I get 5-10 replies each month, and they're mostly reasonable matches for our open positions.
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https://www.chrissvec.com
We make robots that help people (and cats), and our robots occasionally inspire Saturday Night Live commercials and Parks & Rec episodes.
We're hiring all sorts of engineers: embedded software, regular software, unleaded software, iOS, test, electrical, mechanical, the list goes on...
No robotics background required for most jobs (I had no robotics background when I started.)
Take a look at our open positions: https://careers-irobot.icims.com/
And email me if anything catches your eye: csvec at irobot and maybe throw a dot in here com
We make robots that help people (and cats), and our robots occasionally inspire Saturday Night Live commercials and Parks & Rec episodes.
We're hiring all sorts of engineers: embedded, iOS, test, electrical, mechanical, the list goes on...
No robotics background required for most jobs (I had no robotics background when I started.)
Take a look at our open positions: https://careers-irobot.icims.com/
And email me if anything catches your eye: csvec@irobot.com
I signed up for a tech-heavy game-ish thing, so I expect (and welcome!) tech-heavy content.
We make robots that help people (and cats), and our robots occasionally inspire Saturday Night Live commercials and Parks & Rec episodes.
We're hiring all sorts of engineers: embedded, iOS, test, electrical, mechanical, the list goes on...
No robotics background required for most jobs (I had no robotics background when I started.)
Take a look at our open positions: https://careers-irobot.icims.com/
And email me if anything catches your eye: csvec@irobot.com
At iRobot we make robots that truly help people. Our robots help people save time by cleaning for them, save hassle by being remotely present for them, and save lives by putting themselves in harm's way.
We're looking for smart engineers who are easy to work with. You should want to help people with products you create, but a robotics background is NOT required. (I had no robotics background when I started at iRobot.)
We're hiring embedded software engineers, iOS and Android devs, electrical engineers, and more; Check our jobs site for all positions: http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/Careers.aspx
Email me directly if you'd like to know more: csvec@irobot.com
Please email even if you're not sure if you're a match; I'm always happy to talk to other HN'ers!
PS: We have hired people from these "Who is hiring?" posts, thanks to HN for this service/forum.
Hi Christopher,
We posted your job with the aim of getting your iRobot higher exposure among candidates. I know how competitive the market can be, especially for finding great developers.
I'll gladly remove the position but, personally, I highly recommend keeping it just to see which candidates the position attracts (at no cost to you). Any CVs submitted are emailed directly to you.
Please consider keeping the jobs and posting any future openings that you may have at Nava on Jobsy.com (free).
Thanks,
Allon Jobsy.com
At iRobot we make robots that truly help people. Our robots help people save time by cleaning for them, save hassle by being remotely present for them, and save lives by putting themselves in harm's way.
We have great work-life balance (including half-day Fridays during the summer so you can spend extra time with your family on Friday afternoons) and interesting problems to solve.
We blend cutting-edge research and practical engineering to build useful and affordable robots.
We're looking for smart engineers who are easy to work with. You should want to help people with products you create, but a robotics background is NOT required. (I had no robotics background when I started at iRobot.)
iRobot is looking for software engineers, here are a few of our 20+ job openings:
* Embedded software engineers: We're hiring for "big embedded" (C++, Linux, and big cpus) and "small embedded" (C, bare-metal, small cpus). If you have good OO skills (C++, Java, etc.) but no "embedded" background that's okay too - shoot me an email and we'll chat.
* Java software engineers
* iOS and Android software engineers
* Software engineers for vision, navigation, and mapping
* Test engineers
Check our jobs site for all positions: http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/Careers.aspx
Email me directly if you'd like to know more: csvec@irobot.com
Please email even if you're not sure if you're a match; I'm always happy to talk to other HN'ers!
PS: We have hired people from these "Who is hiring?" posts, thanks to HN for this service/forum.
At iRobot we make robots that truly help people. Our robots help people save time by cleaning for them, save hassle by being remotely present for them, and save lives by putting themselves in harm's way.
We have great work-life balance (including half-day Fridays during the summer so you can spend extra time with your family on Friday afternoons) and interesting problems to solve.
We blend cutting-edge research and practical engineering to build useful and affordable robots.
We're looking for smart engineers who are easy to work with. You should want to help people with products you create, but a robotics background is NOT required. (I had no robotics background when I started at iRobot.)
iRobot is looking for software engineers, here are a few of our 20+ job openings:
* Embedded software engineers: We're hiring for "big embedded" (C++, Linux, and big cpus) and "small embedded" (C, bare-metal, small cpus). If you have good OO skills (C++, Java, etc.) but no "embedded" background that's okay too - shoot me an email and we'll chat.
* Java software engineers
* iOS software engineers
* Software engineers for vision, navigation, and mapping
* Test engineers
Check our jobs site for all positions: http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/Careers.aspx
Email me directly if you'd like to know more: csvec@irobot.com
Please email even if you're not sure if you're a match; I'm always happy to talk to other HN'ers!
