Ask HN: What would you want in a site for dev jobs if it was built today?

5 pointsimrank19y ago8 comments

Some things I would want to be able to search on ideally : - Whats the work environment like? - Testimonials from current and former workers. - Tech stack - Remote Ok/Occasional work from home ok - Salary range - Total Funding - Revenue positive? - Continuous Integration? - Recent features launched - Test driven development? - Dev hardware provided - Code reviews? - Interview style ( with examples of how the company screens candidates ) - Values

8 comments

bwh29y ago

I recently built https://coloradodev.com to solve this problem for myself. Specifically, I wanted a jobs list that excludes staffing agencies and recruiters.

emilburzo9y ago

A very comprehensive "remote" option list, because I've noticed the following possibilities for "remote" jobs:

- truly remote from any continent/planet

- remote from one specific continent

- remote but within these timezones

- remote but within commuting distance of HQ

- remote on Friday

tmaly9y ago

Median cost to rent a 2 bedroom apartment and median cost of a 2-3 bedroom house within 30 minute commute radius.

Is there an option to take a train/lightrail to the office.

Do you have to work weekends?

dtnewman9y ago

The ability to search on a map or at least within a radius of a given location is very important, especially outside of major cities. Sometimes companies nearby are located in small suburbs I've never heard of. If I see that the job is in Nowhereville, TN, I don't know if that's 20 minutes away or 2 hours away.

cauterized9y ago

Yup, and allow a small radius. 20 miles from downtown NYC includes Connecticut, Westchester, and NJ, and no way I'm commuting to any of those from Brooklyn.

wayn39y ago

May sound delusional, but I'd like there to be actual jobs. Job sites are usually devoid of actual, interesting opportunities. (I'm not a person that is interested in building user interfaces)

Bonus points if you don't require my linkedin because I don't have no fucking linkedin.

crystalPalace9y ago

I think this is a very nice list. I particularly agree with the inclusion of dev hardware provided and interview style. I really don't enjoy A & DS beatdowns.

imrank1OP9y ago

I would also add what the general hours are that most of the team is available and if there are flex hours.

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