WadeWilliams
Scorbit connects pinball machines and players all across the world on a mobile application where you can share scores and compete with friends.
Looking for a lead mobile developer to implement a new native version of our app. Our office is in metro Detroit but we are remote friendly.
Salary range 120k-165k
Apply at https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4115488138/?alternateChan...
Company website https://scorbit.io
RancherOS: An OS for Docker Containers
Squads, Tribes, Chapters, and Engineering Culture at Spotify
http://labs.spotify.com/2014/03/27/spotify-engineering-culture-part-1
Very well done video and approach on engineering culture at spotify
We run ideation, design and engineering challenges on our responsive Django/AngularJS based platform, and we are white labeling this platform at armycocreate.com (to develop soldier solutions) and at a location to be announced this spring (for a fortune 10 company).
Our core site at localmotors.com is based around automotive innovation -- we currently are manufacturing the Rally Fighter (rallyfighter.com), Verrado Drift Trike (verradodrifttrike.com) and the LM Racer (localmotors.com/racer) in our Microfactory network. We currently are headquartered in Phoenix, have a Microfactory in Las Vegas, and are expanding to the East Coast in the spring.
In the past we entered and won the Experimental Crowd Sourced Vehicle challenge hosted by DARPA in 2010 when we produced the XC2V in under 6 months time from design to delivering the vehicle to President Obama.
Our tech team is currently about 10 people deep ranging from server admin, db, UI/UX design and Python/JS Engineering roles. We currently only list a Front End position on our Jobs page but we're definitely interested in expanding our Tech Team, building some native iOS/Android apps.
This is much much more than a code factory... we're actually developing real products whose inception happens on the web platform. Our in-house knowledge is deep in design, engineering and manufacturing of physical products rooted in automotive -- but we certainly could use more help on the web side of things. We've got a great core on our tech team right now but we've had the hardest time finding talent in the Phoenix area.
If you've got the skillset and experience we're looking for, you'll have a huge amount of influence on the platform's direction, in addition to the opportunity to crank out some super cool features that solve real problems -- but you'll be able to choose your own destiny, which for me is almost more interesting than just one or the other option.
We're not totally against remote work but we'd prefer you to have a presence in one of our Microfactory locations, or at least have the ability to spend a significant amount of time (>30%) in Phoenix at our headquarters, at least for your onboarding period.
Please contact me directly @ [email protected] if you are interested.
Front End Web Engineer
Local Motors - is a next-generation, disruptive, community-based vehicle innovation company. You can get a better sense here, as well as a sense of our culture: http://youtube.com/localmotors
LM Tech is a tight team who work really well together to build game-changing web apps for Local Motors. We hire smart competent people who use current frameworks and write tight, reusable code so that we can move really quickly without compromising quality or having a coronary in the process.
Our team is growing but well-balanced with separate players for UX, UI/web graphic design, front end angular development, back-end Django/Python development and a sysadmin/magician that has done really cool things with Amazon and Vagrant to make sure we have the best of environments at all times. We are looking for the right person to multiply our angular front-end firepower so we can rock even more. This person will work closely with the entire team to build the next generation co-creation platform for vehicle development and e-commerce.
requirements: - Exposure to angular.js - 5+ years solid experience with javascript, AJAX and JSON - advanced HTML, CSS - available to work out of our Chandler, AZ location with part time telecommuting and relocation available
pluses: - experience with Django - configuring and working with GruntJS - experience with Foundation 4
If you are this person (or know this person), send a resume with a cover letter telling us about you to [email protected]
Kindle Fire: Still Worth it With No Ice Cream Sandwich?
http://itiswhatitis.wadewilliams.com/2011/10/amazons-kindle-fire-no-ice-cream.html
I've been wanting the Kindle Fire since before they announced it, but now that I've learned it's a forked version of Android Honeycomb, and won't run Ice Cream Sandwich, I'm not really sure what's happening here any more.What do you think? Is the Amazon Kindle still worth it?
I hope they change their minds on this :)
Hope they change their minds on this.
They've got to be killing it on advertising but I would happily pay to watch Diggnation instead of Foundation, although There's definitely value in the later as well.
Parents Blocked Firefox.
"As I saw recently, the best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago" :D
HN Community, reaching out to you!!
