Re: [Caml-list] Reduce Inequality and Program in OCaml!

[Trevor Smith <trevor@peggedsoftware.com>]

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Amir,

Thanks for your response!

We are already using OCaml in production! I will submit a PR later this
week.

Trevor

On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 11:41 AM, Amir Chaudhry <amc79@cam.ac.uk> wrote:

> Is the company already using OCaml?  If so, would you be able to submit a
> PR to the Companies page on ocaml.org [1, 2]?
>
> The description just needs to be brief and it's better to mention
> where/how OCaml is being used.  You can look through the other examples to
> get an idea of what to include.
>
> [1] https://ocaml.org/learn/companies.html
> [2] https://github.com/ocaml/ocaml.org/blob/master/site/learn/companies.md
>
> Thanks,
> Amir
>
> On 7 Apr 2015, at 15:56, Trevor Smith <trevor@peggedsoftware.com> wrote:
>
> > Sorry for the double post -- I forgot to include: we are based in
> Baltimore and NYC. We are plan on mostly building our tech team in NYC but
> are happy to hire for both offices.
> >
> > Trevor
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Trevor Smith <trevor@peggedsoftware.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I recently started at Pegged Software, an early stage company looking to
> transform and equalize how people are hired. We're hiring engineers! I am
> thrilled to be working on a mission doing social good, and to have the
> opportunity to build out a team that will use, and contribute to, OCaml. I
> have pasted the pain-text job description below and have a pdf version
> here:
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-bucket-pegged/PeggedEngineeringPost.pdf
> >
> > Excited to hear from you.
> >
> > Trevor
> >
> > Software Engineer
> > -------------------------
> >
> > Pegged is seeking passionate, collaborative, entrepreneurial engineers
> to help us transform and equalize how people are hired. We’re a small,
> early-stage, high-growth company that cares about producing a valuable
> product, growing together and using the right tool for the job. If this
> sounds like you, please contact us at jobs+engineering@peggedsoftware.com.
> We’re hiring at all levels of experience.
> >
> > Pegged Software is fixing how people get hired. We do this by applying
> modern data science to build predictive models that match individuals with
> roles where they can excel.  We use traditional application data in some
> very innovative ways, and we’ve built our own data-gathering platforms in
> the form of applicant screenings.  We’ve started by focusing our technology
> on the healthcare industry, and plan on expanding to other industries, and
> then to a direct-to-consumer product that will help individuals and
> companies find one another.
> >
> > At the hospitals we work with, employee turnover is a major problem.
> This churn costs our clients thousands of dollars that could be better
> spent improving patient care. We’ve reduced employee turnover at our client
> hospitals by 45 to 75 percent, which has resulted in improved patient
> experience, company performance, and employee engagement.
> >
> > This is just the beginning of a revolution in how employers use data to
> make better HR decisions, and how individuals are able to find fulfilling
> work beyond the bounds of bias.  We have doubled in size over the last
> year, just completed a $7.5M round of financing, and are growing even more
> quickly in 2015.
> >
> > What We Believe In
> > -------------------------
> > * Empathy with one another and our users. Inclusiveness, communication
> and collaboration are core tenets of how we work.
> > > * Contribution to the open source community. We are built on open
> source technologies and we give back.
> > > * Small feedback loops are critical to developing product and
> technology.
> > > * Ownership gives individuals the agency to grow, and aligns outcomes.
> >
> >
> > What We Use
> > -------------------
> > We are pragmatic and use whatever tool is best to get the job done. That
> being said, we most enjoy programming in OCaml on top of AWS, and make use
> of Python to glue things together.
> >
> > Responsibilities
> > ---------------------
> > * Write server-side code for web-based applications and APIs.
> > > * Create robust high-volume production applications and develop
> prototypes quickly.
> > > * Work with Data Scientists to create a data pipeline that supports
> offline analysis, and online experimentation.
> > * Write automation code to deploy, monitor and alert to support your
> application. >
> >
> > Must Have
> > ---------------
> > * An entrepreneurial mindset -- you have a track record of easily
> learning new technologies. You are a self-directed learner who can adapt
> quickly to new tools to solve problems.
> > * A demonstrated ability to produce and support quality production code.
> > * Excellent communication skills. >
> > * A collaborative approach to working on a team. >
> > * A passion about making the world a better place. >
> >
> > Nice to Have
> > ------------------
> > * Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
> > * Experience with OCaml or functional programming in any environment
> > * Experience building highly available, fault tolerant systems > *
> Experience building a data pipeline (bonus points for knowing about the
> Lambda Architecture). >
> >
> > Perks
> > --------
> > * The mission, the people and the work.
> >   - The mission: work on a project that is making the world a better
> place.
> >   - The people: work for a high growth company, and learn in an
> environment where people care about growth and work/life balance.
> >   - The work: pragmatically use amazing technology.
> > * Competitive salary, benefits and equity. >
> >
> >
>
>

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