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Ask HN: Where would you be most excited to work?

(throwaway to reduce bias, to avoid possible current-employer-panic, and to blow my own horn without tying myself to being a douchebag...)

I'm looking for a change. My family and I are willing to move.

I've got a Math/CS degree from a well-known university, and I've been programming professionally for between 10-15 years depending on your definition. I'm confident in my current skill set, and in my continuing ability to acquire required skills.

I've made a list of places that I'll soon be applying to, but I'm wondering if I'm thinking too small.

So, my blue-sky question: What's your best case? If you could have a job offer tomorrow, anywhere, where would you go?

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I saw Space-X was hiring in the last "Who's Hiring" thread here. Working on fricking spaceships would be cool.

Ah, that's a good idea. Thanks!

So is Scaled, and who wouldn't want to work with Burt Rutan?

Why not look at creating your own job?

You sound talented, and with that much job experience you should have some savings.

As in startup? Thanks for the suggestion.

I did sort of try that a few years back, but it appeared that I would need to spend a majority of time doing marketing, which doesn't really appeal to me.

Microsoft Research in Redmond

My problem with Microsoft Research is that it seems like you would work in a vacuum. I like making things people can easily decide whether they're good too, not deal with marketing dept. red tape to deliver. When I think Microsoft Research I think amazing things poorly marketed and embraced by microsoft. Example: Making a collage in MS Gallery Live is a "microsoft research" add-on you have to go to a separate website to buy.

There's a video from the former head of Apple's Advanced Technology Group that discusses the problem.

I worked there. It was awesome. Smartest group of people I've ever worked with. The job is more about working on cool things than shipping products.

The job is more about working on cool things than shipping products.

Sounds awesome :)

Why worked ?

Honeywell Aerospace, doing avionics. I got hooked on safety-critical work when I did some air traffic control software for Lockheed Martin. You might need five to ten years more experience but it's worth a try.

Honestly, for the areas I'm heavily interested in, Notion Ink, or some type of Cradle-2-Cradle focused design/manufacturing company.

Pixar

Pixar for me also. Or Apple.

Or maybe as Christina Aguilera's manager, now that she's divorcing her current manager. :)

Aiming too low? Try SIAI - http://singinst.org/

Industrial Light and Magic

Apple.

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