Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2019)

National Parks Service (under Department of Interior) | System Administrator (GS-13) | Remote and Onsite | $96,856 - $128,920 | Washington, DC; Reston, VA; Lakewood, CO (just outside of Denver)

Want to use technology to support the National Parks System? The Department of Interior is partnering with USDS to pilot a new way to hire technical talent for federal roles

The Department of the Interior is devoted to protecting and preserving the natural resources of this great nation, including National Parks, Landmarks, and the well-being of communities. Join the offices of the National Park Service (NPS) to provide technical solutions that enable the NPS to deliver world-class recreation and conservation services to the public.

Requirements:

You must be a US Citizen and be able to pass a background investigation.

Apply here: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/532244000

The apply button will be available later today; so circle back!

gigatexal · 7 years ago

Really cool to see the US Government posting roles here. Kudos.

Matt_Cutts · 7 years ago

This job posting is part of a pilot that the US Digital Service is running, and we read Hacker News. :)

opportune · 7 years ago

When you say remote and onsite, do you mean there is the option to do either, or that the job entails both? Because if you're offering fully remote positions for that pay with federal benefits/pension... damn

neilsharma · 7 years ago

We (the USDS) are posting on behalf of the NPS as part of a new hiring pilot. We clarified with the team there -- unfortunately fully remote positions are not currently available. You would need to be in one of those three cities, but telework is often supported by supervisors.

neilsharma · 7 years ago

The apply button is now active -- sorry for the delay!

ndarwincorn · 7 years ago

Wow, my dad worked for DOI for 30 years as a research scientist and topped-out at a GS-13. And you're starting sysads there?

glup · 7 years ago

This is a problem I have seen trying to staff up technical projects on NIH grants -- even barely-competitive compensation for entry-level developers exceeds that of the senior staff evaluating the grants. Makes everyone feel weird.

acct1771 · 7 years ago

Do you think your dad's sysadmin had access to (relatively) more damaging stuff than this person will?

neilsharma · 7 years ago

There are lower and higher grade levels for Sys Admins. This particular role is for a GS-13, which should be reflected by the required experienced.

yodeeds · 7 years ago

Working for the federal government in the current climate would be a recipe for financial ruin. Which is a shame, because working for the betterment of the NPS is something I can get behind otherwise.

sfopdxnonstop · 7 years ago

Why because of shutdowns? That's fair but most of us up here at this salary level can weather a month or two without pay so long as it finally arrives. I'd be more worried about working for a fascist, even indirectly.

United States Digital Service | Senior Software Engineers, Senior Site Reliability Engineers, Senior Designers, and more! | Washington, DC | ONSITE https://www.usds.gov/

The best of technology. The best of government. And we want you. We're looking for the most tenacious designers, software engineers, product managers, and more, who are committed to untangling, rewiring and redesigning critical government services. You'll join a team of the most talented technologists from across the private sector and government. No government resume required! We work on some of the biggest issues affecting the American people there are, immigration, veterans service, students, health care, and more. We're especially looking for talented senior engineers to join us to help shift move government tech in the right direction.

See one of our Reports to Congress for examples of what you could be working on:

https://www.usds.gov/report-to-congress/2017/07/

Apply here:

https://www.usds.gov/apply

Matt_Cutts · 7 years ago

If anyone has questions about the US Digital Service, I'll keep an eye on this thread. Here's a few things that we did in the last month or two:

- a federal computer system that took six years to build was flaky, crashing, and slow. It's 3.75M lines of Java code, and some engineers went in to get the system back up, then helped add monitoring, then made changes based on that monitoring which significantly sped up the system (80% faster, I think?). This is a system that handles important processes for the government with 1,000 daily users and ~70,000 weekly users.

- we consulted on how to make it easier for farmers to hire seasonal workers. Most of the work was done by contractors, but we offered some product management help and some content strategy. The new tool makes it simpler for farmers to navigate a process that involves dealing with multiple federal agencies. You can see the new tool/site at https://www.farmers.gov/manage/h2a

- we're running pilots on how to improve hiring in the US government. It's harder than it should be to hire folks into government, and we're working to improve that. This involves the Office of Personnel Management and several other federal agencies. In fact, you can preview one of those job postings at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/532244000 and apply for that soon. But again, the main place to learn about us (and apply!) is https://www.usds.gov/ .

Let me know if you have any questions!

claytongulick · 7 years ago

I recently had a great conversation with USDS, they are an impressive organization and are doing a ton of good.

There were a few things that were deal killers for me:

* on site, relocation to DC. I don't mind flying out for meetings, and being onsite for a few weeks to get spun up, but commuting and sitting in an office every day is unproductive.

* mandatory drug testing. I'm not a big marijuana user, it's not really my thing, but being forced to pee in a cup is dehumanizing and humiliating. Until the federal government is able to find a way around mandatory drug testing, I think that they are going to miss out on a lot of top tech talent.

* disorganized 'tours'. This may have just been a mistaken impression on my part, but during my conversation there didn't seem to be a lot of clarity about what I'd actually be doing, or if it was a project I'd be interested in. It seemed more like "come on board, then we'll put you where we need you". As a highly technical CTO, founder and developer, there are specific problems (especially in healthcare) that I'm interested in helping with. I don't mind taking a pay cut to do good work, but the last thing I want to do is sign up for a "tour" and end up being assigned to something that doesn't fully utilize my capabilities.

Just wanted to give some direct feedback related to my experience with USDS, if others don't have the same concerns / restrictions that I do, I highly recommend giving it a shot.

_r2gl · 7 years ago

I looked around the "Hiring FAQ" and it doesn't state if a degree is required, is it?

Also, I saw the salary range had a maximum range of $160,000, is this a hard cap? I'm already making this in base salary not including overtime and bonuses and it does not seem that bonuses or overtime are mentioned in the FAQ.

I took a look at the housing situation near the office and to get something close to comparable to my situation is nearly double the price of my current living situation, yet I would make less with no upward potential, if given a lateral transfer which would be the maximum.

I'm critical about this because I'm always interested in this position (company/job?) when the hiring thread comes around. I look at this hiring post every time this thread goes up, but never post anything because it doesn't seem like it would work out due to quality of life loss and loss of upward potential.

obmelvin · 7 years ago

Does USDS hire non-senior positions? I'm finishing my MS at UIUC this month and would love to work on such projects. My post in the 'Who wants to be hired?' thread - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19801907

brogrammernot · 7 years ago

Kudos to you, this is really badass to see and speaking honestly, once I’ve built up enough of a nest egg the idea of working in the public sector is exciting (outside of trying to find affordable housing in DC lol)

shyneeup · 7 years ago

I'm curious do you only hire people with US citizenship?

sidcool · 7 years ago

Does one need to be US citizen to apply here? Do you sponsor Visa? It would be exciting working for US govt.

Matt_Cutts · 7 years ago

You do need to be a US citizen. My understanding is that some other groups in government, like 18F and the Technology Transformation Service, don't require you to be a citizen. More info: https://join.tts.gsa.gov/

usdsgov · 7 years ago

fheisler · 7 years ago

Hunter2 (YC W18) | secure coding evangelist | San Francisco, CA | REMOTE | hunter2.com

Hunter2 teaches secure coding through interactive web apps that developers exploit and patch. Instead of watching lame videos, you get real experience hacking and fixing vulnerable code. Take a look at a demo lab to see the platform in action: https://demo.hunter2.com/demo

If this looks like an interesting problem to work on, reach out! We're a small remote team, looking for someone who can help spread the good word of secure coding along multiple fronts - in writing, in person at events, through partnerships and outreach, and interfacing with our current customers to help share their stories.

If you're an engineer looking to flex your marketing muscles, or a growth hacker wanting to work with some very technical partners, you could be a good fit for this role.

