alphagenerator

Does it work?

Code quality falls off dramatically after 4-5 hours. Unit tests are the last line of defense in crunch mode, but even TDD doesn't prevent the bug onslaught if people are tired.

I like these articles when they're about my city. I still really have no idea what the true tech scene is like where I live.

I lived in Silicon Valley briefly and the cost of living and work-life balance were poor. I left about 10 years ago. I dislike the idea that I'd have to go back there to be cutting edge or successful and would much rather achieve great things from, say, Montana, Nebraska, or Idaho.

You're incorrect with regard to diversification.

You can go short the good company and long equivalent bad company (or a basket of securities containing a bad company) and be more or less hedged until the premium for being a "good" company dissipates (and it very likely would.)

You don't really lose diversification in this scenario, since you'd be able to construct a long/short basket that can have you market neutral with respect to systemic inputs to the valuations of both companies.

I think many recruiters would e-mail goats and ask them to apply to Google if they could. I'm not sure they care or filter people very well in many cases.

This sort of thing is usually a sign that your recruiter is not a good recruiter. Break contact and move on to someone who actually tries to match you to real opportunities. Recruiters are supposed to provide value to the applicant as much as the employer.

Location: Chicago+Remote Contract(Maybe Fulltime) Stack:

Strong with[ C++, R, C, Python, Objective-C, .NET ]

Dabble with[ node.js, javascript, sql, redis ]

Developer+quant background. I worked as trader for the last 4 years. I researched alpha, devised intraday valuation methods, and developed code to make markets in a variety of asset classes.

I like trading a lot, but I'm open to non-finance jobs. I'm curious about startups and mobile development in particular.

Contact: alphagen at gmx dot com