THOUGHTS OF A BOSSMAN

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How do you engage a new hire before their start date?

Great question on Quora on Recruiting: How do you engage a new hire before their start date? 1 answer on Quora How do you engage a new hire before their start date?

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Java Engineers- learn work/ Hadoop, Lucene, Machine Learning

Java Engineers - Really Complex Interesting Challenges This is one of the most exciting and promising companies that I have come across in a long time. They have a lot to offer: a well-funded company, an all-star cast of engineers, and execs, cutting-edge technology (Hadoop, Lucene, high volume low latency apps, machine learning, etc), great ideas--->great products, and most importantly, CUSTOMERS! They are bringing order to a chaotic marketplace, a marketplace that is long overdue for some much needed analysis and intelligence. There are lots of moving parts and meaty problems to get behind, including the analysis of terabytes of data, millions of transactions per minute,etc.

We are searching for engineers of all levels (JR- Mid- Sr)

Requirements:

- Bachelors / Masters Degree in Computer Science. - 1+ years of professional experience - Very strong Object Oriented and Java Skills - Multithreading experience.

Nice to have:

- Experience with high volume web applications. - Experience designing and developing applications that handle a very high load in a very short period. - Experience designing and building highly redundant systems.

Bonus: - Hadoop. - Lucene. - Very strong Database skills. - Any machine learning experience. - Dealing with thousands of transactions per second.

If you are interested in learning more please send your resume and contact info to John VanderSande of WinterWyman's Software Group to [email protected]

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PhoneGap/Mobile or Web UI Dev (html, javascript)

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Who are the best recruiters in the Greater Boston area for software engineers?

Who are the best recruiters in the Greater Boston area for software engineers? 1 answer on Quora Who are the best recruiters in the Greater Boston area for software engineers?

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Big Data, Scalable Systems- Work with the CTO of a Growing Startup

Do you get excited by working with a team of talented Entrepreneurs / Engineers toward a common goal? Do you get excited by releasing high quality software that is pushing the limits and defining a new emerging market? Do you love the buzz and energy of a successful startup where everyone is motivated by one common goal- to build the best product and company possible? If you are interested in an exciting startup venture that is defining an emerging market, I would love to speak with you! My Client is less than a year old, has recently taken a round of funding, and is already incredibly profitable. They have been growing revenues at a break-neck pace. They have access to new technology that only a handful of companies in the world have access to, and the Founders (3 of them) have successfully sold 5 Software companies previously. We are looking for strong end-to-end engineers. The only real requirement is that you have a strong Computer Science background, have a knack for delivering high quality production software, and love the startup atmosphere. In this role you will work with the CTO helping to architect the system for scale (upwards of 75million impressions per day) You will be working with Hadoop, Hive, Amazon Cloud tech, etc Skills and Experience: - Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science - 2-15 yrs of professional experience. - Professional of personal experience with Java, PHP, Ruby, or Python - MySQL - Linux - Experience building production software applications. - Prior startup experience - Experience working on high volume scalable systems is a plus, but is not required - Experience working on systems that handle and process enormous amounts of data is a plus This is a FULL-TIME role. Only those currently authorized to work in the US will be considered. If interested, please send your resume to John VanderSande of Winter Wyman's Software Group at [email protected] 

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Reblog: Sharpening with Diamond Lapping Film

A great post on diamond lapping film... Categories:: Chisels • Chris Schwarz Blog • Woodworking Blogs | | Tags: Christopher Schwarz • Lee Valley • Sharpening Christopher Schwarz | Apr 04, 2012 | Comments 17 Add to favorites

Almost every system for sharpening tools works just fine, so the differences between the systems come down to speed, expense, portability and mess.

In December, Lee Valley Tools started carrying diamond lapping film for sharpening edge tools. I kind of ignored it as I was busting my hump building a Campaign Secretary under a tight deadline. But that project (and story) are now done. And after talking to some Lee Valley engineers about the stuff, I bought some lapping film during the Lee Valley free shipping promotion.

The Lee Valley engineers were blown away by the sheer speed of the abrasive. I was intrigued by the portability and low mess factor. The real question in my mind right now is the expense, but more on that later.

