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Who's hiring?
scott_meyer: Metaweb (San Francisco) is hiringhttp://www.metaweb.com/jobssystems programming, C, ml, python
Who's hiring?
eugenejen: Hotlist (http://www.thehotlist.com/) in New York City is hiring a server side developers. The person has to be able to write PHP/Python/Ruby/Perl without difficulty. Experiences with MySQL or can learn Database programming on the fly. Please check out our startuply ad http://www.startuply.com/Jobs/Talented_L...
Who's hiring?
atldev: In Atlanta, we're looking for a developer with Java, Spring MVC, and jQuery to join our team for a new product launch. Drop me a line if you're interested or know of someone who might be.
Who's hiring?
perezd: San Mateo, CA -- Caring.com is hiring a full-time, on site, Senior Software DeveloperWe are a really fun team to work with, just acquired our series B round of funding, Agile development/product team, Work with Ruby and Rails, looks for people who really strive to produce great consumer experiences (front-end s...
I suck at marketing, can you give feedback on my startup's homepage?
mgcreed: I like a lot of it, but at the same time, much of it feels it's been taken (not improved upon) from the 37Signals book of design. From the sign up, to the various pricing options, the way the pricing options is arranged, through to the buttons across the site.The video also feeds a bit "meh" i'm afraid. "Meani...
Who's hiring?
squirrel: youDevise, a small financial-software firm in London, England committed to learning and improvement as well as great web software, is hiring developers, QA staff, operations team members, and other smart folks of many kinds. See http://www.youdevise.com/careers and https://dev.youdevise.com.No remote working,...
Who's hiring?
rcoder: Dark Horse Comics is hiring UI and Python/Django backend web developers:http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/eng/1651760592.htmlhttp://portland.craigslist.org/clc/eng/1651753399.htmlWe're launching 2-3 new substantial web projects this year, and need some great hackers to help us.We're based in Milwaukie, OR -- j...
I suck at marketing, can you give feedback on my startup's homepage?
Tawheed: Clickable link: http://braintrust.io
Who's hiring?
veverkap: GEICO is hiring a Senior .NET developer. We're looking for someone with experience with WCF and XSLT.This is an on-site position in one of our Virginia/DC area locations.http://bit.ly/amL04L
Who's hiring?
marcinw: Looking for security engineers interested in consulting, penetration testing, development, and research. Experience with C, C++, Java, .NET a plus.Positions open in both London and NYC offices (candidates must be willing to relocate if not local)See http://www.gdssecurity.com/g/ca.php for more information.
Who's hiring?
maximilian: Any jobs in Applied Math or Computational Science (masters (me) or PhD)?
I suck at marketing, can you give feedback on my startup's homepage?
supersusan: Jeez take off the video of the startup founder and get a good lookin' ladyactor to present it instead.
Who's hiring?
cadr: Blurb is hiring!Want to work in a great environment with great people making a great product? We're a print-on-demand publisher with an emphasis on high-quality products and great user experiences.Almost any time I'm in a group I'll tell people I work here, and someone will get excited and tell me about their bo...
Who's hiring?
jmintz: Bump is hiring iPhone developers, Android developers (exp in Android or consumer Java apps), and Data/Algorithm Eng (either exp mining data to improve QoS or background in Stats/Phys/Exp Sci/EE). More: http://bu.mp/jobs. We are also hiring interns. Feel free to email me if you have questions: jake(at)bu.mp.A...
Help For Clojure Addiction
scottjad: Don't ask for permission. Recognize the need for something important at work and write it in Clojure and often coworkers/bosses will be so glad to have it and not have had to write it themselves that they won't care what language it's in. Of course now you're responsible for it.
Who's hiring?
danielle17: Twilio, the cloud communications company, is hiring!We're a venture-backed startup located in downtown San Francisco, and all roles are for in our SF office, except for our developer evangelist. This is great timing, because we just launched our jobs page: http://www.twilio.com/company/jobsWe're a quirky g...
Who's hiring?
timcederman: SurveyMonkey is hiring. We're just starting some very exciting things and are looking to fill a wide variety of different roles - http://www.surveymonkey.com/jobs/Home_Jobs.htmWe have offices both in Portland, OR and Menlo Park, CA (right next to Caltrain). We're looking mainly to hire in the Bay Area. ...
Who's hiring?
btilly: Google is hiring all over.
