skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Monetate - Conshohocken, PA (Philly suburbs) - No remote, but we will relocate.
Monetate helps digital marketers make their content more relevant. We turn data into action on our clients' sites by doing real-time data analysis and DOM manipulation to put the right experience in front of their users. We’re looking for engineers who want to do highly visible work on great brands and solve tough problems with great coworkers.

What we're looking for:

* People who like to ship - we're focused on building and shipping great products - if you like to see your work in production quickly you'll see it here. We ship often (every two weeks), and iterate.

* People who like hard challenges - we have great problems across our products - huge data sets, UX, 3rd party Javascript, high volume / low latency APIs - we have no shortage of fun problems to work on.

* Problem solvers who like to code - we take things apart, figure out how they work, then build software to solve our users' problems.

About us:

* Founded in 2008

* Respect - it's our core value. We have a great team and we work well together. Our vacation policy is the same as Netflix (we don't have one). Our technical project teams are self-organizing and have full authority over (as well as responsibility for) the problems they work on.

* Funded by First Round Capital and OpenView

* Open source - Google Closure, Python, Pandas, Redis, AngularJS, Hadoop, Mahout, Solr and Lucene - we're open source across our stack

* Market rate salaries

We've hired great people from HN before, and we're looking for people not positions. We have people who have joined the team with no background in our primary languages and people from non-traditional backgrounds.

Check out our blog at http://engineering.monetate.com/
Send me a message if you have questions or want to apply: karl at monetate dot com
Be more like paypal? Paypal is difficult to use, an omnipotent power who shuts off access at their discretion, and frustrates it's users. It sounds as if the government is already exactly like Paypal.
Did you forget the 90s happened, when MS earned the name Evil Empire?
Nauseating.
> Aren't you comparing conditionally-issued insurance with guaranteed-issue health insurance?

In addition to guaranteed issue, the Obamacare plans have (1) an annual out-of-pocket limit (2) no annual or lifetime limit on benefits (3) an absolute right to renewal.

These features raise the cost substantially compared to previous plans on the individual market. The classic example is if you get cancer and need $2 million in treatment. If your plan had 20% coinsurance, or a $1 million lifetime limit, then you'd be in rough shape. And if the insurance company dropped you when you got sick, on the grounds that you forgot to disclose some trivial and unrelated illness on your application, then you'd be in really rough shape.

The things that make Obamacare expensive are the features that don't show up on the sticker -- because they are now required of all plans. Guaranteed issue is the major one, because they prevent sick people from being washed out of the actuarial pool. All of these features are things that you hope you will never need to "take advantage" of. If you waste your money buying them, that's actually not a bad outcome.
Now how did I forget about that one!
Me, personally?

My thought is that you should do what will have you learn the fastest. If you have a good job, try to stick it out 3+ years. You'll learn more. It's faster-than-linear (for a while) what you learn by sticking with a job. I'm trying to level up on machine learning, into the big leagues, and you don't get heavy-duty production experience if you're a rolling stone. There are things you learn from building and supporting a system over 2+ years that you don't if you move on before you have the time to really finish anything.

If you're not learning, though, I'd say that you should hop.

If you are, try to stick with it for 3 years at least, and 5-6 (with promotions) is ideal. Including consulting + career counseling I've seen a lot of companies (probably 40+ of which I have intimate knowledge) and good jobs are not the norm (maybe 30%). When you have a good thing, stay the course.

I'd be pretty forgiving of a good candidate with a job-hopping history, but I'm also at the 99th percentile of progressivism on this sort of issue. I've seen people get utterly raped by the job hopper stigma, and many were people with normal careers by VC-land standards.

How is it considered by hiring managers?

One hop's not a big deal, but a pattern burns you. Finance and large companies look down on that, and after 30 you're going to be a lot less interested in the VC-funded startups (for one thing, they won't be able to afford you unless you're in management).

