[nylug-talk] [nylug-job] D. E. Shaw Research, LLC. seeks Systems Administrator (servers, cliusters, supercomputers)

[mike at jurney.org]

Not exactly - D. E. Shaw Reasearch is a completely different company,
started up by the same guy who started the D. E. Shaw & Co. investment
company (David Shaw).  I imagine their hiring practices are similar, but
they're distinct organizations.

On Wed, 21 Mar 2007, Rajesh Menon wrote:

> A hedge fund, huh? Well, it's good to know that they actually do hire.
> Seems like you work there, or know people there, so it'll be cool if
> you ask those high-caliber admins to setup an auto-response script. ;)
>
>
>
> On 3/21/07, Rodrick Brown <rodrick.brown at gmail.com> wrote:
> > DeShaw is a very reputable hedge fund, they have a very rigorous
> > hiring process and will only consider high caliber administrators I
> > can at least test that they are very much serious and very much real
> > :-)
> >
> > On 3/21/07, Rajesh Menon <menon.rajesh at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I just want to raise a flag for this particular firm (like we had
> > > k-force), and this is from my personal experience. They keep putting
> > > out these ads that mention highly technical terms and qualifications
> > > required. In this case, biochem, supercomputers ...
> > > Has anyone on the list ever replied to any of these ads from them, and
> > > gotten any response? Even an auto response?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > on
> > >
> > > On 3/21/07, NYLUG Jobs Moderators <info at nylug.org> wrote:
> > > > # JobID: #602
> > > > # Submitted On: 2007-3-21 1:17:19
> > > >
> > > > # Company: D. E. Shaw Research, LLC.
> > > > # Contact: Jim Laakso,
> > > > # Email:  jim.laakso at deshaw.com
> > > > # Url: http://www.deshaw.com/DESRES.html
> > > > # Phone: Not Specified
> > > > # Fax: Not Specified
> > > >
> > > > # Title: Systems Administrator: Servers, Clusters and Supercomputers for
> > > >   Computational Biochemistry
> > > >
> > > > # Salary: Not Specified
> > > >
> > > > # Description: Exceptional sysadmins sought to manage systems and
> > > >   network infrastructure for a rapidly growing New York-based research
> > > >   project. Successful hires will be responsible for our servers and
> > > >   cluster environments, including:
> > > >
> > > >   * One of the largest Linux clusters in the world.
> > > >   * High-performance multi-gigabit networks.
> > > >   * Massively parallel custom supercomputers.
> > > >   * Hundreds of terabytes of storage.
> > > >
> > > >   Our research effort is aimed at achieving major scientific advances in
> > > >   the field of biochemistry and fundamentally transforming the process
> > > >   of drug discovery. It is being financed by the D. E. Shaw group, a
> > > >   global investment and technology development firm with more than US
> > > >   $25 billion in aggregate investment capital, and operates under the
> > > >   direct scientific leadership of its founder, Dr. David E. Shaw.
> > > >
> > > >   Please send your resume to nylug-sys at career.deshawresearch.com.
> > > >
> > > > # Required Skills: Ideal candidates will have extensive knowledge of
> > > >   multiple Linux/UNIX operating systems, large installation systems
> > > >   administration experience, strong programming and scripting ability,
> > > >   and excellent communication skills. We are prepared to reward
> > > >   exceptionally well-qualified individuals with above-market
> > > >   compensation.
> > > >
> > > > # Location: New York, NY
> > > >
> > > > # Furthermore: The D. E. Shaw group members do not discriminate in
> > > >   employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender,
> > > >   pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran
> > > >   status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other
> > > >   protected class.
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