[JOB OPP] [assistant@thesystech.com: Job Opportunity for Students]

Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:45:23 -0500
From: Tia Newhall 
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Subject: [JOB OPP] [assistant@thesystech.com: Job Opportunity for Students]
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Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:13:15 -0500
From: Zachary Weinstein 
To: newhall@cs.swarthmore.edu
Subject: Job Opportunity for Students
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   Dear Professor Newhall,

   Hi! I'm Zach Weinstein '11. I'm now working at a technical company called
   Thesys Technologies, which makes platforms for securities trading,
   particularly for high frequency trading. The company is growing rapidly.
   My main job here is to recruit software developers, and I know from
   experience that Swarthmore has a lot of qualified candidates. It would be
   a huge help if you could let any students you think would be qualified
   know about this job opportunity. We are looking to hire about 4
   developers, so there's really a good chance of a hire. Here's the official
   job description:

   Thesys Technologies is one of the premier players in the U.S. high
   frequency trading space and offers one
   of the fastest trading platforms in the world. Our infrastructure was
   built under the guidance of extremely
   experienced high frequency technologists, traders, and networking experts
   and we currently execute 2-3%
   of the daily U.S. Equities volume. In addition to growing our U.S.
   Equities business, we have expanded
   to U.S. Futures and are next targeting F/X, Fixed Income, and U.S. Equity
   Options. Our clients rank
   amongst the top traders globally and our ambition is to remain at the
   cutting edge of trading performance
   and technology in the years to come.

   Our recent transaction with Bank of America Merrill Lynch has been
   featured in the Wall St. Journal and
   the Financial Times and we have been made the subject of a case study by
   Intel Corporation (INTC) for our
   cutting edge performance in securities trading.

   We are currently seeking extremely bright, articulate, highly-motivated
   Software Developers to join our
   team. Candidates will be expected to provide contributions to the design,
   development, and maintenance
   of high-performance/low latency trading systems, the development of
   technical architecture/infrastructure,
   live support for client traders, and the development of quantitative
   research and portfolio management
   tools.

   Our requirements are the following:
   o  Highly qualified BS, MS, and PhD graduate from top programs in CS or EE
   o  0-3 years of related work experience (financial industry experience is
   NOT a requirement)
   o  Must be very proficient in C/C++/STL and Systems Programming
   o  Must be proficient in Unix, Linux, and/or BSD programming, ideally in
   three of the following
   languages: Python, bash, Awk, TCL/Tk, Perl, SQL.
   o  Interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively are
   essential
   o  You will be tested during the interview process on general skill areas,
   as well as your professed
   areas of expertise

   We offer the following:
   o  Excellent compensation, with tremendous long-term earnings potential.
   o  Ability to join one of the premier financial technology firms in the
   space of high frequency
   trading.
   o  Ability to interact with highly talented and experienced professionals
   in a casual yet academic
   environment.
   o  Ability to join a rapidly growing firm and have an outsized impact.

   We're a small company (we currently have 10 people) with a laid-back,
   collegial work environment. It was a great transition from Swarthmore to
   this company for me, and I hope we can bring another Swarthmorean on
   board. Please tell anyone you think meets the above qualifications to send
   his or her resume to assistant@thesystech.com.

   Thank you so much for any help.

   All the best,

   -Zachary Weinstein

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Tia Newhall                     Computer Science Department 
Associate Professor             Swarthmore College
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