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HandUp - http://handup.org - San Francisco

=== Senior Full Stack Engineer ===

We’re looking to hire a second engineer to join our team of five working to fight homelessness and urban poverty. As an experienced generalist you will be responsible for working with our designer to bring product features to reality. You should be comfortable working from the linux platform, through back-end architecture, all the way to implementing designs with responsive html/css/js. At HandUp, you’ll have the satisfaction of seeing your work directly impact thousands of lives. We’re using technology as a tool for human empathy. Passion for solving big, complex social problems is a must-have. You don’t need any specific qualifications, but we do look for people who exhibit these qualities:

* Self-starter - you’ve worked on your own projects before and are a self-motivated do’er.

* Startups - you have experience working in environments where priorities and tasks can change frequently.

* Scrappiness - you know when to cut corners and when to spend the time to do it right. You're good at prioritizing and managing limited time and resources.

* Experience - this isn't your first rodeo. You've been doing this for a while and can tell us some good stories.

Our stack is Bootstrap / jQuery, Python / flask, MySQL. You don’t need to be an expert in those technologies but you should have a proven ability to pick up new skills quickly. You ideally have some experience in automated testing methods and deployment tools. Metrics are important to us so deep knowledge of funnels and Google Analytics and/or mixpanel are a plus.

=== About HandUp ===

At HandUp, we believe that we’re all better off in a society where everyone can meet their basic needs. That’s why we created our company - to leverage technology and the power of human relationships to fight urban poverty. We come to work every day excited to build tools that directly affect those most in need. We’re a fast growing company that’s passionate about social change and are looking for candidates who share those values.

=== Compensation ===

$80k - $120k and 0.25% - 0.75%

https://angel.co/handup/jobs/49163-senior-full-stack-enginee...

HandUp - https://handup.org - San Francisco

=== Senior Product Designer ===

HandUp is looking for a senior product designer who is excited about leading the future of direct charitable giving in the US. The product design lead is responsible for executing on all stages of the design process: from concepts, to user testing, to wireframes, to visual design. This role sits at the center of the team and requires close collaboration with marketing, business, engineering, and HandUp users. You should enjoy initiating small, quick experiments to validate ideas and assumptions. At the same time, you must be able to take charge of large projects, and incorporate feedback from multiple stakeholders. We’re a fast growing company that’s passionate about social change and are looking for candidates who share those values. As a senior teammate, we’re looking for someone with three or more years of product leadership experience and comfort in the startup environment. Our long-term mission is big - to leverage technology and the power of human relationships to fight urban poverty. We come to work every day excited to build tools that directly affect those most in need.

As senior product designer you will

* lead concept design to test and validate product ideas

* seek and incorporate feedback from multiple stakeholders

* carry design ideas through to prototypes

* work with engineers on a daily basis to ensure we ship the right solutions

* conduct user research and closely monitor site metrics

* manage product and copy feedback process and style consistency

Job criteria

* 3+ years experience on a product design team covering multiple roles (PM, User Research, UI/UX, Visual)

* comfortable and flexible in a fast changing environment

* passion for social change

* comfortable in html/css/js

Bonus

* experience in crowdfunding and/or social good technology

=== About HandUp ===

At HandUp, we believe that we’re all better off in a society where everyone can meet their basic needs. That’s why we created our company - to leverage technology and the power of human relationships to fight urban poverty. We come to work every day excited to build tools that directly affect those most in need. We’re a fast growing company that’s passionate about social change and are looking for candidates who share those values.

=== Compensation ===

$80k - $120k and 0.25% - 0.75%

https://angel.co/handup/jobs/48003-senior-product-designer

==Full Stack Engineer==

We’re looking to hire a second engineer to join our team of five working to fight homelessness and urban poverty. As an experienced generalist you will be responsible for working with our designer to bring product features to reality. You should be comfortable working from the linux platform, through back-end architecture, all the way to implementing designs with responsive html/css/js.

