From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Original-To: caml-list@sympa.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@sympa.inria.fr Received: from mail3-relais-sop.national.inria.fr (mail3-relais-sop.national.inria.fr [192.134.164.104]) by sympa.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EDE3D7FCCB for ; Wed, 8 Apr 2015 18:33:17 +0200 (CEST) Received-SPF: None (mail3-smtp-sop.national.inria.fr: no sender authenticity information available from domain of trevor@peggedsoftware.com) identity=pra; client-ip=209.85.216.182; receiver=mail3-smtp-sop.national.inria.fr; envelope-from="trevor@peggedsoftware.com"; x-sender="trevor@peggedsoftware.com"; x-conformance=sidf_compatible Received-SPF: None (mail3-smtp-sop.national.inria.fr: no sender authenticity information available from domain of trevor@peggedsoftware.com) identity=mailfrom; client-ip=209.85.216.182; receiver=mail3-smtp-sop.national.inria.fr; envelope-from="trevor@peggedsoftware.com"; x-sender="trevor@peggedsoftware.com"; x-conformance=sidf_compatible Received-SPF: None (mail3-smtp-sop.national.inria.fr: no sender authenticity information available from domain of postmaster@mail-qc0-f182.google.com) identity=helo; client-ip=209.85.216.182; receiver=mail3-smtp-sop.national.inria.fr; envelope-from="trevor@peggedsoftware.com"; x-sender="postmaster@mail-qc0-f182.google.com"; x-conformance=sidf_compatible X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: A0AZAQB8VyVVm7bYVdFcDoNMXAWDELhEiW6FfQKBIgc7EQEBAQEBAQERAQEBAQEGCwsJFC6EHwEBAQIBAQ4EEUIFAwcFBQsLCwMEBioCAiISAQUBDg4GExQFCYgACA2qAD4xiziWNAEBCAEBAQEBHQqKIn+EMUcEB4JogUUFhh6IRYYJhg+BHTqCfYw9ggASI4EVgiUcgRNZIjEBgkIBAQE X-IPAS-Result: A0AZAQB8VyVVm7bYVdFcDoNMXAWDELhEiW6FfQKBIgc7EQEBAQEBAQERAQEBAQEGCwsJFC6EHwEBAQIBAQ4EEUIFAwcFBQsLCwMEBioCAiISAQUBDg4GExQFCYgACA2qAD4xiziWNAEBCAEBAQEBHQqKIn+EMUcEB4JogUUFhh6IRYYJhg+BHTqCfYw9ggASI4EVgiUcgRNZIjEBgkIBAQE X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.11,545,1422918000"; d="scan'208";a="108868248" Received: from mail-qc0-f182.google.com ([209.85.216.182]) by mail3-smtp-sop.national.inria.fr with ESMTP/TLS/RC4-SHA; 08 Apr 2015 18:33:16 +0200 Received: by qcbii10 with SMTP id ii10so31881083qcb.2 for ; Wed, 08 Apr 2015 09:33:14 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=LFaCbyOr1DB6KkLFtVLACckl1+At1G4w3ivYlX4ynMg=; b=UjSne+T/NMil5SRMEtwH/Lg6+HTTSRRn/8QZjtCsOmQqTECr2jVAwGp178U3xFH8AT yemcIAbRyvhbDdXyjau57XTFmCwS3Fjutf6bCT4lu1Tv4AYzFSeqzJoeW71UfuSuK1oT Qr5FS64qrAuziSdsi91Pbirh32d7KR1qpulJczSjzvJlTqwUlLcDtdKG4Iy3l+JF6daj qMlpJ08PwhhUCYduhU4NL2LuUYJdWxXcM3bTVTLnTyn/T8UUbfSMtyRorkr9RSj1YgE7 GVXGikILfAUiavXxG2uFs3HzzEDj9AXK3P2CGA0n2kN1lbC9C+CkiVEAaPHqIukUhBNF nkcw== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkqVCKUwveRbq3R1d3xDCREqvzjbWriMMI5/pUvcv4bv78jXiGSQPxJ+wuU0RXrtfZOHsPU MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.140.151.21 with SMTP id 21mr32710846qhx.8.1428510794557; Wed, 08 Apr 2015 09:33:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.99.137 with HTTP; Wed, 8 Apr 2015 09:33:14 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <211E62B0-DAE6-4975-AB61-D5ECA1700187@cam.ac.uk> References: <211E62B0-DAE6-4975-AB61-D5ECA1700187@cam.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 12:33:14 -0400 Message-ID: From: Trevor Smith To: Amir Chaudhry Cc: "caml-list@inria.fr" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11352dc077cbcd0513391684 Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Reduce Inequality and Program in OCaml! --001a11352dc077cbcd0513391684 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 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 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 > 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=E2=80=99re a s= mall, > 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=E2=80=99re 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=E2=80=99ve built our own data-gathering plat= forms in > the form of applicant screenings. We=E2=80=99ve 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=E2=80=99ve 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. > > > > > > > --001a11352dc077cbcd0513391684 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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 11:4= 1 AM, Amir Chaudhry <amc79@cam.ac.uk> wrote:
Is the company already using OCaml?=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 You can look through the other examples to = get an idea of what to include.

[1] ht= tps://ocaml.org/learn/companies.html
[2] https://github.com/ocaml/ocaml.org/blob/maste= r/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 Balt= imore 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 th= e 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 he= re: https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-bucket-pegge= d/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=E2=80=99re a sm= all, early-stage, high-growth company that cares about producing a valuable= product, growing together and using the right tool for the job. If this so= unds like you, please contact us at jobs+engineering@peggedsoftware.com. We=E2=80=99re hi= ring 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.=C2=A0 We use traditional application data in s= ome very innovative ways, and we=E2=80=99ve built our own data-gathering pl= atforms in the form of applicant screenings.=C2=A0 We=E2=80=99ve 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 hel= p individuals and companies find one another.
>
> At the hospitals we work with, employee turnover is a major problem.= =C2=A0 This churn costs our clients thousands of dollars that could be bett= er spent improving patient care. We=E2=80=99ve reduced employee turnover at= our client hospitals by 45 to 75 percent, which has resulted in improved p= atient experience, company performance, and employee engagement.
>
> This is just the beginning of a revolution in how employers use data t= o make better HR decisions, and how individuals are able to find fulfilling= work beyond the bounds of bias.=C2=A0 We have doubled in size over the las= t year, just completed a $7.5M round of financing, and are growing even mor= e 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 tec= hnology.
> > * Ownership gives individuals the agency to grow, and aligns outc= omes.=E2=80=A8>
>
> What We Use
> -------------------
> We are pragmatic and use whatever tool is best to get the job done. Th= at being said, we most enjoy programming in OCaml on top of AWS, and make u= se 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 p= rototypes quickly.
> > * Work with Data Scientists to create a data pipeline that suppor= ts offline analysis, and online experimentation.
> * Write automation code to deploy, monitor and alert to support your a= pplication.=E2=80=A8>
>
> Must Have
> ---------------
> * An entrepreneurial mindset -- you have a track record of easily lear= ning new technologies. You are a self-directed learner who can adapt quickl= y to new tools to solve problems.
> * A demonstrated ability to produce and support quality production cod= e.
> * Excellent communication skills.=E2=80=A8>
> * A collaborative approach to working on a team.=E2=80=A8>
> * A passion about making the world a better place.=E2=80=A8>
>
> 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=E2=80= =A8> * Experience building a data pipeline (bonus points for knowing abo= ut the Lambda Architecture).=E2=80=A8>
>
> Perks
> --------
> * The mission, the people and the work.
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0- The mission: work on a project that is making the world = a better place.
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0- The people: work for a high growth company, and learn in= an environment where people care about growth and work/life balance.
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0- The work: pragmatically use amazing technology.
> * Competitive salary, benefits and equity.=E2=80=A8>
>
>


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