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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2016) on Friday January 01, 2016 @12:31PM (#10822460)
BetterWorks | Palo Alto / San Francisco / New York | Multiple Positions | Onsite

http://grnh.se/4ko0ch

We are looking for a passionate engineer to help solve some of our challenges. These challenges include: balancing speed of implementation, simplicity, polish, building sophisticated features (data visualization, collaboration, etc.) to support our users.

Joining us at this stage means you have the opportunity to choose your own adventure and to contribute in areas beyond engineering, like customer development and success.

What you will work on: * Implementing new frontend product features using AngularJS, and backend APIs using Django * Iterating with our interaction and visual designers to refine user experience * Writing AngularJS and Django unit tests to have coverage on features * Hack on a wide range of interesting technical and business projects * Profiling server and database to identify and correct performance bottlenecks * Integrating with third party web services

What will help you be successful: * Ability to manage time efficiently and focus on clear goals * Pragmatic approach towards tackling unforeseen challenges * Experience with Javascript MVC frameworks such as Backbone, Angular or Ember * Experience with CSS, LESS and Bootstrap * Experience with creating visualizations using D3 * Experience with Django, Python, Postgres, and Heroku * Experience with SQL * Infinite appetite for learning

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2015) on Monday November 02, 2015 @07:05PM (#10496395)
BetterWorks | Full Time | Palo Alto | Onsite http://grnh.se/6ow4xk

* Fullstack Engineer

We are looking for a passionate engineer to help solve some of our challenges. These challenges include: balancing speed of implementation, simplicity, polish, building sophisticated features (data visualization, collaboration, etc.) to support our users.

BetterWorks™ enterprise software provides the easiest way to set and manage goals. Rooted in Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), it uses Goal Science™ insights to help high-performing companies get aligned, stay focused on the work that matters and ultimately become more successful. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto with an office in New York City, and is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Formation 8. BetterWorks has an experienced team from innovative companies like Apple, Box, Cisco, Palantir, Salesforce and Yammer. To learn more about BetterWorks, visit www.betterworks.com.

Re:What it's like to build a family while starting at a startup on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @01:57PM (#10192957)
I've got two kids, 2 years old and 5 months. Juggling is always tough. What do you guys do to balance demands at work and home?
Re:The startup I worked has closed, I want to keep working on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @01:44AM (#6806831)
Like any answer, it depends.

Option 1: If the rest of the key team (Owner and PM) stay onboard, then you can negotiate for sweat equity.

Option 2: If nobody wants to continue working on the project, then the conversation changes to, what does it take for you to own the existing code base.

Whatever the case, working for free without any compensation (whether monetary or share of the business) ends in hurt feelings all around.