Job Hunt

job-hunt.md

1. Training Peaks Boulder, CO

List anyone else you know that works there

• Kyle Cunningham kyle@trainingpeaks.com

Link to the company's Github page(s)

training peaks github

List the tech stack of the company

tech I've worked with

• RoR, API's, Git, AWS, OOD,

tech I havn't worked with

• C# / .NET, Java, or similar experience preferred, with expert knowledge of OOD, common OO practices, and Design Patterns (in any language)
• RESTful API knowledge: create, maintain, debug (.NET, RoR, Node, Python/Flask, etc.)
• Domain Driven Design, experience with or desire to implement microservice architectures
• RDBMS, NoSQL, Caching, APIs, Git and SCM, CI, AWS, Unit Testing, IOC frameworks, etc.

Meetups

• Boulder UI/UX group

Technical interview

• Consume API
• Improve database performance with a tool like NewRelic

Pros

• Awesome company building software in an industry I love
• In the front range
• I have a friend/aquaintence that works there in management

Cons

• No junior positions listed
• I would rather live in Denver than Boulder
• Strong emphasize on a Java programing language

2. GoSpotCheck Denver, CO

List any Turing/gSchool/Hungry Academy grads that work there

• Nathan Owsiany

List anyone else you know that works there

• Joey Alfono

Link to the company's Github page(s)

GithubPages

List the tech stack of the company

tech you've worked with

• Rails, PostgresSQL, JavaScript

__tech you know almost nothing about

• Backbone, iOS, Android

List any meetups and events they have recently or will soon sponsor

• Denver Go meetup
• Denver.rb

List 'pros' and 'cons' of working for this Company

Pros

• Located in DT Denver
• Solid financial growth
• Hiring multiple positions

Cons

• They are not known to hire juniors
• I have a hard time getting exctited about a marketing product

What is your next step to pursue working at this company?

• Sending the Turing alum a message on LinkedIn
• Tailoring my resume to the company needs
• Finding how I can set my skillset apart on a resume for what they are looking for

3. Pivotal Labs Denver, CO

List any Turing/gSchool/Hungry Academy grads that work there

• none known

List anyone else you know that works there

• Eric (EJ) Allen

Link to the company's Github page(s)

GithubPages

Open Source projects I could contribute to

LicenseFinder

List the tech stack of the company

tech you've worked with

• Ruby

__tech you know almost nothing about

• Python, Golang and/or Java programming languages

List any meetups and events they have recently or will soon sponsor

• Tech Confluence
• Denver.rb

List 'pros' and 'cons' of working for this Company

Pros

• Located in DT Denver
• 8 hours of pairing everyday would certainly sharpen my skills
• Touch many different projects and tech stacks
• Rapid learning

Cons

• They are not known to hire juniors
• Quantity not quality
• High pressure to perform well out of the gate
• Available mentorship

What is your next step to pursue working at this company?

• Finding Turing alum that current work there or have
• Tailoring my resume to the company needs
• Finding how I can set my skillset apart on a resume for what they are looking for

4. Brandfolder Denver, CO

List any Turing/gSchool/Hungry Academy grads that work there

• none known

List anyone else you know that works there

• Logan Sears(mutual connections, gSchool grad)

Link to the company's Github page(s)

GithubPages

Open Source projects I could contribute to

apionify

List the tech stack of the company

tech you've worked with

• Rails, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, HTML, AJAX,

__tech you know almost nothing about

• Low-level language(Go, Rust, C)

List any meetups and events they have recently or will soon sponsor

• Denver.rb
• Code for Denver

List 'pros' and 'cons' of working for this Company

Pros

• Located in DT Denver
• Tech stack matched my skills perfectly
• I love the product idea
• Small but experienced dev team that could provide good mentorship

Cons

• They are listing multiple years experience required
• Other than that I am super excited about this company

What is your next step to pursue working at this company?

• Chat with Steve Pentler who has recently applied
• Making a connection via LinkedIn to chat with someone who works there
• Tailoring my resume to the company needs and sending it in
• Finding how I can set my skillset apart on a resume for what they are looking for

5. SpotX Westminster, CO

List any Turing/gSchool/Hungry Academy grads that work there

• none found

List anyone else you know that works there

• Deena Pardee(need to connect via LinkedIn)

Link to the company's Github page(s)

GithubPages

Open Source projects I could contribute to

demo adds

List the tech stack of the company

tech you've worked with

• Javascript, React, Ruby, HTML, CSS

__tech you know almost nothing about

• Java

List any meetups and events they have recently or will soon sponsor

• none found

List 'pros' and 'cons' of working for this Company

Pros

• Tech stack matched my skills perfectly
• By what I have read it sounds like a good culture fit
• Fun product
• Solid mentorship available

Cons

• Westminster
• It is a JavaScipt/front-end position and I would like to be Full-Stack
• Lack of experience in product industry

What is your next step to pursue working at this company?

• Find a senior dev to chat with about company

• Making a connection via LinkedIn to chat with someone who works there

• Tailoring my resume to the company needs and sending it in

• Finding how I can set my skillset apart on a resume for what they are looking for

• More research on finding meetups the company or employees associate with.