OCaml-intensive summer internships at New York trading firm
Yaron Minsky
trading company located in Manhattan. We're looking for students
interested in internships for the summer of 2006.
Jane Street is an open and informal environment (you can wear shorts
and a t-shirt to the office), and the work is technically challenging,
including systems programming, machine learning, statistical analysis,
parallel processing, and anything that crosses our path that looks
useful. One unusual attraction of the job is that the large majority
of our programming is done in OCaml. Here's what we're looking for
from candidates:
- A commitment to the practical. Both development and research are
tightly integrated with our trading operation, and we work very
hard to keep our work relevant. One of the big attractions of the
job is the opportunity to apply serious ideas to real-world
problems.
- Great communication skills. We need people who can explain things
clearly and cogently, who can read dense academic papers and write
clear documentation.
- Strong programming skills. Most of our programming is in OCaml, so
being a solid Caml hacker is a big plus. Extra points for deep
knowledge of OCaml internals and experience wrapping thorny
libraries. But we're also interested in great programmers who we
are convinced will be able to pick up OCaml quickly, so anyone with
high-level of proficiency with functional languages would be a good
match.
- Top-notch mathematical and analytic skills. We want people who can
solve difficult technical problems, and think clearly and
mathematically about all sorts of problems.
- Strong Unix/Linux skills --- We're looking for someone who knows
their way around the standard Unix tools, can write makefiles,
shell scripts, etc. We're also very interested in people with
serious systems administration and architecture experience.
Summer interns are paid quite well, and we can help out with housing
costs if you don't live nearby. If you're interested, please send a
cover-letter and resume to: