Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (December 2011)

  Technical Project Manager
  Location - Guelph, Ontario
  http://zsw.ca

  Overview/Qualifications
  Project management, development monitoring, outsourcing
  Comfortable in a casual, hands-on, be-yourself environment
  Enjoy working in a small group
  Familiar with the Linux environment (eg cli, vim, git)
  Familiarity with any of python, php, javascript, css, magento or web2py is a plus
  Willingness to take ownership and responsibility of projects and tasks
  Possess exceptional organizational skills
  A bit of an extrovert
  A generalist/jack of all trades

See http://www.arachnys.com/jobs/ for a fuller description. Applications to founders@arachnys.com.

Developers, designers (UX, visual design), full time, part time, interns

details (updated as we go): http://bit.ly/vQghbH

We're looking for humans who have the special capacity, drive, patience, curiosity and tenacity to build crazy awesome stuff on the interwebs. Our goal is to have you be our partner in crime/work/play - we like to combine these as much as possible!

You will have autonomy and freedom. You will be the driver (not the passenger) of your own destiny and your goals for our startup. You will be passionate about what we're building. You will choose when and how you will get your work done. We will all pretend that you are an adult and do our best to treat you as such.

We are an awesomely-sexy mass-reach consumer web social startup with a product that users already love! That's right, when you tell your mom about what you build/design- she'll not only be able to understand it - she'll probably use it herself! We’ve crossed 1M monthly uniques, 140k users, and have hugely ambitious plans to keep creating an experience that users love and to build a business that defines the next generation of ecommerce.

email deenav@wanelo.com

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, so that big companies, startups, and developers 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, Loopt, 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.

We currently have about half a dozen job openings, from data engineering to software engineering to system administration. For the software engineering position, you would ideally know Java, Clojure, and/or Ruby, and you'll get bonus points for experience with machine learning, NoSQL, algorithms, infrastructure, and/or Hadoop.

If you're interested in the Bay Area office, it just opened last weekend, so you'd have a significant influence on the culture there.

You can email me personally at leo -at- factual.com, or view our job postings and apply directly via Jobvite:

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

Palo Alto Software Engineer: http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oTR1Vfwq&s=Hackernews

OcuSpec is a venture backed start-up developing motion control technology that is radically more powerful and affordable than anything currently available. We're seeking smart, passionate people interested in challenging problems and changing the way people interact with machines.

Desired Skills/Experience: Software architecture, cross-platform APIs, C/C++, parallel processing (GPU/CPU), computer graphics (openGL/DirectX), real-time systems . This is a great opportunity to work on and take ownership of bleeding edge technology at a early stage. We offer very competitive compensation, great benefits and an office near the Caltrain.

http://www.ocuspec.com/

GaggleAMP is hiring part-time software developers and UX designers to help us extend our social amplification platform. On the frontend, we use jQuery and HTML5/CSS3 via HAML templates. Our web application's backend stack is Ruby on Rails 3 with MySQL and Redis.

We'll consider hackers with any experience level, intern and up. If interested, send an email with a brief bio and one or more links to past work to jason AT gaggleamp DOT com.

Engineers, artists, designers, more - http://www.rumblegames.com/careers/

Rumble was founded in the summer of 2011 by an all-star team of game industry veterans from Zynga, Activision, BioWare, Blizzard, Playdom, Electronic Arts, Turbine, FooMojo and RockYou, and backed by top investors. Check out our team: http://www.rumblegames.com/team/

We are building both high-quality titles and a publishing platform for independent developers. By combining the best of AAA game design with free-to-play accessibility, we want to change the way people play games.

Drop me a line: nethergoat@gmail.com

Looking for a PyQt hacker to join us for running the technical aspects of our partnership / whitelabel program. We are a secure cloud backup/sync provider branching out into partnerships and other deployments requiring customized desktop client builds, and need someone interested in hacking the good hack in code, minor project management, and joining in the occasional sales call (meaning you ought to be as much of an English hacker as Python).

For more information about joining us at our scenic $YOUR_OWN_CITY office, please check out: https://spideroak.com/jobs

Or the direct job post: https://spideroak.com/blog/20111130141238-now-hiring-white-l...

= About Lose It! = Lose It! is a popular iPhone / Android / Website application that changes people's lives by helping them manage their weight.

8M+ iPhone Downloads (currently top 10 in Health category) 200k+ Android Downloads (very new, currently top 15 in Health category) 1.5M+ Website enabled users (connecting to our website is optional)

1.5M Uniques per month across all platforms 7M+ pounds of weight have been lost by website enabled users (Estimated ~18M pounds lost across all users) 8k messages betweens users that opted into social features per day 450M+ foods logged by website enabled users

Current Team - 1 CEO (technical), 1 Developer (me), 1 Business Dev, 1 Community Manager

Current Stack - GWT, MySQL, Java (server side and Android), AWS, Objective C (iPhone), Membase

Current Tools - Intellij, Git, Navicat, New Relic, CloudBees, Asana

= Who we are looking for =

Lose It! is looking for new members (we have more then one spot open) for our product team to help us build our next generation of products. We believe that small teams of well rounded people can do great things, so we're looking for someone that can contribute to all phases of building a great product. We believe that iterating on our products with customers is the best way to build something great, so we'd like someone who enjoys talking to customers and making them happy (and maybe even helping to change their lives).

