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Move to NYC. Hack on cool stuff. Enjoy startup life

42 points by old-gregg ↗ HN
We are small, self-funded, profitable startup located in a sunny loft in Manhattan and we are hiring. About you:

- Smart, gets things done

- Knows usual CS trivia

- Comfortable with Linux/UNIX

- Languages don't matter. We process lots of data and pick whatever works best.

About the company:

- Profitable. No VCs involved.

- Founded and ran by engineers

- Great product. Actually, it's quite awesome.

- Meaningful stock option plan

- Competitive salary, even in NYC.

See my profile for contact info and/or forward this to someone you know who may be interested. We may offer relocation assistance for a right candidate.

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lacker
Why are you keeping your company secret?
icey
Just out of curiosity, what's your site? (Or are you in stealth-mode?)
old-gregg
To answer both questions:

Yes, we are in stealth mode and our site is running in a rack 10 feet away from me. This may sound a little unusual but that's determined by the market/niche we are in.

frisco
Let me guess: high-frequency trading?
CatBaby
We in the industry call it "low latency". Does anyone know where this term "high frequency" came from? Not that it matters.
cinkler
It is somehow related - one can not achieve usable "high frequency" without low latency. So frequency = volume, latency = price accuracy in time.
Frocer
Wow... stealth mode and already profitable?
jwecker
overhead walks on two legs (:
jetsnoc
I assume your business model must not require "five 9's" of availability, or does your sunny loft actually have access to to some sort of a natural gas generator that doesn't require a fueling contract?
ardit33
oh, and you forgot to add:

Lots of chicks, as soon as you get out of the office.

If I wasn't under H1B stuff, I would consider moving in NYC, just for the dating scene is so awesome there.

Silicon Valley is like the dead sea in comparison.

greml1n
No information at all with respect to industry or responsibilities?
brown9-2
Seriously as someone in the area who might be interested, I'd feel weird sending around my resume/contact info without at least knowing what kind of industry the work would be in.
nshah
If you're interested in dealing with immigration hassles, sign me up :)
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alttab
I have heard multiple stories of these "low overhead" operations of high frequency trading. They are making millions.

Makes me wonder if a large enough cluster of these operations trying out their (same) ingenious (simple, but effective) algorithm on the market would manipulate it enough to just feed into itself.

donaq
What's "usual CS trivia"? And does relocation assistance include people outside the states?