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Contests and Internship Opportunities for CS Students
by Aaron Weiss 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

* Dear U Waterloo Computer Science Club, I’m reaching out to you because I have awesome opportunities to share with the Computer Science students at Waterloo. My name is Aaron, and I'm a recent graduate working at MindSumo.<http://ht.ly/fewut>Our company’s goal is to connect students to potential employers through technical challenges. <http://ht.ly/fewut> Our challenges give you a chance to apply the CS skills you’re learning in school to compete with other students around the … [View More]

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Microsoft 2013 College Puzzle Challenge‏
by Harris Rasheed 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

Hi CSC Industry List! Microsoft is hosting the College Puzzle Challenge 2013 and Waterloo is their select destination in Canada! Don't miss the event on Saturday April 13th 2013. Field up to a four-man team for a day of fun puzzles and free food. Plus you could score something awesome. Questions? Find out more at collegepuzzlechallenge.com or contact us at cpc(a)microsoft.com. Register here before spots run out! Like us on Facebook for the latest info on the event. See you on April 13! Harris … [View More]

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Pattern Recognition and Games Project
by Lesley Northam 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Job Description: We are looking for a programmer interested in working part-time on web-based data visualization software. The position will involve working with existing open-source javascript and jquery plugins that facilitate the organization of video games research. You will need to become familiar enough with these plugins to create a single web-based implementation before moving on to the next plug-in. Knowledge in javascript and jquery, as well as an interest in data visualization and … [View More]

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Inviting Computer Science Club members to the Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference
by Joshua Cheung 18 Mar '13

18 Mar '13

Hi there! Could you send the following announcement out? *** Subject: An Invitation to the Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference Hey you! The Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference would like to invite you to our annual conference, *Infect.* We're the largest and longest running undergraduate technology conference in the country, hosting over 1000 students annually! This year, it will be held May 4th-5th concurrently at Ryerson University and the University of British Columbia. … [View More]

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Google Scholarship
by Peggy Eichinger 22 Feb '13

22 Feb '13

Hi Everyone, Google has asked that this be distributed to CS students - note this is a scholarship for female students. Please consider applying! Best Regards, Peggy Peggy Eichinger, P. Eng. Regional Manager, West Employment Relations Co-operative Education & Career Action Toll free: 1.855.533.4473 x37372 Cell: 519.569.8028 peiching(a)uwaterloo.ca<mailto:peiching@uwaterloo.ca> www.hire.uwaterloo.ca<http://www.hire.uwaterloo.ca> [Description: Wordmark_Web_or_Email_uWaterloo] HIRE WATERLOO

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Job Opportunities at eBay (Seattle)
by Yu, Amy 13 Feb '13

13 Feb '13

Hi there, I'm a UW Math graduate currently working at eBay. We have some positions opened for software engineers in the Seattle office. The hiring manager is looking to hire graduating or recently graduated CS students from UW. I have attached the job description for your reference. If you are interested in this position, please send me your cover letter and resume. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks, Amy Yu Associate Paid Search Manager amyu(a)ebay.com<… [View More]

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Relay is hiring Co-op (S13) and graduating Software Developers
by Joe Rideout 26 Jan '13

26 Jan '13

Hello! I was hoping you could help me get the word out to your members. Startup founded by two UW CS grads looking to hire UW grads and co-ops. Also there will be an info session with food. Our co-op job is posted right now so we're hoping to get the word out ASAP. Thanks! Joe ----- We're looking for super-smart hackers to join Relay <http://tryrelay.com/> and help build the future of mobile communication. *About Us* The mission - to help people have fun with their friends any time, … [View More]wherever they are. Relay is an entertainment-focused messaging platform that makes it easy to share fun, visual entertainment (pictures, videos, animated GIFs etc.) with friends while chatting in real time. Relay is headquartered in downtown Toronto. Check out a demo here: http://tryrelay.com/demo *You* - Eagerly take on responsibility and get things done. - Pick up and employ new technologies quickly. - Build software fast. - Have an eye for beautiful visual design and user interaction. - Domain experience in any of the following is a huge plus: iOS, Android, Java, Big Data *Why Join Us* * Great Team*: Relay was founded by two Waterloo grads with engineering backgrounds from Google and Amazon. We are backed by top notch funds and angel investors including: Peter Thiel (Valar Ventures), The Social + Capital Partnership, Graph Ventures and Real Ventures. Our advisors include early employees from Google, Facebook and Palantir. http://angel.co/relay *Work on big hard problems*: Indexing and search: Indexing the best viral content from around the web and serving it up in real time. Media transcoding: Building the fastest media experience in a mobile messaging app - server-side transcoding of GIFs and videos into in-house formats, intelligent pre-loading and local cacheing of media. Big data: Helping people find the best things to share with their friends by learning about group tastes and applying collaborative filtering across the thousands of links shared throughout the Relay network. Real time: Our in-house messaging framework allows true realtime experiences on mobile including watching videos together in real time. Help us scale this technology to millions of users. *Competitive Compensation*: We offer competitive salaries to both full-time and co-op hires. Full-time employees will also be given equity. *Fun Perks*: Working at Relay isn't just about working hard - we want to have fun too! Various perks include game nights, after work beers, trips to startup events and conferences. *Central Location*: Our office is located in a hacker-friendly loft space at Queen/Bathurst in the heart of downtown Toronto surrounded by some of the best startups in the city. As one of our first co-op hires, you will have the chance to take on a large, real project, see how a small startup operates up close and write code alongside the founders. You will have the opportunity to make a huge contribution to the success of the company and see your work launch to thousands (soon-to-be millions) of people. *Technology* - Server: Play/Scala/Java deployed on SoftLayer - Client: iOS, Android - Social: On the bleeding edge of Open Graph integration - Analytics/Growth Hacking: Mixpanel, Flurry, A/B testing *Apply* Co-op: Look for our posting in JobMine on January 26th or email us at jobs(a)tryrelay.com Full time: Email us at jobs(a)tryrelay.com If you have a StackOverflow and/or GitHub account, please include a link in your email. *Meet us on Campus* Info Session - 7:30-9pm, Wednesday, February 13th, TC2218 Velocity Startup Recruiting Event - 6pm-9pm, Tuesday, February 26th, Quantum-Nano Center *Find Out More* http://tryrelay.com http://angel.co/relay [image: Inline image 1] [View Less]

