SendGrid | Orange Country, CA | Associate Software Engineer
SendGrid invites engineers with unconventional backgrounds for the role of a Software Engineer on their team.
The SendGrid Quality Engineering team has end-to-end responsibility for the SendGrid email delivery pipeline. Each individual delivery team works closely with the Product Manager, Scrum Master and Head of Sales to evolve existing sites, services and products and deliver new ones using Agile methodologies.
You will be working with a small team to deliver software in accordance with the timelines with highest possible quality. We're an agile, fast growing company and this job description isn't meant to be an exhaustive list of your qualifications or all the things you'll do.
What You'll Do
Quality Analysis
Analyze specifications provided by the Product Owners to develop test cases and plans
Ensure released software products are defect free
Provide feedback on the process to ensure continual improvement of the process
Participate in the Agile Quality Assurance Practice
Create automated acceptance tests for stories as required
Conduct tasks within agreed time frames
Application details:
We are committed to having a meritocratic, transparent and bias-free selection process that is inclusive to all applicants.
QA Automation Engineer at Chegg, Santa Clara, CA. (full-time)
Ever faced hiring bias because you're a woman or from a minority group or have a non-traditional educational background?
Now, you'll be judged for your real talent and not your background.
Chegg invites engineers with unconventional backgrounds for the role of a QA engineer on their team.
What you’ll do on our team:
-You’ll be creating automated tests for our highly scalable and fault tolerant Java based systems. We deal with financial transactions, so mistakes are literally costly.
-We highly value test driven development. We’re not a TDD team… yet. You will participate in improving our team to reach TDD nirvana.
-Understand the business problems being solved and understand how to evaluate our software that solves those problems.
-Create tests that maximize the value to our business (reduce risk the most for the least investment in effort).
-Clearly communicate actionable insight to those that can resolve the problems you identify.
Application Details:
We are committed to having a meritocratic, transparent and bias-free selection process that is inclusive to all applicants.
To apply please email your interest to chegg@gapjumpers.me
Javascript Architect (Engineering Lead) | EdTech | Versal, San Francisco (SOMA) (www.versal.com)
I’m reaching out to check if you’d be interested in a role that requires you to architect JS frameworks from the ground up at our fast growing edtech startup, Versal.
You’ll be reporting to the CTO and also lead a small team of engineers in this role.
Do you think you’re up for it? or do you know anyone in your network who maybe more suited to the role?
I’m going to be honest with you that this is an experienced engineering lead type of role with significant knowledge and experience working with Javascript frameworks and front end web development.
If you have some of your previous JS development work to showcase, please do share it in your email application to kedar@gapjumpers.me
The next step in the process would be a technical challenge with our CTO at Versal. Would you like to give it a shot?
Drop me a line at versal@gapjumpers.me and to arrange for an interview.
McKinsey Digital Labs - NY and SF - Full time - Front End Engineers/ Developers
McKinsey Digital Labs is the in-house client focused digital delivery group of McKinsey & Company. MDL combines user-centered design with unparalleled business knowledge and world-class agile development skills to deliver impactful digital experiences. We are a team of passionate designers, architects and developers solving tough problems for our clients.
We deliver service design concepts, experiential prototypes and production-ready apps to transform our client’s businesses. Despite being part of a large, multinational organization, MDL works more like a small startup company.
Role:
As Front-End Developer at MDL, you will work in small teams in a highly collaborative way, use the latest technologies and enjoy seeing the direct impact from your work.
You’ll create both rapid prototypes, usually in a couple of days to 3 weeks, as well as full-scale applications typically within 2 to 3 months, by working collaboratively and iteratively through design and development. You will need to deliver fully functioning web-based and mobile applications that meet the business goals and requirements of our clients.
As a Front-End Developer at MDL you’ll contribute to the architecture across the technology stack, from databases to native apps.
Do you have the passion and experience to:
- Build prototypes and products using agile development methodologies.
- Build with Javascript MVC frameworks (e.g., Angular JS, Backbone, etc.)
- Create responsive/adaptive applications for mobile devices using HTML5/CSS with familiarity in backend technologies. (e.g. Phonegap, Python, Objective-C, etc.)
- Write and utilize RESTful API services and performance tuning applications.
- Use relational and non-relational data stores in your applications. (e.g., MongoDB, CouchDB, Cassandra, etc.)
In your work do you:
-Demonstrate excitement about the impact of emerging / disruptive technologies.
-Solve problems by processing complex information and presenting it clearly and simply.
-Provide technical excellence (whilst adhering to Agile software engineering practices such as DRY, TDD, CI) and leadership/mentorship.
-Want to unleash their inner self-starter and work in an environment that fosters entrepreneurial minds.
-Play an active role in the community, i.e. speaking at conferences, blogging, contributing to open source projects, etc.
We are committed to having a meritocratic and transparent hiring process.
In order to proceed to the next stage of the interview process, we want to make sure that you are genuinely excited about MDL and are able to solve the types of challenges we face.
Would you be willing to answer this technical challenge so that the managers at MDL can evaluate your key competencies before the interview?