As a software engineer at Lose It!, you'll be an early member of the team that is building the core product, the most complete and effective weight loss software spanning mobile devices and the web. You should have a passion for and a proven track record of building products that delight users.

= Who to contact =

brandon attttttttttttttt loseit.com - If you think you would be a good fit send me an email with anything (resume, cover letter, github account, maybe just a simple 'hello'. I'll read anything and everything you send).

We're looking for JavaScript experts.

jobs@thinkcomputer.com

Job Description:

Rangespan is looking for python developers to join our growing team. As one of the first technical team-members, you’ll have broad and hands-on responsibility for design and development of extraordinarily scalable systems and web services for retailers and suppliers.

Requirements:

* BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent

* Fluency with Python and Django

* Proficient with MongoDB and MySQL

* Demonstrated experience building a platform from scratch

* Experience with RESTful web services, Flask and fault-tolerant AWS architectures is ideal

* Experience with catalogue systems is a plus

* Experience with machine learning algorithms is a plus

* A knack for solving problems creatively

* An ability to attract additional world-class software developers

About Rangespan:

Founded by ex-Amazon executives and engineers, Rangespan is an ambitious e-commerce and supply chain software company making it easy for retailers to offer deep product selection. We're solving complex problems with large data sets, machine learning and natural language processing techniques.

Contact Info:

* Contact: Christian Ricci

* Email: chris@rangepan.com or jobs@rangespan.com

* Web: http://www.rangespan.com/jobs/

* No contract or agency offers

* No telecommuting

Our technologies include the Zend Framework, Git, Jira, Hudson, and a highly-available MySQL replication solution. We use agile methodologies to support the product in two monthly maintenance releases, tightly paired to a sprint. If you're familiar with "A Successful Git Branching Model", you have a solid idea of how we pair sprints to releases. Our team is distributed between California and Virginia.

Some unusual selling points for our business: * Engineers spend roughly 10% of their total time traveling in support of events using the software. It's a fun opportunity to see new places, learn new things (we do a lot of major technology conferences), and get a lot of cool conference freebies.

* The business is not a startup; it's a small business. You can generally expect to go home on time every day. There is no "sweat equity" -- you get paid a fair market value for your time.

* We are on the federal holiday schedule. This generally allots a few more days off than your usual small business/startup.

* The product is currently fairly stable for the majority of its use cases. You'll have a lot of opportunity to work on enhancements and new features as you become more familiar with how it works.

* While we have a daily scrum meeting, we hold it in IRC. That means you have one less meeting to distract you from what you're doing every day, since you can work in parallel.

Feel free to check out http://www.aetherquest.com/ to learn more about our company. If you're interested in applying or just have any questions, feel free to email me at relwell@ the domain above.

We're building the consumer side of the universal energy internet, and we're looking for talented engineers to bring it to life. Working atop datasets never before accessed and assembled in the same place, you'll build experiences and interactions that make a difference here at home and the world over.

MyEnergy, formerly Earth Aid, was recently named to Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Energy. We're venture-backed, with strong strategic partners and investors committed to our vision of building the people's energy internet. We've been called "the killer app for energy efficiency" ( http://bit.ly/dZBy7q ) and our work has been featured in publications such as Mashable ( http://on.mash.to/hqyZqF ), TechCrunch, The New York Times ( http://nyti.ms/ayzLHb ), The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

We're currently hiring for:

* a VP Engineering to lead us in tripling our team => https://www.myenergy.com/careers/vp_engineering

* Rails Engineers to take ownership of new front and backend functionality => https://www.myenergy.com/careers/rails_engineer

* Data Engineers & Scientists to embark upon ambitious projects leveraging machine learning and AI => https://www.myenergy.com/careers/data_engineer

* and UI Designers to make the whole of the user experience astounding => https://www.myenergy.com/careers/ui_designer

We've just opened up our new HQ in a sunny two story loft by Faneuil Hall in Boston, and we offer very competitive salaries, excellent benefits, a fun company culture, and a small arsenal of office helicopter drones. If you might like to join us, send us an email to introduce yourself to jobs at myenergy dot com

TRUECar.com - TrueCar shows consumers how much people actually paid for a particular new car in their area, then guides them to dealers we've certified. When someone buys from a dealer we've sent them to, we get paid. We already have solid revenues, are well funded and and are growing rapidly. We need lots of technical talent to help us grow.

