jeanhsu

Range | Remote (US) | Full Time

Range builds tools for remote and hybrid teams, so that they can stay in sync and feel connected. Teams use Range for the right blend of async and sync communications - Range has async check-ins that integrate into its meeting facilitation tool.

Because our mission is to craft new ways for organizations, teams, and individuals to unlock their full potential, we do our best to walk the talk. We endeavor to build a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels safe and supported.

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Range | Remote (US) | Full Time

Range allows teams to stay in sync and feel connected, even in today’s increasingly distributed workplaces. At its core, Range is a virtual stand-up that integrates with all your work tools to provide transparency and knowledge discovery. As part of a daily check-in, team members answer team-building questions and share their mood, a simple process that builds trust and psychological safety.

Because our mission is to craft new ways for organizations, teams, and individuals to unlock their full potential, we do our best to walk the talk. We endeavor to build a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels safe and supported.

You can find more about us at https://www.range.co/ and on Key Values: https://www.keyvalues.com/range

We're hiring for senior engineers:

- Backend Engineer (Go): https://www.range.co/careers/backend-engineer

- Product Engineer: https://www.range.co/careers/product-engineer

Apply by emailing your resume and why you're interested to careers@range.co

One thing we didn't talk much about is if it's...a good idea. I imagine many of these folks will switch back into the technical track for a bit. But the reality that Tess speaks to is that many more experienced eng managers are burning out (pandemic management has been no joke), and so companies are tapping on earlier career folks to step into management. For folks who don't opt out of that situation, how do you make the most of it?

Yes! Agreed =)

Good point--I should have clarified, but this is more often a referral. I should have called it "first point of contact" or something more appropriate. Often we don't get the actual resume in into much later in the process...

For the one-day projects, we typically do not give projects of things we might use, for that reason. We give a sort of related simple app. We are currently < 20 so we'll see how this goes once we expand beyond that =)

We're also hiring! Check out our jobs page: http://www.pulse.me/jobs

We've used moocards and are happy with the results: http://us.moo.com/

I posted about this issue a week or so ago: http://www.jeanhsu.com/2011/05/19/startup-or-big-company-aft...

A great point he makes is about friends and family (especially those not in silicon valley)--it's hard for them to understand why you would give up a stable job for uncertainty.

really? interesting...any females on HN that wouldn't mind living there?

Not because of the comment in the video, but because I can't imagine that that startup culture and living/working space would be appealing to any female engineer.

yeah the communal nap area and movie room don't look too attractive...

ah yes that does seem more accurate. thanks!

There are a lot of good programmers that don't code for fun outside of class. I didn't code in my internship interviews, but I certainly did during my 12 week internship, and the two conversion interviews I had at the end of the internship. Whether or not that was harder than that guy's interview process is debatable, but that's the way I looked at for awhile.

according to wikipedia, this is called the "dunning-kruger effect": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

I've been to Palantir a few times for dinner, and almost everyone there wears Palantir t-shirts. They give out one for each release, and it looks like they're each themed around an element of the periodic table. The critical part is that they are nice shirts (American apparel), and really nicely designed. They also seem to order women's sizes.

I don't think it's either of those--I think it's a natural progression of a startup whose composition is pretty much entirely of young people straight out of school who don't have as many obligations outside of work, as say, someone with a spouse and kids (I have a spouse, but no kids). We're all trying to get on better schedules, and my post was was in no way a criticism of how things are run at Pulse.

Glad to hear this perspective, as a lot of early comments were on the other end of the spectrum. Still finding my way in startup world, but it's encouraging to hear others who have been there and managed to make it work!

Yes, I'd imagine it'd be quite different for employees and founders. I don't know if I'm willing to make that kind of sacrifice though--maybe that means I'm not cut out to be a founder. Or maybe I haven't found the right opportunity yet.

Good point--that's pretty much the experience I've had, but I've only worked in software, so I didn't have much to compare it to!

So I'm not too sure, as I've only had it for a few days, but I already check fb/twitter/email WAY too often on my laptop, so I am sort of concerned about that. I haven't been checking email on my phone too much though, and I'm trying not to let it affect my habits too much, except for the added convenience of being able to look stuff up / post to twitter / share photos, etc. I'm very hesitant to allow push notifications for email, fb, etc.

Totally agree with a lot of the points you brought up. There are pluses to working at large companies, and many people are happy there. I left Google to work for myself and then joined a startup, and couldn't be happier. Wrote a response as well and included your post: http://www.jeanhsu.com/?p=247

you might want to check your math...

It's possible to be strict and take some parts of Asian parenting without taking it to an extreme. I had math homework everyday during the summer, but I enjoyed it and my mom was smart enough to not force me to do it for hours a day. I also had a lot of free time to run around outside and play. With one or two exceptions, my parents rarely forced me to do schoolwork or practice piano. I think I turned out ok.

thanks! agreed--what is necessary for success is completely different here, yet many Chinese parents still think there is a magic formula, and that they know it!