Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (August 2011)
Please lead with the location of the position and include the keywords INTERN, REMOTE, or H1B if the corresponding sort of candidate is welcome. Feel free to post any job that may interest HN readers from executive assistant to machine learning expert to CTO.
Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancers? (August 2011) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2831651
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(Mostly full-time non-remote jobs)
"Ask HN: Who is Hiring" is for actual job posts. Plain and simple.
I've been posting my link in the monthly thread for maybe 4-5 months and it's been regularly upvoted, hence I'm assuming the users of the thread have found it useful. Especially as many of the people here are looking for startup jobs in the UK and relatively few UK startups tend to post in this thread.
Note how my post had three people upvote it before you posted your comment.
You have no idea how spammy job board people (yes, I'm part of this crowd) can get when they find a new field to peddle their wares. We're just shameless. And if there's isn't some throttle/downvoting, these threads will become 90% "check out my job board" and 10% real jobs.
To argue that HN'rs are incapable of distinguishing between job boards that they personally find useful from ones they don't seems a weak argument.
Factual aims to be the place where people meet to share, improve, and mash-up data. Our vision is to be an awesome and affordable data provider for startups and developers, so that they can focus on innovation instead of data acquisition.
We have a terrific team that is still fairly small, and an incredible CEO (he was the co-founder of Applied Semantics, which was sold to Google and became AdSense). Last year we raised a Series A from Andreessen-Horowitz, and our customers and partners include Facebook, SimpleGeo, and Newsweek. We have lots of challenging problems to work on at all layers of the stack: data cleaning and canonicalization, deduping, storage, serving, APIs, etc. If you love data, Factual is the place to be.
Ideally you know Java, Clojure, and/or Ruby, and you'll get bonus points for experience with machine learning, NoSQL, algorithms, infrastructure, and/or Hadoop.
http://www.factual.com/jobs or you can email me personally at leo -at- factual.com
OpenClinica is hiring Java Developers (Java EE + Spring + Hibernate + Eclipse + Maven, etc), Inside Sales Associates, Clinical Trial Setup Managers and others. Check it out here:
https://www.openclinica.com/openclinica-careers
Feel free to contact me if you have questions. (Email in sig)
Recently finished a large round of funding, looking for a 80% onsite developer to lead our small, but amazing, development staff and pursue new features to help jobseekers make their task suck less! Work can involve whatever seems necessary or interesting (from iPhone to Facebook to 2-page standalone domains for a specific feature.) We use git, Solr, many Amazon AWS services - come join our team!!! (Or email eric@linkup.com if you have more questions)
Apply at http://linkup.jobs/?&a=showJob&ID=4471
BakedCode (YC S11) is hiring both iOS and Backend developers to join our currently 2 man team. We build many types of apps but the product you'd be working on primarily is Interstate which is a project management tool used by the likes of Squarespace, Twitter, Uber, DailyBooth and many more great companies. We work with PHP (5.3.6), MongoDB, Redis, Memcached, NGiNX, and Node.js on Amazon EC2 so the more of those you know the better (for the backend developer position)!
You'll of course get great equity, a competitive salary and we can ensure you'll have a great time working with us. More information can be found at http://bakedcode.com/jobs
We are looking for iOS, Android and other mobile developers, as well as Ruby/whatever backend and HTML/CSS/JavaScript frontend developers. We're a team of passionate people working with large companies on exciting and innovative projects, as well as out own homemade products.
We are dedicated to building the best place to work at :)
Our jobs page, in french : http://vie.mirego.com/fr/emplois
We are building a search engine for fashion. We have an office in Model Colony. Currently we are 10 people (CEO, CTO, adviser, web designer, 6 content creators), with lots of work to be done and not enough of us to go around.
The main thing we need now is a general purpose developer. In the past month or so I've crunched half a TB of data in hadoop, build an html5/canvas app, and build a system for human oracles to properly categorize our data. We use javascript, python/django, and hadoop, though we really don't care if you've never touched any of those technologies.
Contact info is in my profile. Send a link to your github (or similar portfolio) if you are interested.
AcademicWorks is a small, funded and rapidly growing startup. We are working with the latest versions of Postgres, Redis, Rails & Ruby to help college students get scholarships. You can learn more here: http://www.academicworks.com/rubyist.html
We are building an open ecosystem to exchange digital advertisements: http://adcloud.com
I am looking mainly for good developers. Language background is not important as long as you have web experience. To drop some current topics: node.js, riak, ec2, couch, php, mysql cluster
Ping me & visit http://adcloud.de/dev for more infos.
