New comment by saosebastiao in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2019)"

    Location: Seattle, WA, US
    Remote: maybe
    Willing to relocate: no
    Technologies: R, Scala, SQL, analytics, machine learning 
    Resume: upon request
    Email: saosebastiao1982@gmail.com

This might be a weird offer, but I'll throw it out there anyway. I'm someone with a background/education in supply chain management, but have 8 years experience programming in an analytical context using R, SQL, and Scala (Scala for 4+ years now), as well as a few other technologies (linear, integer, and constraint programming). I'm currently making a decent living by algotrading in futures and forex markets, with 90% of my code written in Scala, and some offline analytics done in SQL and R. I'll stress that this is production code, earning real life money (for example, here is my results for today[0], and algorithmic entry/exit signals for 01/02-01/04[1]).

I feel like I am a good programmer when it comes to the core of programming and problem solving in general, but I'm self conscious about my lack of formal CS training, as well as inexperience with some of the more rigorous parts of software engineering as a trade (eg. architecture, testing, development workflows, collaborative development, release cycles, devops, etc.). And I'd like to find a position that will help me to develop those capabilities. I understand that I'm not the typical entry level candidate, but where I lack in some areas I definitely can make up in others (analytics, machine learning, business experience, etc.).

If there are any teams in the Seattle area (no relocation for personal reasons, unfortunately) that are willing to take on and mentor someone like me, I feel like I could quickly become a valued member of the team. My expectations on compensation are modest; I'm already earning a living through trading, and I would fully expect that my salary will reflect the amount of risk you'd be taking on with me. Resume available upon request.

[0] https://i.imgur.com/vCB5kP9.png

[1] https://i.imgur.com/us6bOSv.png

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