"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 wrote:

Well how else would you expect to earn that "business bonus"?

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:03 AM, MigMit 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 wrote:

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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@henlowgroup.com.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Regards,

Neena

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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@haskell.org] On Behalf Of Stijn van Drongelen Sent: 11 December 2013 09:06 To: Clark Gaebel Cc: haskell-cafe@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 mailto:cgaebel@uwaterloo.ca> wrote: Well how else would you expect to earn that "business bonus"? On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:03 AM, MigMit mailto:miguelimo38@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 mailto:Neena.Singh@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@henlowgroup.commailto:Neena.singh@henlowgroup.com.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Regards,

Neena

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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 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 wrote:

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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@haskell.org] On Behalf Of Stijn van Drongelen Sent: 11 December 2013 09:06 To: Clark Gaebel Cc: haskell-cafe@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 wrote:

Well how else would you expect to earn that "business bonus"?

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:03 AM, MigMit 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 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@henlowgroup.com.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Regards,

Neena

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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 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 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 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@haskell.org] On Behalf Of Stijn van Drongelen Sent: 11 December 2013 09:06 To: Clark Gaebel Cc: haskell-cafe@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 wrote:

Well how else would you expect to earn that "business bonus"?

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:03 AM, MigMit 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 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@henlowgroup.com.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Regards,

Neena

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