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realguess

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Engineer and startup founder, building data processing pipelines, interested in cloud service integration and management.

https://realguess.net/

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realguess··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2018)
BlockFi | NYC | Software Engineers | ONSITE | Full-Time | https://blockfi.com/

BlockFi is an engineering-centric fintech company building bridges between fiat and crypto currencies. Our mission is to bring liquidity to digital assets and create engaging, performant products meeting the demands of individuals and institutions that hold crypto assets. We are venture-backed startup backed by Galaxy Digital, ConsenSys Ventures, Kenetic Capital, and others.

We're language agnostic. Our backend is microservice oriented and containerized using Docker. Our main stack includes AWS, Lambda, PostgreSQL, Redis, GoLang, Python, TypeScript, React/Redux, Jupyter Notebook. We believe in owning our own truth and as such run Ethereum and Bitcoin full nodes. For our blockchain development and decentralized products, we use Solidity, Web3, and Truffle.

We are R&D focused at BlockFi and do weekly lunch and learns on any topic related to blockchain or crypto. Our team along with our stack is organized as a mesh network enabling decentralized learning and tech development. We are looking for both front-end and back-end engineers. If this sounds like a place you want to work, feel free to reach me at chao at blockfi dot com.

realguess··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2018)
BlockFi | NYC | Software Engineers | ONSITE | Full-Time | https://blockfi.com/

BlockFi is an engineering-centric fintech company building bridges between fiat and crypto currencies. Our mission is to bring liquidity to digital assets and create engaging, performant products meeting the demands of individuals and institutions that hold crypto assets. We are venture-backed startup backed by ConsenSys Ventures, Kenetic Capital, and others.

We’re language agnostic. Our backend is micro service oriented and containerized using Docker. Our main stack includes AWS, Lambda, PostgreSQL, Redis, GoLang, Python, TypeScript, React/Redux, Jupyter Notebook. We believe in owning our own truth and as such run Ethereum and Bitcoin full nodes. For our blockchain development and decentralized products, we use Solidity, Web3, and Truffle.

We are R&D focused at BlockFi and do weekly lunch and learns on any topic related to blockchain or crypto. Our team along with our stack is organized as a mesh network enabling decentralized learning and tech development. We are looking for a senior front-end developer to take ownership our upcoming login experience. If this sounds like a place you want to work, feel free to reach me at chao at blockfi dot com

realguess··on The cargo cult of versioning
It's a time problem. Container packaging eliminates the "works on my machine" problem, which is a space problem (environment pinning). It can be used to eliminate the time problem (version pinning).

SemVer is like language (e.g., English), more people speak the common language, easier to communicate. But doesn't prevent others who might speak EmojiVer to communicate. Certainly won't stop people using packages from both worlds.

realguess··on The first 10,000 users
Once you have their info such as email, you can always remind them, isn't it?
realguess··on Ask HN: How many internet-connected microphones are near you at this moment?
There are usually two microphones in laptop, plug in one disables the other. I should say two down, more to go.
realguess··on Ask HN: How many internet-connected microphones are near you at this moment?
I have an old headphone that is plugging to the microphone socket of my laptop. So, one down, many more to go. Have not figure out a way to deal with microphone in mobile devices. Suggestions?
realguess··on It Is Not Flat Design. It's Just Proper Design
Well said. GeoCities design was "proper" a few years back, maybe it will resurrect again!
realguess··on Small design and usability details matter a lot more than you think
This reminds me a quote:

> Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.

Paying attention to detail and keep things simple, not just for design but coding as well.

realguess··on Hiring employee #1? Try FirstHire
It could be broader. First few hires matter as well, not just the first one.
realguess··on AWS Offers General Availability For Node.js
Strongly agree! I thought it was something else exciting, but it is just the SDK. I have been using it for a while.
realguess··on Busyness is Not a Virtue
Less is more, as in coding.
realguess··on Can people get by on four hours' sleep?
I think this is trade-off. Sleep less every day, you borrow your future time to use it now, you might end up live a shorter life.
realguess··on Top Tech Certifications That Can Net You A $100,000+ Salary
How much can "Certified Hacker News Professional" get me?
realguess··on Because of the storm we're pushing the YC application deadline back to Friday
We managed to submit by tethering through my cellphone right before the date change. Good thing to have a working backup option.
realguess··on Show HN: Built my resume as an interactive website, version-controlled on Github
The part I like is version-controlled on GitHub. Now if I can just 'git log' my employment history ...