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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2021) on Monday October 04, 2021 @03:49AM (#28744183)
Da Vinci Derivatives | C++ Software engineer | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Onsite| Visa sponsored

We're an algorithmic trading firm, which is a world where developers have a very direct, tangible impact on the business results. We have high standards for code quality, you'll work with smart, dedicated colleagues.

You'll tackle latency, concurrency, throughput challenges, working on distributed, real-time systems which's performance determine either profit or loss.

contact bernhart - AT - davinciderivatives.com if you're interested.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2021) on Friday July 02, 2021 @08:39AM (#27710697)
Da Vinci Derivatives | C++ Software Engineer | Amsterdam (Onsite, remote optional if you have industry experience) | Visa Sponsored

We're a small algorithmic trading firm, where developers have a very direct, tangible impact on the business results and get rewarded in a meritocratic philosophy.

You'll tackle latency, concurrency, throughput challenges, working on distributed, real-time systems which's performance determine either profit or loss.

Interested? See link below and/or contact bernhart -AT-davinciderivatives.com

https://davinciderivatives.com/careers/software-engineer/

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2021) on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @03:35AM (#27365973)
Da Vinci Derivatives | Quant Analyst | Amsterdam | Onsite | Visa sponsored

We're a small algorithmic trading firm. A Quant Analyst at Da Vinci loves to solve puzzles that involve mathematical models, data analysis, trading algorithms, automation and more.

See https://davinciderivatives.com/careers/quant-analyst/ Or email bernhart - AT - davinciderivatives.com

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2021) on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @03:29AM (#27365929)
Your site seems down or unresponsive. (Or can't handle the huge load of people trying to hire you concurrently).
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2021) on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:54AM (#27034719)
Da Vinci Derivatives | C++ Software engineer | Amsterdam (but willing to consider REMOTE if you have the right experience)|Visa sponsored

We're a small algorithmic trading firm, which is a world where developers have a very direct, tangible impact on the business results. We have high standards for code quality, you'll work with smart, dedicated colleagues.

You'll tackle latency, concurrency, throughput challenges, working on distributed, real-time systems which's performance determine either profit or loss.

contact bernhart - AT - davinciderivatives.com if you're interested.

Re:Ask HN: Maybe I'm just not smart enough? on Thursday April 22, 2021 @10:02AM (#26902839)
I'll hire decent intelligence + high Conscientiousness over the vice versa, any time. (And realizing that, despite being on a prestigious Uni, you're not a genius, is also a pretty good sign of character).

Now that doesn't help you with your interview problems, and perhaps you do have to take a slight side-step. But if your self-analyses is correct, you'll get there.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2021) on Friday April 02, 2021 @02:55AM (#26669508)
Da Vinci Derivatives | C++ Software Engineer | Amsterdam (On-site) | Visa Sponsored

Da Vinci Derivatives is a small algorithmic trading firm. Our software engineers continuously optimize for the lowest latency, and are passionate about efficient and clean code. Whether you focus on our trading algorithms or the architecture of the core components that form the backbone of our trading technology, your work will make a difference.

This is a great opportunity for ambitious Software Engineers that like non-standard problem, and being surrounded by smart, pragmatic colleagues.

Interested? Contact bernhart - AT - davinciderivatives.com

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2021) on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @03:12AM (#26313042)
Da Vinci Derivatives | C++ Software engineer | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Onsite (wfh while under lockdown) | Visa sponsored

We're a small algorithmic trading firm, which is a world where developers have a very direct, tangible impact on the business results. We have high standards for code quality, you'll work with smart, dedicated colleagues.

You'll tackle latency, concurrency, throughput challenges, working on distributed, real-time systems which's performance determine either profit or loss.

contact bernhart - AT - davinciderivatives.com if you're interested.

Re:Ask HN: Any startups solving for software engineering hiring? on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @09:19AM (#26250032)
I have 12 years of Tech recruitment experience and was about to write exactly this (with worse grammar and style though).

Most'solutions' that claim that recruitment is broken, don't understand recruitment.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2021) on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @05:11AM (#25999173)
Da Vinci Derivatives | C++ Software engineer | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Onsite (wfh while under lockdown) | Visa sponsored

We're a small algorithmic trading firm, which is a world where developers have a very direct, tangible impact on the business results.

You'll tackle latency, concurrency, throughput challenges, working on distributed, real-time systems which's performance determine either profit or loss.

contact bernhart - AT - davinciderivatives.com if you're interested.