We do a lot of things and use C# (.NET), memcached, hadoop/hive, mongoDB, SQL Server, RabbitMQ...
We are looking for great developers, passionate about engineering challenges … looking for the next problem to solve, in a fast-paced environment! - BS/MS n computer science or a scientific field - Excellent analytical skills/Strong focus on algorithmic thinking - Experience in software development (C#, Java or C++) - Ability to build high quality code All the job descriptions are also on the French career page http://www.criteo.com/fr/a-propos/emploi
Firstly, I am a recruiter but I'm one of the honest few, have a look at previous submissions for any doubts.
The following are permanent positions in London that I am recruiting for. Mention HN when you contact me & I'll happily disclose the company details once I confirm you're not another recruiter!
* Ruby Developers (Back-end mainly)
* Magento Developer
* Python Developers
* ColdFusion Developer (West London)
CONTRACT:
* Android & iOS Devs
My email address is in my profile. Please don't forget to mention HN when contacting me.
This is my first post that is anything remotely related to me sourcing candidates and I am keeping a close eye on it to see if it's well received or universally hated. So far it has a few upvotes and I've received four emails from HN'ers who want me to help.
Postive reactions: 9
Negative: 2
Disclosure that you're a recruiter is fine if you can articulate how you are going recruiting differently. Link to your blog, talk about your dev experience, etc.
As for my dev experience, I was highly average and never built anything worth talking about here although a friend & I are working on something pretty cool at the moment that I mentioned briefly in the past. I will be doing a post soon talking about that particular product.
I'm assuming you wouldn't have a problem if someone mentioned that their employer was hiring (ie. non-primary posting in general)
1.) It tells me something about the company. At the very least, it tells me that at least one founder/employee/etc. is reading HN.
2.) I can leisurely check out what the company does without making any sort of commitment (even just a phone call/screen).
Both of those advantages go out the window when recruiters are involved.
And BTW, I have nothing against recruiters. I just wish there was one jobs related page on the internet that didn't have them.
It's generated more noise than I had anticipated and it's taking from the purpose of the thread and that's the last thing I wanted.
It's too late to edit or delete my comment but I assure you it will be my last.
What I took issue with was that you are internally inconsistent, yet claim to be "honest." Ha! Whatever it was that made you once say you WILL NEVER attempt to solicit business on Hacker News---well, obviously, you don't believe in that anymore.
Surely Peroni has demonstrated sufficient value to the HN community to allow him to post in a "Who's hiring" thread without people getting on their critical high horse.
Would you rather he sat on his hands if he has the perfect job for people here? I for one will be taking him up on his offer...if you have ever dealt with tech recruiters you will appreciate the service he is offering.
I still think it's best if he leaves this thread to direct company postings, though, and finds other ways to let interested HNers to work with him.
The ideal "Who's Hiring" page will have lots of postings, and every post will be as close to "ideal" as possible.
I define an ideal post in this context as one that links to the company involved, is posted by a current technical employee of that company (or a founder), and does a good job describing what they're looking for.
If I'd like to focus more on Ruby, for example, I can search the page for all of the Ruby posts, open all the links, and see what company is doing something of interest to me, and which poster has a tone that appeals to me.
A recruiter post can't possible be an ideal post like this, no matter who the recruiter is, and how good they are.
It was an interesting experiment and instead I may just set up an opt-in monthly mailing list exclusively for HN'ers with opportunities that I feel would be of interest. More on that later.
Our clients include Google, PayPal, News Corp & large agencies. We're a 30 person pure webdev house (no designers, no Flash, no account managers, no sysadmins) working almost exclusively on Google App Engine.
http://p.ota.to
We're a young entrepreneurial company that bootstrapped its way from its founder bedroom to an almost 200-strong company with very healthy profits in 6 years without any external capital.
We are behind uswitch.com, getinvisiblehand.com, omio.com, justcages.co.uk, petvillas.co.uk, forward3d.co.uk, locaria.com etc. You can take a look at who we are and what we do at http://www.forwardtechnology.co.uk.
We have been doubling our revenues every single year (up to £118m in 2010) and plan to continue to expand. So, we need great people!
