Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2025)

    Can work in an early stage startup environment. Proactive and hands on.

    Senior/Staff+ Engineer. You must be independent and self-organized.

    Good at Go, Kubernetes (Understanding how to manage stateful services in a multi-cloud environment)

    We have a Python service in our Recommendation pipeline, so some ML/Data Science knowledge would be good.

    SQL / ClickHouse SQL (goes without saying)

    You'll need to be able to do On-Call - debugging production infra or db issues

    If you can do low-level database programming (C++, ClickHouse) that's added bonus.

  * Go for backend and Go+TypeScript for fullstack engineers.
  * Linux, networking, and security.
  * Scalability and/or security experience for systems software is welcome.

  * Competitive salary and equity.
  * 401k with company match.
  * Excellent health insurance.

  * You will join a 30 minute intro call and we will walk you through compensation, the interview process, and requirements.
  * You join a private Slack channel and submit a coding challenge in Go (backend) or Go+TypeScript (fullstack) depending on the position using Github.

  - Senior Data Analyst (on-site, Gainesville, FL) [2]
  - Senior Site Reliability Engineer (on-site, Gainesville, FL) [3]

  - Generous pay range based on skills and experience
  - Unlimited PTO + 10 paid holidays
  - Medical, dental, and vision insurance with FSA options, 401(k) plan
  - A supportive culture and excellent work-life balance

  [1] https://pex.com/, https://www.vobile.com/
  [2] https://pex.com/senior-data-analyst-05-2025/
  [3] https://pex.com/senior-site-reliability-engineer-07-2025/

  - 5+ years frontend dev experience
  - Expert in: React Native, Redux, TypeScript, Jest
  - Strong JS fundamentals 
  - Experience with: Git Actions, mobile app deployment 
  - Nice-to-have: Datadog, passionate about bitcoin, active user of Fold
  - US residency (regulatory requirement)

  - 5+ years experience in frontend or design engineering
  - Strong in: React Native, TypeScript, modern component libraries
  - Nice to have: Storybook, Framer Motion, active user of Fold, passionate about bitcoin
  - Fluent in design systems and responsive layouts
  - Experience implementing and scaling design systems
  - Knowledge of animation and accessibility best practices
  - US residency (regulatory requirement)

  * Code Quality: a universal linter/formatter, available as a CLI, VSCode extension, and CI check;

  * Merge Queue: a merge queue, to ensure that PRs are tested in order before they're merged; and

  * CI Analytics: detects, quarantines, and eliminates flaky tests from your code base. Prevents flakey tests from producing noise and blocking CI.

  *Flaky Tests: Detect and eliminate Flaky Tests.

  * Frontend: Typescript, React, Redux, Next.js
  * Backend: Typescript, Node, AWS, CDK, k8s, gRPC
  * Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Kiali, Jaeger
  * CLI: C++20, Bazel
  * VSCode Extension: Typescript
  * CI/CD: GitHub Actions
  * General: GitHub, Slack, Linear, Slite

  1. Skim https://github.com/promptfoo/promptfoo and run  
     `npx promptfoo@latest init --example getting-started`  
  2. Email [email protected] with subject line “HN” and a short, personalized intro  
     (LinkedIn, resume, or GitHub link welcome).  
  3. I reply to every thoughtful application and will send swag if you try (or contribute to) Promptfoo.  
     – Michael, co-founder/CTO

  - Founded 2017; backed by Greylock, Norwest, IVP, and others, now scaling toward IPO.  
  - Trusted by Snowflake, T-Mobile, Pure Storage & 200+ enterprises on five continents.  
  - Momentum: $90 M Series C, new AI-driven defenses, expanding partner ecosystem.

  - Build & refine threat detections with our security research team.  
  - Stream and enrich event data through Kafka → Postgres/Elasticsearch.  
  - Extend our Chromium-based browser extension (WXT).  
  - Add new SaaS services to the platform; optimize data stores for scale.

  - Python + FastAPI / asyncio  
  - TypeScript + WXT 
  - Rust micro-services
  - Kafka
  - Docker/K8s
  - Postgres & Elasticsearch

  - 4–6 yrs software engineering (cyber-security a plus).  
  - Deep Python async skills; Kafka & K8s in production.  
  - DB mastery (Postgres + Elastic).  
  - Clear communication & bias toward ownership.

  - Site Reliability: Ensure 24/7 uptime, performance, and scalability of Topps.com for global users.
  - Product & Engineering Innovation: Lead the development of high-quality features with speed and rigor. Guide technical strategy, ensure system security and compliance, and champion engineering best practices.
  - Team Leadership: Manage and grow engineers and engineering managers. Foster a culture of accountability, mentorship, and rapid iteration. Use data to guide decision-making and continuous improvement.
  - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align closely with product, design, operations, marketing, customer support, and external platform partners to drive business impact and streamline execution.
  - Strategic Roadmapping: Translate business needs into a long-term technical roadmap. Balance near-term priorities with future-facing innovation.
  - Platform Ownership: Own the technical health of our Shopify architecture and identify areas for optimization, extensibility, and performance improvements.

  - platform engineers
  - firmware & controls engineers 
  - embedded software engineers
  - Fullstack

  - Home load prediction algorithms  
  - Resilient factory execution software platform 
  - Automated hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test system

    Platform Engineer – Tokyo, Japan 

 Focus Areas: #Kubernetes, #Linux, #Chef, #Terraform, #GCP, #OnPrem, #RockyLinux, #Rook, #Ceph

 Location: Tokyo – 4 days/week in-office (1 day WFH)

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