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Mutually Human - Grand Rapids, Michigan http://www.mutuallyhuman.com/ http://www.mutuallyhuman.com/ --------------------------------------- We are a small te
by ejdyksen 13y ago
Mutually Human - Grand Rapids, Michigan
http://www.mutuallyhuman.com/ http://www.mutuallyhuman.com/
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We are a small team of software craftsmen (10 of us right now) passionate about making people's lives better through software.
A little bit about us:
- We write custom software of all shapes and sizes for clients all over the US
- Though everyone here is fluent in Ruby, we're more concerned with using the
right tool for the job. In the past two months, I've worked with Objective-C,
Javascript (Backbone+PhoneGap), and a little bit of Java and C#.
- We practice a sustainable pace. We recognize that we each have lives, activities,
and families outside of work. Late nights and > 40 hour weeks are rare by design.
- We're agile, but not dogmatic about it. Our process evolves to suit our needs.
- We offer competitive salaries, health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k) + match,
quarterly profit sharing, weekly catered lunches, and a top-floor office with
snacks, guitars, and your choice of standing or sitting desks.
A little bit about Grand Rapids:
- 2.5 hours from Chicago, 2.5 hours from Detroit, and less than an hour to the beach.
- Lots of great beer. Founders Brewery (a mile from our office) has 3 beers in the
Beer Advocate top 15. HopCat is a “World Class” bar on BA.
Just look here: http://beeradvocate.com/beerfly/city/43
- Affordable housing. If you’re renting anything larger than a breadbox in the
Bay Area or NYC, you can afford a house here (or a much nicer rental). I bought
a nice house with a mortgage payment drastically lower than the rent of my
1 bedroom apartment in Mountain View.
- A growing economy driven by technology, healthcare, and a growing list of startups.
The energy here around the growth in technology and the support for entrepreneurs
is infectious.
A little bit about you:
- You love writing software, and you have a few years of experience doing it.
- You learn new stuff quickly. You’ve used a lot of technologies, but you’re not
afraid to use more. It would be nice if you use and love Ruby, but not required.
- You believe software is written for humans, not computers.
- You want to come into work every day and enjoy the people you work with.
If you're interested, send me your resume/CV and a little bit about why you’re interested:
ej@mutuallyhuman.com
- zerr 13y agoI guess the business of writing custom software doesn't scale, like any other dedicated service/consulting business. What do you think about this?
- ejdyksen 13y agoI'm not sure exactly what you mean. There are certainly larger companies than Mutually Human. If one wanted to work for a large company, I'm sure many will post in this thread… :) However... - I'm learning new things all the time, at a faster pace than anywhere else I've worked. The company is very focused on everyone's growth. - I actually have time for my family, personal projects, friends, etc, as we really do keep our hours reasonable. - We have happy clients who love our work and are willing to pay well for it.
- zerr 13y agoOh, sorry, I didn't mean the company size. Under scaling I meant "write once, sell million times", "have million clients", etc...
- qwert302 13y agoI work at MHS also, and FWIW we have created products in the past and also have a couple new products in the pipeline. We will probably never be a pure products company - but we think crafting our own products a really great way for us to flex our creative muscles and learn new things.
- snuze 13y agoMH seems like a great place to work. I want to congratulate the founders on the culture they put in place. If I was brave enough to switch jobs, this would be the type of place near the top of my list.
- andrewcooke 13y agowhy is this relevant? [edit: fwiw, the question so obviously has the answer "no" (for hn-related values of "scale") that it doesn't seem to be an honest enquiry at all, but an attempt to make a point (for some hn-related value of "point").]
- zerr 13y agoIt might not be relevant in this particular thread. I was genuinely interested in the point of view of the person who is running such business. EDIT: I see, but I guess I'm not that much HNer to agree with you. Anyway, I got quite interesting answers (including yours).
- hzay 13y ago7 out of 9 people in your team wear glasses. Why? I don't know a percentage but isn't that really skewed?
- aceperry 13y agoAre you guys looking for people to work from home, or only considering people who will relocate?
- jonahbailey 13y agoWe are believers in the value of cross-functional, co-located teams. We've tried remote workers in the past and discovered that it doesn't really work for us.