Sea Foundry is developing hardware and software solutions to address critical bottlenecks in coral reef restoration. We work closely with non-profit organizations and marine biologists throughout the tropics to enhance the efficiency and efficacy of coral restoration.
We are seeking an experienced full stack software developer to join our small team.
Skills and Experience We're Looking For:
- 5+ years of proven experience as a full stack software developer
- Proficiency in React and front-end technologies (experience with Tailwind and TypeScript is a plus)
- Deep familiarity with Rails or similar MVC web frameworks
- Basic knowledge of Python
- Experience with AWS technologies (e.g. S3, EC2)
- Passion for environmental conservation and coral reef restoration
If you're interested email me directly at mike@seafoundry.com
Andrej wrote an interesting post some years back titled Software 2.0 about the direction he saw software engineering going. It's more about changes in software than the changes in the job market, but I suspect you'd still find it interesting. https://karpathy.medium.com/software-2-0-a64152b37c35
I really enjoyed this article and appreciated the author's sober take. That said I'm a little more optimistic about Web3.
While NFTs can be confusing, over-hyped, or even fraudulent it is clear that they give artists new power. The power to create a scarce resource, prove that they created it, and sell it for substantially more than they could could otherwise sell electronic collectibles. How much of this is due to hype and how much is due to the ability to record and validate the "deed" to the NFT on the blockchain? I think that's an open question that will be more clear over time.
The author also understates the importance of DAOs and smart contracts imo. The real power of a DAOs or smart contracts is not in replacing financial instruments, but in replacing legal ones. I think in a short amount of time it will not be unusual to see wills executed via smart contracts.
But how exactly do they "prove they created it"? The art itself is not stored in the blockchain, just a pointer to it (NFT), which means anybody can create that pointer.
This is exactly the same fundamental oracle problem as that discussed in the article: trustlessness etc applies only within the sandbox, not to anything outside it.
The author could share their public key. It's awkward today, but I suspect services will arise to make signing and verification of NFTs more user-friendly for artists and fans alike.
I'm sure you're not the only one, but I find multiple monitors invaluable particularly for front-end work.
I might find myself rapidly switching between framework documentation, developer tools, a preview pane, and a similar piece of code that I'm using as a template. I'm infinitely happier when each switch is an eye movement and not a jarring keyboard stroke that redraws the entire screen.
I'm curious if you're unphased by constant cmd-tabbing.
It's unfazed but yeah I for one am. Or swiping on the trackpad. I've never liked fiddling around with window sizes and arrangements, it's easier to just drop everything on a full screen and flip around. I do the same on my 27". The only thing that's painful is when app developers still think drag-and-drop-only is good UX.
Feastin | https://feastin.com | Oakland, CA, USA | Full-time | REMOTE | React/React Native/Rails
Feastin is a food company. We believe that concepts like grocery stores and take-out will soon seem quaint. We think distinctions between groceries, prepared foods, meal-kits and take-out will be looked back upon as artificial. We're building a better, more efficient way to deliver food into your home. We launched in the Bay area last summer and are now operating with over 30 restaurant and wholesaler partners.
We're less concerned with your familiarity with the perfect set of tech skills and more interested that you can learn quickly, work hard, and work smart. That said if you have experience with React, React Native, or Rails you should be able to hit the ground running on day 1 and that's definitely a plus.
We're not into high-stakes interviews or grueling take-home tests that you "should" be able to do in a few hours. If after a quick chat w/ the team we think you could be a good fit, we will pay you for a 20-40 hour contract job and decide where to go from there.
Email me directly at mike@feastin.com if this sounds like something that you'd be interested in.
