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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2021) on Monday August 02, 2021 @11:48AM (#28038217)
TechEmpower | Full stack developer | Los Angeles area, California (near LAX) | Full-time | ONSITE or REMOTE

Please apply at https://jobs.techempower.com/hn

We're looking for good programmers interested in web development. If you're smart, motivated, and you want to work in a supportive environment, then let's talk.

* We're small.

* We're friendly.

* We're the authority on web framework performance (https://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/)

TECHNOLOGIES

We don't expect new hires to have experience with all of these, but you'll learn about them here.

* Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, C#

* Web: Jersey, Node.js, .NET Core, React, Svelte

* Mobile: iOS, Android, React Native

* Data Persistence: ORM, Postgres, MySQL, Redis, etc.

BENEFITS

* Flexible schedules

* A culture of camaraderie and helpfulness

* Challenging and varied projects

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2021) on Thursday July 01, 2021 @12:31PM (#27700948)
TechEmpower | Full stack developer | Los Angeles area, California (near LAX) | Full-time | ONSITE or REMOTE

Please apply at https://jobs.techempower.com/hn

TechEmpower is a custom software company. We help our clients understand their needs, plan solutions for them, and build software -- on time and on target.

We're looking for good programmers interested in web development. If you're smart, motivated, and you want to work in a supportive environment, then let's talk.

ABOUT

* We're small, with 25 employees working in teams of 2-6.

* We're friendly. Since our teams are small we focus on cooperation.

* We're the authority on web framework performance (https://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/)

TECHNOLOGIES

We don't expect new hires to have experience with all of these, but you'll learn about them here.

* Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, C#

* Web: Jersey, Node.js, .NET Core, React, Svelte

* Mobile: iOS, Android, React Native

* Data Persistence: ORM, Postgres, MySQL, Redis, etc.

BENEFITS

* Flexible schedules

* A culture of camaraderie and helpfulness

* Challenging and varied projects

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2021) on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @11:48AM (#27356365)
TechEmpower | Full stack developer | Los Angeles area, California (near LAX) | Full-time | ONSITE or REMOTE

Please apply at https://jobs.techempower.com/hn

TechEmpower is a custom software company. We help our clients understand their needs, plan solutions for them, and build software -- on time and on target.

We're looking for good programmers interested in web development. If you're smart, motivated, and you want to work in a supportive environment, then let's talk.

ABOUT

We're small, with 25 employees working in teams of 2-6.

We're friendly. Since our teams are small we focus on cooperation.

We're the authority on web framework performance (https://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/)

TECHNOLOGIES

We don't expect new hires to have experience with all of these, but you'll learn about them here.

Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, C#

Web: Jersey, Node.js, .NET Core, React, Svelte

Mobile: iOS, Android, React Native

Data Persistence: ORM, Postgres, MySQL, Redis, etc.

BENEFITS

Flexible schedules

A culture of camaraderie and helpfulness

Challenging and varied projects

Re:Ask HN: Team fun event ideas during WFH? on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @06:19PM (#26083858)
Maybe not what you had in mind, but we (TechEmpower, creators of the web framework benchmarks) built a system to randomly shuffle employees among short daily social calls. The calls are not mandatory, but we usually have enough people join for a fun chat. We've found it to be a fun, low-pressure way to keep in touch. It's free to use, if you want to try it for your organization.

We only collect the data we need for the service, and don't use it for any other purpose.

https://watercooler.monster/

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2017) on Monday October 02, 2017 @11:44AM (#15384694)
TechEmpower - Los Angeles area, California (El Segundo, near LAX) - ONSITE

https://jobs.techempower.com/hn We're looking for good programmers with an interest in web development. If you're smart, motivated, and you want to work in a supportive environment, then let's talk.

TechEmpower is a custom software company. We help our clients understand their needs, plan solutions for them, and build software -- on time and on target. By taking away their technical headaches, we help our clients succeed.

ABOUT US

- We're small. We have 30 employees working in teams of 1-6.

- We're friendly. Our office is professional and collegiate, like a computer lab staffed by adults. We help each other out.

- We're mostly a web shop. We do a bit of desktop, and a bit of native mobile, but 90% of our work is creating complex web applications, and we use a wide range of technologies.

- We're established. We were founded way back in 1997, so we've continued to grow despite the dot-com bomb and the great recession.

