At Pivotal Labs, one of the services we provide is bootstrapping startups, including helping them interview and hire. Pivotal Labs and our clients place a strong emphasis on Agile development and its many aspects: Pair Programming, Test-Driven Development, rapid iterations, and frequent refactoring.

Here is a job posting from Case Commons, a current Pivotal client looking for a VP of Engineering or CTO in New York.

Case Commons’ mission is to transform public sector human services through technology. Case Commons enables workers serving the most vulnerable families and children to be more effective and efficient via new software tools. Casebook™, Case Commons’ marquee technology, is a collaborative, family-centered case management system that leverages the capabilities inherent in social networking technology for the public sector child welfare segment. A growing number of policymakers believe that Casebook™ can be a citizen portal for government services, including health, education and human services. Case Commons is funded by the $2.5 billion Annie E. Casey Foundation, which has spent 20 years pursuing human services system reform; since 2007, AECF has been building Casebook™ in partnership with Tipping Point Partners.

DESCRIPTION

• You will lead the engineering team building Casebook™, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer
• You will assume a leadership position, revolutionizing technology for people serving less advantaged children and families, with high visibility among government, foundation, venture capital, and business leaders
• You will work with a unique team that consists of proven domain leaders, successful entrepreneurs who have helped transform other technology market segments, and software developers from Pivotal Labs, the top Ruby on Rails software development consultancy in the world
• Salaried position in a non-profit organization located in New York City
• Significant travel – up to 50% of time

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At Pivotal Labs, one of the services we provide our clients is helping them interview and hire. This is an excellent opportunity for you to learn Extreme Programming by working side-by-side with Pivotal's talented and experienced developers while at the same time joining a small and dynamic product team. Pivotal Labs and our clients place a strong emphasis on Agile development and its many aspects: Pair Programming, Test-Driven Development, rapid iterations, and frequent refactoring.

Gowalla, based in Austin, Texas, is looking for a Senior Android Developer. The full job posting follows.