I've seen consultants and startup people face this problem when trying to move into more conservative (stable) industries like finance. They weren't disloyal and had done nothing wrong, but having been in a world where 18-month tenures were normal and not unstigmatized (because the only way to move up in the startup world is to create bidding wars; internal promotion is rare amid the social damage wrought by 90-hour weeks) made them unable to get, e.g., proprietary trading firms (which are very paranoid about IP) to take chances on them.

Here's a guideline:

0-4 months: -6 points (but take it off your CV because even the gap is less damaging)
5-8 months: -4 points
9-17 months: -2 points
18-29 months: 0 points
30-47 months: +3 points
48-71 months: +5 points w/ promotions, +1 w/out.
72+ months: +7 points w/ continuing promotions, -5 (yes, negative) w/out promotions.
LightSide - Pittsburgh - Full-Time Frontend Developer

We're hiring an experienced web developer for a full-time position building rich frontend applications, powered by our machine learning backend. The platform will aim to help teachers assess student work, such as essays or journals, and improve student writing through feedback during the revision and editing process.

Our web services are built in Python using the Django framework, and our backend is powered by state-of-the-art machine learning implemented in Java. Our team has a strong technical background and a history of work in education. In this position, you’ll be implementing a rich web application using client-side frontend frameworks. Your role will be to bridge the gap between our RESTful API for writing assessment and our wireframed user workflows for student and teacher access to these tools.

This job will be highly collaborative in an early-stage, self-funded and profitable startup. Your primary responsibilities will focus on frontend development, but you’ll occasionally dive into our Python web services and collaborate on defining our user workflows including UX and visual design. Dependent on interest and experience, you may be asked to contribute to the Java machine learning software that powers our platform.

No experience with machine learning or natural language processing is necessary or expected, but you need to be eager and interested in finding out how those tools work and how they can help students and teachers. You’ll be working under the guidance of experienced researchers from Carnegie Mellon’s Language Technologies Institute and Human-Computer Interaction Institute.

We prefer an on-site employee at our office in Pittsburgh, PA, but may make exceptions for an outstanding candidate. Compensation will be competitive and based on experience.

Skills and Requirements

Ideal candidates will have an active interest in educational technology, are interested in using machine learning for real-world benefit, and have prior experience including the following:

* Rich web application development using JavaScript frameworks like Angular, Ember, or Backbone.

* Web layout and implementation of frontend page design using HTML and CSS.

* Designing and working with RESTful APIs providing complex functionality to frontend applications.

* Agile development on a small, dynamic team.

You might also bring other wonderful things to the table, such as:

* Experience with deployment and continuous integration on Amazon Web Services or another cloud host.

* Live support and operations management for large-scale customer-facing web services.

* Development experience for web MVC frameworks, especially using Python with Django.

* A background in educational technology or enthusiasm about helping people improve their writing.

* Prior real-world experience with machine learning applications.
Toronto, Relay http://relay.im

Relay is a mobile messaging app for you to chat with animated GIFs. It might sound simple, but we're working on some really interesting problems in search, media delivery, big data and real time technology.

We're looking for a Founding Engineer to join us as part of our founding team, where you'll get to help define our product and engineering. You should be an experience generalist with mobile development experience.

Our goal is to help people have fun with their friends. Come work with a group of talented folks in an environment full of laughs (comes along with the territory of animated GIFs!)

For more details on the role: http://relay.theresumator.com/apply/gfEZ34/Founding-Software...

You can also contact me - hayden@relay.im
> The barges are held under an LLC called By And Large, apparently a reference to Pixar’s “Buy n Large” of WALL·E, which is itself a reference to the phrase “by and large.”

