From Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley. Expert C, C++, Java Developers Needed.

Have you ever thought about leaving Silicon Valley for the hustle and bustle of Silicon Alley (Manhattan, NYC)? Core Search Group has been recruiting software engineers to the finance industry for over 7 years. There is a common misconception that all software engineering companies require previous financial experience. This is simply not true and, in fact, many of these companies prefer that software engineers come in without any previous financial software development experience. The reasoning is that they like to be able to teach their approach to the markets to new people and "it is hard to teach an old dog new tricks," right?

If you are a highly passionate and talented software engineer and are interested in getting into the finance industry, I encourage you to pursue opportunities through CSG today! Currently Core Search Group is working with a diverse group of companies in the sector. We are working with software companies in the financial services sector, electronic trading companies, hedge funds and even large thriving investment banks.

We are now focused on one specific hedge fund that we work with. While this company is a hedge fund, they look and feel more like a software company. They are very much a tech-focused company with an eye to the future. They are 300 employees strong with 1/3 of them being software engineers. They are a Java shop running almost entirely on Linux. However, they have a great attitude towards programming languages. Programming languages are mere tools to get the job done. Even if you don't have any Java experience, this company still wants to hear from you. So if you have mastered either C or C++ and have an open mind about entering the Java world, then this place is for you.

This company has consistently maintained high standards through their hiring process. They focus less on the tools that software engineers use and more on the general computer science/software engineering fundamentals. They want to see a strong academic background(preferably in computer science) with candidates coming from the top-tier computer science schools around the globe. They also want folks that are serious about maintaining a stable job history.

Everyone knows that the problem sets found in the finance industry today are some of the toughest to solve for software engineers and computer scientists. So if you have had thoughts of getting into high frequency trading software, automated trading, high volume data-mining, analysis software for large data sets, real-time systems or other financial systems/application development, this might be just the place for you. It truly is a great place for people who have thrived in software companies for years but are ready for a new twist; a very refreshing and lucrative twist.

Other technologies that are being used here are:
- Java (Java 6), Linux, SQL, Hibernate, JMS, Rendevous, AJAX, JUnit

Let me know if you want to learn more.

--Gil
gil@coresearchinc.com