500 Bryant Street, Suite 235 San Francisco, CA 94107
- Compensation
- Mid-$100K's & Early Stage Equity
- Skills
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RubyRailsJavaScriptUXjQuerynode.js
- Benefits
- Medical
- Book Club
- Free Wine
- Catered Meals
We've identified a clear problem-- We seek to liberate knowledge workers of a tyranny that has reached epic proportions. Face the challenge of a lifetime doing important work for yourself and those you care about.
Questions & Answers with H&L
What are the top requirements to qualify for this position?
What is unique about H&L?
The Founder and CEO, Shawn Carolan, is aManaging Directorat Menlo Ventures with notable investments in the consumer space that include Siri, Roku, TeleNav, PlaySpan, IMVU and more.He looked for 5+ years for an investment to elegantly solve this major pain point for knowledge workers until giving up looking and launched the company this year. A former software developer himself, the team has grown one A-player at a time and we’re keeping small but mighty.
We are hiring a Full-Stack Engineer w/UX Mindset:
1. Experience developing applications in Ruby on Rails.
2. In-depth knowledge in JavaScript.
3. Demonstration of Problem Solving on a real-time basis.
4. You should have side projects that show your passion. We'd like to see people active on GitHub.
5. Desire to work in a small team, handling a wide variety of challenges.
1. Experience developing applications in Ruby on Rails.
2. In-depth knowledge in JavaScript.
3. Demonstration of Problem Solving on a real-time basis.
4. You should have side projects that show your passion. We'd like to see people active on GitHub.
5. Desire to work in a small team, handling a wide variety of challenges.
Why is this position open?
We need to add to our engineering staff for quick delivery features to our users.
We just released our first Alpha prototype, and are releasing updates quickly to our users.
We have a small team, we are getting good feedback from the users, and they want the next set of features.
We have a small team, we are getting good feedback from the users, and they want the next set of features.
Describe the current team this person will join, including the reporting structure.
Shawn Carolan is the CEO of the company and sets the product direction.
Jonathan McCoy is the Director of Engineering.On the engineering team have a Kanban methodology that came out of Toyota for iterative development.
What percentage of the candidate's time will be spent on existing products/business, versus items that are new?
You can expect to pick up tickets and do things that are new right off the bat.
That said, there may be some refactoring, and fixing of existing code along the way.
That said, there may be some refactoring, and fixing of existing code along the way.
What challenges will this person face on a daily basis?
Our product is in an arena where there are many big companies; and there are also small companies that have failed.
We are not worried about that as much as we see it as an opportunity.
We are excited about pioneering new ground, so you have to like adventure.
We will believe that a small group of people can change the world.
We are excited about pioneering new ground, so you have to like adventure.
We will believe that a small group of people can change the world.
How are you positioned within the industry and what are your growth plans?
We have a clear path that we have validated with our users.
We are in closed Beta, and will be in that mode for the next quarter. We will then be ready to show the world what we are up to.
We strongly believe in products that market themselves and are viral.
We do not envision a growing into a big enterprise in order to push this out to the public.
We are in closed Beta, and will be in that mode for the next quarter. We will then be ready to show the world what we are up to.
We strongly believe in products that market themselves and are viral.
We do not envision a growing into a big enterprise in order to push this out to the public.
What is your business model?
This will be a Freemium model to start.
We strongly believe in products that market themselves and are viral. Once people get it into their hands, they will be the ones to grow the company.
We strongly believe in products that market themselves and are viral. Once people get it into their hands, they will be the ones to grow the company.
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April 25th, 2012
Comments & Shout-Outs
Anonymous UserHi,
1. Can you actually share what kind of product it is? At least the industry you guys are targeting ? or some competitor info?
2. Any chance for a visa sponsorship?
Thanks.2011-12-30 10:19:02- H&L1. Knowledge worker productivity.
2. Yes, not preferred, but possible with exceptional experience.2012-01-01 22:37:21 - Founder and CEO at H&LWe welcome your comments and questions about this awesome Full-Stack Engineer opportunity at H&L2012-02-13
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