- We're the authority on web framework performance (https://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/)

TECHNOLOGIES

The technologies we use vary over time with our mix of projects, including:

- Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, C#, Ruby, PHP

- Web: Jersey, .NET Core, React, Django, Node.js, Go, Rails, Handlebars, Backbone, Ember, Angular, Knockout, Servlets, jQuery

- Mobile: iOS, Android, PhoneGap

- Data Persistence: ORM (Hibernate, etc.), Postgres, MySQL, MS SQL Server, NoSQL (Redis, Riak, etc.) We don't expect new hires to have experience with all of these, but we do expect you'll learn more about them every day.

BENEFITS

- Flexible Schedules

- Free parking and shuttle to LAX

- Food trucks on Tuesday/Thursday

- Nice workstations with large monitors and standing desks

- Kitchen with free coffee, tea, and sodas

- Lounge with two large TVs and a game collection

- Daily stretch time

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2017) on Friday September 01, 2017 @12:03PM (#15149672)
TechEmpower - Los Angeles area, California (El Segundo, near LAX) - ONSITE

We're looking for good programmers with an interest in web development. If you're smart and motivated, and you want to work in a supportive environment, then let's talk.

TechEmpower is a custom software company. We help our clients understand their needs, plan solutions for them, and build software -- on time and on target. By taking away their technical headaches, we help our clients succeed.

BENEFITS

- We're small. We have 30 employees and we work in teams of 1-6.

- We're friendly. Our office is professional and collegiate, like a computer lab staffed by adults. We help each other out.

- We're mostly a web shop. We do a bit of desktop, and a bit of native mobile, but 90% of our work is creating complex web applications.

- We work with a wide range of technologies (see Technologies below) but Java is first in our heart.

- We're established. We were founded way back in 1997, which means we've continued to grow despite the dot-com bomb and the great recession.

- We're the authority on web framework performance (https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=techempower)

The technologies we use vary over time with our mix of projects. Here is a snapshot of what we're using now:

- Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, C#, Ruby, PHP

- Tools: Git, Docker, Jenkins, Sonar, IntelliJ, Eclipse, Ant, Maven

- Web: Jersey, .NET Core, React, Django, Node.js, Go, Rails, Handlebars, Backbone, Ember, Angular, Knockout, Servlets, jQuery

- Mobile: iOS, Android, PhoneGap

- Hosting: AWS, Rackspace Cloud, Linux deployments

- Data Persistence: ORM (Hibernate, etc.), Postgres, MySQL, MS SQL Server, NoSQL (Redis, Riak, etc.)

We don't expect new hires to have experience with all of these, but we do expect you'll learn more about them every day.

https://jobs.techempower.com/hn

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2017) on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @11:04AM (#14901389)
TechEmpower - Los Angeles area, California (El Segundo, near LAX) - ONSITE

We're looking for good programmers with an interest in web development. If you're smart and motivated, and you want to work in a supportive environment, then let's talk.

TechEmpower is a custom software company. We help our clients understand their needs, plan solutions for them, and build software -- on time and on target. By taking away their technical headaches, we help our clients succeed.

- We're small. We have 30 employees and we work in teams of 1-6.

- We're friendly. Our office is professional and collegiate, like a computer lab staffed by adults. We help each other out.

- We're mostly a web shop. We do a bit of desktop, and a bit of native mobile, but 90% of our work is creating complex web applications.

- We work with a wide range of technologies (see Technologies below) but Java is first in our heart.

- We're established. We were founded way back in 1997, which means we've continued to grow despite the dot-com bomb, the great recession, and several hurricanes.

- We're the authority on web framework performance (https://twitter.com/hashtag/techempower)

The technologies we use vary over time with our mix of projects. Here is a snapshot of what we're using now:

Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, C#, Ruby, PHP

Tools: Git, Docker, Jenkins, Sonar, IntelliJ, Eclipse, Ant, Maven

Web: Jersey, .NET Core, React, Django, Node.js, Go, Rails, Handlebars, Backbone, Ember, Angular, Knockout, Servlets, jQuery

Mobile: iOS, Android, PhoneGap

Hosting: AWS, Rackspace Cloud, Linux deployments

Data Persistence: ORM (Hibernate, etc.), Postgres, MySQL, MS SQL Server, NoSQL (Redis, Riak, etc.)

We don't expect new hires to have experience with all of these, but we do expect you'll learn more about them every day.

http://jobs.techempower.com/hn

Re:Space Stasis (2011) on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @05:30PM (#13180281)
Re:Parsing JSON is a Minefield on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @04:43PM (#12800318)
"Perhaps all the numbers we use are safe. Are we actually mangling our numbers? Probably not...but will we know? Will anything blow up, or will our application be silently, subtly wrong?

