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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2020) by curious_1 on Friday May 01, 2020 @12:46PM (#23043938)
Pioneer | REMOTE| Engineer | https://pioneer.app

Founder of Pioneer here.

We're building a fully remote online accelerator. A kind of YC-before-YC. We find people on the Internet that seem promising and give them "Silicon Valley", but on the Internet. It's a lot of gamification, Ruby software, Zoom, Slack, and fun. We've funded over 100 people around the world in 30+ countries. We direct them to YC once they graduate. (Tbc, we have no formal attachment to YC; just admiration. And a severe addiction to HN.)

We're looking for a competent software engineer that can do front and backend development. We're happy to take a bet on someone junior or senior. The interview process is much like the job: get a high level prompt, and then _make a thing_. That's it. Don't apply if you're looking to optimize tight C++ loops, we don't have that. Apply if you're interested in building products, end-to-end. Apply if you're energetic and excited about the idea. Apply if you can see this gig be a legitimate cornerstone of your career.

There's no formal ATS, it's a startup. Just email [email protected], mention this post.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2020) by montenegrohugo on Friday May 01, 2020 @01:42PM (#23044591)
Seems like an interesting thing you guys are doing. What is your monetization model?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2020) by wmichelin on Friday May 01, 2020 @02:20PM (#23044971)
If they're comparing themselves to YC their monetization model is probably investing... right?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2020) by montenegrohugo on Friday May 01, 2020 @03:59PM (#23045931)
Probably, but I'm still curious. And if it's through investing, what ownership stake do they usually ask for?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2020) by AlphaWeaver on Friday May 01, 2020 @04:27PM (#23046152)
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2020) by montenegrohugo on Friday May 01, 2020 @05:33PM (#23046749)
Ah thanks, that answers the question. Seems like a decent offer, although I imagine the would only offer this to a limited amount of founders.

Also I find it hilarious that they include a "A 1-year subscription to The Economist." in there.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2020) by rememberlenny on Friday May 01, 2020 @12:55PM (#23044037)
Huge props to Pioneer. I am constantly impressed by their innovative ways of engaging creators who build tools that people love.