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I'm a start-up engineering recruitment specialist with a passion for the open source development community and continually pushing myself to learn new stuff.

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I'm a senior manager in talent acquisition at Signpost.

Signpost is a software-as-a-service platform that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships - a crucial ingredient for success that’s traditionally been beyond their reach. Our technology automatically builds customer profiles and then uses this data to drive new customer conversion and promote loyalty, reviews, and referrals from existing customers.

As a Senior Recruiting Manager, I work with a best-in-class team of specialists developing our greatest asset - our people. Our teams span engineering, sales, marketing, business operations and strategy. The culture is convivial - always striving to improve individually and as a group. We value clear thinking, concise communication, rapid execution, and constructive criticism. Sound like a place you'd enjoy? Message me directly for a conversation on our open opportunities!

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Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2015) 11 years ago

Signpost | New York, NY | Full-time

Signpost was recently ranked as a "Top Workplace" by The Austin American Statesman and Crain's New York. Signpost is making it easy for small businesses to manage their online presence, convert interested consumers and remarket existing customers. Our cloud-based marketing platform automates the myriad of tasks required to effectively market a small business online, freeing owners to focus on what they do best.

We’re backed by some of the smartest investors out there (Spark Capital, Google Ventures, OpenView, Georgian Partners, and Jason Calacanis - to name a few) and our business is taking off. We need talented, passionate and disciplined leaders who are looking for a challenge worthy of them at a place where they can learn, grow, and have real ownership. Open Positions:

     Sales Operations Analyst (NY) - http://grnh.se/7cwaxm

     Entry level and senior sales roles (NY, Denver and Austin)

          www.signpost.com/sales

     Senior Software Engineer (NY or Austin) - http://grnh.se/7lrg23

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015) 11 years ago

Great for job seekers and employers! I'm using this in the 'who wants to be hired' thread. Hopefully that will be a recurring post.

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015) 11 years ago

Signpost | New York, NY | Full-time

Signpost was recently ranked as a "Top Workplace" by The Austin American Statesman and Crain's New York. Signpost is making it easy for small businesses to manage their online presence, convert interested consumers and remarket existing customers. Our cloud-based marketing platform automates the myriad of tasks required to effectively market a small business online, freeing owners to focus on what they do best.

We’re backed by some of the smartest investors out there (Spark Capital, Google Ventures, OpenView, Georgian Partners, and Jason Calacanis - to name a few) and our business is taking off. We need talented, passionate and disciplined leaders who are looking for a challenge worthy of them at a place where they can learn, grow, and have real ownership.

Open Positions:

     Head of Sales Training (NY) - http://grnh.se/y5ju78
     
     Sales Operations & Strategy Analyst (NY) - http://grnh.se/7cwaxm

     Senior DevOps Engineer (NY & Austin)
          [NY] http://grnh.se/uqf8l2
          [Austin] http://grnh.se/ibt7hd

     Junior, mid and senior sales roles (NY, Denver and Austin) - http://www.signpost.com/sales/

Ask HN: How Many Applications Received from Who's Hiring Posts? 11 years ago

We have Greenhouse as an ATS and use custom links for sources. Here is what I've measured since beginning to use this channel. Overall, it competes evenly with AngelList on volume and funnel performance.

59 applications since 12/14

15.3% interview rate

1.7 % hire rate

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015) 11 years ago

Signpost | New York, NY | Full-time

Signpost was recently ranked as a "Top Workplace" by The Austin American Statesman and Crain's New York.

Signpost is cloud-based marketing software that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships. Our software creates customer profiles by capturing every email, call and credit card transaction. Signpost’s automated marketing engine then uses this data to drive customer loyalty, reviews and referrals. We empower local businesses by delivering measurable results while saving valuable time.