PS: We have hired people from these "Who is hiring?" posts, thanks to HN for this service/forum.
I ask because it's probably easier for you to get a job as an ME (mechanical engineer) than a software engineer, given your background.
Silicon Valley has plenty of robotics companies and other companies that make "real stuff" who need mechanical engineers. And once you're in a company as a productive ME, you can reach out to your software colleagues and see if you can help & learn. And don't just think of northern California - Seattle and southern California have companies that might fit the ME + software profile as well.
And if you're thinking of the East Coast at all, please reach out - I work at iRobot in Boston, MA, and we have plenty of ME's who dabble in software. The Boston area has TONS of other companies who do hardware + software too.
And as many others are saying, it's a HUGE red flag that the company said they offered the job to more than just you - it's a deal breaker, in my opinion.
Knowing only what you've written here, I would tell the company "thanks but no thanks" and walk away.
At iRobot we make robots that truly help people. Our robots help people save time by cleaning for them, save hassle by being remotely present for them, and save lives by putting themselves in harm's way.
We have great work-life balance (including half-day Fridays during the summer so you can spend extra time with your family on Friday afternoons) and interesting problems to solve.
We blend cutting-edge research and practical engineering to build useful and affordable robots.
We're looking for smart engineers who are easy to work with. You should want to help people with products you create, but a robotics background is NOT required. (I had no robotics background when I started at iRobot.)
iRobot is looking for software engineers, here are a few of our 20+ job openings:
* Embedded software engineers: We're hiring for "big embedded" (C++, Linux, and big cpus) and "small embedded" (C, bare-metal, small cpus). If you have good OO skills (C++, Java, etc.) but no "embedded" background that's okay too - shoot me an email and we'll chat.
* Java software engineers
* iOS software engineers
* Software engineers for vision, navigation, and mapping
* Test engineers
Check our jobs site for all positions: http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/Careers.aspx
Email me directly if you'd like to know more: csvec@irobot.com
Please email even if you're not sure if you're a match; I'm always happy to talk to other HN'ers!
PS: We have hired people from these "Who is hiring?" posts, thanks to HN for this service/forum.
At iRobot we make robots that truly help people. Our robots help people save time by cleaning for them, save hassle by being remotely present for them, and save lives by putting themselves in harm's way.
We have great work-life balance (including half-day Fridays during the summer so you can spend extra time with your family on Friday afternoons) and interesting problems to solve.
We blend cutting-edge research and practical engineering to build useful and affordable robots.
We're looking for smart engineers who are easy to work with. You should want to help people with products you create, but a robotics background is NOT required. (I had no robotics background when I started at iRobot.)
iRobot is looking for software engineers, here are a few of our 20+ job openings:
* Embedded software engineers: We're hiring for "big embedded" (C++, Linux, and big cpus) and "small embedded" (C, bare-metal, small cpus). If you have good OO skills (C++, Java, etc.) but no "embedded" background that's okay too - shoot me an email and we'll chat.
* Java software engineers
* iOS software engineers
* Software engineers for vision, navigation, and mapping
* Test engineers
Check our jobs site for all positions: http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/Careers.aspx
Email me directly if you'd like to know more: csvec@irobot.com
Please email even if you're not sure if you're a match; I'm always happy to talk to other HN'ers!
PS: We have hired people from these "Who is hiring?" posts, thanks to HN for this service/forum.
Do we ourselves want to be 10x developers?
Or do we want to hire 10x developers?
Or do we want to work with 10x developers?
Or do we want to figure out if we can measure software development in the first place?
Our products are physical robots, and we all need access to a lot of prototype hardware that is hard to replicate or use remotely.
Looking for great work-life balance at a job where you can say "I can't find my keyboard under all these robots!" ? Want a place with half-day Fridays during the summer so you can spend extra time with your family on Friday afternoons? Then iRobot might be the place for you.
We blend cutting-edge research and practical engineering to build useful and affordable robots.
We're looking for smart engineers who are easy to work with. You should probably think robots are cool, but a robotics background is NOT required. (I had no robotics background when I started at iRobot.)
iRobot is looking for software engineers and mechanical engineers.
Here are a few of our 20+ job openings:
* Embedded software engineers: We're hiring for "big embedded" (C++, Linux, and big cpus) and "small embedded" (C, bare-metal, small cpus). If you have good OO skills (C++, Java, etc.) but no "embedded" background that's okay too - shoot me an email and we'll chat.
* Java software engineers
* Linux kernel engineers
* Software engineers for vision, navigation, and mapping
* Test engineers
* Mechanical engineers
* IT engineers
* UX/UI engineers
Check our jobs site for all positions: http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/Careers.aspx
Email me directly if you'd like to know more: csvec@irobot.com
Please email even if you're not sure if you're a match; I'm always happy to talk to other HN'ers!
PS: We have hired people from these "Who is hiring?" posts, thanks to HN for this service/forum.
If the author(s) are reading this, when will Part II come out???
