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

Wed Apr 13 15:55:53 CEST 2011

I'm not sure why. TT is a well known company, the job seems clear enough.
Maybe they just hate bagels and foosball?

On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Brian Curtin <brian.curtin at gmail.com>wrote:

> I must have missed the punchline because it just looks like someone took a
> dump all over my job posting, with which I was hoping to attract people to
> the job...
>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 08:43, Warren Lindsey <warren.lindsey at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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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