Interesting article posted in yCombinator, a community for angel investors. They looked at job ads posted by various analytic-intensive start-ups in 2014.
Here are the skills these start-ups are looking for, according to yCombinator:
- Data visualization
- Machine learning
- Distributed systems
- Familiarity with compliance & security standards including PCI DSS, FFIEC, GLBA, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and NIST
- Well versed in JSP, JavaScript, JSON, XML (VXML & CCXML)
- Experience with source code control tools
- 2+ years of Java experience
- Fluency in Python, Java, C++, or similar (Python strongly preferred)
- Production experience with relational databases
- Experience with distributed caching techniques
- Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and complexity analysis
- Strong programming background in Linux
- Passion for security, and a practical and balanced approach to security issues
- Familiarity with AWS and MySQL
- A knack for solving complex UI & UX problems
- Experience building your own MEAN apps
- Expertise in building clean, api driven code
- Optimizing marketing strategies based on performance metrics.
- from backend Python services to slick dashboard features in JavaScript.
- Advise clients on strategies to meet their marketing objectives.
- You’ve built and launched your own projects.
- You have a Github account and you read Hacker News
- You know what it means to build lean and iterate.
- Node/Express
- AWS
- MySQL
- AngularJS
- Objective-C
- Java Android SDK
- 5 years of relevant work experience, including large systems software design and development experience, with knowledge of UNIX/Linux.
- A Polyglot with experience applying multiple web development languages to live applications.
- well-versed in a Python web stack
- strong UI development experience using HTML, CSS and JavaScript/AJAX.
- a solid foundation in computer science, you have strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
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