have developed a microservice architecture that gives us immense flexibility in our choice of languages and tools. (We've authored code in JavaScript, Java, and even Haskell.) The engineers on the team make technical decisions and have full authority and responsibility for their work. It's collaborative and challenging, and very rewarding.
In addition to competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, and equity in an early-stage startup, you will have the opportunity to make an impactful contribution to both the product and the team. You will also get to work with some extremely talented and friendly folks who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We're learning a lot from each other.
Email douglas.hanna at help.com with any questions (or just to say hello). Job listings and application information can be found here: https://jobs.lever.co/help.com.
dh0913 | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2015)
Help.com - Software Engineer (DevOps, Full Stack, Frontend, and Backend) - Austin, TX
Backed by $6 million in angel funding, Help.com is building the next generation of customer service software. We're looking for talented and passionate back end and front end software engineers with a few years of work experience to join our small-but-growing team at our downtown Austin office.
We are hiring full stack software engineers, a senior frontend engineer (Backbone, Angular, etc.), and a senior backend engineer (Node.js), and DevOps lead/systems engineer to join our engineering team of 7.
We are predominately in the JavaScript/Node.js ecosystem, but have developed a microservice architecture that gives us immense flexibility in our choice of languages and tools. (We've authored code in JavaScript, Java, and even Haskell.) The engineers on the team make technical decisions and have full authority and responsibility for their work. It's collaborative and challenging, and very rewarding.
In addition to competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, and equity in an early-stage startup, you will have the opportunity to make an impactful contribution to both the product and the team. You will also get to work with some extremely talented and friendly folks who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We're learning a lot from each other.
Email douglas.hanna at help.com with any questions (or just to say hello). Job listings and application information can be found here: https://jobs.lever.co/help.com.
dh0913 | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2015)
Help.com - Software Engineer (Full Stack, Frontend, and Backend) - Austin, TX
Help.com is building the next generation of customer service software, backed by $6 million in funding. We're looking for software engineers with a few years of work experience to join our small-but-growing team at our downtown Austin office and work together to get our initial web application into the hands of an eager market.
We are hiring full stack software engineers, a senior frontend engineer, a backend engineer (Java), and a Director/VP of Engineering to join our engineering team of 6.
We are predominately in the JavaScript/Node.js ecosystem, but have developed a microservice architecture that gives us immense flexibility in our choice of languages and tools. (We've authored code in JavaScript, Java, and even Haskell.) The engineers on the team make technical decisions and have full authority and responsibility for their work. It's collaborative and challenging, and it's been very rewarding.
In addition to competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, and equity in an early-stage startup, you will have the opportunity to make an impactful contribution to both the product and the team. You will also get to work with some multi-talented and friendly folks who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We're learning a lot from each other.
Email douglas.hanna at help.com with any questions (or just to say hello). Job listings and application information can be found here: https://jobs.lever.co/help.com
dh0913 | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2015)
Help.com - Software Engineer (Full Stack and Front End) - Austin, TX
Help.com is building the next generation of customer service software, backed by $6 million in funding. We're looking for software engineers with a few years of work experience to join our small-but-growing team at our downtown Austin office and work together to get our initial web application into the hands of an eager market.
We are hiring full stack software engineers, a senior front end engineer, and a Director/VP of Engineering to join our engineering team of 6.
We are predominately in the JavaScript/Node.js ecosystem, but have developed a microservice architecture that gives us immense flexibility in our choice of languages and tools. (We've authored code in JavaScript, Java, and even Haskell!) The engineers on the team make technical decisions and have full authority and responsibility for their work. It's collaborative and challenging, and it's been very rewarding.
In addition to competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, and equity in an early-stage startup, you will have the opportunity to make an impactful contribution to both the product and the team. You will also get to work with some multi-talented and friendly folks who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We're learning a lot from each other.
Email douglas.hanna at help.com with any questions (or just to say hello). Job listings and application information can be found here: https://jobs.lever.co/help.com
dh0913 | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2015)
Help.com - Software Engineer - Austin, TX
Help.com is building the next generation of customer service software, backed by $6 million in funding. We're looking for software engineers with a few years of work experience to join our small-but-growing team at our downtown Austin office and work together to get our initial web application into the hands of an eager market.
