Find your perfect match: 10 companies hiring like crazy this February

FEBRUARY 2016: Feeling like your career needs a little love this month? For those looking to change things up in February, here are 10 growing New York tech companies hiring right now.

Written by Taylor Majewski
Published on Feb. 04, 2016
Find your perfect match: 10 companies hiring like crazy this February
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Feeling like your career needs a little love this month? For those looking to change things up in February, here are 10 growing New York tech companies hiring right now:

 

 

"Here at Newsela, we're on a mission to develop rich content and innovative technology that helps teachers engage students and improve literacy. We're a fun, collaborative team that works in a data-driven environment.  We're looking for smart folks excited to solve complex challenges, impact education and feel personally invested in the work they do."

What they do: Newsela is an education startup that uses up-to-date articles from around the world to build reading comprehension. 

Location: 519 8th Avenue

Perks: CitiBike reimbursement, maternity policy (three months covered), paternity Policy (six weeks covered), PTO Policy (15 days to start, 20 days after one year, 25 days after three years). 

Founded: 2013

 

 

 

"At Main Street Hub, we are looking for team members who are passionate about helping local businesses thrive and want to accelerate their careers,” said Cathy Hardin, SVP of Revenue.

What they do: Main Street Hub runs a comprehensive marketing platform that combines social media, customer reviews, mobile marketing and email marketing. 

Location: 1407 Broadway Fl 26

Perks: Base salary plus monthly commissions, 3 weeks paid vacation and holidays, stock options, 100 percent paid medical insurance, competitive 401(k) package, free snacks and beverages and craft beer on tap

Founded: 2010

 

 

 

"We're a fast-growing, New York-based cloud infrastructure provider, and our talented team is at the center of everything we do. Our philosophy is collaboration-focused, remote-friendly, and flexible. We care deeply about supporting the growth of all our employees and making sure they feel professionally fulfilled."

What they do: Digital Ocean offers super-fast, on-demand SSD cloud servers. 

Location: 101 Avenue of the Americas

Perks: Custom work stations, free meals everyday, flexible vacation time, full health coverage, commuter benefits, 401(k) plan, gym reimbursement and education support. 

Founded: 2011

 

 

 

"We look for mission-driven candidates that believe in changing the real estate industry for the better," said David Walker, cofounder and CEO at TripleMint.We love working with people that don't care how something has always been done, but instead ask 'how can I do this better?' We're growing like crazy right now so we have many opportunities open within our sales and marketing teams. TripleMint is a refreshing take on real estate and we're looking for people that bring interesting backgrounds from other industries."

What they do: TripleMint combines technology, data and a select group of real estate experts to help buyers and sellers make smarter real estate decisions.

Location: 1411 Broadway

Employee perks: Health benefits, monthly team events, company book club, 3+ open education classes a week and stock options plans.

Founded: 2011

 

 

 

"We seek employees who are not only the best in their respective fields, but also have an unwavering dedication to the companies they work for and their colleagues," said David Snider, Chief Operating Officer of Compass. "Our main goal is to keep our culture as collaborative and dynamic as it was on day one."

What they do: Compass is a real estate platform that combines agents with technology to make the selling, buying and renting process seamless.

Location: 90 5th Ave, New York, NY 10011

Perks: Catered lunches, subsidized dinners,100% paid for medical / dental / vision, paid paternity (4 weeks) and maternity (12 weeks) leave, unlimited sick days, flexible work from home, gym reimbursement, pager, monthly happy hours, wellness events, free snacks and drinks (including beer), ping pong / pool table, referral bonus. 

Founded: 2012

 

 

 

"We are looking for enthusiastic Software Engineers, Product Designers, and Product Managers that are passionate about learning the best practices for user-centric Agile software development in an open, collaborative setting with brilliant peers and enterprise clients."

What they do: Pivotal is huge. The company has literally transformed the way the world builds software. 

Location: 625 Avenue of the Americas

Perks: Excellent benefits with medical and dental, stock options, 401(k) with match, tuition reimbursement, fitness reimbursement, and a flexible vacation policy. Pivotal offers a warm, friendly company culture with fresh cooked breakfast every morning, weekly tech talk presentations, and lunch clubs including a book club and language learning exchange.

Founded: 1989

 

 

 

Our Director of Talent, Andrew Blancato has supplied the below quote. I’ve also attached a photo of the Casper Founders.

"Casper is looking for candidates who are hungry to learn, not afraid to challenge the status quo, and excited about the idea of changing the way people sleep," said Andrew Blancato, Director of Talent at Casper. "We are not only looking for talented individuals with specialized skill sets, but also people who are excited to be a part of an amazing team who will continue to push boundaries."

What they do: Casper Sleep makes mattresses, sheets and pillows you can buy online. It's their job to make sure you sleep better.

Location: 151 W 26th St

Perks: Full health insurance, fitness benefits, open vacation policy, snacks and catered lunches, and unlimited naps! 

Founded: 2013

 

 

 

“We are always looking for innovative and tenacious talent to join our team! Seamless strives to make our customers’ lives easier; providing our restaurants with the tools they need to get their delicious food to our 6.4 million active diners. Applicants should be passionate about our product, collaborative and be able to contribute to our fast paced - yet playful work environment."

What they do: Seamless makes it super-easy to have food delivered to wherever you are through their app or website. 

Location: 5 Bryant Park

Founded: 1999

 

 

 

“At Handy, we look for smart and passionate people who want to make a difference. Our mission is to change the way the world buys services and deliver an amazing service experience to every one of our customers. Above any specific skill-set, we’re always looking for people who can share this vision and help us achieve our goals."

What they do: Handy has an online platform where you can find, schedule and pay for household services. 

Location: 34 W 29th St (5th Floor) 

Founded: 2012

 

 

 

"We look for people who want to be the best in the world at what they do," said Marcela Sapone, CEO and cofounder of Hello Alfred. "So we look for passion, drive, and the desire to evolve and get better every day."

What they do: Alfred is a subscription service that handles most of your household chores. They'll take care of your grocery shopping, laundry, dry cleaning and will even clean your house. 

Location: 55 W 19th St 

Perks: No fixed hours or vacation policy, speaker series and training, Friday happy hour and a fully stocked kitchen. 

Founded: 2013

 

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