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Knewton (funded startup, NYC) is looking for Scala developers.
Tue, 2012-01-24, 04:43
If this is inappropriate for scala-user@, just let me know and I won't do it again, but I sense that many people here have an interest in finding jobs where they can actually use Scala.
I'm not a recruiter. I'm a software engineer who has spent 5 years using functional languages (including Ocaml, Haskell, and Clojure). No one told me to write this; I'm doing it because I believe strongly in my company (both the moral benefit to what we are doing, and our likelihood of success) and because we're trying to build a Scala team (by hiring Scala experts, and by teaching the language to current talent) quickly. Our engineers are very strong but almost all new to Scala, since most of our code to this point has been in Python (and we are likely to continue using Python in much of the company, because of the excellent numeric libraries Python has).
Why Scala? The JVM is great because it's battle-tested and performant, but we're also doing extremely complex work and can't afford (being a small team) the accidental complexity and general drag on development imposed by the Java language. We need a high-power, functional-friendly language. Scala, with its powerful but mostly inferred static-typing system, seems to provide the perfect combination of performance, robustness, and joy in programming.
Knewton's website is here: http://www.knewton.com/ . Our objective is to use machine-learning techniques and game mechanics to deliver Adaptive Learning-- scalable, continuously improving, personalized education. We'd like interactive, engaging and effective teaching to be available not only to the rich in the developed world, but to anyone with an Internet connection. This is a "double bottom-line" company. If we succeed in what we want to do, we'll make a lot of money, but we'll also improve the world immensely.
Strong Clojure, Java, and Python developers interested in learning and using Scala should also apply.
My email address is mike@knewton.com. Please contact me if you're interested in using Scala (or Python) to build awesome software and improve education.
-Michael Church
I'm not a recruiter. I'm a software engineer who has spent 5 years using functional languages (including Ocaml, Haskell, and Clojure). No one told me to write this; I'm doing it because I believe strongly in my company (both the moral benefit to what we are doing, and our likelihood of success) and because we're trying to build a Scala team (by hiring Scala experts, and by teaching the language to current talent) quickly. Our engineers are very strong but almost all new to Scala, since most of our code to this point has been in Python (and we are likely to continue using Python in much of the company, because of the excellent numeric libraries Python has).
Why Scala? The JVM is great because it's battle-tested and performant, but we're also doing extremely complex work and can't afford (being a small team) the accidental complexity and general drag on development imposed by the Java language. We need a high-power, functional-friendly language. Scala, with its powerful but mostly inferred static-typing system, seems to provide the perfect combination of performance, robustness, and joy in programming.
Knewton's website is here: http://www.knewton.com/ . Our objective is to use machine-learning techniques and game mechanics to deliver Adaptive Learning-- scalable, continuously improving, personalized education. We'd like interactive, engaging and effective teaching to be available not only to the rich in the developed world, but to anyone with an Internet connection. This is a "double bottom-line" company. If we succeed in what we want to do, we'll make a lot of money, but we'll also improve the world immensely.
Strong Clojure, Java, and Python developers interested in learning and using Scala should also apply.
My email address is mike@knewton.com. Please contact me if you're interested in using Scala (or Python) to build awesome software and improve education.
-Michael Church