I suspect that when this problem does occur, it goes undetected for longer than it should. In the remainder of this article, we examine potential improvements to our handling of long."

https://www.techempower.com/blog/2016/07/05/mangling-json-nu...

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2015) on Thursday October 01, 2015 @11:02AM (#10311600)
TechEmpower - Los Angeles area, California (El Segundo, near LAX) - ONSITE

You may recognize us from the Web Framework Benchmarks that have been discussed on HN periodically: http://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/

We hire people, not skill sets. If you're a smart, motivated developer who likes our company culture, let's talk.

Over the past 18 years we've cultivated a great group of people to work with. Our developers are smart, thoughtful, respectful to each other, opinionated, dedicated, and fun.

    Challenging and varied projects
    Informal, comfortable environment
    Intelligent, engaged people
    Lively, respectful technology discussions
    Frequent mentoring
    Easy camaraderie
    General culture of helpfulness and friendliness
Teams at TechEmpower are typically between 2-6 people. Developers are able to work on all aspects of an application and we rely on individual developers to do much of the software design (with guidance and discussion). Working on 1 project at a time but 2-3 over the course of a year, developers get a broad technology experience over time.

We pride ourselves on doing the best work we can for our clients. This means working with them to really understand what they need built and delivering what we promise while maintaining a sensible work/life balance. We build quality applications and have fun doing it.

The technologies we use vary over time with our mix of projects. Here is a snapshot of the technologies we use at the moment:

    Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, C#, Ruby
    Tools: Git, Docker, Jenkins, Sonar, IntelliJ, Eclipse, Ant, Maven
    Web: Jersey, .NET MVC 5, Django, Node.js, Go, Backbone, Ember, Angular, jQuery, etc.
    Mobile: iOS, Android
    Hosting: AWS (EC2, RDS, etc.), Rackspace Cloud, Linux deployments
    Data Persistence: ORM (Hibernate, etc.), MySQL, Postgres, MS SQL Server, NoSQL (Redis, Riak, etc.)
Please apply here: http://jobs.techempower.com/hn
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015) on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @11:32AM (#10153041)
TechEmpower - Los Angeles area, California (El Segundo, near LAX) - ONSITE

You may recognize us from the Web Framework Benchmarks that have been discussed on HN periodically: http://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/

We hire people, not skill sets. If you're a smart, motivated developer who likes our company culture, let's talk.

Over the past 17 years we've cultivated a great group of people to work with. Our developers are smart, thoughtful, respectful to each other, opinionated, dedicated, and fun.

    Challenging and varied projects
    Informal, comfortable environment
    Intelligent, engaged people
    Lively, respectful technology discussions
    Frequent mentoring
    Easy camaraderie
    General culture of helpfulness and friendliness
Teams at TechEmpower are typically between 2-6 people. Developers are able to work on all aspects of an application and we rely on individual developers to do much of the software design (with guidance and discussion). Working on 1 project at a time but 2-3 over the course of a year, developers get a broad technology experience over time.

We pride ourselves on doing the best work we can for our clients. This means working with them to really understand what they need built and delivering what we promise while maintaining a sensible work/life balance. We build quality applications and have fun doing it.

The technologies we use vary over time with our mix of projects. Here is a snapshot of the technologies we use at the moment:

    Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, C#, Ruby
    Tools: Git, Docker, Jenkins, Sonar, IntelliJ, Eclipse, Ant, Maven
    Web: Jersey, .NET MVC 5, Django, Node.js, Go, Backbone, Ember, Angular, jQuery, etc.
    Mobile: iOS, Android
    Hosting: AWS (EC2, RDS, etc.), Rackspace Cloud, Linux deployments
    Data Persistence: ORM (Hibernate, etc.), MySQL, Postgres, MS SQL Server, NoSQL (Redis, Riak, etc.)
Please apply here: http://jobs.techempower.com/hn
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015) on Monday August 03, 2015 @12:38PM (#9997493)
TechEmpower - Los Angeles area, California (El Segundo, near LAX) - ONSITE

You may recognize us from the Web Framework Benchmarks that have been discussed on HN periodically: http://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/

We hire people, not skill sets. If you're a smart, motivated developer who likes our company culture, let's talk.

Over the past 17 years we've cultivated a great group of people to work with. Our developers are smart, thoughtful, respectful to each other, opinionated, dedicated, and fun. We don't hire often, and when we do, we value these qualities as much as technical abilities.

    Challenging and varied projects
    Informal, comfortable environment
    Intelligent, engaged people
    Lively, respectful technology discussions
    Frequent mentoring
    Easy camaraderie
    General culture of helpfulness and friendliness
Teams at TechEmpower are typically between 2 and 6 people. Because of the small size of our teams, we need developers able to work on all aspects of an application ("full stack" developers). We rely on individual developers to do much of the software design, with guidance and discussion, and actively work to improve each other's technical capabilities.

