[Haskell-cafe] SENIOR HASKELL OPPORTUNITY

[Kristopher Micinski]

I completely agree, hence my agreeing that this is not necessarily ill
formed...!

Kris


On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Malcolm Wallace <malcolm.wallace at me.com> wrote:
> 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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