Who's hiring?
neiljohnson: MX Telecom are looking for devs in London. Mobile messaging and applications for folk like 118118/KGB_ BBC and TwitterWe like great software, Frisbee and the colour bluehttp://www.mxtelecom.com/uk/careers/roles/softdev
I suck at marketing, can you give feedback on my startup's homepage?
pinksoda: You don't look at the camera even once during the whole video. It really bothers me and reminds me of when I'm talking to a blind person and they can't make eye contact with me because they can't see me.
Who's hiring?
pretz: Yelp is still hiring. We're in downtown San Francisco. Frontend, backend, iPhone, Android, you name it. Lots of python. http://www.yelp.com/jobs
Who's hiring?
chrisrhee: http://hoth.entp.com/2010/3/23/we-re-hiring-2 (Portland, Oregon)Good timing. ENTP (Lighthouse bug tracker + Tender support) posted some Ruby on Rails job listings last night. We're a small team of 10 employees, located in downtown Portland.
Who's hiring?
encoderer: www.clickbooth.com is hiring in Sarasota, FL. Advertising network. Contextual ad placement. Multi Variate. Tracking Platforms that scale to 30bn impressions a month. Free snacks and beverages, free health insurance, flexible work hours. Email me at sh-ane@cl-ickboo-th.com (no dashes)
Who's hiring?
brandnewlow: Hiring a contract PHP dev who knows Facebook and Twitter really, really well. (Chicago, Illinois)Here's us: http://www.windycitizen.com - A bootstrapped, local, social network recently named one of Chicago's "New Essentials" by TimeOut Chicago Magazine. We're going places. Looking for someone to come in ...
Who's hiring?
axiom: We're hiring in Waterloo, Ontario http://www.tophatmonocle.com
Who's hiring?
niks: If you are in the Canada, Ontario, Oakville area we are hiring .Fusenet Inc - www.fusenet.ca.Give me a shout at nik@fusenet.ca
Who's hiring?
bkudria: My company is hiring, in SF: http://younoodle.com/static/jobs
Who's hiring?
ADRIANFR: If you're hiring or looking for a co-founder, list your startup on http://www.startuplinkup.com. It's a simple, semantic wiki - a more permanent home for your search. Or you can find a startup to work for. (shameless promotion of my site)
Who's hiring?
ghotli: American Roamer is hiring. We make interactive maps like Google Maps and have a large cloud infrastructure to maintain. We mostly use Ruby, Javascript, SQL, and C. We have also started moving into Hadoop based data processing. Looking for smart people with good problem solving skills and experience with any of ...
Who's hiring?
betamatt: Viximo in Boston is hiring RoR engineers (or solid web devs that learn fast.) http://viximo.com/job/server_eng
Who's hiring?
endtime: Track.com is looking for a few people, both summer interns and full time (and possibly part time, depending on the person). Django experience is a big plus.Track.com is a financial research platform that gives experienced market commentators a place to publish their ideas, and the general public access to the...
Who's hiring?
strooltz: DBL Systems is looking for a freelance Designer/UI person and a freelance Rails developer. Please visit http://www.dblsystems.com/contact - Location: NJ/Jersey Shore but work can be remote.
Who's hiring?
ews: Craigslist is hiring frontend/backend hackers in San Francisco with the following background:machine learning (spam detection)i18n/l10nmysql, redisUI / javascriptperl / some Cmy mail : pablo @ "company name" . org
Who's hiring?
bhiggins: ExtraHop Networks is hiring. We're a startup in Seattle with a high-end network analysis product that already demolishes our competition in many ways. Ideally we're looking for superb C programmers but if you're a great programmer and are looking to work on challenging problems then please send me an email:...
Who's hiring?
aschobel: Snaptic is hiring (https://snaptic.com), we hack on iPhone / Android / Web / API.2 million+ active installs on Android. We speak scala, Obj-C, JS, and python.Tools we are hacking with these days: avro, MongoDB, Google ClosurePlease shoot me an email at hn@snaptic.comWe are based in South Park, SF
Who's hiring?
eru: Citrix is hiring in Cambrige, UK. Drop me a line at matthias.goergens@gmail.com, if you want know more.We are at the forefront of virtualization, and almost all our products are open source (GPL). We use a variety of languages (including Ocaml, C and Python; Haskell coming soon). And you can come to work at 10 ...
Who's hiring?
joshhart: LinkedIn is hiring: http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=jobs_open. I was actually hired as a result of the last Who's hiring? thread and have really enjoyed it so far. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions about working here.