We're looking for great developers (and many other roles too) to work on a variety of exciting online projects. We use Clojure, Ruby, Hadoop, Node.js, Sinatra etc.
Above all we're looking for smart, ambitious, entrepreneurial people. Full job spec is here: http://www.forward.co.uk/careers or here: http://www.forwardtechnology.co.uk/
Drop me an email at evgeny.shadchnev@forward.co.uk for an informal chat.
Permanent position.
iOS Developer
You can check out our team here http://dev.quanticfox.com/our-team
Also, the other parts of the website are not really working. Page not found.
They're cool photos, I prefer them to the usual cliches of geeks playing foosball, or having pizza parties, 'hey look at us, we're wacky and fun'.
Each of the nice icons on your homepage that point to your work lead to "PAGE NOT FOUND": http://dev.quanticfox.com/iphone http://dev.quanticfox.com/android http://dev.quanticfox.com/tablet http://dev.quanticfox.com/desktop
Threespot - http://threespot.com
Threespot is a mid-sized digital communications agency that focuses on the do-gooding world: typically nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies. We're a tight-knit bunch of whip smart folks trying to do great things through our incredible array of clients, which includes: ACLU, Amnesty International, Brookings Institution, Conservation International, Humane Society, Knight Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, National Park Service, Peace Corps, Planned Parenthood, and Smithsonian Institution.
In the technology department we're hiring multiple developers for two positions:
Front-End Developer: http://www.threespot.com/about/jobs/developer/ Web Software Engineer/Developer: http://www.threespot.com/about/jobs/sw-engineer/
Though we're open to candidates with all sorts of backgrounds, I think it's fair to say that we'd prefer backend folks with experience in one or more MVC frameworks, especially Django and Rails.
We're also hiring marketing folks, art directors and designers, UX leads, project managers, and more: http://www.threespot.com/about/
chuck.harmston@threespot.com
Benzinga is looking for developers comfortable with PHP/LAMP, Javascript (jQuery), MySQL
Also seeking UI/UX designers interested in shaping powerful trading tools.
We're a VC-backed media company, delivering actionable trading ideas and real-time news. http://www.benzinga.com
We want people who desire to create major changes and work on interesting problems. Our team is building next-generation tools for the financial community in addition to our actionable content.
We are a vibrant, high-energy team in beautiful SE Michigan and we promise a few laughs and a great environment. For more on our culture and environment, check-out our blog http://www.benzinga.com/blog/
We offer top-level compensation and also cover relocation expenses.
Email me directly for more information: scott [ at ] benzingapro.com
We're looking to double the size of our company over the next 12 months. We're hiring senior and graduate software engineers in the next quarter, plus a whole bunch of other roles. We're not looking for any skills in particular, just smart people.
Qubit Group is a 18 month-old company founded by 4 ex-Googlers. We're in the business of making company's websites perform better, by generating rule-based concrete advice.
We've a bunch of huge clients already, and are trying to keep up with growth! It's a busy time and you'll get thrown in the middle of bunch of AI work, doing cloud computing and presenting complex data to clients in a simple actionable manner.
It's a fun place to be (not just because we're in the middle of Soho), there's a bunch of perks for everyone and there's both strong leadership from above and freedom for everyone to do things the way they know best.
If you are interested, send an email to careers+yc@qubitgroup.com.
OpenMarket are looking for Java developers to work on mobile messaging/payments platforms.
We offer hard problems, lots of autonomy, an engineering driven culture and full control over product delivery from design through to deployment.
See http://www.mxtelecom.com/uk/careers/roles/softdev for more details or contact me directly at neil.johnson //at// openmarket.com
Dimagi is looking for exceptional software developers to join our ranks. We are a small and growing social enterprise based in Boston but our systems are deployed primarily in rural Africa and Asia. We offer a fun and stimulating environment, a chance to see the world, and to make a difference in places that need it most. At Dimagi, you can do right by coding well.
http://www.dimagi.com/about/careers/
Please reference HN in your application.
We're looking for our employee #1 (dev) in France/UK with eventual move to the US in the months to come.
Want a chance to change the way people see the world live?
Drop us a line at team@usecrowd.com
We're always interested in stellar engineering talent at myGengo (http://mygengo.com/). Feel free to drop me a line with some information about yourself - ryan@mygengo.com. ;)