Note that they require god level proficiency in Q. Either they are very demanding or they can't spell either.
stan On Feb 19, 2010, at 12:23 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > I had no idea that my Fortran IV classes at Seneca back in 1972, would > lead to this dramatic job offer. > > Who needs a bus license now, eh., > > Dave > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Ben Beardslee <[email protected]> wrote: >> David, >> >> >> >> I had come across your details this morning by way of kx.com. I am a >> recruiter with the Hagan-Ricci Group, a 20 year old executive search firm >> that works exclusively with the leading automated trading shops in the >> industry. We have helped build many of the most prestigious teams in this >> business. One of my top clients is a well-known high frequency trading >> group in Chicago. They are in desperate need for someone with top-notch KDB >> expertise, so I thought I should bring it to your attention. >> >> >> >> Please let me know if you, or anyone you know, would be interested in >> learning more about the following opportunity: >> >> >> >> The Senior KDB Support Administrator will satisfy the Trading, Quantitative >> and Quantitative Research teams' demand for new KDB functionality by writing >> q scripts and applications and providing support of existing KDB >> applications. Another major responsibility will the Data Cleaning of KDB >> Time Series, development of sanity checks, filters and adaptive data >> cleaning algorithms. Our KDB includes real-time and historical data used >> across the entire firm and across a wide range of asset classes. >> >> The Senior KDB Support Administrator will develop functions that provide >> access to KDB from various development platforms, including python and C++. >> He/She will actively participate in troubleshooting day-to-day problems with >> data quality and data flow. Other responsibilities will include managing >> the KDB time series repository and associated q library, developing tools to >> monitor the data acquisition integrity and the data quality and maintaining >> Sun’s time series database and associated q libraries. >> >> The ideal candidate will have: >> >> -At least 3 years of experience with the KDB database >> >> -Proficiency in Q programming language (q-god level) >> >> -Knowledge of scripting language, preferably Perl and Python >> >> -SQL and data modeling skills >> >> -A strong background in financial markets, financial products and historical >> market data. >> >> >> >> If you’re open to other opportunities in general, let me know. We’ve got a >> lot going on and I’d be happy to discuss further. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Ben Beardslee >> HRG / 914.273.6222 >> >> www.hrg.net >> >> > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