Who's hiring?
mthomas: New York, NY: NewsCore is hiring: Java, Linux, Pythonhttp://crunchboard.personforce.com/opening/detailjob.php?jid...
Who's hiring?
zackola: StreetEasy.com is hiring Rubyists in NYC! We're looking for smart people who want to work with Ruby/Rails so drop us a line at jobs@streeteasy.com with your resume if you are interested.
Who's hiring?
app: Vimeo is hiring backend and frontend devs, a DBA, and a designer. You have to be in NYC.http://vimeo.com/jobs
Facebook app promotion techniques?
timmyc: Its harder now, since u cant use notifications anymore. I want to know as well.
Facebook app promotion techniques?
coryl: Has anyone tried link exchange networks like Fbexchange? Seems interesting, you can also buy clicks from the network, but I'm not sure on the quality.
Help For Clojure Addiction
arohner: I recommend #3. Hang out on IRC & the groups, open source the non-secret-sauce from your startup. Build a brand around yourself as a badass Clojure programmer. Best case scenario, you have a successful startup. Worst case, you're a well known Clojure expert, and someone will hire you to work for them.
Who's hiring?
rantfoil: Posterous is hiring Rails engineers in San Francisco. We're a super small team (6 full time engineers) and have big challenges to be tackled ahead. Also, we're about to get new offices in the Mission right at 16th and Mission!
Budding game programmer humbly requests code critique
chipsy: Here are my notes:Use ON_ENTER_FRAME events and getTimer(), not TIMER. The Timer class is a low-accuracy system good for tweens, but it runs aground of Flash's "elastic racetrack" throttling behavior: Flash will try to keep a balance between rendering frames and code execution and that conflicts with the absolu...
Who's hiring?
waxpancake: Kickstarter's looking for a talented Rails developer in NYC (or willing to move). More about the job: http://blog.kickstarter.com/post/466172121/kickstarter-is-hi...We're a crowdfunding startup that's changing how people fund creative projects. http://kickstarter.com/HN members can email me directly, andy...
Is there a tumblr like self-hosting open source blogging platform?
GBond: chyrp.net is the closest to tumblr in UI and functionality. I've tried this and other microblogging wordpress themes in the past and nothing self-hosted really emulates all the features of tumblr/posterous. I like how Tumblr takes care of he little things for the sake of usability and presentation. An example is...
Help For Clojure Addiction
dig: Get some busines knowledge in some domain. A lot of business folks do not care about what technology one uses as long as one can solve their problems using it.We are actively using Clojure, located in New York City and looking for programmers with financial experience. Send resumes to (->> ["dimitry" :dot "gashins...
Who's hiring?
wehriam: HiiDef, Inc is based on the US East Coast. All work is done remotely. Our listings are available at - http://jobs.hiidef.com/We recently launched a product - http://flavors.me/ - and we're looking for talented Python developers.HiiDef is a consumer web incubator - this means we work on several products simulta...
Ruby on Rails paid tutor? Impossible to find...
RailsExpert: Hey out there...I can quickly help you out with and mentor you. If you can mail/contact me "rails(dot)ruby(dot)expert(at)gmail(dot)com" we will plan the tutorials & timings.Thanks RailsExpert
Who's hiring?
khangtoh: LeftRight is hiring and be part of the team building our mobile platform service. We're part of AlphaLab Summer 2009 and we already have revenue and paying customers for our soon to be launched mobile platform! We're based out of Pittsburgh, PA. Telecommute friendly!Needed: Server side developer. Most of the ...
Who's hiring?
nathanh: We're running a "speed interviewing" event on 4/27 in NYC to connect software people and companies. Check out who's coming on hirelite.comIf you're impatient or want to get in touch with a previous company that's come, let me know and I'll put you in contact with them.
How do you stay on top of legal work and/or taxes?
jacquesm: Those are the two items that I've contracted out.Legal stuff is usually so specific to the case at hand that you even have to shop around for a lawyer that has the required expertise, accounting is something where small slip-ups can cost you a fortune, your business or a lot of hardship.Keep in mind though th...
I suck at marketing, can you give feedback on my startup's homepage?
mschaecher: Can you elaborate on what have been doing in terms of marketing efforts? If you don't want to show your cards on here, you can shoot me an email if you want schaecher.michael at gma
Who's hiring?
alabut: We're definitely hiring! isocket is just south of San Francisco and literally right next to the Burlingame Caltrain station.http://isocket.com/jobs/We need a web developer and a platform engineer. We're small (6 people), working on something cool, have a small and growing set of initial customers (Techcrunch wa...