At HandUp, you’ll have the satisfaction of seeing your work directly impact thousands of lives. We’re using technology as a tool for human empathy. Passion for solving big, complex social problems is a must-have. You don’t need any specific qualifications, but we do look for people who exhibit these qualities:

* Self-starter - you’ve worked on your own projects before and are a self-motivated do’er. * Startups - you have experience working in environments where priorities and tasks can change frequently. * Scrappiness - you know when to cut corners and when to spend the time to do it right. You're good at prioritizing and managing limited time and resources. * Experience - this isn't your first rodeo. You've been doing this for a while and can tell us some good stories.

Our stack is Bootstrap / jQuery, Python / flask, MySQL. You don’t need to be an expert in those technologies but you should have a proven ability to pick up new skills quickly. You ideally have some experience in automated testing methods and deployment tools. Metrics are important to us so deep knowledge of funnels and Google Analytics and/or mixpanel are a plus.

This position is located in San Francisco.

https://angel.co/handup/jobs

HandUp is crowdfunding for homeless people and neighbors in need. Through our web and SMS platform, the community can donate directly to specific homeless and at-risk HandUp members. Members use their HandUp credits for basic needs like food, clothing, and medical care through local human service organizations. We’re pioneering new technology to help fight urban poverty in the US.

==Senior Product Designer== HandUp is looking for a senior product designer who is excited about leading the future of direct charitable giving in the US. The product design lead is responsible for executing on all stages of the design process: from concepts, to user testing, to wireframes, to visual design. This role sits at the center of the team and requires close collaboration with marketing, business, engineering, and HandUp users. You should enjoy initiating small, quick experiments to validate ideas and assumptions. At the same time, you must be able to take charge of large projects, and incorporate feedback from multiple stakeholders.

We’re a fast growing company that’s passionate about social change and are looking for candidates who share those values. As a senior teammate, we’re looking for someone with three or more years of product leadership experience and comfort in the startup environment. Our long-term mission is big - to leverage technology and the power of human relationships to fight urban poverty. We come to work every day excited to build tools that directly affect those most in need.

As senior product designer you will:

* lead concept design to test and validate product ideas * seek and incorporate feedback from multiple stakeholders * carry design ideas through to prototypes * work with engineers on a daily basis to ensure we ship the right solutions * conduct user research and closely monitor site metrics * manage product and copy feedback process and style consistency

Job criteria:

* 3+ years experience on a product design team covering multiple roles (PM, User Research, UI/UX, Visual) * comfortable and flexible in a fast changing environment * passion for social change * comfortable in html/css/js

Bonus * experience in crowdfunding and/or social good technology

This position is located in San Francisco.

https://angel.co/handup/jobs

Kinda cool that Chrome added pointer lock, but the responsiveness of moving the cursor around the screen is pretty shit. Maybe it's mac mouse acceleration's fault?

Can't be opened because it's from an unidentified developer

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7mnb2gng6a66b9y/Screenshot%202013-...

This is nice, but can you add the machine name (ie. c1.xlarge) and add costs scenarios for reserved instances?

The world where loser pays is not so perfect. If I as an independent inventor sue apple for infringing on my patent and they win simply because they have unlimited legal war chest, then I would get stuck with millions of dollars worth of legal fees. That threat alone is enough to stop smaller patent owners from rightfully defending their intellectual property.

As with most things I don't think there is a black or white answer to this. I think it's OK to have some features that are unavailable if tastefully done, but it will make your product have an unfinished look to it.

Yeah the apple maps were disappointing but the apology letter yields to the masses. It doesn't show leadership. Always look forward.

=Full Stack Software Developer=

Interested in working on huge multiplayer real-time systems?

We're PubNub, the real-time engine in the cloud that developers use to build massively scalable real-time apps. We've got hundreds of customers, and process billions of real-time messages each month. We develop software close to the bare iron and measure performance in microseconds. We are an all-star technical team who have been part of successful acquisitions in middleware, enterprise, and consumer software companies. We are looking for an exceptional developer to use creative thinking and some raw innovation to drive the development of multiple aspects of the PubNub platform and tools.

