APL Borealis and Dyalog Ltd are pleased to present:
TWO APL EVENTS in one day! - featuring DYALOG APL - July 29, downtown Toronto:
APL & Excel Integration - a morning mini-workshop on the key components of using APL & Excel together for application development. (9am to noon, includes a take-home toolkit*) Details
Dialogue with Dyalog – a full afternoon of presentations – with Morten Kromberg & Daniel Baronet – who will bring you up to date on all the latest features of Dyalog APL – learn how it can power your business applications. (1:00 to 5:30pm) Details
Location: Learning Tree Intl, 1 Dundas Street W., 10th Floor, Toronto (Yonge & Dundas)
Date: Thursday, 29 July
RSVP essential
Space is limited – please contact us to register for either of these events as soon as possible.
RSVP or further info:
Richard Procter, APL Borealis, tel: 1-866-888-6377
Brian Oliver, APL Borealis, tel: 416-488-7828
email: info@aplborealis.com
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Saturday, 10 July 2010
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Job Watch: Canada
http://www.workopolis.com/EN/theme/Metroland/job/10802094
Senior Developer Time Series,
CPP INVESTMENT BOARD
Posted May 19, 2009
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Industry:
Company Url:
Financial
http://www.cppib.ca
Department: Information Services
Reference No.: Q110-136R
Position Type: Full-time
Location: Toronto,Ontario
Job Category:
With assets under management projected to grow to $250 billion by 2016, CPP Investment Board is one of the largest and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in London and Hong Kong, the CPP Investment Board is governed and managed independently of the Canada Pension Plan by experienced and highly skilled investment professionals. Their job is to prudently invest CPP assets to help pay future pensions.
The Time Series Solutions team is looking for a forward thinking Senior Developer to help lay the foundation of a KDB-based enterprise-level time series data platform. The Time Series Solutions team is responsible for delivering time series data and related solutions and services to our business partners as well as to other groups in Information Services.
Candidates will have an Undergraduate or Graduate degree in the field of physical sciences, computer sciences, software engineering, Mathematics and/or equivalent and 7+ years of work experience within financial services, preferably investment management.
The role requires familiarity with data management systems, strong communication skills and a desire to work in a fast-paced agile-delivery environment.
Role Specific Accountabilities:
* Further the design and development of the early-stage KDB-based time series warehouse
* Collaborate with business and IS team members to conceptualize, design and develop Kdb+, Java or C++ software solutions which may include integration with database applications, web services and ESB services that support CPPIB's service oriented architectur
* Adhere to, advocate and follow development best practices
* Analyze and prepare wiki-based SDLC artifacts including system documentation and test plans and develop software in accordance with CPPIB SDLC standards
* Effectively unit test and perform integration testing on software components. Proactively assist quality assurance
* Create installation plans, validation plans and back out procedures to assist Infrastructure Management with software deployments
* Assist in the development and maintenance of a wiki shared knowledge base
* Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards
* Provide level II troubleshooting support on a rotational, 7x24 basis
If you possess the following, we'd like to hear from you
* 7+ years of programming experience in Java, J2EE or C++ with emphasis on server-side development of enterprise-class applications and databases
* Senior development experience with enterprise market and reference data management systems
* Coding experience with time series systems or platform
* Exposure to the use of frameworks and open architecture designs
* Senior experience with the full software life cycle in larger collaborative development teams, with practice ranging from requirements analysis through deployment
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Strong problem solving skills stemming from math, physics and/or a computer science background
* Strong initiative with an ability to grasp the big picture and actively seek ways to improve the status quo
* Strong commitment to guiding principles of integrity, partnership and high performance
Desirable Experience
* Experience programming in Q or K (Kdb+), APL, Sybase IQ, Vhayu, Fame, or Vertica
* Experience In-memory database programming language
* Financial qualifications such as CSC and/or CFA
Senior Developer Time Series,
CPP INVESTMENT BOARD
Posted May 19, 2009
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Industry:
Company Url:
Financial
http://www.cppib.ca
Department: Information Services
Reference No.: Q110-136R
Position Type: Full-time
Location: Toronto,Ontario
Job Category:
With assets under management projected to grow to $250 billion by 2016, CPP Investment Board is one of the largest and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in London and Hong Kong, the CPP Investment Board is governed and managed independently of the Canada Pension Plan by experienced and highly skilled investment professionals. Their job is to prudently invest CPP assets to help pay future pensions.