How can I go full-time on my startup with H1B visa?
prpon: Based on your description, you seem to be on EAD or will qualify for one (Employment Authorization Document).A person in the final stages of green card qualifies for AC21 (American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000)Being on an EAD allows self employment provided that a) It is a full time e...
Who's hiring?
modsearch: Listia (YC S09) is hiring a talented Rails developer! http://www.listia.com/jobs
Who's hiring?
adrianscott: We're Hiring Developers (we are very open to remote work, as we are all working 'remotely'):Project: Something disruptive that will change the way software is developed.Tech: We are developing with Python & Google App Engine.Team background: Founding investor, Napster; pioneer in social networking (from 20...
Who's hiring?
enokd: Something in France ?
Who's hiring?
swivelmaster: Klicknation Inc, for which I am a product manager, is hiring.Our flagship product is Superhero City, a Facebook game. You may wonder if a Facebook game can support a whole (small) company, and my answer would be a resounding 'yes'.So if you love games and you're willing to work in Sacramento, CA, you sho...
Who's hiring?
spking: If you're in the Los Angeles/Pasadena/SGV area, my company (Green Dot) has about 11 I.T. openings right now:http://tbe.taleo.net/NA7/ats/careers/searchResults.jsp;jsess...
How is Buxfer doing?
nsoonhui: No news? Seems to me like it's not really moving.. hmm...
Who's hiring?
aviflax: [New York | on-site]I'm a partner at Arc90 (http://arc90.com) in New York. We design and build compelling web applications for customers and clients. You may be familiar with some of our lab tools such as Readability or TBuzz.We're a small firm which has a dual business model of consulting with long-term clien...
Anyone hiring not-software hackers? (nanotech, biotech, etc.)
bbgm: Have you looked at companies like Pacific Biosciences or some of the companies into microfluidics or microarrays?
What should I write my thesis on?
smallhands: Have you not answered you question??!!
Who's hiring?
hikari17: Genlighten is looking for a Front-end UI/UX Designer / Rails Developer. Details are at http://bit.ly/dshmNY. Preferred location would be Chicago or Logan, Utah, but remote may also work. Thanks!
Is there a tumblr like self-hosting open source blogging platform?
iworkforthem: WordPress is one of the best out there...
I've run out of webapp ideas. What to do?
faramarz: - Make an educational app for kids. Make ABC fun to learn. numbers. math. geography etc etc, and send reports to parents.- A website where locals/individuals can rent out their tools. Like craigslist, but for rentals only. I.E. Snowblower, lawnmower, ladder, car etc etc. Locals renting to Local like the old d...
I've run out of webapp ideas. What to do?
stevederico: Help out some other HNers on the Startup Ideas Spreadsheet here http://spreadsheets.google.com/lv?key=tOGIddn3rPdqKbHWsqaWbi...
What should I write my thesis on?
maxdemarzi: A study on the business model of free software + $ for services/training/certification. How effective is it... where are those that didn't make it?
Who's hiring?
suraj: Anybody hiring in India? Or willing to take in an Indian developer?
Your favourite (oldschool) software?
alanthonyc: Anything by Beagle Bros.
I've run out of webapp ideas. What to do?
cscotta: Try writing something that runs on the desktop, or perhaps a program that has no user interface at all. Sometimes it's fun to branch out from things that run in a browser.
Viable business behind single, better-mousetrap product?
jolan: Sure, this arm pillow (http://www.armadillow.com/) is a good example. They did an interview thingy on reddit here (http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/axp6v/ive_used_the_int...).
Budding game programmer humbly requests code critique
ismarc: chipsy covers a good number of concerns, and I unfortunately don't have time to enumerate the full list of issues seen in both, so I'll quickly cover some of the higher level issues:1. (asteroids) Tracking state in a series of global variables and then relying on that state in timer callbacks to implement your ...
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pinksoda: Clickable link: http://www.talkburst.com
Tokyo, Japan meetup in late March / early April
patio11: There's something of an HN meetup in the works in Tokyo either April 2nd or April 9th but details are still getting hammered out by email.
Viable business behind single, better-mousetrap product?
callmeed: I don't think direct response is the only way to go (I assume you're referring to informercials), especially with all the online marketing you can do. I'm sure there are also resellers which would let you drop-ship and not actually distribute product.Another option is to get a patent and license it to someone...
