CS @ uWaterloo announcements

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world. ABOUT ENGINEERING Our Engineers don’t just make things – we make things possible. Change the world by connecting people and capital with ideas. Solve the most challenging and pressing engineering problems for our clients. Join our engineering teams that build massively scalable software and systems, architect low latency infrastructure solutions, proactively guard against cyber threats, and leverage machine learning alongside financial engineering to continuously turn data into action. Create new businesses, transform finance, and explore a world of opportunity

At Goldman Sachs, we believe who you are makes you better at what you do. For us, it’s all about bringing together people who are curious, collaborative and have the drive to make things possible for our clients and communities. Our Engineering organization, comprised of our Engineering Division, global strategist groups, and Engineering teams within other divisions, build solutions to some of the most complex problems in the industry. From automated trading to managing data, risk analysis to safeguarding information and promoting environmental sustainability, our commitment to best-in-class technology provides Goldman Sachs with a competitive edge. Join us for our upcoming virtual events to learn more. Visit http://goldmansachs.com/careers/events   for event registration.   ·            Affinity Network Series , October 15th @ 5pm-6pm EST:  Join us for a series of panel discussions featuring members from our engineering affinity networks as they discuss diversity, culture, resourc

Quick Base Virtual Hackathon - Goal: Calling on creative problem solvers to address today’s biggest challenges using Quick Base’s low-code platform. - Prizes: $250,000 prize pool, including cash, promotion and more - Deadline: November 16 - Details + Registration:  http://bit.ly/QBHack20u   Alexa Skills Challenge: Beyond Voice - Goal: Build (or update) an Alexa skill that uses APL for Audio (beta), APL, motion and sensing APIs OR Alexa Web API for Games to add rich audio, visuals, or motion to your experience. - Prizes: $97,000 prize pool including a trophy, cash, participation prizes, and more - Deadline: November 17 - Details + Registration:  http://bit.ly/AlexaBV20u   Microsoft Azure Hack for Social Justice - Eligibility Note: US Only (See full rules for details) - Goal: Hack for good and build an application prototype with Azure that helps empower communities and create change around one or more social justice issues. The application should be functional

The  SAP iXp Hack4Good  is an immersive and virtual experience from  October 23 (2p.m. EDT) to October 25 (Judging starts 2p.m. EDT)  that aims to foster collaboration through a purpose-driven challenge. During the weekend, you’ll be able to create innovative and sustainable solutions to give back to our community – and have fun doing it!   The University of Waterloo is one of only 4 schools selected in Canada to join this exclusive event. You’ll join other students, and also current SAP interns, from Canada, USA, and Waterloo.   Please sign-up using Major League Hacking’s registration form (in the link above) before Oct 22, but please note that spots are limited so the earlier the better! We look forward to meeting you!  

Hack the Northeast invites University of Waterloo students to apply as campus ambassadors for our second hackathon, taking place in December 2020!   Apply Here: https://hackthenortheast.typeform.com/to/W6M5xScM What is Hack the Northeast? Hack the Northeast (HTNE) is a student-led hackathon based in NYC, and aims to provide students with an environment that fosters innovation, diversity, and inclusivity . During our last hackathon in June, we offered learning opportunities, networking, and a safe space for meaningful collaboration to over 1000 students. This time, we’d love to have other students from all around the world help us make our event better than ever. What does a Campus Ambassador do? Campus ambassadors will be responsible for promoting Hack the Northeast’s events and supporting our initiative of building a welcoming and innovative community for students interested in tech. You’ll be in charge of one of the most important parts of our event: spreading the word t

P lease be aware that department consent has been removed for CS454 for Fall 2020 as per the information on the course selection page:  https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-undergraduate-students/majors/cs-course-enrollment . If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Fall 2020. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Monday, Sept 21 at 11:59 PM (EST): https://uwaterloo.ca/registrar/important-dates/calendar?op=nav&navigate=2020-09 .

