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Jane StreetJane Street

What a Jane Street software engineering interview is like

Information on what to expect during a phone interview for a software engineering role at Jane Street.

2/28/2017
OpenAIOpenAI

Attacking machine learning with adversarial examples

Exploring the impact of adversarial examples on machine learning algorithms

2/24/2017
Jane StreetJane Street

Jane Street Tech Talks: Verifying Puppet Configs

A Jane Street Tech Talk on verifying Puppet configs.

2/16/2017
OpenAIOpenAI

Adversarial attacks on neural network policies

Exploring latest trends in adversarial attacks affecting neural network policies

2/8/2017
OpenAIOpenAI

Team update

Exploring the latest advancements in team collaboration and productivity tools.

1/30/2017
OpenAIOpenAI

PixelCNN++: Improving the PixelCNN with discretized logistic mixture likelihood and other modifications

Enhancing PixelCNN using discretized logistic mixture likelihood and modifications

1/19/2017
Jane StreetJane Street

How to Build an Exchange

Building an exchange and managing user demand with upcoming talks

1/11/2017
Jane StreetJane Street

A brief trip through Spacetime

An introduction to using Spacetime, a new memory profiling facility for OCaml to detect space leaks and unwanted allocations.

1/9/2017
OpenAIOpenAI

Faulty reward functions in the wild

Understanding and Mitigating Challenges with Faulty Reward Functions in Real-world Applications

12/21/2016
SoundCloudSoundCloud

Lessons in resilience at SoundCloud

A deep-dive into SoundCloud's approach to resilience in HTTP RPC, combining moving-window health policies, per-instance health checks, and Finagle-driven circuit breakers with client-side load balancing.

12/7/2016
SoundCloudSoundCloud

Lessons in resilience at SoundCloud

Lessons in resilience at SoundCloud examines designing robust RPC at scale with moving-window health policies, circuit breakers, and Finagle-powered client-side load balancing to preserve availability under failure.

12/7/2016
SoundCloudSoundCloud

Lessons in resilience at SoundCloud

Discussion on the circuit breaker pattern and client-side load balancing as essential aspects of resiliency in RPC at scale.

12/7/2016