About you:

  - some experience with / strong interest in appsec
  - technical enough to follow the demo lab
  - great writer, communicator, and facilitator
  - creative thinker

Remote-friendly, part-time or full-time, US-based and open to some travel (primarily for conferences). Cannot sponsor visas. For a response, please include "H2" in your subject line and share something impressive you've accomplished :)

Email me (Fletcher) at our site (hunter2.com)

dyeje · 7 years ago

Love the name.

decko · 7 years ago

Not just me that got the bash reference right?

bchurch · 7 years ago

GitLab | Remote only | Full time

It’s an exciting time to join GitLab. As a fast-growing, all-remote company, GitLab is a place where you can contribute and make an impact from anywhere in the world. You’ll be part of an ambitious, productive team that values transparency and collaboration.

We’re hiring engineering managers, security engineers, solutions architects, product managers, support engineers, mid-market account executives, strategic account leaders, recruiters, and more roles in every department. Here’s our full list of vacancies: https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/

Read our 9 lessons for building an all-remote company: https://about.gitlab.com/2019/04/18/lessons-on-building-a-di...

Want to learn more about GitLab? Check out our company handbook: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/

LeSaucy · 7 years ago

In your engineering requirements you have a hard requirement for ruby and rails experience. As a senior engineer with 15+ years experience dealing with full stack from front end to writing Linux kernel drivers, but having not used ruby or rails, what level of expertise would be required to be considered at Gitlab? I use Gitlab professionally and have self hosted it for years now for my personal projects, love your company structure and culture. Professionally it’s quite difficult to acquire ruby experience from a place not already using ruby anywhere.

spestorich · 7 years ago

Hey There! I lead the Engineering Recruiting Team at GitLab. In addition to emilycook's reply, which I think summed up your question, I would say that we require aptitude in certain programming languages, which we measure with coding challenges, not years of experience. Many of us here are self-taught programmers (including the VPE of Engineering). You are welcome to apply and take the code challenge, or also start contributing to the open source project.

emilycook · 7 years ago

Hi! GitLab employee here, thanks for your question. Someone from recruiting will be writing a more informative response to you by the end of the day. In the meantime, we have outlined some of the rationale behind this requirement here in this merge request: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/merge_requests/... (and a little more discussion here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/issues/895)

sandokan · 7 years ago

Are there any opportunities for bootcamp graduates in the pipeline?

Accomp · 7 years ago

Will absolutely be applying for a Frontend Engineering Manager role - thank you for sharing!

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Signalrecruit · 7 years ago

Signal | SF or Remote (US only) | Full-Time | https://signal.org

Signal is making private communication simple. As an Open Source project supported by grants and donations, Signal can put users first. There are no ads, no affiliate marketers, no creepy tracking. Just open technology for a fast, simple, and secure messaging experience. We design open protocols, develop Open Source software, and give it away for free.

To learn more about who we are, our engineering culture, and whether this is the right place for you, read our Key Values profile: https://www.keyvalues.com/signal

Here are our open roles:

- Server Developer: https://jobs.lever.co/signal/2a5fee8b-5875-46d4-a41d-773a28a...

- Android Developer: https://jobs.lever.co/signal/cc2a16be-b9aa-496e-ba2c-cf8ba36...

- Desktop Developer (Web Developer): https://jobs.lever.co/signal/6cbff26c-290a-4e74-a56f-78e9783...

Tech Stack: Android team: Java. Desktop team: Electron, web stack (js, css, etc.). Server team: Java, AWS, devops.

Please email us your resume or GitHub to: Workwithus@signal.org

whafro · 7 years ago

PathAI | Boston, MA or Austin, TX | https://pathai.com | Onsite / Remote (US)

PathAI is looking for front- and back-end engineers and engineering managers to help detect cancer faster and more accurately while paving the way toward personalized medicine.

We're working with a modern stack using Python/Django/Flask/DRF, alongside a Vue-powered front-end. Services are containerized, and we do our best to have a great engineering environment alongside our regulatory and compliance efforts. We're a technology company working within healthcare, not a healthcare company trying to leverage technology. I wrote about what this means to us: https://twitter.com/mjacksonw/status/1090693541565734914

We're growing quickly, so we're especially excited to bring on tech leads, but early- and mid-career developers who have great software engineering chops can find a great home here as well. You'll just want to make sure you have solid skills in python/django (on the back-end), vue/react (on front), or similar to be a decent fit.