The Time Series Solutions team is looking for a forward thinking Senior Developer to help lay the foundation of a KDB-based enterprise-level time series data platform. The Time Series Solutions team is responsible for delivering time series data and related solutions and services to our business partners as well as to other groups in Information Services.
Candidates will have an Undergraduate or Graduate degree in the field of physical sciences, computer sciences, software engineering, Mathematics and/or equivalent and 7+ years of work experience within financial services, preferably investment management.
The role requires familiarity with data management systems, strong communication skills and a desire to work in a fast-paced agile-delivery environment.
Role Specific Accountabilities:
* Further the design and development of the early-stage KDB-based time series warehouse
* Collaborate with business and IS team members to conceptualize, design and develop Kdb+, Java or C++ software solutions which may include integration with database applications, web services and ESB services that support CPPIB's service oriented architectur
* Adhere to, advocate and follow development best practices
* Analyze and prepare wiki-based SDLC artifacts including system documentation and test plans and develop software in accordance with CPPIB SDLC standards
* Effectively unit test and perform integration testing on software components. Proactively assist quality assurance
* Create installation plans, validation plans and back out procedures to assist Infrastructure Management with software deployments
* Assist in the development and maintenance of a wiki shared knowledge base
* Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards
* Provide level II troubleshooting support on a rotational, 7x24 basis
If you possess the following, we'd like to hear from you
* 7+ years of programming experience in Java, J2EE or C++ with emphasis on server-side development of enterprise-class applications and databases
* Senior development experience with enterprise market and reference data management systems
* Coding experience with time series systems or platform
* Exposure to the use of frameworks and open architecture designs
* Senior experience with the full software life cycle in larger collaborative development teams, with practice ranging from requirements analysis through deployment
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Strong problem solving skills stemming from math, physics and/or a computer science background
* Strong initiative with an ability to grasp the big picture and actively seek ways to improve the status quo
* Strong commitment to guiding principles of integrity, partnership and high performance
Desirable Experience
* Experience programming in Q or K (Kdb+), APL, Sybase IQ, Vhayu, Fame, or Vertica
* Experience In-memory database programming language
* Financial qualifications such as CSC and/or CFA
Friday, 3 July 2009
Dad & My APL Box
This is a refined version of the short film I showed at BAPLA2009. If you're a car enthusiast, it's worth another watch just to see the 1956 Caddy Adin Falkoff sold to Dick Lathwell in 1966 for $50!
Friday, 5 June 2009
Catherine Lathwell Rediscovers the History of APL
Most of you have probably figured out that my name is Catherine Lathwell and I have begun working on a documentary film about the History of APL.
Last month, on May 11, 2009, I spoke publicly for the first time about this film with the APL Bay Area Users' Group meeting at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View California. I live in Toronto and had booked a trip to Palo Alto to touch base with some of the old timer APL folks as an informal kick-off trip for the film. Curtis Jones found out about these plans because I plastered them all over cyberspace and organised the meeting as well as a personal tour of the museum by Dr. Leonard Shustek, Chairman of the Board for the Museum.
The Museum is awesome. At the time, a fully functioning Babbage Engine had taken up residence is the foyer. It's beautiful. Later, I got goose bumps in the lab where they are re-conditioning old machines. The lab feels like one those old machine rooms, only smaller. They had card readers (oh, my) and those old machine room printers - I can't even remember what they are called. I do however, clearly remember Charlotte Dawson giving me what-for about not tying my hair back when I was setting them up. Charlotte was my (s)hero and boss :) so, the hair went up.
Back at the Museum they are in the midst of a massive fund raising campaign to support an ambitious exhibit featuring a time line of computer history. And incidentally, as far as I can tell, we haven't made it onto the time line in software languages category on the museum's web site, so there is an opportunity for advocacy here. In any case, a problem they will have with their exhibition, and a problem I will also share is, how do you explain something abstract, like a computer language to a general audience?