TypingDNA Hackathon Goal: Innovate and create anything you can think of as long as it as long as your project includes TypingDNA API calls. Show us what you’d build given that you CAN recognize people based on their typing. Prizes: $110,000 in prizes Deadline: October 31 Details + Registration: https://bit.ly/TypingDNA20u   2020 Developer Circles Community Challenge  Goal: Become the teacher and put your own innovative spin on developer education by creating written tutorials that showcase the capabilities of Facebook technologies. Prizes: Up to $133,000 in total prizes Deadline: October 26, 2020 Details + Registration: https://bit.ly/DevC2020u   monday.com Build it Better Challenge Goal: Build a new monday App that allows teams to improve collaboration, communication, teamwork, or simply make daily work a little more joyful in one of the required categories (CRM, Software Development, Construction and field workers) Prizes: $84,000 prize pool, including Teslas, promotion, consu

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS458 for Fall 2020 as per the information on the course selection page:  https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-undergraduate-students/majors/cs-course-enrollment . If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Fall 2020. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Monday, Sept 21 at 11:59 PM (EST): https://uwaterloo.ca/registrar/important-dates/calendar?op=nav&navigate=2020-09 .

Radix Trading is a proprietary firm focused on quantitative research and scientific trading. We’re one of the most active liquidity providers on electronic exchanges globally, and have leveraged a culture of open, collaborative innovation to scale the reach of our ideas and pace of iteration, without having to scale our headcount (currently, we’re around 75 people across Chicago and Amsterdam). In our industry, the vast majority of ideas will fail. So, since inception, we’ve focused on continuous enhancement of our automated research platform and cutting-edge technology, allowing us to fail faster than the day prior, glean insights from each idea, and leverage individual contributions to the fullest across our entire organization. -------------------------- We’re led by Michael Rauchman and Ben Blander, who played key roles in the rise of electronic trading, but both recognized a major gap in the industry — a true focus on research processes coupled with an organizational structure

Waterloo students are invited to rep their campus at the first ever cross-border hackathon - BorderHacks! BorderHacks is on this September 25th - 27th in partnership with Major League Hacking. We're bringing together students from across Canada and the United States to work together toward prizes, learn job ready skills, connect with other students, and much more. The schedule is packed with exciting events, like: Skill building workshops Virtual networking opportunities Casual gaming ...and much more! BorderHacks is 100% free for any students to attend, and it's all being hosted virtually, so you can participate from anywhere. Join over 500 students who've already registered - reserve your spot today: https://www.borderhacks.com/ Our goal is to inspire students to get involved in the tech community, and ultimately to contribute to unlocking the potential of our future programmers, hackers, and designers. What types of challenges can you expect? Participants will be given 3

About the Event: Hosted by Correlation One and sponsored by Citadel LLC and Citadel Securities, Terminal Live. Terminal is an online platform where players compete by coding AI strategies (i.e., algorithms) that automate play of the game. Teams face off against one another by implementing their best algorithm, and top players have opportunities to win cash prizes, exclusive job opportunities from industry leaders, and global recognition. When: Monday, September 21st - September 28th Where: Virtual Competition - 1 week long Prizes: $25,000 + Exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel Application Deadline: September 15th at 11:59 PM APPLY HERE

Everyone is invited to apply this year’s virtual edition of YHack (dubbed YHack V. 2020), which is a week-long, virtual hackathon that will bring together students from around the world. Students can apply online at www.yhack.org , and applications are due on October 15th at 11:59pm ET. Over the course of one week, students will brainstorm, design, and build technologies that will make a more tangible and substantial difference than those created in shorter, more traditional 24-48 hour-hackathon periods! This year, YHack will be held from November 7th - 14th (virtually). Please contact organizers@yhack.org if you have questions.

Time to innovate! Come up with ideas of innovative apps for future autonomous vehicles and shape the future of the Mercedes-Benz digital customer experience! Regardless of your academic background, you can take part in one of the two categories of the challenge: Mobile App or In-Car App The best teams will get access to the SDKs and APIs from Mercedes-Benz to realize an implementation! More than that, all participants will have the opportunity to be mentored by Mercedes-Benz experts from different areas like InnovationLab, RnD, SW-development, IT etc. so do not miss out! The deadline for the 1st round is on October 16th, 2020 ; here is the link to register:     https://bit.ly/Daimer_InCarCoding   If you have any questions about this competition, reach out to   gregoire@agorize.com