Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2016)

SEC | NY $120,000 - $180,000 | ONSITE

We're building the US Securities & Exchange Commission’s next generation analytics platforms to keep our markets safe, effective, and trusted. Come build awesome tools to analyze big data. We do quantitative analysis, machine learning, plus good old fashioned product development. At the end of the day we are creating modern, elegant applications that help our government be more awesome. Join a small team of talented developers, capable researchers, and former finance people that saw the light.

We use a modern stack of JS, React, Python, pandas, Flask, C++, kdb+/q. It doesn't matter if you know our stack or not, if you love to learn you'll fit right in. We have a diverse range of positions opening and lots of new projects.

Senior Full Stack | Full stack developer with 5+ years’ experience building software and leading development teams.

Frontend and UX | JavaScript dev with an eye for user experience.

Frontend and Data Visualization | JavaScript experience and data visualization experience. Experience building visualizations with d3 or similar library a plus.

Backend Engineer | Backend developer experienced with kdb+/q, relational database design, and data analytics.

Data Engineer | Data engineer experienced with integrating data APIs, ETL, and designing scalable database systems. Experience with financial data a plus.

If you're interested please reach out to careers@aretecinc.com

eganist · 9 years ago

Wait, this is weird. The SEC development branch chief is posting this on behalf of the contractor performing the role? Why?

Jordan, why isn't Aretec posting this one? They should be the ones trying to staff the roles if they own the contract, no? I say this because seeing the government overseer doing the contractor's job doesn't breed faith in the contracting org.

rattray · 9 years ago

The SEC has more credibility than their no-name contractor, but limited ability to hire (Gov).

So, they hire/manage through contractors.

Personally, I view the fact that the SEC branch chief is posting this as very positive, since it indicates a real investment on the part of the client, as well as a close working relationship.

leefortuitous · 9 years ago

Is aretecinc the official recruiting company for the SEC?

excalibur · 9 years ago

That's not how it works. They're not hiring for Government positions, they have a contract (possibly a subcontract under another company) to do coding for the SEC. The Government is the customer, not the employer.

krrishd · 9 years ago

Lots of interesting roles -- any of them open in an internship capacity?

Redox is a fast-growing company in the fertilizer industry with some amazing products that are helping revolutionize the industry. We are looking for some additional developers to help build both amazing sales force tools but also tools for the our customer base. The work environment is great and a brand new, state of the art office building being finished in a about a month.

We use a pretty typical Ruby on Rails stack on Heroku with some external connections to some APIs. We're beginning to use React for some front-end work.

We know it is hard to find developers in South-central Idaho, so if you don't have the exact tool set listed above please contact us and we would be willing to work with senior developers to learn new languages required for this position. We DO NOT want to teach programming and Ruby on rails though, if that makes sense.

Current Technologies:

  - Ruby on Rails
  - Postgres
  - React
  - Html 5/CSS/Javascript

Additional Desired Technologies:

  - iOS/Swift
  - Infrastructure setup/support

Benefits:

  - Salary will range from $80-120K. (That's like $150-$200K in CA with Idaho cost of living adjustment :) )
  - Top of the line hardware
  - 401K Matching
  - Insurance (Health/Dental/Vision)
  - Annual Bonus
  - Relocation Assistance

Contact me at it@redoxchem.com

Ixiaus · 9 years ago

Salary will range from $80-120K. (That's like $150-$200K in CA with Idaho cost of living adjustment :) )

It's fine to post the desired salary range for a candidate no matter what that range is, you'll filter out the people who are or are not willing to work for that range, which is fine.

But 80-120 in Idaho is not equiv to 150-200 in CA. Most outfits that I've worked for and spoken with pay based on "fair and equitable" comp and do not attempt to complicate the situation with a "cost of living bonus".

By phrasing it the way you have, it sounds like you're trying to get away with cheaper comp "because of lower cost of living" without actually considering that you're competing against many other companies willing to hire remotely that pay significantly more regardless of locale.