The meeting with the APL Bay Area Users' Group went much as one might expect. I introduced myself and talked about my ideas for the film. I then showed a short video interview with my father, and this stimulated discussion about the good old days. Discussion was lively and folks have a lot to say. The group supports the film idea and everyone is eager to help out. This is great.
I'm now getting ready to fly to the UK tonight so that I can talk about the film at the BAPLA2009 conference. This is very exciting and fun. I have a lot of energy for this project because I truly believe it is important - and if not now, When? And if not me, Who?
I'm looking forward to seeing you all on Monday. Keep watching this space...
http://www.computerhistory.org/
http://www.aprogramminglanguage.com/
Last month, on May 11, 2009, I spoke publicly for the first time about this film with the APL Bay Area Users' Group meeting at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View California. I live in Toronto and had booked a trip to Palo Alto to touch base with some of the old timer APL folks as an informal kick-off trip for the film. Curtis Jones found out about these plans because I plastered them all over cyberspace and organised the meeting as well as a personal tour of the museum by Dr. Leonard Shustek, Chairman of the Board for the Museum.
The Museum is awesome. At the time, a fully functioning Babbage Engine had taken up residence is the foyer. It's beautiful. Later, I got goose bumps in the lab where they are re-conditioning old machines. The lab feels like one those old machine rooms, only smaller. They had card readers (oh, my) and those old machine room printers - I can't even remember what they are called. I do however, clearly remember Charlotte Dawson giving me what-for about not tying my hair back when I was setting them up. Charlotte was my (s)hero and boss :) so, the hair went up.
Back at the Museum they are in the midst of a massive fund raising campaign to support an ambitious exhibit featuring a time line of computer history. And incidentally, as far as I can tell, we haven't made it onto the time line in software languages category on the museum's web site, so there is an opportunity for advocacy here. In any case, a problem they will have with their exhibition, and a problem I will also share is, how do you explain something abstract, like a computer language to a general audience?
The meeting with the APL Bay Area Users' Group went much as one might expect. I introduced myself and talked about my ideas for the film. I then showed a short video interview with my father, and this stimulated discussion about the good old days. Discussion was lively and folks have a lot to say. The group supports the film idea and everyone is eager to help out. This is great.
I'm now getting ready to fly to the UK tonight so that I can talk about the film at the BAPLA2009 conference. This is very exciting and fun. I have a lot of energy for this project because I truly believe it is important - and if not now, When? And if not me, Who?
I'm looking forward to seeing you all on Monday. Keep watching this space...
http://www.computerhistory.org/
http://www.aprogramminglanguage.com/
Monday, 4 May 2009
JobWatch Canada
Apologies for delay posting this, which came in 21 April:
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Industry:
Company Url:
Financial
http://www.cppib.ca
Department: Information Services
Reference No.: Q409-236R
Position Type: Full-time
With assets under management projected to grow to $250 billion by 2016, CPP Investment Board is one of the largest and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in London and Hong Kong, the CPP Investment Board is governed and managed independently of the Canada Pension Plan by experienced and highly skilled investment professionals. Their job is to prudently invest CPP assets to help pay future pensions.
The Time Series Solutions team is looking for a forward thinking Senior Developer to help lay the foundation of a KDB-based enterprise-level time series data platform. The Time Series Solutions team is responsible for delivering time series data and related solutions and services to our business partners as well as to other groups in Information Services.
Candidates must have an Undergraduate or Graduate degree in the field of physical sciences, computer sciences, software engineering, Mathematics and/or equivalent and 7+ years of work experience within financial services, preferably investment management.
The role requires familiarity with data management systems, strong communication skills and a desire to work in a fast-paced agile-delivery environment.
Role Specific Accountabilities:
* Further the design and development of the early-stage KDB-based time series warehouse
* Collaborate with business and IS team members to conceptualize, design and develop Kdb+, Java or C++ software solutions which may include integration with database applications, web services and ESB services that support CPPIB's service oriented architecture
* Adhere to, advocate and follow development best practices
* Analyze and prepare wiki-based SDLC artifacts including system documentation and test plans and develop software in accordance with CPPIB SDLC standards
* Effectively unit test and perform integration testing on software components. Proactively assist quality assurance
* Create installation plans, validation plans and back out procedures to assist Infrastructure Management with software deployments
* Assist in the development and maintenance of a wiki shared knowledge base
* Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards.