The diamond film is a monocrystalline abrasive embedded in a plastic-like film with a PSA backing – it’s peel-and-stick stuff. There are four grits in the set – 15 micron, 3 micron, .5 micron and .1 micron. Yes, point-one micron. The set is $22.50.

The 15 micron is for the primary bevel. The 3 micron is for the secondary bevel. The other two grits polish the secondary bevel.

I stuck the 3” x 6” sheets to small scraps of glass I bought from the hardware store ($2 total — always ask for scraps). The glass worked fine, but I really don’t want to travel with sheets of glass. If I travel with this stuff in the future, I’m going to stick it to Lexan, milled aluminum or scraps of solid surface material, such as Corian.

The difficult part of sticking down a film like this is that you sometimes get bubbles. And those bubbles could be weak spots where the material could tear. So be careful.

Lee Valley recommends using a light oil as a lubricant to carry away swarf. I used camellia oil, the same stuff I wipe my tools down with.

So how does it work? It does cut crazy, crazy fast. I can honestly say that it is the fastest-cutting system I have ever used, hands-down. When renewing the edge on a chisel or a block plane iron, I had to take only about six good swipes on each grit to remove the scratches from the previous grit. Impressive.

The polish from the diamond film is equally impressive. It gives you a wicked sharp edge with a high polish – and the polish will give you more durability.

The oil was a good recommendation, indeed. It made cleaning the film easy. And it coated the edge with oil when I was done sharpening – a good thing.

So what’s the trade-off? As with all sheet abrasives, it’s probably going to be the expense. I’ve sharpened 10 tools on the film and it’s holding up just fine. But who knows how many edges I’ll get out of this film before I have to buy a replacement sheet for $6.20.

And the bubbles trouble me. I got a bubble in the .1 micron film and tore it a tad. The stuff still works fine with the tear, but it does concern me.

The bottom line is that the stuff is amazing when new, but I do want to see how it will hold up in the long run for the way I sharpen. If it holds up, I think it could be an excellent portable sharpening system. So stay tuned. If you are interested in trying the stuff for yourself, you can get it here at Lee Valley.

— Christopher Schwarz

Want to learn to sharpen? Get Ron Hock’s excellent book “The Perfect Edge.” It’s written in plain English for woodworkers and includes a lot of straight talk on steel and abrasives. It’s an excellent part of a foundation library for anyone who uses hand tools.

Originally published on: http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/sharpening-with-diamond-lapping-film

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Java Software Engineers For Scalable Web Applications (Java, Linux, MySQL, Etc)

My client develops software that touches hundreds of million consumers. They offer an incredibly friendly culture and amazing perks and amenities. Are you interested in working on software that touches millions of people every day? Are you interested in working on software that you can actually show to and explain to your family? Are you interested in working at a company where there are incredibly brilliant Engineers? Are you interested in working on software that people love to use and feel passionate about?

Okay, sounds great, right?

Now what if I told you that this company has an “Advanced Development” team; a “lab” so to speak, and this “lab” team is hiring and is doubling and needs to hire right now! This would be like a dream come true: a mid-size stable company with a small elite team working on brand new applications and acting like a startup with the stability of 100s of millions of dollars. It almost sounds too good.

We are recruiting for very talented Software Engineers who have solid Computer Science fundamentals and have a passion and enthusiasm for software development and technology in general.

Skills and Experience:

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science.

Very strong Computer Science fundamentals.

Must be able to apply knowledge of data structures and algorithms to solve complex problems.

Professional Java Development experience.

Web Application experience

Linux

MySQL

Any experience with memcached or Hadoop is a plus, but is not required.

Experience level: OPEN. We are looking for the best and brightest regardless of experience level.

This is a full-time role.

