Re: [Haskell-cafe] Haskell job opportunity

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Tom Tobin wrote:

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:09 AM, siki wrote:

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You should have at least a bachelor’s degree in computer science from a top university

Might I humbly suggest that this is going to severely limit your hiring options?  You're looking for the intersection of sets of people who:

- Have a BS in computer science (cuts out a fair number of people) - Graduated from a "top university" (cuts out a *lot* of people) - Is familiar with Java (cuts out some people) - Is skilled with Haskell (a fair bet for many on this mailing list, at least)

We hired a technician by trade with no engineering or computer science degree, but who happened to show an unique aptitude and interest for learning a wide variety of programming languages. Though he had no prior experience with Haskell, or functional programming for that matter, in a few months he became a very proficient Haskell developer. I've also experienced many engineers with advanced degrees from prominent schools who have had tremendous difficulty understanding the language -- and the benefits -- of Haskell. I'm starting to believe people are either wired for it, or they are not.

- Can work in the Manhattan area (cuts out a *lot* of people)

My boss has said that the relative time zone is just as good as co-location. So I'd like to put a call out for resumes, which would help me build a case for opening reqs in the US -- and Canada and Central and South America for that matter. We need people interest in: - hybrid vehicles - electro-hydraulics - feedback control systems - safety-critical, hard real-time embedded - compiler design - formal methods - and of course, functional languages We use Haskell for many tools and Atom for embedded code and verification (http://hackage.haskell.org/package/atom). http://www.eaton.com