* Provide level II troubleshooting support on a rotational, 7x24 basis
* Other duties as assigned
If you possess the following, we'd like to hear from you:
Soft Skill Requirements
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Strong problem solving skills stemming from math, physics and/or a computer science background
* Strong initiative with an ability to grasp the big picture and actively seek ways to improve the status quo
* Strong commitment to guiding principles of integrity, partnership and high performance
Technical Requirements
* 7+ years of programming experience in Java, J2EE or C++ with emphasis on server-side development of enterprise-class applications and databases
* Senior development experience with enterprise market and reference data management systems
* Coding experience with time series systems or platforms
* Exposure to the use of frameworks and open architecture designs
* Senior experience with the full software life cycle in larger collaborative development teams, with practice ranging from requirements analysis through deployment.
Desirable Experience
* Experience programming in Q or K (Kdb+), APL, Sybase IQ, Vhayu, Fame, or Vertica
* Experience In-memory database programming languages
* Financial qualifications such as CSC and/or CFA
None Available
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity and to build a career in an innovative and dynamic investment organization, submit your resume by clicking on Apply Now below.
Apply to this job
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. CPP Investment Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Industry:
Company Url:
Financial
http://www.cppib.ca
Department: Information Services
Reference No.: Q409-236R
Position Type: Full-time
With assets under management projected to grow to $250 billion by 2016, CPP Investment Board is one of the largest and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in London and Hong Kong, the CPP Investment Board is governed and managed independently of the Canada Pension Plan by experienced and highly skilled investment professionals. Their job is to prudently invest CPP assets to help pay future pensions.
The Time Series Solutions team is looking for a forward thinking Senior Developer to help lay the foundation of a KDB-based enterprise-level time series data platform. The Time Series Solutions team is responsible for delivering time series data and related solutions and services to our business partners as well as to other groups in Information Services.
Candidates must have an Undergraduate or Graduate degree in the field of physical sciences, computer sciences, software engineering, Mathematics and/or equivalent and 7+ years of work experience within financial services, preferably investment management.
The role requires familiarity with data management systems, strong communication skills and a desire to work in a fast-paced agile-delivery environment.
Role Specific Accountabilities:
* Further the design and development of the early-stage KDB-based time series warehouse
* Collaborate with business and IS team members to conceptualize, design and develop Kdb+, Java or C++ software solutions which may include integration with database applications, web services and ESB services that support CPPIB's service oriented architecture
* Adhere to, advocate and follow development best practices
* Analyze and prepare wiki-based SDLC artifacts including system documentation and test plans and develop software in accordance with CPPIB SDLC standards
* Effectively unit test and perform integration testing on software components. Proactively assist quality assurance
* Create installation plans, validation plans and back out procedures to assist Infrastructure Management with software deployments
* Assist in the development and maintenance of a wiki shared knowledge base
* Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards.
* Provide level II troubleshooting support on a rotational, 7x24 basis
* Other duties as assigned
If you possess the following, we'd like to hear from you:
Soft Skill Requirements
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Strong problem solving skills stemming from math, physics and/or a computer science background
* Strong initiative with an ability to grasp the big picture and actively seek ways to improve the status quo
* Strong commitment to guiding principles of integrity, partnership and high performance
Technical Requirements
* 7+ years of programming experience in Java, J2EE or C++ with emphasis on server-side development of enterprise-class applications and databases
* Senior development experience with enterprise market and reference data management systems
* Coding experience with time series systems or platforms
* Exposure to the use of frameworks and open architecture designs
* Senior experience with the full software life cycle in larger collaborative development teams, with practice ranging from requirements analysis through deployment.
Desirable Experience
* Experience programming in Q or K (Kdb+), APL, Sybase IQ, Vhayu, Fame, or Vertica
* Experience In-memory database programming languages
* Financial qualifications such as CSC and/or CFA
None Available
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity and to build a career in an innovative and dynamic investment organization, submit your resume by clicking on Apply Now below.
Apply to this job
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. CPP Investment Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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