Congratulations to Brian and Parking Panda!

Whitetruffle’s user experience was professional, clean, and simple. It walked me through the process of filling out my profile every step of the way. Within days, I was getting matches from companies looking to talk to me. Within a month, I was in contact with several companies and, for the first time in my career, I was getting the ability to choose between offers. I literally had no work to do after I set up my profile and I’m now in an amazing position doing what I love to do. If I’m ever on the job hunt again, I will definitely return to Whitetruffle!

Brian Drelling, C# Developer – Parking Panda

“Thank you Whitetruffle for making the process of finding a job that’s a good fit a pleasant experience. Thanks to your match, I started at LearnVest last week.

This was certainly my most pleasant recruiting site experience ever.”

Congratulations to LearnVest and Edith Beers, their newest software engineer. So glad we could introduce them!

May’s Newest Job Postings: Education, Crafting, Music, Cars!

Relay School of Education, an education innovator, needs an experienced open-source developer as soon as possible. Make an impact and help improve our public schools!

weCraft, a startup making it easier to find the supplies to make the crafts we post on our online inspiration boards, is looking for a UI superhero!

Affirma, a consulting firm recently selected as a Top 100 Best Workplace in Washington, wants a couple experienced .NET developers!

Live Nation Labs, an innovation lab within Live Nation, is seeking a senior frontend engineer with a love for live music!

Reciprocity, creating work tools that inspire employees to understand the greater context of their work in a very complex world with competing viewpoints, needs a senior Python developer.

Mavizon, a social network for your car, is on the hunt for a senior backend developer with machine learning experience.

New and Improved Company Profiles!

One of the many benefits Whitetruffle gives to companies is the ability to refine their pitch. With a steady stream of candidates it is easier to see how changing messaging and highlighting what makes your company an ideal place to work can increase your chances of meeting the people you are interested in.

We’ve now made it even easier to point out the things that make your company special.

The biggest change existing users will see is the new “Personality and Culture” section.

Let people know about your benefits and perks!

Differentiate yourself by mapping out your culture, workflow, and values.

These things matter when candidates are deciding whether they are interested in joining your team. We strongly encourage existing Whitetruffle companies to update their profile to take advantage of these new features.

Refine your message, build a richer profile, and attract the candidates you want!

What are your goals this week?

Applying Classic Algorithms to Mate Selection

This last weekend I went on a ski retreat for the seriously geeky with about 50 other people. After we finished a carefully prepared paleo/primal meal, we gathered for microtalks on advanced origami, lifehacking, and the application of mathematics to mate selection.

We’re in the business of applying algorithmic learning to job matching, so math and dating seemed like the perfect topic for a Valentine’s Day blog post. Ben Woosley (pictured) was kind enough to let me share his presentation.

So – given that mate selection generally means selecting a single best candidate from among your available dating pool based on a dizzying array of variables, how can we make sure we are choosing the best possible person?

First, we can break down all these variables into four major categories:

1. Physical Attractiveness

2. Social Status

3. Intelligence

4. Personality

Generally, these four need to be a fit if we’re assessing for long-term compatibility. But life is is short! How do we make sure that we optimize dating time spent so we end up with the right partner?

Ben, with the help of this paper by Geoffrey F. Miller and Peter M. Todd, applied the Secretary Problem: one of many names for a famous problem of the optimal stopping theory. Basically, it tries to solve what percentage of a set of options you need to evaluate before further evaluation no longer leads to a better choice.

Read the paper reference for additional analysis, be essentially, if you can figure out the number of total people you have available/want to date, after dating the first 37% of them, set your aspiration level based on the best person in that group – then propose to the first person who exceeds that benchmark for the ultimate in “til-death-do-you-part” happiness.

See? It’s simple. Happy Valentine’s Day from

New Jobs on Whitetruffle!

There’s still a lot of Wednesday left – and we already have so many new, challenging positions to match you with. Any of these look interesting?

Appeagle, a startup in New Jersey focusing on helping online retailers capture more sales by optimizing their pricing, needs a C# developer.

Pushpins, is looking for four new developers in their San Francisco office (walking distance from CalTrain!) to help them build their app, helping people save money on their groceries. They need frontend, fullstack, and UI/UX.

Timehop, one of our frontend guy’s favorite apps, needs a lead iOS developer and some good Ruby people to join them in their time travel adventure. Maybe you?

FunLoop needs a senior iOS engineer. They’re one of the leading brands in kid’s tablet apps.

Sneakpeeq has hired several engineers using Whitetruffle, and now they’re looking for someone with an e-commerce background who can help them build stronger relationships with retailers.

The Minerva Project just raised $25 million to build the modern university. They need a lead architect to make this happen – improving education for top students around the world.

We have new opportunities every day on Whitetruffle with hundreds of companies working hard to make a difference.

Have You Heard of the J1 Visa?

We are so lucky to have Mehdi interning with our marketing department. During the process of bringing him to San Francisco, we learned about and were able to take advantage of the J1 visa. More information and details here and here. This lesser-known visa allows interns to stay and work in the United States through the duration of their internship as long as they commit to returning to their home country for a least two years before re-entry. This visa was created to make it easier to bring scholars into the US for continued education and can be much easier to obtain than other visas.

If you are considering hiring an intern, J1’s can be a great option to consider when looking for top talent. Services, like Intern Abroad, that have extensive experience sourcing students and managing visa requirements can be of great help in deciding if international interns are a viable option for your company.

How are you planning to change the world?

Marketing, Sales, and Biz Dev – OH MY!

As you may have heard – Whitetruffle is now matching business professionals in addition to software engineers. Our companies are almost as excited as we are. Want to see a few of our newest business positions?

Kaon Interactive, makers of an innovative, touch-driven 3D marketing tool, is is looking for a Vice President of Sales.

beRecruited, a startup helping high school student athletes connect with scholarship opportunities, is ready for a Head of Marketing – maybe someone with a love of sports?

QuBit, a company in London working on ways to better understand consumer behavior on ecommerce sites, needs a skilled Inside Sales Manager to focus on lead generation.

InsideVault, using big data to help companies spend online advertising dollars effectively, is searching for a Marketing Analyst and a SAAS Strategic Account Executive.

sqrrl, the Seal Team 6 of Big Data, needs a Commercial Sales Account Manager who knows Hadoop.

Bixby Apps, a mobile development firm providing iOS app development and project management services to large brands, small businesses and agencies worldwide, is searching for an Account Executive who isn’t afraid of cold calling.

Interested?