Kensho Technologies | Data Scientists/Engineers across the stack | Full-time/Onsite | (Cambridge/Boston)/NYC/DC
At Kensho, we leverage S&P Global’s world-class data to research, develop, and implement leading AI and machine learning capabilities that drive fact-based, objective decision making. From deep learning speech recognition and transcription to advanced visualizations, entity recognition, state-of-the-art search, and an AI-driven research platform, the Kensho team brings actionable insight and order to complex data. Our products power S&P Global and deliver innovative solutions and capabilities to their clients.
Founded in 2013, Kensho is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts with offices in Washington, D.C. & New York City. In 2018, S&P Global acquired Kensho for $550M, the largest AI acquisition in history to date.
We are currently looking for a • Sr. Software Engineer - APIs • Sr. Back End Engineer • Software Engineer - Data • SRE's • and more!
To see all open positions visit https://www.kensho.com/careers
Amazon Web Services - AWS CloudWatch | Sr Software Engineer | Herndon, Virginia + Washington DC | Full-time
Join us building a software solution that runs on hundreds of millions of virtual machines and containers to help diagnose the health of the cloud infrastructure and microservices running on top of it. Our customers includes every Amazon internal service teams and the external customers who eagerly wants to monitor and diagnose their applications. You will use knowledge in both Linux and Windows and sophisticated programing skill in GoLang to write high performance and secure software. Don't know GoLang? No problem, we'll train you. You will often contribute your code to the open source community and interact with programmers from all over the world.
If this sounds interesting to you, please feel free to reach out directly to me, the hiring manager, to learn more and apply!
Contact: John Nelson - ajnls@amazon.com
Beanstalk Farms (W18) | Full-time Onsite | Senior Software Engineer, Director of Research, and more [0] | Washington DC | https://beanstalk.farm
We're growing the world's appetite for fresh produce in local vertical farms. We are expanding our production and are launching several product lines in the next 9 months.
Software at Beanstalk means an interesting mix of fields: logistical web apps, plant-growth-focused statistics, embedded systems, and whole-farm systems engineering. We are a team of multidisciplinary engineers who pride ourselves on pragmatism.
Our web stack is Postgres + Postgraphile + React, hosted in Kubernetes. Our robotics stack is Python + Arduino deployed via Balena to RPI's and ClearCore's.
Shoot me an email at brent.baumgartner@beanstalk.farm if this sounds interesting. Even if you're not a perfect fit for any of our open positions, we're happy to make up a role for the right engineer or scientist.
[0] All our open positions: https://boards.greenhouse.io/beanstalk
AWS Developer Tools | Seattle, NYC, DC, US-based virtual possible | Senior Engineer/Developer | Full-Time | https://aws.amazon.com/products/developer-tools/
[Note on Location: The team is fully distributed now but there will be an expectation of being available for in-person meetups post-Covid.]
AWS Dev Tools builds the tools that we all use for software development and CI/CD ... at least some of them :-). I'm leading a team of passionate developers trying to re-invent how we create, release, and iterate on software quickly and safely. We are specifically focused on integrations with other tools like Jira, GitLab, GitHub, BitBucket, etc...
We're looking for a senior/lead engineer to help build this out! If you have an interest in how developers work with different languages (Python, Go, Java, Node, etc...), different platforms (Linux, iOS/Android, MacOS, Web Apps), different workflow tools (JIRA, Circle CI, Pivotal Tracker, etc...), and different organizations (startups, enterprises, governments, universities), I'd like to hear from you.
I come from a startup background and the rest of the team is made of people with varied skills - you will learn ALOT here.
8+ years of professional experience are required for this senior role. For those with 2-8 years of experience, I may be able to find other positions within the org so feel free to send a resume if you have an interest in this space.
Email me (Adam) and cc Leah a resume or profile if you'd like to find out more about what we're doing and are interested in joining: adnelso @at amazon.com and leahfitz @at amazon.com
LeagueApps | REMOTE(US) | Washington, DC | New York, NY
https://leagueapps.com is the operating system and community for youth and local sports leaders, providing them with the tools they need to manage and grow their organizations, and deliver amazing experiences to their members. A fast-growing, venture-backed company, we count professional leagues, teams, and athletes as our customers and partners, and reach millions of people every day through our best-in-class SaaS platform. LeagueApps pledges 1% of all company revenues to benefit under-served youth nationwide via the company’s FundPlay initiative.
We are seeking numerous roles, including:
* A Platform Engineer to help build and maintain our core platform (Java, MySQL, GCP). You will be working with senior engineers to help secure our future in terms of software architecture, DevOps, and SRE. Customer growth and increasing load is now presenting some interesting scaling and stability challenges. Platform Engineer application: https://careers.leagueapps.com/jobs/?gh_jid=4184032003
* A Senior Product Designer - you will be working with a cross-functional team to evolve our existing digital platforms and envision the future of our products. Product Designer application: https://careers.leagueapps.com/jobs/?gh_jid=4441747003
LeagueApps is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
United States Digital Service (USDS) | Senior Software Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, and more! | Washington, DC (ONSITE required, but most of us are 100% REMOTE during COVID-19) | https://www.usds.gov/
The United States Digital Service is a team of cross-agency federal technologists who work on some of the biggest issues affecting the American people, including: streamlining immigration, helping veterans get benefits, modernizing health care, reforming hiring, improving school safety, fixing procurement, and more.