Really?
Interesting! FYI the "Discuss on HN" link at the bottom of your post is broken, redirects to "submit link" page.
Half-off topic/rant: I would love if trip route planning tools could take into account public open/close time information. Twice I've been in the South Dakota area on road trips, and each time I miss being able to see the Minute Man silo site near Rapid City because they lock the fence up around it outside of visitor hours for security reasons:

http://www.nps.gov/mimi/planyourvisit/hours.htm

TL;DR Please incorporate open/close time data in travel planning apps!
I'd really like to see Yii framework included in the test as they claim to only load what's needed.
>Well if that was the case its interesting that products are built to expire

No, it's not.
No I did not, you are correct that could and would make a difference. Though no mention was made that stoof out too me regarding VAT. Indeed do the $ prices include any form of TAX/VAT/sales TAX?
SEEKING WORK - San Francisco / Bay Area / Remote OK

I'm a fullstack web developer available to take on all parts an app, from frontend to backend and even some system administration. I've been building web based projects for myself and professionally for the past 6+ years. I'm most familiar with the following technologies: PHP(CodeIgniter), Python(Django), Javascript(node.js, backbone, angular) and MySQL/MongoDB/Solr. I left my employer earlier this year where I was lead developer for 2 of their largest sites to begin doing contract/freelance work again.

I just launched my latest contract project, the new playlist.com, a single page web app built using Angular.js, Node.js and MongoDB.You can also check out my latest side project http://iwaat.com, a search engine for web applications.

Email me at Lukeas14@gmail.com for more info on my background and to discuss your latest project.

https://github.com/Lukeas14
http://stackoverflow.com/users/205343/justin-lucas
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/justin-lucas/8/61/2a4/
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE only (Germany based)

- Python, C++/C, wrote several Python Extensions with and without Cython, Performance Optimization, OOA/OOD, UML, Database Design & Development, Web-Development, JavaScript, jQuery, Tornado

- very dependable, looking at the whole application not only short term fixes

- looking for longer engagements, but only an utilization of 20-60%

Contact: hnalpha.pythonic /at/ spamgourmet.com
They are so cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T92-MTJYmFc
SEEKING WORK - Remote / Berlin
I'm a full-stack developer, mostly JavaScript/node.js but open to any technology. Co-founded the wonderful startup upcload.com (been there CTO for 3 years) and now looking for new exciting projects. See my stuff at https://github.com/strathausen (too busy to polish my code yet) and my blog at http://stratha.us

I will be available from February on. Feel free to contact me at strathausen@gmail.com
well, most collectibles are worthless, that's just the way it is. collecting things is not a way to get rich.
"Is there any valid reason to change the code except Chromium? In general I am against changing our code to fix broken applications and Chromium is broken. They should just use the system titlebars and not do their own stupid things."

From: https://svn.reviewboard.kde.org/r/4396/
I think any career advice that isn't coming from the people who've hired is good advice.
Yeah, what is the point of gnu info?
Sort of like by using a schedule? Posted online? On one convenient website? Like airbnb?
Software Engineer - FoundationDB - Washington, DC or Boston Metro Area

FoundationDB is currently seeking exceptional developers to join our growing team. In this position you will help us continue to build the next generation of transactional database technology. You will work with a team of exceptional engineers with backgrounds from top CS programs, research fields, and successful startups. We don’t just write software, we build our own languages, simulations, and state of the art tools to write better software.

Desired Skills and Experience

Key Responsibilities:

Working closely with other development team members on core and layer development.

Thinking about high-level and long-term implications of design decisions

Taking significant ownership in projects

Doing a significant amount of actual coding each day

Contributing to our dynamic entrepreneurial environment

Required Skills:

A good attitude, friendly personality, and strong work ethic

Strong systems programming experience

A high level of interest in software engineering and computer science

located in the Washington DC or Boston Metro areas, or willingness to relocate

US citizenship or a green card

Beneficial, But Not Required Skills:

Experience working on large software development projects

Proficiency in C++

Experience with distributed systems development

An interesting portfolio of side projects that show you enjoy solving problems

Experience interacting with users

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Location:

We have positions available in the following locations:

Washington, DC / Tysons Corner
Cambridge, MA

We are well-funded and offer a competitive salary. This position will also receive equity compensation in the form of employee options, so you can share in the company’s success as we grow. We provide a full medical and dental plan (BCBS PPO) and long and short term disability insurance.