If you are interested in learning more please send your resume and contact information to John VanderSande of Winter Wyman’s Software Group at [email protected]

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Java Web Engineers For A Growing & Socially Conscious Software Co(Java, Mobile, Web, UI)

Well funded startup with 20 people, is rapidly growing and is blazing an exciting path. The growth is due to success and demand for the product. They are developing consumer software that has a good cause (and is socially responsible). There are a number of complex and interesting projects on the horizon, and you will have ample room and opportunity to grow and contribute

From the Director of Engineering:

“So, the simplest way I would describe what we’re looking for are candidates who are great at at least one thing today, but are going to be excited about getting work on a lot more. If they’re into consumer products and that’s what they want to work on, I think it’s a good fit. We’re really bringing a lot to the table. We’ve completely de-risked the next 12-18 months with our most recent round of funding but we’re still running all new pilots with some blue sky R&D and refining our product. Since the code is only 7 months old, there is no technical debt and I expect to see 70% new development, 20% tweaks of existing functionality, and 10% or less spent fixing bugs. Almost no time is wasted with unnecessary process, which means that everyone has to be really accountable. We definitely have opportunities that range from embedded, to networking, back-end Java, server-side front-end, client-side front-end, mobile, even UX and UI design. So, anyone with upside that is great at at least one thing from that list, we are willing to talk to them.”

Skills & Experience:

- BS or MS in Computer Science - 2-12+ years of professional software development experience -Experience with any of the following- client side Java, server side Java, -Web UI (JavaScript, CSS, HTML, etc), or Mobile (iPhone/Android would be a fit - Any prior start-up experience is a strong plus - Excellent communication skills are required - Only those currently authorized to work in the US will be considered.

This is a FULL-TIME role. If interested, please send your resume and contact information to John VanderSande at [email protected]

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PHP Engineers For A Rapidly Growing Startup

Do you get excited by working with a team of talented Entrepreneurs / Engineers toward a common goal? Do you get excited by releasing high quality software that is pushing the limits and defining a new emerging market? Do you love the buzz and energy of a successful start-up where everyone is motivated by one common goal- to build the best product and company possible?

If you are interested in an exciting start-up venture that is defining an emerging market, I would love to speak with you!

My Client is less than a year old, has recently taken a round of funding, and is already incredibly profitable. They have been growing revenues at a break-neck pace. They have access to new technology that only a handful of companies in the world have access to, and the Founders (3 of them) have successfully sold 5 Software companies previously.

We are looking for strong end-to-end WEB engineers. The only real requirement is that you have a strong Computer Science background, have a knack for delivering high quality production software, and love the startup atmosphere.

Skills and Experience:

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science

2-15 yrs of professional experience.

Professional of personal experience with PHP (or Perl, Python, Ruby)

Experience working with Javascript, css, html

MySQL

Linux

Experience building production software applications.

Prior start-up experience

Experience working on high volume scalable systems is a plus, but is not required

Experience working on systems that handle and process enormous amounts of data is a plus

This is a FULL-TIME role.

Only those currently authorized to work in the US will be considered.

If interested, please send your resume to John VanderSande of Winter Wyman’s Software Group at [email protected]

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UI/PHP Web Developer- Small Growing Funded Startup Venture

Early Stage, well funded startup is looking for a PHP, Web UI Engineer. This person will help lead the UI development effort and contribute on server-side development as well. Because the company is small and growing quickly, there is ample opportunity for advancement and for you to put your stamp on the look and feel of the company’s products. My client is developing web-based applications in an emerging market. They have taken a small amount of funding and are already profitable, after only having been in business for 1 year. This is an incredible opportunity.

Skills & Experience:

Strong web based UI development background.

Experience developing web-based UIs using JavaScript, CSS, HTML.

Experience with jQuery (or another JavaScript framework).

Any experience with PHP or similar languages

Experience with MySQL and the data tier is a plus

Experience with end-to-end development is a plus

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

This is a FULL-TIME role. No Contractors or Design firms, etc.

Only those currently authorized to work in theUSwithout sponsorship will be considered

If you are interested in this opportunity please send your resume to John VanderSande of Winter Wyman’s Software Group at [email protected]

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Senior/Principal Software Engineers- Server-Side Java

Come work and learn from a brilliant team of engineers and get exposed to really interesting and complex problems. Work on challenging server-side systems while learning and working on search based applications (mobile, web, and desktop based search). These systems will churn through enormous data sets and will have to deal with the unique challenge of serving up info to mobile users (as well as web users). You will also get the opportunity to learn python and mobile technologies. You will work with solr/lucene, spring, etc. Also, there is ample opportunity to grow and progress in your career.

