From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6241DBB83 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 22:17:02 +0200 (CEST) Received: from pauillac.inria.fr (pauillac.inria.fr [128.93.11.35]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k58KH1R9001919 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 22:17:01 +0200 Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id WAA10100 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 22:17:01 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from janestcapital.com ([66.155.124.107]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k58KGxMr016254 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 22:17:00 +0200 Received: from quant9.janestcapital.quant [209.213.205.130] by janestcapital.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.13) id A5BA3700094; Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:16:58 -0400 Subject: Re: Job Announcement From: Yaron Minsky To: caml-list@inria.fr In-Reply-To: <1149719748.32046.73.camel@quant9.janestcapital.quant> References: <1149719748.32046.73.camel@quant9.janestcapital.quant> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:16:58 -0400 Message-Id: <1149797818.32046.82.camel@quant9.janestcapital.quant> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-4.fc4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-j-chkmail-Score: MSGID : 448885BB.000 on concorde : j-chkmail score : X : 0/20 1 X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 448885BD.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 448885BB.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; yaron:01 minsky:01 yminsky:01 yaron:01 minsky:01 ocaml:01 ocaml:01 internals:01 high-level:01 real-world:01 unix:01 unix:01 makefiles:01 yminsky:01 2006:98 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.0.3 A quick note: my email was down earlier today, but is back up now, in case anyone was trying to reach me. Yaron On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 18:35 -0400, Yaron Minsky wrote: > I'm pleased to announce that Jane Street Capital is yet again actively > looking to hire some top-notch functional programmers. > > Jane Street Capital (http://janestcapital.com) is a proprietary > trading company located in Manhattan, and we're looking to hire > developers interested in working on trading systems and > infrastructure, all built in OCaml. > > Jane Street is an open and informal environment (you can wear shorts > and a t-shirt to the office), and the work is technically challenging > and wide-ranging. Pay is competitive, and we're a reasonably small > company (around 100 employees), so advancement is pretty quick for > someone who performs well. > > Here's what we're looking for (in no particular order): > > - Strong programming skills. Pretty much all of our programming is > in OCaml, so being a solid Caml hacker is a big plus. Extra points > for deep knowledge of OCaml internals and experience wrapping > thorny libraries. But we're also interested in great programmers > who we are convinced will be able to pick up OCaml quickly, so > anyone with a high-level of proficiency with functional languages > would be a good match. > > - A commitment to the practical. Our work is tightly integrated with > our trading operation, and we work very hard to keep our work > relevant. One of the big attractions of the job is the opportunity > to apply serious ideas to real-world problems. > > - Great communication skills. We need people who can explain things > clearly and cogently. > > - Strong mathematical and analytic skills. We want people who can > solve difficult technical problems, and think clearly and > mathematically about all sorts of problems. > > - Strong Unix/Linux skills --- We're looking for someone who knows > their way around the standard Unix tools, can write makefiles, > shell scripts, etc. We're also very interested in people with > serious systems administration and architecture experience. > > If you're interested (or have any students you think might be a good > match) and would be willing to relocate to New York, please send a > cover-letter and resume to: > > yminsky@janestcapital.com > > And you can get more information about us here: > > http://www.janestcapital.com/ocaml.html > > Note for foreign applicants: it is never too early to apply! The > quote for this year for H1-B visas is already filled, so the earliest > possible hiring date is October 2007. > > -- Yaron Minsky