This Week in Jobs DMV: Pipe Dream Edition

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Pour Some Sugar On Me

COVID-19 was threatening to lay the candy crush on Halloween this year, then residents in the DMV had a 100 Grand idea. Not yet ready to Rolo-ver to the pandemic — or simply fearful of tricks without treats — homeowners are reportedly installing six-foot-long pipes outside their front steps to mollify the roving bands of kids demanding candy every spooky season. The devices recall the glory days of sending interoffice memos and bank deposits via pneumatic tubes.

We won’t judge if you upgrade your home office by repurposing the pipes — although we generally advise against air shooting memos to partners or roommates. But if this Starburst of inspiration helps you get the jump on that cover letter or application, do what you gotta do.

The News

Is Python your love language? Do you dream in Java? If so, rejoice that October is Software Development Month. We’re digging deeper into the processes and trends behind the code — and we want to talk about it with you. Tell us about your absurd — or extremely practical — side project. Share your perspective on which programming languages are most essential in 2020. Got a story about building your first app? We’d love to hear it.

Speaking of submissions, we also want your nominations for technologists making a difference. Technical.ly’s RealLIST Engineers is back for 2020, and we’ll be honoring those who commit code, solve problems and build solutions — and, better yet, go above and beyond to guide the next generation of technologists. If that sounds like someone you know (including yourself!), let us know.

Go, shorties, it’s your pub day. Technical.ly DC is rolling out extra-short news items in its daily newsletter — also known as “briefs,” in the parlance of the biz. Keeping in the “we want to hear from you” theme of news section this week, we are asking you to submit your own news tips, upcoming events and interviews for publication. Shorties is open to all. (And subscribe to all Technical.ly newsletters here.)

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … kidney? MissionGO, the Baltimore startup pioneering drone-deliveries of organs, notched its longest flight yet last month. A kidney soared some 10 miles across the great blue yonder, flying aboard a drone from an airport to a desert medical clinic outside Las Vegas. A recent cornea delivery gives new meaning to eyes in the sky.

The Jobs

D.C.

• Call of Duty: DevOps: Nava is hiring a DevOps Engineer.
• Shhh: The email encryption and digital privacy company Virtru is seeking a Software Engineer.
• The engagement platform Crowdskout is looking for a Back-End Engineer to help make sure its clients’ campaigns remain front-and-center.
• FiscalNote is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Applications.

Maryland

• Cloudy with a chance of customer engagement: cloudtamer.io in Fulton is hiring a Cloud Solutions Architect.
• Here’s an electrifying opportunity: Energy company LS Power is seeking a Software Engineer.
• Fintech company Cerebro Capital — surprisingly not the name of Professor X’s hedge fund — is looking for a Software Development Team Lead in Baltimore.
• Jacobs — the company, not multiple guys named Jake — is hiring a Software Engineer.

Virginia

• Defense intelligence company NuWave Solutions, the firm we imagine Devo or Duran Duran would hire if named secretary of defense, is hiring a Software Engineer.
• Novetta is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to join its Entity Analytics team.

Remote

• HealthLumen, which develops intervention modeling for noncommunicable diseases, is hiring a Remote Python C Developer. Though this position is remote, candidates must be willing to attend monthly meetings at the company’s headquarters London.
• Customer service software Crisp is seeking a Remote iOS Developer.
• Fulton Bank is looking for an IT Senior Data Engineer, Delivery.

The End

If you’re considering a candy chute for trick or treaters, don’t go too narrow — the tubes can jam or clog. As NPR reports, one NoVa homeowner had success with M&M’s (presumably not one by one), Sour Patch Kids, Snickers and Milky Way bars, but ran into trouble trying to deliver Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

Good luck out there and the job hunt! And don’t forget to reward yourself with a bit of the sweet stuff.