[Chicago] Job opening: Trading Technologies - Senior Software Quality Engineer

[Warren Lindsey]

Gosh people, you program in a language where half the libraries are
named after comedy skits.  Enjoy the joke. I thought it was funny.

On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 8:08 AM, Massimo Di Pierro
<mdipierro at cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> I know people who work there and they tell me it is a great place to work.
> What is also important, their software is very popular in the trading industry.
>
> I think, as a general policy, we should try to be more friendly to employers who post on this list since - I assume - we want to encourage them and not discourage from posting. In particular if the job requires Python as a skill and/or when the job is based in Chicago.
>
> Massimo
>
> On Apr 13, 2011, at 7:59 AM, eviljoel wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Jon, did you work for Trading Technologies or did you work for a
>> company like Trading Technologies.  I know I guy who worked there for
>> several years and liked it.
>>
>> Seemed like a great place to work when I interviewed there.  But of
>> course, that was just an interview.
>>
>> Later,
>> EJ
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 1:30 AM, Jon Sudlow <jsudlow at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> a few grand it was kind of like boot camp
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:49 PM, Brian Herman <brianherman at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> But you still got paid right?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Brian Herman
>>>>
>>>> brianjherman.com
>>>> brianherman at acm.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:39 PM, Brian Herman <brianherman at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> No response from the job poster?
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Brian Herman
>>>>>
>>>>> brianjherman.com
>>>>> brianherman at acm.org
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Jon Sudlow <jsudlow at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No no no you dont want to work for one of these places. I had the
>>>>>> wonderful expereince of doing great, getting praised by my bosses, then
>>>>>> getting fired by someone i never met when the project ended... dont be
>>>>>> fooled
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Brian Herman <brianherman at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can I apply to be an intern Ill work for the bagels and cereal and
>>>>>>> drinks?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Brian Herman
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> brianjherman.com
>>>>>>> brianherman at acm.org
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Brian Herman <brianherman at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> OH MY GOD FREE BAGELS AND FOOSBALL ^_^
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Brian Herman
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> brianjherman.com
>>>>>>>> brianherman at acm.org
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Brian Curtin <brian.curtin at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My team at Trading Technologies is now looking for a strong Python
>>>>>>>>> user for a Senior Software Quality Engineer role. The product we work on is
>>>>>>>>> a historical tick database server which provides trade data to a GUI
>>>>>>>>> charting tool and analytics engines within the company. We want someone who
>>>>>>>>> is experienced with building test tools and libraries of all sorts:
>>>>>>>>> regression, performance, load, data validation, and more. The server,
>>>>>>>>> written in C++ on Windows, exposes a data API which we have wrapped in
>>>>>>>>> Python and use to generate our tools.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> An ideal candidate should have a solid understanding and interest in
>>>>>>>>> software testing, experience with parallelism libraries like Python’s
>>>>>>>>> multiprocessing, and experience working with automated build and continuous
>>>>>>>>> integration systems. Prior job experience within the financial world is
>>>>>>>>> helpful, but most important is someone who can grasp the entire scope of the
>>>>>>>>> project quickly, and design and write solid, comprehensive test code to
>>>>>>>>> ensure the quality of the project. Someone with experience mentoring and
>>>>>>>>> leading junior QEs would be useful too.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We’re running Python 3, using Mercurial, and working with some pretty
>>>>>>>>> beefy hardware. The environment is pretty laid back – casual dress, free
>>>>>>>>> bagels and cereal, free drinks, Xbox/Wii, foosball – and the work isn’t so
>>>>>>>>> bad either!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Here’s a more formal job spec:
>>>>>>>>> https://jobs-tradingtechnologies.icims.com/jobs/1750/job -- send me a resume
>>>>>>>>> if you’re interested.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Brian
>>>>>>>>>
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