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cmuir

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I co-founded Underdog.io.
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cmuir··on Show HN: Demon – open-source real-time music diffusion engine, 25Hz local GPU
Let's talk more about why it is reason number 2.
cmuir··on Waypoint-1: Real-Time Interactive Video Diffusion from Overworld
Wow, very cool. Starring now.
cmuir··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2018)
Underdog.io | New York | ONSITE | https://underdog.io

Underdog.io, a talent marketplace, is hiring a backend engineer in New York. This role will have ownership over backend and DevOps on our Python (Flask) and JavaScript-based stack. Underdog.io is a small, revenue-funded company where everyone’s contribution and decision-making is directly impactful. Ideal candidates have the skills and initiative to think deeply about everything from code quality to internal processes to the broader market in which we operate. Specifically, we’re looking for someone with:

- Server-side development experience in Flask or a similar framework (Django, Express, etc.).

- Client-side development experience, preferably using a JS library like React or AngularJS.

- A deep understanding of HTTP and RESTful API design.

- Familiarity with SQL databases (we use PostgreSQL) and general data modeling practices.

- Experience managing AWS environments and working with DevOps tools (Jenkins, Docker, etc.).

- A desire to contribute to open-source projects.

Email chris+hn@underdog.io if you’re interested in learning more. No agencies, bootcamp grads, or visa candidates.

cmuir··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2018)
Underdog.io | Creative Technologist | New York, NY | ONSITE

Underdog.io is a curated talent marketplace headquartered in New York.

We're looking to hire a designer-developer to work with us on a 4-6 week project at full-time or mostly-full-time capacity. React experience and strong holistic design thinking are the only requirements, although we’re especially interested in working with people who are interested in designing for accessibility or disadvantaged communities. The project itself is a web application (not a marketing site) that will have be used by people who are looking for jobs. We are big on cultivating agency and helping people align with their values, so that will be a theme of our thinking and work.

We are thinking about this as a product residency where you will work and think with us at our office, fit into our product development process, and be supported completely through the project.

Please email me at chris at underdog.io if you're interested in finding out more.

cmuir··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2017)
Underdog.io | New York | ONSITE | https://underdog.io

Underdog.io, a talent marketplace, is hiring a backend engineer in New York. This role will have ownership over backend and DevOps on our Python (Flask) and JavaScript-based stack. Underdog.io is a small, revenue-funded company where everyone’s contribution and decision-making is directly impactful. Ideal candidates have the skills and initiative to think deeply about everything from code quality to internal processes to the broader market in which we operate. Specifically, we’re looking for someone with:

- Server-side development experience in Flask or a similar framework (Django, Express, etc.).

- Client-side development experience, preferably using a JS library like React or AngularJS.

- A deep understanding of HTTP and RESTful API design.

- Familiarity with SQL databases (we use PostgreSQL) and general data modeling practices.

- Experience managing AWS environments and working with DevOps tools (Jenkins, Docker, etc.).

- A desire to contribute to open-source projects.

Email chris@underdog.io if you’re interested in learning more. No agencies, bootcamp grads, or visa candidates.

cmuir··on Why It Took Us Two Months to Rebrand ChallengePost to Devpost
Really took 6 months if you factor in design/marketing work.
cmuir··on Before You Learn to Code, Ask Yourself Why
Given the varying lengths of these immersives, I'd love to see a per week price comparison (or some sort of common unit $ comparison). That, plus non-inflated placement rates, would be helpful.
cmuir··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015)
Underdog.io | New York, NY | https://underdog.io | Full-Time | ONSITE or REMOTE

We’re looking to hire a full-stack engineer (engineer #3/employee #6).

Today, Underdog.io is a curated marketplace for talent. We connect amazing people with founders and hiring managers at top technology companies.

We don’t charge placement fees because we’re not recruiters. We’re building technology to reduce the noise of the job search and match. We started Underdog.io because we experienced the pains associated with (1) hiring while working at top startups and (2) looking for new opportunities.

Our platform is currently live in SF and NYC, where we work with 180+ awesome startups. We’ve had to turn away one of every two companies that have tried to join the network. We've proudly bootstrapped and profitable.

As we scale, we’ll focus on building tools for candidates to organize, search, and discover new job opportunities. In our view of the future, job candidates don’t receive unsolicited outreach from recruiters and companies don’t pay placement fees for the vast majority of their hires. Job search is organized and talented candidates have more high-quality options.

We use Python/Flask, Javascript/Node.js, PostgreSQL, Elastic Search, AWS. We're also working on a project in Ruby/Sinatra. And we're big supporters of open source.

Link to GitHub: https://github.com/underdogio

Email chris@underdog.io to apply.

Keywords: NYC, Brooklyn, Developer, Dev, Engineer, Python, Flask, Node.js, Ruby, Sinatra, PostgreSQL, Elastic Search, Open Source, https://underdog.io/

cmuir··on A look inside engineering at Plated
Between Plated, Blue Apron, HelloFresh, and others, lots of cool stuff going on in this space.
cmuir··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015)
We're also looking for an NLP Engineer!
cmuir··on Seen that job listing for a while, its no coincidence
Definitely true, but it's not just recruitment firms that leave dummy jobs up. Startups do this all the time, especially for competitive roles like software engineer and UX designer. It allows internal recruiters and hiring managers to perpetually keep an eye out for good talent. It also makes the companies look like they are doing well and growing.
cmuir··on Ask HN: What is the best interview experience you have had?
I went for a jog with an ex-colleague who was starting a new company in NYC. He had asked to meet up to get my advice on how to interview people for a research project that his company was working on. After 45 minutes of me explaining how a candidate would ideally approach the work, he offered me the job. I basically said yes on the spot.
cmuir··on Why Timehop Switched from Ruby to Go (Inside Their Stack)
Love this company and all their progress from the 4SquareAnd7YearsAgo days. Great that they are still as thoughtful as ever when it comes to product and infrastructure.
cmuir··on Inside Wildcard’s Tech Stack
Congrats on the launch, Team Wildcard! Very exciting.
cmuir··on Builders Build Startups. Recruiters Don't.
Them's fighting words.
cmuir··on Why Real Estate Tech Is So Attractive For Founders
Graham, RentHackr is working on the pricing transparency problem: http://www.renthackr.com/.

Would love to hear more about your other ideas and tell you about the data and insights product I'm working on for property managers and others in the rental real estate space. Email is in my profile.

cmuir··on Twas the night before Disrupt
genius.