How to Apply:

If you’re interested in this position, please send an email to developerjob@foundationdb.com.
Bissecting Node.js commits with Joyent Manta
People pay for things they loved from thier childhood. Not things they collected during thier childhood.

Right now? Nintendos and stuff like that. Not comicbooks. In the future? I don't know. Digital goods lack scarcity, but if I would have to guess I would say a nice assembly of all the stuff they may have thought they lost (like the blog I deleted after I entered university).
Not related to the content of the post but:

Does anyone know why clicking the link to this page in Firefox/Ubuntu makes the active light on my webcam come on for a second just as the page finishes loading?
Berlin, Germany - Contentful - Multiple full-time positions - Visa help

Contentful (https://www.contentful.com) is an API-first content management platform for web and mobile applications and the first cloud-based service to allow content to be distributed across any device, application or platform, with one single input.

Content is managed in a completely presentation-independent format and can be served to all current and future platforms, including iOS, Android, Google Glass or interactive JavaScript apps.

We are still early stage but showed significant traction and have paying customers. We are funded by the world’s leading VCs, Benchmark’s European sister Balderton (MySQL, Redhat, Twitter, New Relic, Dropbox) and SaaS expert Point Nine Capital (ZenDesk, Unbounce, Server Density, Geckoboard). Our advisory board includes key personalities from the BBC, Apple, Rovio, Symantec as well as thought leaders in the Web and Content Management space.

We are a fun international team and growing quickly.

Positions (https://www.contentful.com/jobs/):

1. Ruby / Rails Developer (http://contentful.workable.com/jobs/2954)

2. iOS / Cocoa Developer (http://contentful.workable.com/jobs/2955)

3. JavaScript Developer (http://contentful.workable.com/jobs/2980)

4. Lucene / ElasticSearch Engineer (http://contentful.workable.com/jobs/2957)

5. UI / Interaction Designer (http://contentful.workable.com/jobs/2993)

6. Product Marketing Manager (http://contentful.workable.com/jobs/2736)

7. Product Manager (http://contentful.workable.com/jobs/2956)
Click through to the linked thread - https://svn.reviewboard.kde.org/r/4396/
SEEKING PROJECTS - iOS Developer (Remote or Los Angeles)
Only $200/hour.

Portfolio: http://www.solankiapps.com
A better measure might often be time-at-the-company. I'm older than some of my coworkers, but they wrote 3/4 of the codebase I work in. Commits seem like a good proxy for knowledge.

You could also graph commits over time in particular repos/apps/folders, and see who is has been the main maintainer/developer for those sections of the codebase at various times. Cool stuff!
What does the interview involve?
Works in Chrome if I use certain autofill sets (ended up testing with email address rather than name and it worked)
Canary - New York, NY - http://canary.is

We're looking for smart hackers to join us in our mission to revolutionize home security. Work on a small team of engineers where you can make a major impact on a daily basis. All positions are fulltime out of our SoHo offices.

Current Openings:

* Computer Vision Engineer

* Embedded Software Engineer

* Front End Web Developer

* Junior Python Engineer

* Linux Systems Administrator / Dev Ops Engineer

* Senior iOS Engineer

* Senior Python Engineer

Apply here: http://canary.theresumator.com
Weird thing. I am not even a developer and I felt the urge to try it. My point is: doesn't this give incentive to not-that-good developers who might "just in case" pass it and get $1,000? Therefore increasing noise, which is one of the worst things to deal with in hiring?