Our ideal person is someone who can jump easily from a Javascript-based UI to the back-end server code that powers it. Someone that can build a clean interface that is quick and hides unneeded complexity, and is equally comfortable building the server-side code to support it. You are someone who isn't a primadonna about a specific framework or tech. Someone cool to work with who's comfortable helping grow a business and works well with others.

=Responsibilities=

As a PubNub full stack developer, you'll be driving the architecture and design of various next-gen elements of PubNub.

Come talk to us and we'll tell you more...

=Qualifications=

Great candidates will have:

* 3+ years of experience developing software that is end-user facing (enterprise or consumer) * Expertise with Javascript, Python, PHP, and other programming languages * Experience with web, mobile, and server-side development * B.S or M.S. in Computer Science...or just impress us by nailing our programming challenge below:

Learn More: www.pubnub.com/jobs

Apply by sending us some code that uses PubNub to create a creative "Hello World" real-time application. A resume would be nice too. We promise that everyone who applies and includes working code will get a response.

=Real-Time Engine Software Developer=

Want to work on challenging, core technology with a smart team for a well-funded company in San Francisco?

We're PubNub, the real-time engine in the cloud that developers use to build massively scalable real-time apps. We've got hundreds of customers, and process billions of real-time messages each month. We develop software close to the bare iron and measure performance in microseconds. We are an all-star technical team who have been part of successful acquisitions in middleware, enterprise, and consumer software companies. We are looking for an exceptional developer to help lead our "core" engine development and future technology strategy.

Our ideal person is someone who lives and breathes code, and understands the difference between C, Python, and Javascript. You are someone who isn't a primadonna about a specific framework or tech. Someone cool to work with who's comfortable helping grow a business and works well with others.

=Responsibilities=

As a member of the PubNub "Core" team, you'll:

* Build enhancements to our platform that help prepare us for trillions of monthly transactions * Design migration strategies that provide zero downtime for users * Help build the architecture that meets the needs of our product roadmap beyond our core current feature set * Enhance our load testing methodologies to generate "world-of-warcraft" sized load on our system * Explore various hardware & software strategies for milking the best performance out of various system configurations.

=Qualifications=

Great candidates will have:

5+ years of experience developing software on core technology frameworks in a high scale environment Expertise with C, Javascript, Python, Erlang, and other programming languages Real-time systems background, knowledge/experience with Node JS, Tornado, and other similar servers. B.S or M.S. in Computer Science

Learn More: www.pubnub.com/jobs

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Good points. In an ideal world, the principal problem you describe should be dealt with by free market forces. I choose the apartment based on cost and quality. If the landlord uses low-quality materials or doesn't maintain the property I'm less willing to pay the high rent and might move out.

Rent's aren't completely predictable, but home ownership is far less predictable. What happens when you discover there's a leak in your roof and you need to shell out $10,000 to get it repaired? What happens when the Whole Foods moves into your neighborhood and your land values goes up so you're stuck with higher taxes, or mortgage rates go up and you have to pay a higher interest.

I have to disagree with most of this except the data problem. Building out a cloud database and API specific for storing and querying geo data is not enough of a value proposition. It's just not that hard of a problem to roll your own, which is what most serious applications would do. They're the ones with money. In fact, in some cases using SimpleGeo is a limitation because it doesn't have the robustness of full databases. The part I will agree with you on is the data problem. There's a huge amount of great geo data out there with no clean repository. I kept telling them to focus on data and sell that, not the service. Oh well. Someone (factual?) will get it instead.

I enjoy C because I like strongly typed languages, explicit code as apposed to ambiguous typeless languages. I haven't, however, found many companies hiring C programmers. I've been working for web startups in San Francisco for a while and have talked with a lot of developers at events and it seems to me that there is less and less focus on optimization in general, which is why there is less interest in C. The fact is that C becomes less relevant by the day. Rails and python developers are in high demand - C not so much.