Open Positions:

     Director of Finance (NY) - http://grnh.se/kd038u
     
     Head of Talent (NY) - http://grnh.se/rx2kbv

     Head of New Business Development (NY) - http://grnh.se/t0jopc

     Head of Sales Training (NY) - http://grnh.se/y5ju78

     People Operations Associate (NY) - http://grnh.se/mg4dp8

     Test Engineer (TX) - http://grnh.se/d2a01y

     Test Engineer (NY) - http://grnh.se/x3bv0g

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2015) 11 years ago

Signpost | New York, NY

Signpost is cloud-based marketing software that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships. Our software creates customer profiles by capturing every email, call and credit card transaction. Signpost’s automated marketing engine then uses this data to drive customer loyalty, reviews and referrals. We empower local businesses by delivering measurable results while saving valuable time.

Named one of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes, Signpost is backed by Spark Capital, Google Ventures, Georgian Partners, OpenView Venture Partners, Scout Ventures and a group of angel investors including Jason Calacanis, Thomas Lehrman, and Jack Herrick. The company is headquartered in New York City with locations in Austin and Denver.

Signpost was recently ranked as a "Top Workplace" by The Austin American Statesman and Crain's New York .

Open Positions:

     Chief of Staff (NY) - http://grnh.se/8tugv1
     
     Director/VP of Finance (NY) - http://grnh.se/kd038u
     
     Head of Talent (NY) - http://grnh.se/rx2kbv

     Business Development Manager, Partnerships (NY) - http://grnh.se/t0jopc

     People Operations Associate (NY) - http://grnh.se/mg4dp8

     Sales Enablement Specialist (NY) - http://grnh.se/wjt8y6

     Test Engineer (TX) - http://grnh.se/d2a01y

     Test Engineer (NY) - http://grnh.se/x3bv0g

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2015) 11 years ago

Signpost - Onsite Fulltime (NYC & Denver)

A very exciting update this month!!! We’re excited to announce the close of our Series C round ($20.5MM). It will continue to spread online, but here are some highlights of the initial coverage -

     Calacanis.com - http://goo.gl/U5FBNi     
     Forbes - http://goo.gl/qJ02BD
     TechCrunch - http://goo.gl/4VXI2v

We build cloud-based marketing software that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships.

Our platform builds customer profiles by capturing every email, call and credit card transaction. Signpost’s automated marketing engine then uses this data to drive new customer conversion and loyalty, reviews and referrals from existing customers. We empower local businesses by delivering measurable results while saving valuable time.

Open Positions:

     Business Development Manager (NYC) - http://grnh.se/tsn0e7
     
     Director/VP of Finance (NYC) - http://grnh.se/qoe71s

     Head of Talent Acquisition (NYC) - http://grnh.se/5uxqhj

     Helpdesk Technician (DEN) - http://grnh.se/3jqbm2

     Sales Enablement Specialist (NYC) - http://grnh.se/iej61a

     Senior Product Manager (NYC) - http://grnh.se/6qx5he
     
     Senior Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/1odlt3
     
     Technical Account Manager, Payment Processing (DEN) - http://grnh.se/lkxur7

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2015) 11 years ago

Sorry about that jraines! I've updated the link in our post - http://grnh.se/1odlt3

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2015) 11 years ago

Signpost | New York, NY

A very exciting update this month!!! We’re excited to announce the close of our Series C round ($20.5MM). It will continue to spread online, but here are some highlights of the initial coverage -

     Calacanis.com - http://goo.gl/U5FBNi     
     Forbes - http://goo.gl/qJ02BD
     TechCrunch - http://goo.gl/4VXI2v

We build cloud-based marketing software that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships.

Our platform builds customer profiles by capturing every email, call and credit card transaction. Signpost’s automated marketing engine then uses this data to drive new customer conversion and loyalty, reviews and referrals from existing customers. We empower local businesses by delivering measurable results while saving valuable time.