Dolby Labs - Sunnyvale, Full time (Embedded Software Engineer)
Dolby Laboratories creates technologies that enhance the entertainment experience.
We are looking for Embedded Systems Software Engineers in the Advanced Imaging Group at Dolby. On this team you will revolutionize how people create, deliver, and enjoy entertainment worldwide on PCs, gaming consoles and mobile devices. To do that, we need the absolute best talent, including insatiably curious engineers and scientists.
At Dolby, science meets art, and high tech means more than computer code. As a member of the Dolby team, you’ll see and hear the results of your work everywhere, from movie theaters to smartphones. We continue to revolutionize how people create, deliver, and enjoy entertainment worldwide. To do that, we need the absolute best talent. We’re big enough to give you all the resources you need, and small enough so you can make a real difference and earn recognition for your work. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits.
The qualified candidate will develop novel image/video processing and video compression technology that enables the next generation of Dolby technologies.
The role will involve:
- Developing software that enables the next generation video technologies created by Dolby.
- Working closely with Research group to develop proof of concept platforms, SDKs, plug-ins for external products, etc.
- Engage in software development, mapping complex processing power intensive algorithms to existing decoder platforms, writing test procedures, interacting with customers, etc.
- Analyzing break through video concepts developed by research and provide feedback to research on the specifications and other technical documentation.
- Comprehension of reference code from research team with in-depth understanding of each module.
- Analyzing and understanding the system architecture of the TV SoCs, gaming consoles, STB architectures, etc. supplied by partner companies and create high level design to map the Dolby technologies on their products.
We are committed to having a meritocratic and transparent hiring process.
In order to proceed to the next stage of the interview process, we want to make sure that you are genuinely excited about Dolby and are able to solve the types of challenges we face.
So, every applicant will be given an equal opportunity to prove themselves to the engineering team at Dolby in an interview.
McKinsey Digital Labs (part of McKinsey & Co) - San Francisco, New York City.
We’re looking for Front End Engineers/ Developers
—————ABOUT MCKINSEY DIGITAL LABS————————
McKinsey Digital Labs is the in-house client focused digital delivery group of McKinsey & Company. MDL combines user-centered design with unparalleled business knowledge and world-class agile development skills to deliver impactful digital experiences. We are a team of passionate designers, architects and developers solving tough problems for our clients.
We deliver service design concepts, experiential prototypes and production-ready apps to transform our client’s businesses. Despite being part of a large, multinational organization, MDL works more like a small startup company.
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We’re looking for FRONT END ENGINEERS.
As Front-End Developer at MDL, you will work in small teams in a highly collaborative way, use the latest technologies and enjoy seeing the direct impact from your work.
You’ll create both rapid prototypes, usually in a couple of days to 3 weeks, as well as full-scale applications typically within 2 to 3 months, by working collaboratively and iteratively through design and development. You will need to deliver fully functioning web-based and mobile applications that meet the business goals and requirements of our clients. As a Front-End Developer at MDL you’ll contribute to the architecture across the technology stack, from databases to native apps.
Do you have the passion and experience to…?
-Build prototypes and products using agile development methodologies.
-Build with Javascript MVC frameworks (e.g., Angular JS, Backbone, etc.)
—Create responsive/adaptive applications for mobile devices using HTML5/
—CSS with familiarity in backend technologies. (e.g. Phonegap, Python, Objective-C, etc.)
—Write and utilize RESTful API services and performance tuning applications.
—Use relational and non-relational data stores in your applications. (e.g., MongoDB, CouchDB, Cassandra, etc.)
In your work, do you…?
—Demonstrate excitement about the impact of emerging / disruptive technologies.
—Solve problems by processing complex information and presenting it clearly and simply.
—Provide technical excellence (whilst adhering to Agile software engineering practices such as DRY, TDD, CI) and leadership/mentorship.
-Want to unleash their inner self-starter and work in an environment that fosters entrepreneurial minds.
-Play an active role in the community, i.e. speaking at conferences, blogging, contributing to open source projects, etc.
We are committed to having a meritocratic and transparent hiring process.
In order to proceed to the next stage of the interview process, we want to make sure that you are genuinely excited about McKinsey Digital Labs and are able to solve the types of challenges we face.
Please submit your application directly to the leadership at McKinsey Digital Labs.
SendGrid invites engineers with unconventional backgrounds for the role of a Software Engineer on their team.
The SendGrid Quality Engineering team has end-to-end responsibility for the SendGrid email delivery pipeline. Each individual delivery team works closely with the Product Manager, Scrum Master and Head of Sales to evolve existing sites, services and products and deliver new ones using Agile methodologies.
You will be working with a small team to deliver software in accordance with the timelines with highest possible quality. We're an agile, fast growing company and this job description isn't meant to be an exhaustive list of your qualifications or all the things you'll do.
What You'll Do
Application details: We are committed to having a meritocratic, transparent and bias-free selection process that is inclusive to all applicants.To apply, email your interest to sendgrid@gapjumpers.me or take this blind audition technical challenge at https://www.gapjumpers.me/questions/sendgrid/qs-224/