Ask HN: How to hire an awesome Contract Developer
Our startup needs help on our tech team immediately. We have an Oct 31st deadline for a site overhaul; we've just lost one developer for personal reasons; and without an exceptional front end guy, we're going to be up a creek.{If you want to send a resume, it's in the LAMP Stack + jQuery + extensive drag and drop functionality; email in my profile}I don't have a lot of experience hiring, but...
Job Title: Front End Developer
Local Motors (www.local-motors.com) is a auto industry game changer. Using our website, anyone can participate in co-creating amazing new vehicle designs. After building the Rally Fighter (www.rallyfighter.com) and the XC2V for DARPA (http://www.local-motors.com/lmBuild.php?c=11185), now Local Motors is producing a new web site which will leverage co-creation and gaming to bring America the next generation of automobiles.
Are you positive, supportive and inspiring to others?
Do you get things done? Are you independent, and yet take direction well?
Are you passionate enough to work in a start-up?
Do you get excited about cool new interfaces and ways of interacting with the web?
Do you want to be a part of changing our world in a meaningful way?
You may be a recent graduate with relevant school projects or endless hours of relevant tinkering behind you. You may have a couple of years experience under your belt developing slick user interfaces. Either way, you are both talented and organized.
Our playground:
LAMP, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, SVN,
Responsibilities:
Implement public facing pages
Help make UI and UX decisions
Build reusable CSS/JS frameworks to simplify development
Participation in general internet engineering needs of the company
Requirements: Smart
Gets things Done
Exceptional proficiency using HTML5/CSS/Javascript/jQuery/AJAX in a production environment
In depth knowledge of browser compatibility
Familiarity with Object Oriented Programming
Demonstrated design and UX sensibilities
Strong CS fundamentals gained through Bachelor’s degree in CS, HCI or related discipline or equivalent industry experience
Personal projects that show and aptitude for front-end engineering and product design sense
Ability to work in areas outside of their usual comfort zone and get things done quickly
Knowledge of SVN
Desirable: Excellent Knowledge in SEO and Internet Marketing
Experience using object oriented PHP
Experience with PHPMyAdmin
Experience using MySQL in a production environment
Benefits Competitive salaries
Vacation days & time off
Medical coverage
70 Degree winter days in Phoenix, AZ
An active working environment with brilliant designers, engineers and technology experts
Much more...Front End Developer Needed ASAP
http://itiswhatitis.wadewilliams.com/2011/08/front-end-developer-needed-at-local.html
I'm having a real hard time finding a great candidate. I'm not sure if it's because the company is in Phoenix, or what the deal is. Please help.
Iterate!
Rad Startup to Work For - PHP
I just started a new job at a really cool startup you may have heard of... they were in Popular Mechanics, Wired, and most recently on the History Channel's Top Gear.<p>Local-motors.com<p>We need help. There are big cool things in the works and this is not your typical startup. One more PHP rockstar and we'd be in good shape. $50k+ in Phoenix, AZ
If you link to Google Plus, we'll Ban Your Ap! That way you can just build your ap into Google Plus.
This strategy should work well long term. sarcasm
Ask HN: Partial Trademark in Domain Name
I've purchased a domain name that I'd like to use as a platform to promote my personal web development services. I thought 'transpire solutions' sounded cool and I got the domain(s). It turns out "transpire inc" holds a trademark on the name.My question is can I build a site around this domain, or is that just asking for issues? I probably wouldn't start a company around it, but rather just use...
2) it seems like a viable niche industry for its own networking iste
3) you dont have domain knowledge to build a site for this niche
4) it sounds like you need to use your 1500 existing members to rally behind the community and go out and help you find someone who can make this work.
5) have you considered traveling to nyc, hollywood, i dont know, wherever modeling is big, setting up some meetings and trying to sell your idea to the highest bidder?
Does any one have any feedback to that degree, good or bad?
Ask HN: Best Use for Spare Domain Names
So I've accumulated quite the portfolio of worthless domain names. They're all top level domains so I suppose they aren't worthless - but I can't sell them for anything.I'm trying to determine the best use for these names. Right now I have many of them pointing to my active website(s).If I got a few generic keyword related articles together, built a few pages and give myself back links from...