     Open Positions:

     Senior Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/1odlt3

     Senior Product Manager (NYC) - http://grnh.se/6qx5he

     Product Marketing Manager (NYC) - http://grnh.se/8h3m5j

     Director/VP of Finance (NYC) - http://grnh.se/qoe71s

     National Sales Executive (ATX) - http://grnh.se/6s5cln

     Sales Representative (NYC) - http://grnh.se/7cnbpr

     Sales Representative (DEN) - http://grnh.se/q8dksv

     Sales Representative (ATX) - http://grnh.se/yphf8a

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2015) 11 years ago

Signpost | New York, NY

We build cloud-based marketing software that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships.

Signpost is a software-as-a-service platform that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships - a crucial ingredient for success that’s traditionally been beyond their reach. Our technology automatically builds customer profiles and then uses this data to drive new customer conversion and promote loyalty, reviews, and referrals from existing customers. We empower local businesses by delivering measurable results while saving valuable time.

Named one of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes, Signpost is backed by Spark Capital, Google Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, Scout Ventures and a group of angel investors including Jason Calacanis, Thomas Lehrman, and Jack Herrick. The company is headquartered in New York City with locations in Austin and Denver. We're looking for smart, passionate leaders to join our team and have real ownership and impact from day one.

Open Positions:

Senior Product Manager (NYC) - http://grnh.se/jsq3kt

Product Marketing Manager (NYC) - http://grnh.se/mfr74e

National Sales Executive (NYC) - http://grnh.se/p2qakr

Sales Representative (NYC) - http://grnh.se/t2gad3

Sales Representative (DEN) - http://grnh.se/ry7lfn

Sales Representative (ATX) - http://grnh.se/b305du

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2015) 11 years ago

Signpost, Fulltime & Onsite in New York

We build cloud-based marketing software that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships.

Our platform builds customer profiles by capturing every email, call and credit card transaction. Signpost’s automated marketing engine then uses this data to drive new customer conversion and loyalty, reviews and referrals from existing customers. We empower local businesses by delivering measurable results while saving valuable time.

Named one of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes, Signpost is backed by Spark Capital, Google Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, Scout Ventures and a group of angel investors including Jason Calacanis, Thomas Lehrman, and Jack Herrick. The company is headquartered in New York City with locations in Austin and Denver. We're looking for smart, passionate leaders to join our team and have real ownership and impact from day one.

Open Positions:

Senior Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/qi3ock

Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/w7vlqe

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2015) 11 years ago

Signpost - Fulltime & onsite in NYC

We build cloud-based marketing software that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships.

Our platform builds customer profiles by capturing every email, call and credit card transaction. Signpost’s automated marketing engine then uses this data to drive new customer conversion and loyalty, reviews and referrals from existing customers. We empower local businesses by delivering measurable results while saving valuable time.

Named one of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes, Signpost is backed by Spark Capital, Google Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, Scout Ventures and a group of angel investors including Jason Calacanis, Thomas Lehrman, and Jack Herrick. The company is headquartered in New York City with locations in Austin and Denver. We're looking for smart, passionate leaders to join our team and have real ownership and impact from day one.

Open Positions:

     Senior Front-End Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/ov2wdt

     Senior Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/2rwpnt

     Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/ohl0nk

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2015) 12 years ago

Signpost | New York City

Signpost is cloud-based marketing software that lets local businesses manage their customer relationships - effortlessly. Our product continuously builds profiles of a business's customers by capturing emails, phone calls and credit card transactions, then automatically uses this data to drive new customer conversion as well as loyalty, reviews and referrals from existing customers. With thousands of customers, Signpost has been named one of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes, and is backed by Spark Capital, Google Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, Scout Ventures and a group of angel investors including Jason Calacanis, Thomas Lehrman, and Jack Herrick. The company is headquartered in New York City with offices in Austin and Denver. Our tech stack is almost entirely Node.js running on AWS, and we're big fans of automated testing with almost 100% unit test coverage across all projects.

Open Positions:

Senior Software Engineer (New York, NY) - http://grnh.se/pn35wd

Software Engineer (New York, NY) - http://grnh.se/ohl0nk

Front-end Developer (New York, NY) - http://grnh.se/ng036a

Front-end Developer (Austin, TX) - http://grnh.se/8lkc7r

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2014) 12 years ago

Signpost | New York, NY

We build cloud-based marketing software that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships.