The risk with that is, that you create a lot of island and switching between teams becomes difficult. Also, bias tends to crank up if it gets personal. (you literally see people judging sense of humor of the candidates, if they know they'll work with them closely). In general I think it's best to interview not knowing if the candidate will end up in your team/
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2021) on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @06:30AM (#25656753)
Not a dedicated graduate job with a defined mentoring plan. But some graduates don't need much mentoring (or thrive better without a fixed plan). We're open to consider those.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2021) on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @06:22AM (#25656720)
email bounced, not sure if that's on your or my end
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2021) on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @06:15AM (#25656673)
It seems your url is broken, or not accessible (?)
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2021) on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @04:14AM (#25643668)
Da Vinci Derivatives | C++ Developer | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Full-time | Visa Sponsored | On-site (WFH during pandemic restrictions)

Da Vinci Derivatives is a small but growing trading firm. You'll work on creating proprietary (algorithmic) trading systems. We're in scale-up phase so lot's of uncovered grounds to be explored. This is a great opportunity to join a successful company in its early years.

We're also looking for a systems/application engineer, taking care of the (on-prem en co-located) infrastructure. Linux + some networking + (bespoke) application layer.

contact bernhart-AT-davinciderivatives.com for more details.

Re:Ask HN: About Financial Inequity on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @03:41AM (#25504264)
I personally don't believe that financial inequity is a bad thing perse. So I don't have any strong feelings towards people who have more or less than I do.
Re:Ask HN: How to develop empathy? on Monday December 21, 2020 @07:48AM (#25494418)
Mockery in a friendly setting does not equal a lack of empathy. It reads like you're being too hard on yourself. What is the reason you feel bad about taste of mocking even in a friendly way?
Re:Ask HN: Learning about philosophy on Sunday December 06, 2020 @04:08AM (#25322205)
I also love this podcast.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2020) on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @02:13AM (#25273954)
Adyen | Amsterdam | On-site (but remote for now)

Adyen is a leading payments company. We're looking for senior (Linux) System Engineers and also have 1 spot open in our SRE team. You'll work on a distributed, real-time system with serious performance, availability and security requirements. Our engineers are constantly improving/renewing/upscaling our infrastructure. We prefer using tools/systems we can really tweak ourselves, and thus look for engineers that like to understand the internals of everything they use.

Interested? Contact jan.bernhart -AT- adyen.com

I'm assuming that you also don't share company secrets with regular candidates? I wouldn't be too afraid if your competitor learns a bit about team structure, culture, way of working. It's probably wise to share with the candidate that you won't cover too specific cases, and don't expect him/her to share that kind of information from their side.
Some companies require a portfolio. Some require experience with the coolest, newest version of toolX. But also some of them will just value a solid engineer that is already teaching themselves knowledge they would need. The trick is to find that last type of company. Usually it's companies that don't need to sell their own services/people constantly.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2020) on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @04:06AM (#24977836)
Adyen - Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Onsite (Wfh for now)

Adyen is a leading payments company. Our distributed, real-time platform handles tons of very sensitive data. Reliability, performance and security are key, but we're constantly adding new features and improving existing ones.

We're hiring:

(Java) Software Engineers (Linux) System Engineers Android Engineers C/C++ Software Engineers Data Engineers

Interested? jan.bernhart-AT-adyen.com

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2020) on Friday October 02, 2020 @03:19AM (#24659912)
Adyen - Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Onsite (Wfh for now)

Adyen is a leading payments company. Our distributed, real-time platform handles tons of very sensitive data. Reliability, performance and security are key, but we're constantly adding new features and improving existing ones.

We're hiring:

(Java) Software Engineers (Linux) System Engineers Android Engineers C/C++ Software Engineers Data Engineers

Interested? jan.bernhart-AT-adyen.com

Re:Ask HN: What is a better approach to interviewing? on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:04AM (#24467599)
Anything you do will raise criticism. This doesn't mean you shouldn't listen to it, but don't make avoiding criticism the main goal of your approach.
Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't Starbucks beat local coffee shops? on Thursday September 10, 2020 @04:25AM (#24430104)
Why doesn't Mcdonalds beat local artisan restaurants?

Because their strategy is to be easy, convenient, familiar, safe, etc. The food/coffee is pretty bad, but you know what you get. This apparently is what the masses want. Predictable experience.

If someone 'knows/sees' product X is over/under valued, he/she will act on it (buy or sell it) which will bend the price to that new value.

Now there are no absolute certainties, and the knowledge that come close to absolute certainty and aren't publicly known, are usually pretty illegal to share.

What's left it mostly speculation. Which is fine, that is how this all works.

Re:Ask HN: Overcoming Burnout / Imposter Syndrome on Thursday August 20, 2020 @10:45AM (#24223813)
This doesn't read like Imposter Syndrome, but rather not being aligned with culture/way of working of your current company/team. I've been in that situation and tried working harder. It just made the problem bigger.

If you have a good leader that you trust in your company, have this conversation with him/her. Approach this in a way of how you can be of more value, rather than criticizing the team.

It helps if you select 'verbatim' instead of 'all results' (in google, click on 'tools'). This reduces how much interpretation google gives to your search keywords.
Philosophize This - A pretty sweet overview of development in philosophy over the years (mostly focussing on last 150-100 years though).
"we can't" in a lot of times actually means "we don't want to"

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