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

[Trevor Smith <trevor@peggedsoftware.com>]

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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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