I suck at marketing, can you give feedback on my startup's homepage?
jarsj: You need to give a free account, or being able to try without entering my credit card.
Tokyo, Japan meetup in late March / early April
harisenbon: hmmm.. Tokyo, eh? patio, can you keep me informed on that? Pending things I think I'd like to take a trip out there and meet everybody.
Tokyo, Japan meetup in late March / early April
naqeeb: Wow, it sounds like I'll be missing either of those gatherings. Are you guys available in the evening of March 29-31 or April 3-4?
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python123: Cool. I think you should have the names of the people on the frontpage - by their pictures or whatever. Sometimes the reviews don't mention the name of the person, and then it's impossible to tell who they are.
Facebook app promotion techniques?
adora: As a general rule, unless you're willing to shell out dollars and buy facebook ads (which many developers do), you need to really optimize your virals, especially the feed.For more specific advice, what have you done for viral features? It would also help if you explained what your app is as well. Games work dif...
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Kliment: What if people do not want to be reviewed?
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bdfh42: Have you checked out the draconian libel laws in the UK? They apply if the "libel" can be read from the UK.How about the privacy laws in Italy - check what just happened to some Google Execs...This could end up as a great "get rich quick" scheme for the lawyers.Sorry to come on as a dampener but this is risky t...
Help For Clojure Addiction
lpetit: Challenge yourself by thinking whether you could write better java code, in the light of your new knowledge from the clojure side. Straightforward example: produce far more orthogonal java code by using composition and the strategy pattern more, programming more to interfaces and delegating more some "general" ...
Your favourite (oldschool) software?
peter_severin: Norton Commander and its derivatives. DOS Navigator was very nice but slow. Then Windows/Total Commander later.
Tokyo, Japan meetup in late March / early April
RichardInJapan: I'm an American with a startup in Japan. Would love to talk about tech and startup life here. I'm in Yokohama, but Tokyo is only 30 minutes away. Contact me through my profile.
developer resources for your favorite SAAS services ?
thibaut_barrere: Live links:http://kingapi.comhttp://kingapi.com/details/madmimi
I've run out of webapp ideas. What to do?
thibaut_barrere: I'd take a vacation, see friends, change of context and read books probably :)It's when I do this that most of my ideas come in.As well just curious - are you talking about ideas that could generate income, or just useful ideas in general ?
Viable business behind single, better-mousetrap product?
thibaut_barrere: We will experiment with brick-and-mortar business next year (we = 2 but I'd do that alone as well).I think it's a pretty good idea to experiment and keep the same recipes you apply on the web (ie: start small, measure, iterate).
What is your entry:"What would you do with 48 cores ?"
jacquesm: Interesting topic, but why would an X number of cores be the reason of approaching this particular problem ? It seems as though 'more is better' is the way to go here, so a cluster of rented boxes would be one way of getting there, a couple of high end GPGPU cards would be another. The number of cores in a bo...
What is your entry:"What would you do with 48 cores ?"
boyter: Id take it to a LAN and lord it over everyone else.Seriously though... I dont need that much CPU power. I would prefer 4 cores and enough disk bandwidth to keep them busy.
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Mc_Big_G: Why do I have to create an acccount to see "more"?I clicked on the "more" link for entrepreneurs, then, on the next page, had to choose the checkbox for entrepreneurs and click continue. You should automatically recognize which "more" link I clicked. Save the category checking for people who come to that pag...
What is your entry:"What would you do with 48 cores ?"
nailer: Spawn worker threads.
What is your entry:"What would you do with 48 cores ?"
losethos: The real question is "What would you do when all your clients have 48 cores."
I've run out of webapp ideas. What to do?
csomar: Start a blog and write about what you have learned.
Who's hiring?
bramcohen: BitTorrent Inc. is hiring. You can send your resume to jobs@bittorrent.com
Tokyo, Japan meetup in late March / early April
iankennedy: not sure of my precise schedule but I'll be in town the 29th thru 30th. Will try and make the Next Mobile App Star event at SuperDeluxehttp://mobileinjapan.com/2010/03/08/tokyo20-mobile-in-japan-...
Who's hiring?
brown9-2: Citrix Online is hiring Java engineers (primarily) in Santa Barbara, CA and San Francisco.See http://www.citrixonline.com/careers.tmpl or drop me an email at msb264 at gmail