We are predominately in the JavaScript/Node.js ecosystem, but have developed a microservice architecture that gives us immense flexibility in our choice of languages and tools. (We've authored code in JavaScript, Java, and even Haskell!) The engineers on the team make technical decisions and have full authority and responsibility for their work. It's collaborative and challenging, and it's been very rewarding.
In addition to competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, and equity in an early-stage startup, you will have the opportunity to make an impactful contribution to both the product and the team. You will also get to work with some multi-talented and friendly folks who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We're learning a lot from each other.
Email douglas.hanna at help.com with any questions (or just to say hello). Job posting and application is here: https://jobs.lever.co/help.com/1b641dfc-f3b9-4557-9a35-e21b3...
dh0913 | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2014)
Help.com - http://help.com - Software Engineer - Austin, TX
Backed by $6 million in seed funding, Help.com's team of customer service and technology experts is setting out to build the next generation of customer service software. Our goal is to give companies the tools they need to delight their customers at enterprise scale. We want to disrupt the customer service software market by providing companies (and their customers) with tools that are powerful and simple to use.
At its core, Help.com is a technology company and we are looking for talented engineers at all levels to join our growing technical team in Austin (currently 6 people). Our technical stack consists of Node.js on the backend and Backbone on the front-end.
Skills we like to see:
* Proficiency in JavaScript and familiarity with common libraries * Hands on Node.js experience is highly preferred * Skilled in front-end development with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. * Unix/Linux basics * Experience working through cross-browser compatibility issues * Strong problem solving skills * Experience working with Git
All of our positions are based in our office in downtown Austin. We offer competitive compensation (both cash and equity), an unlimited vacation policy, as well as fully paid medical benefits for eligible employees. We offer relocation within the US.
If you're interested, check out http://help.com/jobs. More about what it's like to work with us can be found at http://help.com.
We've hired people from HN before, so mention how you found out about us.
Feel free to email recruiting {at} help {dot} com with any questions.
dh0913 | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: ”Coffee date” etiquette
I have had a lot of current/potential candidates ask me to get coffee and I usually avoid it unless a) they come highly recommended from someone I trust and/or b) they appear to be exceptionally qualified. Unless one or both of those are met, I think the meetings are more often than not a waste of time unfortunately. However, if it's someone who comes recommended from someone I trust and appears to be a great fit for a role we are hiring now or in the future, I'll jump at the opportunity to meet and prioritize that.
dh0913 | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2014)
Help.com - http://help.com - Software Engineer - Austin, TX
Backed by $6 million in seed funding, Help.com's team of customer service and technology experts is setting out to build the next generation of customer service software. Our goal is to give companies the tools they need to delight their customers at enterprise scale. We want to disrupt the customer service software market by providing companies (and their customers) with tools that are powerful and simple to use.
At its core, Help.com is a technology company and we are looking for talented engineers at all levels to join our growing technical team in Austin. Our technical stack consists of Node.js on the backend and Backbone on the front-end.
Skills we like to see:
* Proficiency in JavaScript and familiarity with common libraries * Hands on Node.js experience is highly preferred * Skilled in front-end development with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. * Unix/Linux basics * Experience working through cross-browser compatibility issues * Strong problem solving skills * Experience working with Git
All of our positions are based in our office in downtown Austin. We offer competitive compensation (both cash and equity), an unlimited vacation policy, as well as fully paid medical benefits for eligible employees.
If you're interested, check out http://help.com/jobs. More about what it's like to work with us can be found at http://help.com/#were-hiring. We've hired people from HN before, so mention how you found out about us.
