DEREK KINZEL

Technical Recruiter & Sourcer with 7+ Years of experience in the Washington, DC - Metro Area.

Currently working at Palantir, a Software Product and Tech Startup focusing on Data Analytics & Integration at a massive scale. We were founded by Peter Thiel (PayPal), need I say more?

Focus Areas Include:

• Software Engineers - (Java, Open Source, Object Oriented, Agile)
• Web Developers - (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Angular, Ember, Backbone, MVC)
• Designers - (Web, UI, UX, Adobe Suite, Data Visualization)
• Database Engineers & Architects - (SQL, Oracle, PostGres, ETL, BI, Data Warehouse)
• "Big Data" Engineers - (NoSQL, Hadoop, hBase, Map Reduce, Cassandra, MongoDB)
• Systems Engineers / DevOps - (Linux, CentOS, RHEL, Ubuntu, Automation, Puppet, Chef, Open Stack, Nagios)
• QA Engineers - (Automation, Selenium, Ruby, Fitnesse, Testing)

Current PALANTIR Openings listed here: https://app.box.com/palantirjobs

Personal: Huge Movie Quote Buff, Love "The Hunt", Believe in "Hire at First Site", Big-Time Philadelphia Sports Fan, and Hater of anything Twilight related