Our platform builds customer profiles by capturing every email, call and credit card transaction. Signpost’s automated marketing engine then uses this data to drive new customer conversion and loyalty, reviews and referrals from existing customers. We empower local businesses by delivering measurable results while saving valuable time.

Named one of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes, Signpost is backed by Spark Capital, Google Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, Scout Ventures and a group of angel investors including Jason Calacanis, Thomas Lehrman, and Jack Herrick. The company is headquartered in New York City with locations in Austin and Denver. We're looking for smart, passionate leaders to join our team and have real ownership and impact from day one.

Open Positions:

Senior Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/e1xs87

Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/ohl0nk

Front-end Developer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/juc2s1

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2014) 12 years ago

=========== Signpost (NYC) ===========

We build cloud-based marketing software that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships.

Our platform builds customer profiles by capturing every email, call and credit card transaction. Signpost’s automated marketing engine then uses this data to drive new customer conversion and loyalty, reviews and referrals from existing customers. We empower local businesses by delivering measurable results while saving valuable time. Named one of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes,

Signpost is backed by Spark Capital, Google Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, Scout Ventures and a group of angel investors including Jason Calacanis, Thomas Lehrman, and Jack Herrick. The company is headquartered in New York City with locations in Austin and Denver. We're looking for smart, passionate leaders to join our team and have real ownership and impact from day one.

Open Positions:

Senior Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/e1xs87

Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/ohl0nk

Front-end Developer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/juc2s1

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2014) 12 years ago

Signpost (NYC)

We build cloud-based marketing software that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships.

Our platform builds customer profiles by capturing every email, call and credit card transaction. Signpost’s automated marketing engine then uses this data to drive new customer conversion and loyalty, reviews and referrals from existing customers. We empower local businesses by delivering measurable results while saving valuable time. Named one of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes,

Signpost is backed by Spark Capital, Google Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, Scout Ventures and a group of angel investors including Jason Calacanis, Thomas Lehrman, and Jack Herrick. The company is headquartered in New York City with locations in Austin and Denver. We're looking for smart, passionate leaders to join our team and have real ownership and impact from day one.

Open Positions:

Senior Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/e1xs87

Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/ohl0nk

Front-end Developer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/juc2s1

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2014) 12 years ago

Signpost (NYC)

We build cloud-based marketing software that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships.

Our platform builds customer profiles by capturing every email, call and credit card transaction. Signpost’s automated marketing engine then uses this data to drive new customer conversion and loyalty, reviews and referrals from existing customers. We empower local businesses by delivering measurable results while saving valuable time. Named one of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes,

Signpost is backed by Spark Capital, Google Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, Scout Ventures and a group of angel investors including Jason Calacanis, Thomas Lehrman, and Jack Herrick. The company is headquartered in New York City with locations in Austin and Denver. We're looking for smart, passionate leaders to join our team and have real ownership and impact from day one.

Open Positions:

Senior Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/e1xs87

Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/ohl0nk

Front-end Developer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/juc2s1

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2014) 12 years ago

Signpost (NYC)

We build cloud-based marketing software that gives local businesses the power to effortlessly build and manage customer relationships.

Our platform builds customer profiles by capturing every email, call and credit card transaction. Signpost’s automated marketing engine then uses this data to drive new customer conversion and loyalty, reviews and referrals from existing customers. We empower local businesses by delivering measurable results while saving valuable time.

Named one of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes, Signpost is backed by Spark Capital, Google Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, Scout Ventures and a group of angel investors including Jason Calacanis, Thomas Lehrman, and Jack Herrick. The company is headquartered in New York City with locations in Austin and Denver.

We're looking for smart, passionate leaders to join our team and have real ownership and impact from day one.

Open Positions:

Senior Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/e1xs87

Software Engineer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/ohl0nk

Front-end Developer (NYC) - http://grnh.se/juc2s1