On average, a typical developer will get exposure to 3 or 4 different projects over the course of a year. Since each project has a different technology stack, developers gain varied experience over time and never stop learning.

We pride ourselves on doing the best work we can for our clients. This means working with them to really understand what they need built, carefully planning how to do it, and delivering what we promise while maintaining a sensible work/life balance. We build quality applications and have fun doing it.

The technologies we use vary over time with our mix of projects. Here is a snapshot of the technologies we use at the moment:

    Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, C#, Ruby, PHP
    Tools: Git, Docker, Jenkins (Continuous Integration), Sonar (static code analysis), IntelliJ, Eclipse, Ant, Maven
    Web: Jersey, .NET MVC 5, Django, Node.js, Go, Rails, Handlebars, Backbone, Ember, Angular, Knockout, Servlets, jQuery, etc.
    Mobile: iOS, Android, PhoneGap
    Hosting: AWS (EC2, RDS, etc.), Rackspace Cloud, Linux deployments
    Data Persistence: ORM (Hibernate, etc.), MySQL, Postgres, MS SQL Server, NoSQL (Redis, Riak, etc.)
Please apply here: http://jobs.techempower.com/hn
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2014) on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @10:40AM (#8394706)
TechEmpower - Los Angeles area, California (El Segundo, near LAX)

You may recognize us from the Web Framework Benchmarks that have been discussed on HN periodically: http://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/

Work Hard, Have Fun, Be Nice

Let's be honest: you became a developer because you like to build things. Interesting things, useful things, cool things. It's like building with Legos, only you get paid, and there are always plenty of the right color pieces.

At TechEmpower, we build things. Interesting things. Cool things, mostly in webapp form. We build them as individuals, because we're creative people. We build them as teams, because we like to help each other grow, and because we know that collaboration improves even the best code.

Having the best people doesn't hurt, either. We've got most of them already, and we're looking to find the rest. You can build things with us. What's the catch? We're pretty darn selective.

To work as an individual, you have to be motivated and creative and thoughtful and serious. To work on a team, you have to be respectful and energetic and open and absolutely not a jerk. We need developers who can work on every part of an application, from the data store to the page–sometimes known as full stack developers. And to be a full stack developer, you have to know technology and want to learn more technology, because those acronyms just keep coming.

Our clients expect us to work with them, not for them. We help them define their problems, and we provide solutions, on time and on target. We're service-oriented, and you should be too.

Still reading? Please apply! And check out our Web Framework Benchmarks while you're at it. We pretty much wrote the book on that one.

Just so you know:

   Teams range between 2-6 people
   Developers are exposed to 3-4 projects per year
   All development is done on high-performance workstations with 4K displays. A lot of code fits in 3840x2160 pixels!
   We maintain an informal, comfortable environment, just like the old college computer science lab, but with grown-up hours
   Everybody's nice
The technologies we use vary over time with our mix of projects. Here is a snapshot of what we're using now:

   Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, C#, Ruby, PHP
   Tools: Git, Jenkins (Continuous Integration), Sonar (static code analysis), Eclipse, IntelliJ, Ant, Maven
   Web: Dropwizard, .NET MVC 5, Play, Django, Rails, Mustache, Handlebars, Backbone, Angular, Knockout, JSP, Servlets, jQuery, etc.
   Mobile: iOS, Android, PhoneGap
   Hosting: AWS (EC2, RDS, etc.), Rackspace Cloud, Linux deployments
   Data Persistence: ORM (Hibernate, etc.), MySQL, Postgres, MS SQL Server, NoSQL (Redis, MongoDB)
We don't expect new hires to have experience with all of these, but we do expect you'll learn more about them every day.

If this sounds like the kind of place you'd like to work, please apply here: http://jobs.techempower.com/hn2

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2014) on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @12:40PM (#8258624)
TechEmpower - Los Angeles area, California (El Segundo, near LAX)

You may recognize us from the Web Framework Benchmarks that have been discussed on HN periodically: http://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/

Work Hard, Have Fun, Be Nice

Let's be honest: you became a developer because you like to build things. Interesting things, useful things, cool things. It's like building with Legos, only you get paid, and there are always plenty of the right color pieces.

At TechEmpower, we build things. Interesting things. Cool things, mostly in webapp form. We build them as individuals, because we're creative people. We build them as teams, because we like to help each other grow, and because we know that collaboration improves even the best code.