If I had to plan a bogus hiring strategy that a spy would implement on a competitor and f*ck it up, this is what I would have thought!
What Gives Android?
As an avid android user, I want my 4.4 KitKat update yesterday. How can nearly every iOS update be done on the actual release day while Android takes days to get pushed to mobile devices?
I think the concern is that you might submit a form to a server without knowing that you're sending all that data (just some of it).
I also have been making an open source point of sale but haven't touched the hardware end of it yet. I think I am going to take a different approach and integrate my POS with existing payment processing and printing options. Not sure I want to tackle making custom hardware when a stock desktop comes with everything you need. At the bike shop I own we are using my software to track inventory and sales but not to process anything. We use a square device for that and the stock printer to print receipts. This is the cheapest route one could possibly go.
I love the app. Very simple and easy to use, I would include facebook as you move towards mobile. It would be nice to see what my trips and plans my friends have in their travels and being able to browse that would prompt me to use the app more and keep me on the app longer. More of a UX comment for the future but I hope it helps. Keep it up. #teamopensource
"Location—you can’t get the true RG cult effect working remotely, so only apply if you live in NYC or are willing to relocate."

I wish companies would stop saying this shit. The honest translation is usually "We have no idea what it would mean to run a remote team and there's so much on our plates right now that we're not putting any energy into considering it"

Which is fine! I'd much rather people say that than this "It's impossible to be as awesome as we are without sitting next to each-other" bullshit. It has the downside of sending the message to others that you might know what you're talking about, via actual experience.
Matasano - New York City, Chicago, San Francisco Bay Area

We test software for vulnerabilities.

Sorry, that's too clinical - the reality is that we torture and flay software, twisting it to serve our nefarious ends.

If that sounds like fun, consider applying.

NO PRIOR APPSEC EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. Just a keen technical acumen and a thirst for blood.

Perks: crazy-smart coworkers, health benefits, free books, etc. For more information, visit http://www.matasano.com/careers/

FEED YOUR HEAD:

As a bonus, try your hand at this problem from our never-before-published set of crypto challenges: https://gist.github.com/sdevlin/52e1d8898bda7ad35567

It's not required, but writing code to solve this problem would be a good way to get our attention. For more information on the crypto challenges, visit http://www.matasano.com/articles/crypto-challenges/
It was, but things seem to be getting better. Our hacker Nick is on the case.
Great article, but aren't you supposed to be beering it up rather than f5'ing HN? :)
I think apple, google and amazon are in a unique position because they can sell hardware at or below cost. These companies have other ways in which to make money off the userbase. Its hard to expect hardware companies to be able to cope with this. What this means in the long term I dont know, but I think its going to become increasingly harder for pure hardware companies to beat ecosystem companies on cost.
fitmob -- San Francisco, CA Full Time
https://angel.co/fitmob/jobs

US

We are making the world fitter, healthier, and happier through the power of communities.

We are looking for someone with a passion for creating software that delights users. We’re looking for someone who wants to help push the platform to its limits with complex animations, gesture recognition and background multi-threading, all without compromising performance.

YOU

You are excited about making the world fitter and healthier.

You are someone who shares our love of beautifully designed and immersive products. You are detailed-oriented and believe the little things matter.

Positions

We are hiring expert developers.

Mobile Lead -- You will own the mobile client for fitmob and be responsible for it's technical implementation. You will mentor other members of the technical team so they can help with client development. You will work with backend engineers and designers to help craft an amazing fitness experience. See more at: https://angel.co/fitmob/jobs or feel free to reach out to me directly.

Amazing Developer -- You're very passionate about our mission and you have a history of doing great work, even if not professionally, then I'd love to talk to you.

<hn-username> @ fitmob.com
It's just a form of hiring bonus. While it's not so important in and of itself compared to the salary being offered it's something extra to consider when looking at the whole package being offered especially if you're considering multiple offers.

Hell, a thousand dollars is pretty tiny compared to my total comp, but it's still enough to treat myself to a new suit or watch so I can look extra sharp on my first day!