[Haskell-cafe] SENIOR HASKELL OPPORTUNITY

[Malcolm Wallace]

Typically, finance jobs that ask for mathematical skill, really do mean hard integrals, partial differential equations, and other numerical stuff that most CS people quail at.

> On 11 Dec 2013, at 20:52, Kristopher Micinski <krismicinski at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I think the point is that people who have PhDs in CS have very strong
> math skills, but that the definition of "math" may differ from person
> to person.  If your definition of math is "really hard integrals" then
> maybe not, but almost everyone with a PhD in CS is very good at some
> form of advanced math :-)..
> 
> Kris
> 
> 
> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 4:34 AM, Neena Singh
> <Neena.Singh at henlowgroup.com> wrote:
>> Yes, this is correct.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> A number of (quant) developers have a PhD or Masters in Computer Science but
>> have not used their maths skills extensively for many years.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> When hiring for a (quant) developer many financial organisations will look
>> for strong maths skills and will therefore ask many probability and other
>> mathematical questions as part of the interview process which many
>> developers find difficult and is often the reason they are not successful in
>> the interview process.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> For this particular opportunity they are looking for someone with a PhD or
>> High Level degree but will not be extensively testing a candidate’s
>> mathematical ability. This opportunity is therefore an option for someone
>> who is technically very strong but has not used their more advanced maths
>> skills for many years.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Neena
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Haskell-Cafe [mailto:haskell-cafe-bounces at haskell.org] On Behalf Of
>> Stijn van Drongelen
>> Sent: 11 December 2013 09:06
>> To: Clark Gaebel
>> Cc: haskell-cafe at haskell.org; MigMit
>> Subject: Re: [Haskell-cafe] SENIOR HASKELL OPPORTUNITY
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> "Maths skills are not essential [...]."
>> 
>> "EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
>> [...]
>> * - PHD / High Level degree in Computer Science."
>> 
>> Huh.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 6:09 AM, Clark Gaebel <cgaebel at uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> Well how else would you expect to earn that "business bonus"?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:03 AM, MigMit <miguelimo38 at yandex.ru> wrote:
>> 
>> Wait a sec, is that yours: http://www.haskellers.com/jobs/59 ?
>> 
>> I loved the required skill "Object oriented programming experience in
>> Haskell".
>> 
>> 
>>> On 10 Dec 2013, at 18:58, Neena Singh <Neena.Singh at henlowgroup.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> I have been retained by a leading Hedge Fund who are looking for an
>>> experienced Haskell developer to join their highly regarded front office
>>> technology team. This is a great opportunity for a passionate technologist
>>> to join a group working very closely with the trading floor on advanced
>>> Haskell projects. Previous finance experience is not a pre-requisite however
>>> a passion for Haskell is a must.
>>> 
>>> If you are interested learning more about this opportunity and potential
>>> salary ranges please call me on 020 7871 4482 or email me
>>> Neena.singh at henlowgroup.com.
>>> 
>>> I look forward to hearing from you,
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Neena
>> 
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