Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are a lot more posts that he's had his hand in editing...
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Yaron (Ron) Minsky
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Yaron (Ron) Minsky
@yminsky
Occasional OCaml programmer. Host of @signalsthreads. @[email protected] @yminsky.bsky.social https://t.co/kiUGRvWOO2
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If you're interested in hearing from someone who has this job now, I got to interview James Somers on signals and threads some time back:
signalsandthreads.com/writing-techni…
Yaron (Ron) Minsky@yminsky
Another fun hiring spot at Jane Street: we're looking to hire some great hybrid writers-and-engineers. As we grow and do more, communication becomes ever more important, for both internal and external audiences.
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Also, some of the things James has written in our blog:
blog.janestreet.com/author/jsomers/
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@theodorebeers @JustDeezGuy We have some people in this role, but we want a few more!
But, yeah, it's hard to fill. We're looking for an unusual mix of skills
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@yminsky @JustDeezGuy I saw that posted some months ago; was it not filled? Tbf it must not be an easy thing to hire for.
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While I'm talking about fun Jane Street jobs, there's the OxCaml educator slot! Basically, the role is a split between SWE on the OCaml Language team, and teacher who helps the firm learn all the crazy new things we're adding to our language.
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Another fun hiring spot at Jane Street: we're looking to hire some great hybrid writers-and-engineers. As we grow and do more, communication becomes ever more important, for both internal and external audiences.
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@story645 The engineering part of the job could be almost anything! Not necessarily creating tech for documentation.
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@story645 And helping other people to write what they want to write better!
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@story645 I have to admit, the terms "dev rel" and "community manager" are kind of foreign to me! So I'm not really sure how that experience would translate.
But the job responsibilities are clear enough: writing docs, plans, internal blog posts, public facing blog posts...
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@yminsky Are there similar openings for part-time writers that I could do while in a cs phd program?
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@juliomagoga Lots of people (myself included) still enjoy writing the old fashioned way!
(I also use LLMs some to help in writing. They can be useful copy-editors, and can sometimes help breaking out of the empty page. Their prose still leaves something to be desired, though.)
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Any type-addled educators should apply here:
janestreet.com/join-jane-stre…
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@145k4 I don't think you need help to get the job. Just apply!
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do i have followers who can help me get this job. i think i am the only person in the world qualified for this as a writing BA holder + tech startup engineer
Yaron (Ron) Minsky@yminsky
Another fun hiring spot at Jane Street: we're looking to hire some great hybrid writers-and-engineers. As we grow and do more, communication becomes ever more important, for both internal and external audiences.
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@FangYi11101 Maybe! We do wait out non-competes for lots of roles. I think it's worth applying.
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@yminsky Will Js wait out a non-compete for this role?
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It's a fun and I think pretty unusual role, with a lot of flexibility in terms of where you can take it.
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You can see the job posting here:
janestreet.com/join-jane-stre…
This isn't a traditional "technical writer" role; the role is a deeper hybrid, and we're looking a bit for unicorns: people who are both effective professional software engineers and exceptional writers.
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@Inapplicablu @yminsky Works fine, I published my oxcaml Claude skill anil.recoil.org/notes/aoah-202…
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I think this is the best signals and threads episode yet. I remember how cool fuzzing and auto generated property tests were more than a decade ago, but the cutting edge was all functional.
Yaron (Ron) Minsky@yminsky
It's been a minute, but, time for another Signals and Threads, this one with Will Wilson about the testing tools he's building at @AntithesisHQ. And, in a bow to modernity, we have a video version of this one too!
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