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xavk

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https://xav.ai

Email: hi (at) that web address above.

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xavk··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2021)
Otta (https://otta.com) | Full-Stack Software Engineer | London | Onsite | Full Time

At Otta we're creating a job search experience that brings out the best in candidates. We're currently focusing on jobs at fast growing companies in London but have big plans and are backed by some of London's best investors.

You can read about us in TechCrunch here: https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/04/otta/

We're looking for an exceptional engineer to join the team as our fifth engineer! Salary range £40-90k dependent on experience + meaningful equity ownership.

Stack: Elixir / React with TypeScript / (some Python used for scraping + machine learning) / Docker / k8s / GCP / PostgreSQL

You can see our role here: https://app.otta.com/jobs/MlZMMFdF

And learn more here: https://otta.com/careers

Any questions feel free to email me (xav at otta.com)

xavk··on VisUAL – A highly visual ARM emulator
I believe there's now a VisUAL 2, soon to be open sourced: https://github.com/tomcl/visual2.github.io
xavk··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2020)
Otta (https://otta.com) | Full-Stack Software Engineer | London | Onsite | Full Time

At Otta we're creating a job search platform that brings out the best in candidates. We're currently focusing on jobs at startups in London but have big plans and are backed by some of London's best investors. You can read about us in TechCrunch here: https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/04/otta/

We're looking for an exceptional engineer to join the team as our third engineer! Salary range £40-90k dependent on experience + meaningful equity ownership.

Stack: Elixir / React with TypeScript / (some Python used for scraping + machine learning) / Docker / k8s / GCP / PostgreSQL

You can see our role here: https://app.otta.com/jobs/KzltVWdC

And learn more here: https://otta.com/careers

Any questions feel free to email me (xav at otta.com)

xavk··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2020)
Otta (https://otta.com) | Full-Stack Software Engineer | London | Onsite | Full Time

At Otta we're reinventing how people find jobs at fast-growing tech companies. We're currently focusing on jobs at startups in London but have big plans and are backed by some of London's best investors. You can read about us in TechCrunch here: https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/04/otta/

We're looking for an exceptional engineer to join the team as our third employee! Salary range £40-90k dependent on experience + meaningful equity ownership.

Stack: Elixir / React with TypeScript / (some Python used for scraping + machine learning) / Docker / k8s / GCP / PostgreSQL

You can see our role here: https://app.otta.com/jobs/ZnUrQzZU

And learn more here: https://otta.com/careers

Any questions feel free to email me (xav at otta.com)

xavk··on Finally, I Closed My LinkedIn
> I'm fairly certain LinkedIn has never helped me in my job search. This is likely not true for everyone, but I'd go so far as to say that unless your profile is exceptional for some reason, it probably does more harm than good. You and I are just another candidate in a tall stack—ie. our profiles are more useless information they can use to cross our name off.

This is exactly the problem that sparked us starting https://otta.com - we speak to job seekers on a daily basis and the overwhelming feedback we hear is that LinkedIn really doesn't help people. We're doing our best to change that - just in London right now, and just for tech companies, but soon (hopefully) everywhere.

xavk··on Ask HN: Any job boards and age-friendly companies for older developers?
I'm one of the founders of https://otta.com - we're specifically focused on helping people find exciting roles at fast growing tech companies in London (but we don't include FAANGs).

Anecdotally, DevOps and Reliability is definitely a space where experience is valued and, although there might be the assumption that many of these startups drink the youth cool-aid, I think you might be pleasantly surprised.

xavk··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2020)
Otta (https://otta.com) | Full-Stack Software Engineer | London | Onsite | Full Time

At Otta we're reinventing how people find for jobs at fast-growing tech companies. We're currently focusing on jobs at startups in London but have big plans and are backed by some of London's best investors. You can read about us in TechCrunch here: https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/04/otta/

We're looking for an exceptional engineer to join the team as our second employee! Salary range £40-90k dependent on experience + meaningful equity ownership.