Having the best people doesn't hurt, either. We've got most of them already, and we're looking to find the rest. You can build things with us. What's the catch? We're pretty darn selective.

To work as an individual, you have to be motivated and creative and thoughtful and serious. To work on a team, you have to be respectful and energetic and open and absolutely not a jerk. We need developers who can work on every part of an application, from the data store to the page–sometimes known as full stack developers. And to be a full stack developer, you have to know technology and want to learn more technology, because those acronyms just keep coming.

Our clients expect us to work with them, not for them. We help them define their problems, and we provide solutions, on time and on target. We're service-oriented, and you should be too.

Still reading? Please apply! And check out our Web Framework Benchmarks while you're at it. We pretty much wrote the book on that one.

Just so you know:

   Teams range between 2-6 people
   Developers are exposed to 3-4 projects per year
   All development is done on high-performance workstations with 4K displays. A lot of code fits in 3840x2160 pixels!
   We maintain an informal, comfortable environment, just like the old college computer science lab, but with grown-up hours
   Everybody's nice
The technologies we use vary over time with our mix of projects. Here is a snapshot of what we're using now:

   Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, C#, Ruby, PHP
   Tools: Git, Jenkins (Continuous Integration), Sonar (static code analysis), Eclipse, IntelliJ, Ant, Maven
   Web: Dropwizard, .NET MVC 5, Play, Django, Rails, Mustache, Handlebars, Backbone, Angular, Knockout, JSP, Servlets, jQuery, etc.
   Mobile: iOS, Android, PhoneGap
   Hosting: AWS (EC2, RDS, etc.), Rackspace Cloud, Linux deployments
   Data Persistence: ORM (Hibernate, etc.), MySQL, Postgres, MS SQL Server, NoSQL (Redis, MongoDB)
We don't expect new hires to have experience with all of these, but we do expect you'll learn more about them every day.

If this sounds like the kind of place you'd like to work, please apply here: http://jobs.techempower.com/hn2

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2014) on Friday August 01, 2014 @10:50AM (#8120111)
TechEmpower - Los Angeles area, California (El Segundo, near LAX)

You may recognize us from the Web Framework Benchmarks that have been discussed on HN periodically: http://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/

Work Hard, Have Fun, Be Nice

Let's be honest: you became a developer because you like to build things. Interesting things, useful things, cool things. It's like building with Legos, only you get paid, and there are always plenty of the right color pieces.

At TechEmpower, we build things. Interesting things. Cool things, mostly in webapp form. We build them as individuals, because we're creative people. We build them as teams, because we like to help each other grow, and because we know that collaboration improves even the best code.

Having the best people doesn't hurt, either. We've got most of them already, and we're looking to find the rest. You can build things with us. What's the catch? We're pretty darn selective.

To work as an individual, you have to be motivated and creative and thoughtful and serious. To work on a team, you have to be respectful and energetic and open and absolutely not a jerk. We need developers who can work on every part of an application, from the data store to the page–sometimes known as full stack developers. And to be a full stack developer, you have to know technology and want to learn more technology, because those acronyms just keep coming.

Our clients expect us to work with them, not for them. We help them define their problems, and we provide solutions, on time and on target. We're service-oriented, and you should be too.

Still reading? Please apply! And check out our Web Framework Benchmarks while you're at it. We pretty much wrote the book on that one.

Just so you know:

   Teams range between 2-6 people
   Developers are exposed to 3-4 projects per year
   All development is done on high-performance workstations with 4K displays. A lot of code fits in 3840x2160 pixels!
   We maintain an informal, comfortable environment, just like the old college computer science lab, but with grown-up hours
   Everybody's nice
The technologies we use vary over time with our mix of projects. Here is a snapshot of what we're using now:

   Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, C#, Ruby, PHP
   Tools: Git, Jenkins (Continuous Integration), Sonar (static code analysis), Eclipse, IntelliJ, Ant, Maven
   Web: Dropwizard, .NET MVC 5, Play, Django, Rails, Mustache, Handlebars, Backbone, Angular, Knockout, JSP, Servlets, jQuery, etc.
   Mobile: iOS, Android, PhoneGap
   Hosting: AWS (EC2, RDS, etc.), Rackspace Cloud, Linux deployments
   Data Persistence: ORM (Hibernate, etc.), MySQL, Postgres, MS SQL Server, NoSQL (Redis, MongoDB)
We don't expect new hires to have experience with all of these, but we do expect you'll learn more about them every day.

If this sounds like the kind of place you'd like to work, please apply here: http://jobs.techempower.com/hn2

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