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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2017) on Friday September 01, 2017 @07:37PM (#15153149)
Avaaz Foundation | full-time | REMOTE | https://avaaz.org

Avaaz is changing the world, and we’ll give you the means to change it, too. We are a nimble team working on creating opportunities to bring about the world most people everywhere want -- one of justice, peace, and freedom. Check us out here for more information about who we are: https://avaaz.org/page/en/about/ and the impact our work has: https://avaaz.org/page/en/highlights/

Our tech build comprises the latest technologies (cloud computing, distributed systems, big data) using great languages (Python, PHP, JS) with proven and cutting-edge datastores (MySQL, Redis, Memcache, Redshift).

At Avaaz, your work will have an impact on a huge scale: we have more than 40 million members, who have taken over 200 million actions, told over 500 million friends about Avaaz campaigns and donated more than $100 million online.

We value professionalism, autonomy, and healthy work-life balance. Salary is competitive in the non-profit space with generous benefits.

We are looking for: - Technical Project Manager/Online Campaigner https://avaaz.org/en/hiring/#op-97764-technical-project-mana...

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2017) on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @12:59AM (#14244059)
Avaaz Foundation | full-time | REMOTE | https://avaaz.org

Avaaz is changing the world, and we’ll give you the means to change it, too. We are a nimble team working on creating opportunities to bring about the world most people everywhere want -- one of justice, peace, and freedom. Check us out here for more information about who we are: https://avaaz.org/page/en/about/ and the impact our work has: https://avaaz.org/page/en/highlights/

Our tech build comprises the latest technologies (cloud computing, distributed systems, big data) using great languages (Python, PHP, JS) with proven and cutting-edge datastores (MySQL, Redis, Memcache, Redshift).

At Avaaz, your work will have an impact on a huge scale: we have more than 40 million members, who have taken over 200 million actions, told over 500 million friends about Avaaz campaigns and donated more than $100 million online.

We value professionalism, autonomy, and healthy work-life balance. Salary is competitive in the non-profit space with generous benefits.

We are looking for:

- Junior/Senior Security Officer https://avaaz.org/en/hiring/#op-161016-juniorsenior-security...

- DevOps Engineer https://avaaz.org/en/hiring/#op-80262-devops-engineer

- Senior Software Developers https://avaaz.org/en/hiring/#op-45362-senior-software-develo...

- Technical Project Manager/Online Campaigner https://avaaz.org/en/hiring/#op-97764-technical-project-mana...

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2017) on Monday April 03, 2017 @04:40PM (#14026930)
Avaaz Foundation | full-time | REMOTE | https://avaaz.org

Avaaz is changing the world, and we’ll give you the means to change it, too. We are a nimble team working on creating opportunities to bring about the world most people everywhere want -- one of justice, peace, and freedom. Check us out here for more information about who we are: https://avaaz.org/page/en/about/ and the impact our work has: https://avaaz.org/page/en/highlights/

Our tech build comprises the latest technologies (cloud computing, distributed systems, big data) using great languages (Python, PHP, JS) with proven and cutting-edge datastores (MySQL, Redis, Memcache, Redshift). At Avaaz, your work will have an impact on a huge scale: we have more than 40 million members, who have taken over 200 million actions, told over 500 million friends about Avaaz campaigns and donated more than $100 million online.

We value professionalism, autonomy, and healthy work-life balance. Salary is competitive in the non-profit space with generous benefits.

We are looking for:

- Junior/Senior Security Officer https://avaaz.org/en/hiring/#op-161016-juniorsenior-security...

- DevOps Engineer https://avaaz.org/en/hiring/#op-80262-devops-engineer

- Senior Software Developers https://avaaz.org/en/hiring/#op-45362-senior-software-develo...

Re:Ask HN: Is S3 down? on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @01:48PM (#13756507)
And my favourite part: "To receive a Service Credit, you must submit a claim by opening a case in the AWS Support Center." -- for a company that has built itself on automation, surely you could automate some bill credits based on the SLA.
The best part: "To receive a Service Credit, you must submit a claim by opening a case in the AWS Support Center."
Re:Ask HN: Is S3 down? on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @01:44PM (#13756447)
Here it is, in typical SLA language... only AWS knows what it means https://aws.amazon.com/s3/sla/
Re:SumOfUs looking for organsiation to hire Shopify talent on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @06:54PM (#13648473)
This is all part of their campaign to get Shopify to drop Breitbart News.

As they say "employees are starting to quit their company. We want to help them land in a values-driven workplace. Are you that workplace? Let us know below! We'll publish this list online. "

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2016) on Friday January 01, 2016 @02:05PM (#10822881)
Avaaz Foundation | full-time | REMOTE

We're a global activism organization, dedicated to effecting positive change in the world. We tackle such issues as climate change, poverty, and corruption. For more information, check here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/about.php#howwework

We are in the process of extracting a services-based architecture from a large legacy php codebase. We primarily use python for new systems. We operate at "big data" scale, with 40+ million members, and hundreds of millions of events per month.

We value professionalism, autonomy, and healthy work-life balance.

We are looking for:

- Senior Data Scientist https://avaaz22194.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk0h1tp

- Senior Full-Stack Software Developers: https://avaaz22194.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk0ywj

- Dev Ops Engineer https://avaaz22194.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk0hipk

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2015) on Monday November 02, 2015 @03:33PM (#10494991)
Hey skatenerd -- I will follow up with the applications. We have slowed our engineering recruitment processes while we hire a CTO. But I will reach out to the team and get feedback sent through :)
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2015) on Monday November 02, 2015 @03:32PM (#10494981)
Awesome. I look forward to seeing the application.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2015) on Monday November 02, 2015 @12:44PM (#10493529)
Avaaz Foundation - fully REMOTE

We're a global activism organization, dedicated to effecting positive change in the world. We are tackling such issues as climate change, poverty, and corruption. For more information, check here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/about.php#howwework We are in the process of extracting services from a large legacy php codebase. We primarily use python for new systems. We operate at "big data" scale, with 40+ million members, and hundreds of millions of events per month. We value professionalism, autonomy, and healthy work-life balance. We are looking for: - A CTO: https://avaaz22194.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk0hffi - A Snr Data Scientist: https://avaaz22194.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk0h1tp - A DevOps Engineer: https://avaaz22194.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk0hipk