AtheistOfFail · 9 years ago

This is exactly why companies in these threads don't put salaries because of people like you.

By the way, no other REMOTE company in this thread has a salary range.

drc37 · 9 years ago

I don't mean to make it sound like we are trying to short-change anyone. We are simply looking for great candidates wanting to live in beautiful southern Idaho. (And say that cost of living in this area is much lower than many other parts of the country). But, I can see where you can interpret my comments like that.

yegg · 9 years ago

DuckDuckGo - REMOTE

We have a number of open positions and would love to hear from you!

* Site Reliability: http://duckduckgo.applytojob.com/apply/wOGabb/Site-Reliabili...

* Front end: http://duckduckgo.applytojob.com/apply/iCKaoO/Front-End-Engi...

* Back end: http://duckduckgo.applytojob.com/apply/PwxwqH/Back-End-Engin...

* Product Marketing: http://duckduckgo.applytojob.com/apply/O9PV27/Senior-Product...

Hiring process: https://duck.co/help/company/hiring

tsenart · 9 years ago

What technologies are you working with on your infrastructure and backend?

lettergram · 9 years ago

It says Pearl - made me cringe

TheEzEzz · 9 years ago

navahq · 9 years ago

Nava | Washington DC & San Francisco SF | DevOps/Infrastructure/Systems Engineers, Software/Fullstack Engineers, Frontend Engineers| On-site - Full-time | $100k-$160k+ + equity + rad benefits

We're a small team of engineers, designers, and product builders that were brought in to help fix Healthcare.gov in the winter of 2013. Our revamped application is used by millions, converts 35% better, and halves the completion time.

It turns out there’s a lot more to reimagine within government services, which is why we’re partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs to modernize their appeals system, making millions of veteran’s lives better through the process. Today, the average appeal takes 5 years to process; we can fix this.

It’s surprising how much can be done by a small group of empathetic people with a Silicon Valley mindset, deep technical experience, working closely with dedicated civil servants in government. We’ve started Nava as a public benefit corporation to radically improve how our government serves its people, and we believe that the services our government provides should be clear and reliable. If you feel the same way, we'd love to hear from you at jobs@navahq.com

Learn more about us: http://navahq.com/careers

Job descriptions: http://jobs.lever.co/nava

Articles:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/07/the-se...

https://www.fastcodesign.com/3047856/innovation-by-design/me...

bootload · 9 years ago

lots of positive discussion on how this group works, especially, "The Atlantic article", as above. Previous HN threads ~ https://hn.algolia.com/?query=Healthcare.gov&sort=byPopulari...

spenuke · 9 years ago

Hi there! Any chance you'd allow folks in Baltimore to avoid two beltways and work remotely the majority of the time?

xophishox · 9 years ago

Heads up, I applied with these guys and it was a great process overall.

I ended up not getting extended a position but they were still a great group of people. From what i can remember there was remote work available to an extent but it was mainly working together with the rest of the team in the office since they are small.

cmonaghan · 9 years ago

Hey, I'm one of the cofounders of Nava. We currently are only hiring for on-site roles, as we find physical presence to be essential for much of our work. However, we have a flexible work policy that in practice shakes out to many people working from home around one day/week.

avibryant · 9 years ago

Stripe | Seattle | Onsite

Search & Query Infrastructure Engineers

I'm helping build a new team for Stripe in a new Seattle engineering office. We're focused on building distributed, scalable infrastructure for user-facing search and reporting-related features of Stripe's product. This is an opportunity to work on new, high-impact projects in a small team, while supported by the scale of Stripe's overall engineering organization and business.

Apply here: https://stripe.com/jobs/positions/engineer-seattle This describes our interview process: https://stripe.com/jobs/engineering-onsite.pdf

Feel free to also ping me directly at avi@stripe.com.

