Hello all,
We have a busy week ahead with a tech talk from Palantir, a coding event from G-Research, and Geek Night on Saturday. Tomorrow we will be joined by engineers from Palantir to discuss what it is like building tools and working with big data. On Saturday we will also be hosting a G-Research coding event, which will then run into Geek Night later in the evening. Please be aware that you *must register in advance* for the G-Research event (details below).
Next week CoreFiling will be doing a tech talk on open source software in a corporate world.
If you're interested in joining the society, please remember to bring five pounds to any of our upcoming events, and we can provide you with a membership form.
Have a great week,
Thomas and the rest of the committee
Events
Palantir Tech Talk: Think Like a Palantir Engineer https://www.facebook.com/events/356324308042095/
*Lecture Theatre A, Department of Computer Science - 7:00pm Wednesday (3rd week)*
Palantir is a company of individuals who are passionate about building world-class data integration and analysis software. If you want to work on the global problems you read about on the front page of the newspaper, we want you to come work with us.
Ever wonder what types of problems Palantir is fighting and how we work to solve them? Come hear about them first-hand and openly discuss your approach to solve them with us. We will be hosting an interactive workshop all around the hardest data problems the world is facing.
G-Research Coding Challenge 2016 https://www.facebook.com/events/1798724137031670/
*Room 051, Department of Computer Science - 5:00pm Saturday (3rd week)*
G-Research is a well-established and rapidly growing firm with a leading platform for developing quantitative research and systematic investment ideas. We have created a community designed to inspire the best minds in the world to tackle the toughest intellectual challenges and deliver the best work of their careers. Our platforms and technologies are constantly evolving to meet the real-world scenarios we throw at them and we are seeking world-class software engineers to join us.
Can your code beat the markets?
Test your coding skills and systematic investment ideas on our simulated stock exchange. 1st place wins a £50 Amazon voucher for each member of your team, swag and other prizes for runners up!
Which team will turn the largest profit?
Here's a great chance to test your problem solving and coding skills, and to see what it's like to work in a dynamic, innovative environment on the cutting edge of finance and technology. Teams of three or four students will have one hour to devise and code their investment ideas to run on our simulated exchange.
Final strategies will be run through the exchange and will compete against other teams. Pizza and drinks afterwards, plus opportunities to network with current staff to find out more about life at G-Research.
*To register please either enter individually (any individual entries will be allocated into teams on the day) or in a team by sending names to graduates@gresearch.co.uk mailto:graduates@gresearch.co.uk.*
Geek Night 3 https://www.facebook.com/events/1632158010410028/
*Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science - 7:00pm Saturday (3rd week)*
An informal geek night following the G-Research event, with pizza and drinks. Feel free to come along with any games or coding projects you've been doing recently and share then with other members.
CoreFiling Tech Talk: Open source software in a corporate world https://www.facebook.com/events/1175973019156033/
*Lecture Theatre A, Department of Computer Science - 7:00pm Wednesday (4th week)*
An engineer from CoreFiling will join us to discuss how a proprietary software vendor can contribute and participate in the open source community.
The talk will be followed by free pizza and drinks.
Sponsor notices
Metaswitch: "Your Career. Your Choice" - Insight and networking event https://forms.akkroo.com/#/events/metaswitch/102977?type=preregister&background=ffffff&font=013e7f&page=ffffff
*Randolph Macdonald - 7:00pm - 1st November (Tuesday of 4th)*
RSVP for Oxford via our website https://forms.akkroo.com/#/events/metaswitch/102977?type=preregister&background=ffffff&font=013e7f&page=ffffff to attend and find out about Metaswitch and the opportunities we have available for Interns and Graduates. The night will feature an insight into life at Metaswitch from the people that work here, games and competitions (with prizes!), a chance to meet Metaswitch employees from all levels of the business, plus FREE FOOD AND DRINK!
Some keys things you should know about working for us.
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At Metaswitch you will be solving complex problems every day, helping us to continue innovating and accelerating our expansion into new markets and technologies.
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You will be treated as an individual, but with plenty of training and support. This means you can decide where your career goes - and how fast
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No experience is necessary - yes really :). We take on interns (from all year groups - even first years) and graduates from ALL backgrounds! Register for the event now via our website (we don't want to run out of food and drink!) and please feel free to share this invite with anyone else you think might be interested.
Jane Street http://www.janestreet.com
*The Old Bank Hotel, 92-94 High Street - 7:30pm 3rd of November (Thursday of 4th)*
Jane Street is always looking for great new people to join our talented team! We invite you to spend an evening with us and learn more about Quant Trading and the Technology we use at Jane Street. You'll get to meet our Traders and Developers and learn more about our recruitment process over finger food and drinks.
Our entrepreneurial culture is driven by our talented team of traders and programmers. At Jane Street, we don't come to work wanting to leave. We come to work excited to test new theories, have thought-provoking discussions, and maybe sneak in a game of ping-pong or two. Keeping our culture casual and our employees happy is of paramount importance to us. We hope to meet you in Oxford!
Please note that no sign up is required for this event. For more information on Jane Street, visit janestreet.com http://www.janestreet.com.
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