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Dropbox is coming to Waterloo tomorrow: Tech Talk and Info Session - Wednesday, Jan 22nd at 5pm
by Sean Lynch 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

We're headed to Waterloo for our first ever recruiting trip to Canada. Come by and learn more about how we build software at Dropbox. We'll supply the food, drinks, and giveaways. Wednesday, Jan 22nd 5-7pm, Davis Center 1304 (Optional) RSVP for the talk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/525072800859633/ About the presentation: Ever since Dropbox has launched, it has had deep integration with Finder, Apple’s file manager (found in Mac OS X). What most people don’t know is that … [View More]

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Bombshelter event - Bazaarvoice info session 1/22
by Elizabeth Nichols 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

Computer Science Club Members! Please join us for this event next Tuesday! [http://www.bazaarvoice.com/files/images/products/conversations_infographic_…] Who are we? Bazaarvoice is now the reigning powerhouse in aggregating and enabling online consumer product reviews that take place outside the walled gardens of Internet giants like Amazon and eBay and Facebook. So if you review a product that you purchased from Best Buy or Target or Radio Shack or Staples, you are likely doing so via a … [View More]

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FW: An Invitation for your student community
by Peggy Eichinger 17 Jan '13

17 Jan '13

Hi there, Could you distribute the below please? Many thanks, Peggy Peggy Eichinger P. Eng. Regional Manager, West Toll Free: 1.855.533.4473 x37372 Cell:519.569.8028 peiching(a)uwaterloo.ca<mailto:peiching@uwaterloo.ca> www.hire.waterloo.ca<http://www.hire.waterloo.ca/> [Description: Wordmark_Web_or_Email_uWaterloo] HIRE WATERLOO From: University Relations [mailto:universityrelations@blizzard.com] Sent: January-17-13 2:16 PM To: University Relations Subject: An Invitation for … [View More]your student community [cid:image001.png@01CDF496.42919000]<ur.blizzard.com> Special Announcement from Blizzard Entertainment's University Relations Team Blizzard Entertainment's University Relations team is hosting a live online Q&A session! We would like to invite your students and faculty to participate. Thank you in advance for your help in promoting this opportunity. Thursday, January 24 5:00 - 6:00PM Pacific Standard Time http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/8441647/University_Relations_QA-1_16_2013 Students may follow the link above to set an email reminder. To participate, just navigate back to that link next Thursday at 5:00PM (Pacific standard Time). We are excited to answer your students' questions regarding career opportunities at Blizzard, the gaming industry, the internship program, fulltime opportunities, the application process, and more. This is a great opportunity for students who do not get to meet us on-campus or did not get their burning questions answered when they did. Asking questions is not required, participants are welcome to just view the thread and absorb the information presented. About us: Blizzard's University Relations team consists of Lenny Grossi (Director, Global HR Operations), Cat Kocher (Senior Programs Specialist, University Relations), and Janine Tedford (Programs Specialist, University Relations). If your students have any questions, please direct them to our University Relations webpage (ur.blizzard.com) or Blizzard Careers Twitter feed (@BlizzardCareers<http://twitter.com/#!/BlizzardCareers>)! Email subscribership: The University Relations team uses this email list to communicate news and opportunities to faculty and staff contacts around the country. If you are not interested in being a part of this email list or if there is someone you feel we should add, please respond to this email. If your students have any questions, please direct them to our University Relations webpage (ur.blizzard.com) or Blizzard Careers Twitter feed (@BlizzardCareers<http://twitter.com/#!/BlizzardCareers>)! [View Less]

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