* JAVA - We are looking for talented Java developers and architects to design and build the technology used to power our production websites, APIs, widgets, and internal tools. This is a chance for you to join a growing company and build something that's going to scale to support millions of users/visitors and provide them with all kinds of data.

* Senior Systems Engineers - Got Linux? Keep our 200+ servers going strong.

* Front End - HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc. Help build out our main site and our partner sites.

* QA engineers - More software, more bugs. Help us find them.

* Statistician/Data Mining Specialist - We need bright people to help us develop statistical pricing models. SAS/PROC SQL skills are needed.

* Python/Django - Our main site is in Django, which means we need serious talent to help it scale and expand as we continue to grow. Plus, you'll get to work with me.

* We also have some non-technical openings for senior positions in marketing, customer retention, HR, finance and accounting. Email me for details.

My story - moved from Atlanta all the way out to Santa Monica after stopping by the TrueCar booth at PyCon 2011. I started here three month ago and love it. I'm working with a great team that knows how to develop software and for management who seems to "get it" with regards to software developers.

The Python team in an open workspace that has a view of the ocean (http://picplz.com/user/dabent/pic/tpc4v/), and all the Santa Monica offices are blocks from the beach. They have great benefits, including company equity, 100% paid family medical, dental, vision, and a healthy 401k. They also offer gym membership reimbursement ($50 a month), 12 holidays, career training, 3 weeks PTO and have a kitchen stocked with fruit, snacks and such. I've honestly never had a job this good.

If you're interested, send me your resume. My email is in my profile.

Server Developer (3 openings)

Engineer in Test

Client Developer (3 openings)

Ops Engineer (2 openings)

Support Engineer

Strategic Platform Sales Director

Account Manager

Account Development Representative

SeatMe is hiring! We're a cozy 13 person startup in downtown San Francisco. We're revolutionizing the restaurant industry and we need your help! We're in search of:

  * Web developers (we're a Django/jQuery/Backbone shop)

We offer a very competitive salary, benefits, moving costs and equity options for all full-time employees.

Apply online - http://www.seatme.com/jobs/

Questions - jobs@seatme.com

We're a SAAS provider of testing, targeting and personalization tools (i.e. segmentation, A/B testing, MVT). Our tools include Python, Google Closure, Hadoop, and Hive. Looking for backend, front-end, systems, and web production developers.

We've got existing high-volume customers and challenging problems to solve.

Check out http://jobs.monetate.com/

Feel free to email pat at monetate com.

We're a well funded early stage kid-focused e-commerce startup.

We have open full time positions for a developer, a marketer, and an inventory specialist. We're also looking for interns to help with operations and marketing.

AllTrails is hiring! We're building Yelp for the outdoors - the best way to discover and share hiking trails and outdoor activities around you. We're helping people explore the outdoors and having lots of fun in the process. Camping benefits, anyone?

Our company was AngelPad incubated, is funded by 500Startups and consists of a strong team from Google / Microsoft / Facebook with previous startup experience. We also have the author of an O'Reilly Android book on the team.

We have the #1 outdoors app in the Apple store (do a search for 'Hiking') and recently launched our Android app. We reach over a million people a month and have been growing rapidly.

We're looking for Designers / Front-end Engineers, Back-end Rails Engineers, and Mobile Developers (Android and iOS). Cross-functional and full-stack developers are preferred.

If your idea of sunlight is more than just sitting in front of a really bright monitor all day, we'd love to hear from you!

http://www.alltrails.com/jobs or justin@alltrails.com

INTERN OR FULLTIME

Rails Developers or Intern (Chicago or Remote) and a Marketing Intern (Chicago only)

http://feefighters.com

Looking for a Rails developer. We’re a startup working like mad to disrupt a multi-billion dollar financial industry and cut out tens of thousands of inefficient middle-men. Customers include Fog Creek/Stack Exchange, Photojojo, Weebly, Kickstarter, Make a Wish Foundation, tons of awesome startups, and even some public companies! And... we're just getting started.

We recently launched a new product called Samurai into public beta. (http://samurai.feefighters.com) It's an all-in-one all-in-one solution for taking payments online. It has come out of the gate swinging - there is a ton of pent-up demand to fix this industry and we're excited at how many people have been interested in our new product. We have a few more tricks up our sleeve and need developers to help build them out!

We have passionate users, awesome investors and partners, and products that our customers love. We pay ourselves decent salaries, are generous with equity and we enjoy a very fun and stimulating work environment. Much of the Samurai dev team was early on in another payments startup that grew to be a $2Billion company (including the CIO of that company). Here are bios of some folks that you'll be working with: https://samurai.feefighters.com/about We're still finishing up our job description - but here's a start. http://feefighters.com/jobs/rails-ninja-developer/

Email josh at feefighters with your interest.

Also looking for a marketing intern to help us with social media and PR. Lots of fun stuff! http://feefighters.com/jobs/kickass-marketing-intern/