(BTW, since recruiters probably read these threads, we are also hiring technical recruiters in Seattle: https://stripe.com/jobs/positions/technical-recruiter-seattl...)

ni-recruit · 9 years ago

Native Instruments GmbH | Berlin, Germany | Python Developer, C++ Developer, Mobile Developer (iOS), QA Automation Engineer, System Administrator | ONSITE | Full-time

Native Instruments is a leading manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based audio production and DJing. Our mission is to develop innovative, fully-integrated solutions for all musical styles and professions. We push technological boundaries and open up new creative horizons for professionals and amateurs alike.

We're looking for people with both the left and right brain fully engaged – exceptional individuals with strong analytical minds and a passion for music and technology.

- Python Developers to build & maintain highly reliable and scalable API’s to be consumed by our music production and DJing applications.

- C++ Developers to help us evolve our MASCHINE, KOMPLETE, and TRAKTOR software.

- Mobile Developers (iOS) work in our Los Angeles office with our team bringing the highest quality music creation and performance experiences smartphones and tablets.

- QA Automation Engineers to help us strengthen the automated tests across our whole product portfolio.

- Linux loving System Administrators to administer and improve our network and server landscape.

Find out more and apply here:

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/career-center/berlin

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/career-center/los-ange...

recruiting@native-instruments.de

apineda · 9 years ago

dang, I love your software!

Thanks apineda! :)

iamnafets · 9 years ago

Amazon New Product Demand Forecasting | Seattle | Full-Time | On-Site ($130-$250+ depending on experience)

Amazon's New Product Demand Forecasting team is responsible for one of the most challenging problems in supply chain optimization: predicting sales for products that have no sales history. This is a uniquely creative space in Forecasting requiring our machine learning models to capture both the nuances of the global consumer marketplace as well as customer behavior on Amazon. Our team works closely with research scientists to invent new ways to make use of novel data, solve hard engineering problems around scaling and performance in predicting for tens of millions of products, and iterates quickly in order to stay on the cutting edge.

We're looking for an experienced, data-science-leaning software developer that is comfortable with big data and can:

* Design systems that provide a stable base for innovation in a rapidly changing business

* Improve Forecasting algorithms through data-driven analysis and experimentation in our Scala/Spark environment

* Optimize for scalability and performance of both distributed computations and near-metal C++ code

* Communicate their ideas clearly with all members of a diverse team

If this sounds interesting, I'd love to chat or buy you coffee. Email me (Stefan) at smai@ (amazon.com) with your resume and a brief introduction. (Interview process is 1 phone screen and onsite interview with whiteboard coding and behavioral questions about your experience.)

guptaneil · 9 years ago

Instructure | Chicago, Salt Lake City, Seattle, VISA

Build open-source software to help people learn! We make tools for schools and businesses that delight our users and make their lives easier, while helping them learn faster.

You can check out http://code.instructure.com to see our primary product, Canvas, or some of our open source tooling and libraries.

We're hiring for the following positions:

    - Senior software engineers
    - Android engineers
    - Senior iOS engineer
    - QA engineers
    - UX designers
    - UX researchers

Our primary stack is Rails & React, but we're not afraid to try new (or old) things. We have an engineering-driven culture with quarterly hack weeks, internal tech conferences, millions of users who love us (search twitter or instagram for #instructurecon ;) and use our products daily, and challenging engineering problems. Oh, and the benefits are amazing too!

I'm an engineer at Instructure, and genuinely love the culture and people here. I would highly recommend it!

Join us by applying at https://jobs.lever.co/instructure?lever-via=NiHimSaI8r

Feel free to reach out to me at neil(at)instructure(dot)com with any questions. Keep in mind I am not a recruiter. I can answer questions about culture or work, but you should submit your application through the URL above.

istanfield · 9 years ago

When do you think requisitions for internship positions will open up? I saw them last year, was hoping to apply this year. : )

Thanks!