Stack: Elixir / React with TypeScript / (some Python used for scraping + machine learning) / Docker / k8s / GCP / PostgreSQL

You can see our role here: https://app.otta.com/jobs/ODdqUTVo

And learn more here: https://otta.com/careers

Any questions feel free to email me (xav at otta.com)

xavk··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2020)
Otta (https://otta.com) | Full-Stack Software Engineer | London | Onsite | Full Time

At Otta we're reinventing how people find for jobs at fast-growing tech companies. We're currently focusing on jobs at startups in London but have big plans and are backed by some of London's best investors. You can read about us in TechCrunch here: https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/04/otta/

We're looking for an exceptional engineer to join the team as our second employee! Salary range £40-90k dependent on experience + meaningful equity ownership.

Stack: Elixir / React with TypeScript / (some Python used for scraping + machine learning) / Docker / k8s / GCP / PostgreSQL

You can see our role here: https://app.otta.com/jobs/ODdqUTVo

And learn more here: https://otta.com/careers

Any questions feel free to email me (xav at otta.com)

xavk··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2020)
Otta (https://otta.com) | Full-Stack Software Engineer | London | Onsite | Full Time

At Otta we're reinventing how people search for jobs at fast-growing tech companies. We're currently focusing on jobs at startups in London but have big plans and are backed by some of London's best investors. You can read about us in TechCrunch here: https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/04/otta/

We're looking for an exceptional engineer to join the team as our first employee! Salary range £40-90k dependent on experience + meaningful equity ownership.

Stack: Elixir / React with TypeScript / (some Python used for scraping + machine learning) / Docker / k8s / GCP / PostgreSQL

You can see our role here: https://app.otta.com/jobs/ODdqUTVo

And learn more here: https://otta.com/careers

Any questions feel free to email me (xav at otta.com)

xavk··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2019)
Otta (https://otta.com) | Full-Stack Software Engineer | London | Onsite | Full Time

At Otta we're reinventing how people search for jobs at fast-growing tech companies. We're currently focusing on entry-level jobs at startups in London but have big plans and are backed by some of London's best investors.

We're looking for an exceptional engineer to join the team as our first employee! Salary range £40-90k dependent on experience + meaningful equity ownership.

Stack: Elixir / React with TypeScript / (some Python used for scraping + machine learning) / Docker / k8s / GCP / PostgreSQL

You can see our role here: https://app.otta.com/jobs/ODdqUTVo

And learn more here: https://otta.com/careers

Any questions feel free to email me (xav at otta.com)

xavk··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2019)
Otta (https://otta.co) | Full-Stack Software Engineer | London | Onsite | Full Time

For thoughtful job seekers who want to make an impact at the world's most innovative companies, Otta is the only job search experience that puts the job seeker first and is built to help secure the best role for you. We deliver hyper-relevant results, learning your preferences as you use it. Unlike LinkedIn, where companies pay for your attention, Otta provides unbiased access to jobs. Our focus on giving candidates the best experience is how we'll disrupt companies like Indeed, LinkedIn and AngelList.

We're looking for an exceptional engineer to join the team as our first employee! Salary range £40-90k dependent on experience + meaningful equity ownership.

Stack: Elixir / React with TypeScript / (some Python used for scraping + machine learning) / Docker / k8s / GCP / PostgreSQL (We don't require specific experience in any of the above)

You can check out the full description here: https://app.otta.co/jobs/ODdqUTVo

Any questions, feel free to email me (xav at otta.co)

xavk··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2019)
Otta (https://otta.co) | Full-Stack Software Engineer | London | Onsite | Full Time

At Otta we're reinventing how people search for jobs at fast-growing tech companies. We're currently focusing on entry-level jobs at startups in London but have big plans and are backed by some of London's best investors.

We're looking for an exceptional engineer to join the team as our first employee! Salary range £40-75k dependent on experience + meaningful equity ownership.

Stack: Elixir / React with TypeScript / (some Python used for scraping + machine learning) / Docker / k8s / GCP / PostgreSQL

You can see our mid-level role here: https://app.otta.co/jobs/ODdqUTVo Our senior role is here: https://app.otta.co/jobs/blJ4WFRt

Any questions feel free to email me (xav at otta.co)

xavk··on Technical Recruiting Needs to Focus on Selling the Position
> Good recruiters focus on building relationships versus solving an immediate need.

This is exactly the focus of the startup we're launching in London this summer. I'd love to chat to people from HN about their experiences with this. Contact details on my profile.