Check out our most recent impact report for examples of what you could be working on: https://www.usds.gov/resources/USDS-Impact-Report-2020.pdf
We're looking for the most empathetic, mission-driven, and tenacious technologists who are committed to untangling, rewiring, and redesigning critical government services. We hire folks from all walks of life who have demonstrable experience tackling complicated problems in the public, private, or non-profit sectors.
We're hiring for:
* Software Engineers (Frontend, Backend, Full Stack, DevOps) * Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) and Security Engineers * Product Managers * Data Scientists * Designers (Generalists, Strategists, User Researchers, Interaction Designers, Content Strategists, Design Operations, and everything in between) * Procurement Specialists * Bureaucracy Hackers * and more! With regard to remote work during the pandemic, health and safety are our top priority for all employees. Everyone is currently working remotely, and we don’t have any specific timeline to return onsite yet. During this time, all new hires will start fully remote, though the expectation is they will come onsite to the DC metro area when we are able to resume normal operations. We also understand everyone’s circumstances may vary, and we will work closely with each person to make sure their transition works best for themCome join us in shifting government tech in the right direction -- no prior government experience required!
Read more about getting hired here: https://www.usds.gov/faq
Apply here: https://www.usds.gov/apply
Capital Technology Group (CTG) | Multiple Positions | Washington DC area | Remote work (even after COVID)
CTG is dedicated to providing outstanding information technology consulting services for commercial and government clients. Our team shares a passion for excellence, a thirst for knowledge and brings together a diverse range of skills to ensure the success of our clients. We are looking for sharp minds to help us solve difficult problems! Here are our current openings:
*Data Scientist | Data Analyst (Remote)
*Front-End Web Developer (Remote)
*Scrum Master / Agile Lead (Remote)
*Senior DevOps Engineer (Remote)
*Senior Full-Stack Developer (Remote)
For more information on our open positions, check out our website: https://www.capitaltg.com/careers
Any questions about CTG or the open positions? Feel free to contact me directly - katrina@capitaltg.com Also, definitely reach out if you do apply so we can keep an eye out HNers!*
World Resources Institute | Global Director of Data Lab & Forest API Developer & other roles | Washington, DC or REMOTE/Distributed USA, Global | https://wri.org
World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global non-profit, non-governmental organization [501(c)(3)]. Our mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. We were founded in 1982 and are recognized as one of the top environmental and sustainable development non-profits in the world. Our global network extends to over 1000 staff in close to a dozen countries. You may know about some of our signature data initiatives, including Global Forest Watch, Aqueduct, and Resource Watch.
WRI is always hiring, and may have technical roles that interest you - including positions across all of our staff tiers, from research interns through directors. Please see our careers page if you are interested in applying your skills towards a sustainable future for all: https://jobs.jobvite.com/wri/jobs/
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I would like to highlight the Global Director, Data Lab (job posting: https://jobs.jobvite.com/wri/job/oQKwefw4). From the description:
We seek a Global Director for WRI’s Data Lab with vision, passion, and a deep and broad understanding of the rapidly shifting data technology landscape and how it can be harnessed for good. In this role, you will support WRI’s global programs (Food, Forest, Water, Oceans, Energy, Climate and Cities) and International offices integrate “data for impact” strategies into their theories of change. You will build on existing efforts and ensure that WRI remains a leader in an increasingly crowded and competitive field. Responsibilities include leading the Data Lab’s core team and Institute-wide Impact Council. The Impact Council brings together data technologists from across the institute’s global network to drive good practices in using data to drive impact toward WRI’s mission.
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Another position that might be more applicable to the 'normal' HN crowd is a backend API Engineer (job posting: https://jobs.jobvite.com/wri/job/oX1SefwO). From the description:
In this role, you will join a dynamic team of engineers that is changing the future of forest and land-use monitoring. You will be working within a matrixed group across both technical and non-technical teams within the WRI Data Lab including product managers, GIS analysts, internal software engineers and external web developers.
The main focus of your work will be around building and maintaining microservices for a REST API for managing, analyzing and serving out high resolution spatial temporal data. Additionally, you will work on automated data processing, and managing saved datasets in our API for display on various websites of our organization, including Resource Watch and Global Forest Watch.
Our primary coding languages are Python and NodeJS. Our tech stack includes AWS, Terraform, Docker, Github, Kubernetes, Apache Spark, PostgreSQL and Linux.
This position can be remote and the candidate can be based in any of the countries(Indonesia, China, India, UK, Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, Ethiopia or United States) where we have our International office.
RINSE | REMOTE or San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, or Washington DC | Software Engineers | Full-Time | https://www.rinse.com
Rinse provides dry cleaning and laundry delivery services to tens of thousands of customers in five metropolitan areas in the US. We have sophisticated logistics optimization software, a polished consumer product, and firm business fundamentals.
Rinse has weathered COVID-19 well - read about some of our efforts at https://www.rinse.com/blog/rinse/coronavirus/
Our engineering team is distributed across the United States, and has been entirely remote for over a year now, but an in-office experience will also be available in the above cities to those who prefer a traditional desk.
We're open to both newly-graduated engineers or more senior engineers, provided they meet our bar. Since we're a small team, we're picky.
Search term bingo: Logistics, Django, Python, Optimization, React, React Native, Postgres
https://www.rinse.com/careers/software-engineer/
Interested? Email us as jobs@rinse.com, or my first name at rinse.com