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Code discovery: how to find code that you need to fix or extend
Code discovery: how to find code that you need to fix or extend
Discovering code. This is something that we do almost every day, especially at the start of a new bug fix or feature request. It surprises…
Build a powerful table using React Table
Build a powerful table using React Table
Virtually every web application, and especially ones with reporting features, will require the use of an HTML table at one point or…
Hack Week Feb. 2021
Hack Week Feb. 2021
Greenhouse hosted two hack days last year. They were such a success that we decided to do a full hack week this year!
Building a line chart using Visx
Building a line chart using Visx
I’ve always been a staunch supporter of using d3 for visualization projects because it’s probably the most flexible tool. This flexibility…
The Most Important Thing About Accessibility
The Most Important Thing About Accessibility
And why are we so quick to dismiss it?
Service to Service Authentication on Kubernetes
Service to Service Authentication on Kubernetes
Using Service Account Token Volume Projection and OAuth2-Proxy
Greenhouse Hackday June 2020 (Part 2)
Greenhouse Hackday June 2020 (Part 2)
Earlier this year, Greenhouse hosted a hackday in June. We formed teams and spent all of a Thursday and Friday to work on a small project…
Greenhouse Hackday 2020
Greenhouse Hackday 2020
This year, Greenhouse hosted a hackday in June. Since this was during the pandemic in New York City, it was done completely remote. We…
Adventures in Rich Text
Adventures in Rich Text
See what it took for GHR to securely implement Rich Text and @mentions
Effective use of Demographic Information
Effective use of Demographic Information
A Recap from Speaking at the NYC School of Data
Round Robin: Rotating Responsibilities Responsibly
Round Robin: Rotating Responsibilities Responsibly
Or: Creating a Slack bot help teams distribute team responsibilities amongst all of its members
Data Engineering Learnings: Sagemaker Notebook Servers
Data Engineering Learnings: Sagemaker Notebook Servers
Last year at Greenhouse, we doubled the size of our Data Science team. With a larger team, we’re looking to tackle larger problems…
My React App is Slow. What Should I do?
My React App is Slow. What Should I do?
I recently attended another great workshop by Kent C. Dodds, this time on React performance (I wrote about his workshop on React hooks…
Greenhouse’s Scorecard Rating System
Greenhouse’s Scorecard Rating System
If you’ve ever seen or filled out a scorecard in Greenhouse Recruiting, you likely noticed our unique measurement scale for assessing…
Using docker-compose to improve your development experience
Using docker-compose to improve your development experience
Note: This post assumes you have some basic idea of what Docker is. If you don’t, you can read the introduction to docker here, then come…
Refactoring an R&D Team
Refactoring an R&D Team
Aligning users, problems, and internal teams in a fast-growing engineering org.
Process for growing Seedling
Process for growing Seedling
Some insight into how we grew our component library from a seed to a sprout.
Seedling: Planting Components for Later
Seedling: Planting Components for Later
We have multiple applications at Greenhouse, including our Recruiting and Onboarding platforms. Even though these applications are…
