nikhilalmeida

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I am a software developer working with a large publisher in LA. I am writing a blog on thedissectionroom.com that details product ideas I have and wishes the community to help dissect them to turn them into great viable ideas.

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Comment · 2 years ago

Kharon | Data | REMOTE (Madrid/EU/US) | Full-time | https://kharon.com/

Kharon navigates risk at the intersection of global security threats + international commerce. We turn complex data into actionable insights, enabling top financial institutions to make informed decisions.

Why Kharon?

    - Impact: Work on major global crisis events.
    - Tech Stack: AWS, Python, PySpark, Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, Graph DBs, Elasticsearch. Access to a unique dataset with home grown propriety technologies to analyze it.
    - Team: <15 data engineers/scientists, low egos, strong collaboration.
    - Compensation: Competitive liquid compensation with annual performance bonuses.

You bring:

    - 1-3 years of Data Science experience.
    - Strong stats & ML methods (linear/nonlinear models, hypothesis testing, Bayesian approaches).
    - Python data stack proficiency (data cleaning, analysis, visualization). SQL knowledge.
    - Bonus: NLP, Graph Theory/ML, Graph DBs, big data tech (Spark, Databricks), Docker, Kubernetes.

Your role:

    - Analyze structured/unstructured datasets.
    - Develop scalable systems and ML solutions by collaborating across Data, Engineering, Product, and Research teams.

Location: Preferred EU timezone (Madrid), US, open to others.

Join us in making a global impact! We are growing quickly and looking to hire across the engineering stack including

Fullstack Engineers (Python/VueJS) Backend Data Engineers Product Managers

Send me an email at almeidan [at] kharon [dot] com

Comment · 6 years ago

any comparisons with RudderStack?

Comment · 6 years ago

I agree that the site is amazing. It is especially useful since you can take a day off and schedule multiple phone screens in a day. This enables you to get to a point to be able to line up the onsite interviews close to each other, which is what you want to do to get multiple overlapping offers.

The only disadvantage is that the site did not have enough mid to senior positions and very little focus on positions for engineering manager and above.

Comment · 6 years ago

Curious what the economics are there in working like this?

* What is the market size of developers companies that pay to have such wrapper APIs?

* What would pricing for something like this look like?

* What is the hit / miss ratio of API ideas?

I was thinking of putting together datasets and listing on similar marketplaces. Anyone have any information to share on this?

Comment · 8 years ago

The H1B transfer premium processing is currently temporarily suspended (till Feb). This means anyone wanting to change employers, will have to risk joining on H1 transfer receipt alone. Are there any ways / advice to reduce the risk of switching employers.

Comment · 9 years ago

reasons (advantages) for using python (or any other dynamic lang.) when in startup mode is more than just typing. Similarly the advantages of continuing to use python outweigh the costs of doing this little "type-dance".

Comment · 9 years ago

Hi, Recently there was a proposal to do away with Employment Authorization for H4 visa holders. What are some of the next steps you would suggest we take.