Work alongside a diverse set of expert technologists, computational biologists, and computer vision scientists – if you're intellectually curious, it's an amazing environment to be in. We're well-funded with strong revenue, growth, and – most importantly – impact.

Check out our open positions at https://www.pathai.com/careers/.

ghanghas · 7 years ago

Hi, can I send an official request for an informational interview, at your convenience, through an email to you?

skwb · 7 years ago

Do you have any roles for senior level graduate students?

After completing the degree? Sure. During the degree? Maybe :) From digging through your comment history, it looks like you're in bioinformatics, so there are potential avenues around software engineering, ML engineering (depending on your computer vision exposure), and data science.

Feel free to reach out and I can help point in the right direction! jackson dot wilkinson at mycompanysurl

aj2419 · 7 years ago

Hi Are there any New Grad/Entry Level Engineering Positions?

slammer8 · 7 years ago

Disney Streaming Services | Full-time | REMOTE (US ONLY) + ONSITE | Multiple Locations(SF, LA, NYC, Amsterdam, Manchester)

Awarded one of the most innovative companies by FastCompany, Disney is working on a number of exciting tech initiatives. I work at Disney Streaming Services which is building the new Disney+. There's openings in frontend, backend, mobile (iOS and Android), data science, analytics, project management, designers, etc.

Our culture is amazing. We're remote friendly (for the right candidates), work from home friendly, and a very inclusive workplace.

Our careers site here https://jobs.disneycareers.com/search-jobs. Under "Business" filter by "Disney Streaming Services"

If there's a job you're interested in- please send me your resume and the link for the job and I'd be happy to refer you. I can only refer you for active postings on the site.

You can reach me at samuel(dot)wu@disneystreaming.com

htaunay · 7 years ago

You mentioned Amsterdam as a location, but I didn't find anything in the "Disney Streaming Services" listings.

Am I missing something?

burger_moon · 7 years ago

I don't see anything in the job postings about remote being available. Is it worth it to apply if we don't live in the city the posting is for and not inclined to relocate?

technobum · 7 years ago

I do not speak for the company, but interviewed there, and they had remote workers on the interview panel.

jiangrybirds · 7 years ago

Hey, you mention openings in mobile but it seems like there aren't any roles that specifically mention mobile (other than the umbrella "Software Engineer"). Is there a more specific role I should try to apply to?

jjjensen90 · 7 years ago

What is the interview process for the Disney Streaming Service team?

swapniljavanjal · 7 years ago

Sent you email with details. Looking forward to hear back from you.

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seushermsft · 7 years ago

Microsoft | Boulder, CO | Senior Software Engineer | ONSITE (can frequently work from home) | Full Time

Microsoft is looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Boulder, CO for its Commercial Software Engineering (CSE) team.

This is a role where you will work with a wide range of technologies and languages, developing cloud solutions side-by-side with software engineers outside of Microsoft. We are looking for a senior engineer who has a strong background in cloud architecture, a history of mentoring junior engineers, and strong software engineering skills. The role does involve traveling to customer locations roughly twice every three months (flying in on a Monday and out on a Friday) - all travel is planned well in advance.

This isn't a consulting role - there are no billable hours, we work side-by-side with external engineers building projects with them, not for them. Project schedules are determined collectively by both parties and we ensure we don't burn engineers out (work-life balance is a high priority). This role doesn't involve any on-call responsibilities during or after a customer project.

Apply here: https://careers.microsoft.com/i/us/en/job/579436/Senior-Soft...

Microsoft Developer Blog: https://www.microsoft.com/developerblog/

Hi! On-site is a hard requirement? Spending 2 weeks per quarter at client site, plus work from home... seems like it is already a fairly remote-friendly position.

I also because I've had a few great conversations with MS over the past 20 years or so, but never been able to make geography work.

Anything on the product side for this by chance? Did sales/solution engineering before but working in a product role in what you described sounds so much fun.

I don't believe there is a role like this in the product teams at Microsoft anymore.

There are groups within Commercial Software Engineering who are technology-aligned and work within a specific domain (ex: Kubernetes or Machine Learning), but that may not be what you are looking for. I did a quick search on the Microsoft Careers page and didn't see any openings in those groups.