Looking for great work-life balance at a job where you can say "I can't find my keyboard under all these robots!" ? Want a place with half-day Fridays during the summer so you can spend extra time with your family on Friday afternoons? Then iRobot might be the place for you.
We blend cutting-edge research and practical engineering to build useful and affordable robots.
We're looking for smart engineers who are easy to work with. You should probably think robots are cool, but a robotics background is NOT required. (I had no robotics background when I started at iRobot.)
iRobot is looking for software engineers and mechanical engineers.
Here are a few of our 20+ job openings:
* Embedded software engineers: We're hiring for "big embedded" (C++, Linux, and big cpus) and "small embedded" (C, bare-metal, small cpus). If you have good OO skills (C++, Java, etc.) but no "embedded" background that's okay too - shoot me an email and we'll chat.
* Java software engineers
* Linux kernel engineerings
* Software engineers for vision, navigation, and mapping
* Test engineers
* Mechanical engineers
* IT engineers
* UX/UI engineers
Check our jobs site for all positions: http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/Careers.aspx
Email me directly if you'd like to know more: csvec@irobot.com
Please email even if you're not sure if you're a match; I'm always happy to talk to other HN'ers!
PS: We have hired people from these "Who is hiring?" posts, thanks to HN for this service/forum
Looking for great work-life balance at a job where you can say "I can't find my keyboard under all these robots!" ? Want a place with half-day Fridays during the summer so you can get to the beach on a Friday afternoon? Then iRobot might be the place for you.
We blend cutting-edge research and practical engineering to build useful and affordable robots.
We're looking for smart engineers who are easy to work with. You should probably think robots are cool, but a robotics background is NOT required. (I had no robotics background when I started at iRobot.)
iRobot is looking for software engineers and mechanical engineers.
Here are a few of our 20+ job openings:
* Embedded software engineers: We're hiring for "big embedded" (C++, Linux, and big cpus) and "small embedded" (C, bare-metal, small cpus). If you have good OO skills (C++, Java, etc.) but no "embedded" background that's okay too - shoot me an email and we'll chat.
* Software engineers for vision, navigation, and mapping
* Test engineers
* Mechanical engineers
* IT engineers
* UX/UI engineers
Check our jobs site for all positions: http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/Careers.aspx
The Pasadena, CA jobs show up on our jobs site with "Job Location: US" (as opposed to our Bedford, MA locations that say "Job Location: US-MA"). Sorry for the confusion; the web folks are aware of it and hopefully future listings will be fixed.
Email me directly if you'd like to know more: csvec@irobot.com
Please email even if you're not sure if you're a match; I'm always happy to talk to other HN'ers!
PS: We have hired people from these "Who is hiring?" posts, thanks to HN for this service/forum
1. Time cards: many companies have them. Not an excuse, just a fact. I don't like time cards, but I like my job at iRobot, so I'll put up with time cards. It's a low-overhead-slightly-annoying part of my week which is far outweighed by the parts of my job I love, which is most of them. If you really hate time cards that's fine - I understand and don't blame you - iRobot is not for you.
2. Half-day: The half-day is optional, so if you want to leave early on a Friday you work a bit more during the week and you're out early. Don't like it? Don't do it. I love it because I'm happy to trade a bit more work Monday - Thursday for an early trip to the beach on Friday. I work about 40 hours every week and consider the Friday "half-days" a good deal.
(Also, some people work from home on that Friday half-day, which solves the commute problem .)
Looking for great work-life balance at a job where you can say "I can't find my keyboard under all these robots!" ? Want a place with half-day Fridays during the summer so you can get to the beach on a Friday afternoon? Then iRobot might be the place for you.
We blend cutting-edge research and practical engineering to build useful and affordable robots.
We're looking for smart engineers who are easy to work with. You should probably think robots are cool, but a robotics background is NOT required. (I had no robotics background when I started at iRobot.)
iRobot is looking for software engineers and mechanical engineers.
Here are a few of our 20+ job openings:
* Embedded software engineers: We're hiring for "big embedded" (C++, Linux, and big cpus) and "small embedded" (C, bare-metal, small cpus). If you have good OO skills (C++, Java, etc.) but no "embedded" background that's okay too - shoot me an email and we'll chat.
* Software engineers for vision, navigation, and mapping
* Test engineers
* Mechanical engineers
* IT engineers
* UX/UI engineers
Check our jobs site for all positions: http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/Careers.aspx
Email me directly if you'd like to know more: csvec@irobot.com
Please email even if you're not sure if you're a match; I'm always happy to talk to other HN'ers!
PS: We have hired people from these "Who is hiring?" posts, thanks to HN for this service/forum!
It's not quite all the way to a 4-day workweek, but we've got something close at iRobot:
At iRobot we have "summer hours" during (surprise!) the summer. Fridays are half days as long as you get in your 40 hours by noon on Friday, which many people do. I love it!
Want to work here (Boston, MA or Pasadena, CA)? Check out our available jobs (we're hiring software engineers!!!) (http://www.irobot.com/us/Company/Careers.aspx) and then email me: csvec@irobot.com
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