Skills & Experience-

A BS or MS in Computer Science

Ideally, 7-10+ yrs of professional software development experience

Professional Java development experience is required

Strong server-side development experience

Experience building complex systems

Knowledge of multi-threading

Not required, but nice to have-

Spring

Strong distributed systems experience

Solr/Lucence

This is a full-time role. Only those currently authorized to work in the US will be considered. If interested, please send your resume and contact information to John VanderSande of Winter Wyman’s Software Group at [email protected]

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Any-Level Sharp Engineers To Work On Complex Applications In Python

Early stage well funded startup with tons of capital and a great analytical offering is searching for highly talented software engineers. We are looking for multiple engineers with a wide variety of experience. Are you interested in algorithmic challenges, data mining and analysis, and high performance web apps? How about a growing business venture with tremendous upside with very intelligent and highly successful executives at the helm?

We are looking for uber talented junior engineers, strong mid-sernior engineers, and even hands-on technology leaders.

Skills & Experience-

1) you must be a very strong technologist 2) while python experience is desired, we will consider really smart java, ruby, etc engineers 3) experience developing complex data-driven web apps 4) strong communication skills 5) able to write clean efficient high quality code 6) in terms of experience level -see above- we are flexible and wide open (so 1-20+ yrs of experience)

This is a Full-Time role. Only those currently authorized to work in theUS will be considered.

If interested, please send your resume and contact information to John Vandersande [email protected]

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Exciting, Ground Breaking Consumer Startup- Ruby On Rails (Would Consider Java, Python, Or .NET)

Are you a talented Engineer with experience developing in Java, Python, Ruby, or similar? Do you enjoy learning new technologies? Are you interested in working on a small team with talented engineers? Are you interested in using and learning Ruby on Rails?

My client is a well funded 20 person start-up developing B2B and B2C applications that are at the forefront of an entirely new market. They are poised to reach 100 million visitors / month by the end of the summer (currently they are reaching 50-60 million). They have a small Agile team that is very supportive and engineers are given ample room and responsibility and have enormous control over the architecture. They are using RoR currently and are open to training someone as long as the right background, attitude, and aptitude is present.

Skills and Experience: 

Bachelors of Masters Degree in Computer Science or similar

2-10+ years of professional experience.

Experience with web development (Javascript, HTML, Web Services, etc)

Experience with either Ruby on Rails, Python, Java, or similar

Strong Object Oriented programming background and experience.

Experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL or similar.

Linux.

Any Open Source experience or personal project development in Ruby or related is great experience and will be strongly considered.

Prior experience at a start-up

Any experience developing consumer facing software is a plus!

This is a full-time role. Only local candidates and those Currently Authorized to work in theU.S. will be considered. Please, no 3rd parties.

 If you are interested please send your resume and contact information to John VanderSande at [email protected]

 Job ID: 117560

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Early Stage Funded Startup- Java Engineers

My Client is a well funded startup in stealth mode, currently hiring extraordinary engineers who want to build and scale one of the most promising mobile startups. They are in the business of building new avenues for content providers and mobile application developers to integrate. This is an early stage opportunity with tons of upside. Armed with a huge round of funding and an executive team with billions in successful exits, my client is poised to succeed.

We are looking for engineers who want to solve hard problems, move fast and ship quickly, while maintaining quality.

Skills & Experience:

4+ years of Java experience

A Bachelor’s Degree or Masters in Computer Science, or related experience

Experience developing end-to-end

Experience developing web services using REST, or similar

Experience with scalable systems, Hadoop, and NoSQL is a PLUS, but is not required.

Knowledge of distributed caches, task and message queues are a PLUS (not required)

Self-motivated team player with the ability to take a high-quality projects from conception to completion

This is a FULL-TIME permanent role

Boston Area Up to $130K Based on experience

If interested please send your resume to John VanderSande of Winter Wyman’s Software Group at [email protected]