Ask HN - Would a start up take me seriously?
I am currently a College Student, and I really like the startup culture and I am trying to make myself very hire-able right out of college, based on the following, would a start up consider bringing me on board when I graduate?
Experience:
1) I've designed and implemented a program for DNA analysis that my state uses in their labs. (I made the source code available) 2) I've done bioinformatics, concentrating on parallel computing, mostly NVIDIA's CUDA. 3) I was the head back end programmer for a startup (can't disclose the name), I joined as the only programmer and helped come up with many of the concepts they now employ. I started out with a focus in rapid prototyping and eventually moved on to building a scalable backend. 4) Internship for a big name company (think Microsoft, Apple , Intel big)
Education:
1) Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering 2) Also pursuing a minor in Mathematics 3) I have a 4.0 GPA, all around
Computer Skills: (languages I know and a few I plan on learning)
Java, C/C++ (I prefer C), Python, PHP, MySQL, Haskell, Clojure, Scala, OCaml, Javascript, VHDL, C#
I love software development, I have read(or am reading) all the big books on the topic, ie code complete, pragmatic programming, man-month, design patterns, etc..
Even though my focus would be software development, I have a very firm understanding of the hardware, and enjoy some assembly every once in a while.
I am currently 21 and have 3 semesters left before I graduate, I ask you HN, would a start up take me seriously coming out of college? I mean like a real member of their team!