Feel free to email recruiting {at} help {dot} com with any questions.
dh0913 | 11 years ago | on: Show HN: Airtable, a real-time spreadsheet-database hybrid
I've been following this company for a while and have been a beta tester. Great product!
dh0913 | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2014)
Help.com - http://help.com - Software Engineer - Austin, TX
Backed by $6 million in seed funding, Help.com's team of customer service and technology experts is setting out to build the next generation of customer service software. Our goal is to give companies the tools they need to delight their customers at enterprise scale. We want to disrupt the customer service software market by providing companies (and their customers) with tools that are powerful and simple to use.
At its core, Help.com is a technology company and we are looking for talented engineers at all levels to join our growing technical team in Austin. Our technical stack consists of Node.js on the backend and Backbone on the front-end.
Skills we like to see:
* Proficiency in JavaScript and familiarity with common libraries * Hands on Node.js experience is highly preferred * Skilled in front-end development with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. * Good understanding of MongoDB * Unix/Linux basics * Experience working through cross-browser compatibility issues * Strong problem solving skills * Experience working with Git
All of our positions are based in our office in downtown Austin. We offer competitive compensation (both cash and equity), an unlimited vacation policy, as well as fully paid medical benefits for eligible employees.
If you're interested, check out http://help.com/jobs. More about what it's like to work with us at http://help.com/#were-hiring. We've hired people from HN before, so mention how you found out about us.
Feel free to email recruiting {at} help {dot} com with any questions.
dh0913 | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2014)
Software Engineer - Help.com - Austin, TX
We're a new, but well funded (recently closed $6 million seed round) company based in downtown Austin. We're setting out to build software that helps companies delight their customers at enterprise scale. Our founding team has significant experience in this space and have both had successful exits.
We are looking for creative, motivated, and flexible software engineers experienced with web development, particularly Node.js.
We're also looking for a multi-talented designer.
All experience levels, from new grad to director/VP level are interesting to us as we build out our team. We'll also consider interns willing to move to Austin for a semester.
If you don't live in Austin, we are happy to assist with relocation.
You can learn more at http://help.com.
To apply or hear more, email me at doug {at} help {dot} com.
dh0913 | 12 years ago | on: My thoughts on SF after living here for six months
Technically SFO is one of the very few airports (and the largest one I believe) that contracts out its airport security to a private company. The company and its operations are regulated by TSA, and for all practical purposes offers the same experience as any other airport, but the people who look at your bags and such are not TSA employees.
See: http://www.flysfo.com/about-sfo/safety-security and http://blog.tsa.gov/2010/11/airports-who-opt-out-of-tsa-scre...
dh0913 | 12 years ago | on: Central Park (Banksy)
This article says they each had a market value around $30,000 USD, or 500X. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/banksy-sells-origina...
dh0913 | 14 years ago | on: Poll: HN readers, where's your residence?
Durham here.
dh0913 | 14 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (December 2011)
A Small Orange is a shared, reseller, VPS, cloud, and dedicated web hosting company based in Durham, NC. We set ourselves apart from our competitors through customer service.
Even though we are based in Durham, we have employees all over the world. Working for us remotely is just fine.
We're hiring multiple (full time) positions - Linux system administrators, front line technical support, live chat representatives, sales people, and other positions.
Beyond competitive pay, a great work environment, and the chance to work with smart people, we also offer full benefits, free web hosting, a 401k, and more.
Full details and application information at http://jobs.asmallorange.com.
dh0913 | 14 years ago | on: Gmail app for iOS available in the App Store (again)
Not that I could see. I installed it and looked for multiple accounts, but couldn't find anything.
dh0913 | 14 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (October 2011)
A Small Orange is hiring Linux system administrators and support people. We're a web hosting company with about 40 people that prides itself on quality customer service and support.
All positions at A Small Orange are REMOTE, but if you're in the Research Triangle / Raleigh-Durham area, you are welcome to work from our office in downtown Durham.
All positions include competitive pay, insurance, 401k, a variety of other perks (free web hosting), and more.
Details can be found at http://jobs.asmallorange.com.
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I was in NYC a few weeks ago and a friend had the app and was able to change it. It was really cool. We could see it pretty clearly from his place in Long Island City.
I don't know how exactly he got an invite, but it wasn't too special. We also talked about how it would make for a great date idea.