CSE Undergrad News

Are you going to winterfest? Would you be willing to volutneer console equipment, console games, or board games? Sign up here!

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Amazon Tech Talk; Wed Feb 22 6:00pm – 7:30pm; EE125

Come hear David Berge, Quality Assurance Manager with Kindle, talk about what it’s like to work at one of most innovative, fastest growing, tech companies.

Zillow Tech Talk; Thu Feb 23 6:00pm – 7:30pm; EE125

Zillow is a home and real estate marketplace dedicated to helping homeowners, buyers, sellers, renters, real estate agents, mortgage professionals, landlords and property managers find and share vital information about homes, real estate and mortgages. We are transforming the way consumers make home-related decisions and connect with real estate professionals.

Smoothie Day (Sponsored by Living Social); Fri Feb 24 4:30pm – 5:30pm; Atrium

Come hang out and grab some free smoothies with your friends this Friday!

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Greetings,

We’re excited to announce that our first meet-up has been scheduled! We’ve managed to snag Jake Carr, a developer from Amazon, who will be giving a talk titled “REST in 30 minutes”. We’ve also gotten Amazon to sponsor the event and they will be providing refreshments/snacks as well as the meeting space.

Here are the details:

REST in 30 Minutes, presented by Jake Carr (Amazon Developer)

Thursday, March 1, 2012
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., talk starts at 7:00 p.m.

Van Vorst Building (South Lake Union)
426 Terry Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109

Refreshments/snacks will be provided.

***** IMPORTANT NOTE ******

The venue requires that we provide the names of all attendees 24 hours in advance. If you plan to attend, please RSVP via one of the two options below:

Option 1) RSVP by Wednesday, Feb 29th via our meetup.com site: www.meetup.com/Seattle-Software-Developers/ (and join the group if you haven’t already!)

Option 2) RSVP by Wednesday, Feb 29th via email. Send your first and last name to Dan: dmellott@gmail.com.

Questions? Direct them to the admins on the meet-up site or to dmellott@gmail.com directly.

Thanks and we hope to see you all there!

– Seattle Software Developers Coordinators (Bill, Dan, Morgan and Christine)

Facebook tech talk; Mon, February 6, 6:00pm – 7:30pm; EE125

Facebook is hosting a Tech Talk at UW on Monday, February 6th. The topic of this Tech Talk is “Transitioning from UW to Facebook.” UW alums (who are now Full-Time Software Engineers), will be speaking about their experiences at Facebook, providing tips and advice for future candidates, and answering questions directly from students in a Q&A. Stop by to learn more about life at Facebook!

Microsoft info session – big app on campus; Tue, February 7, 6pm – 8pm; EE125

We are kicking off a brand new national and local competition that is challenging you to be what’s next. You’ll not only get the opportunity to earn recognition for building the next big phone app, but you’ll also get the chance to win some amazing prizes. Join us at the Info Session for your chance to learn about the Big App on Campus contest details and rules.

Pariveda tech talk; Thu, February 9, 6:00pm – 7:30pm; EE125

Join Pariveda Solutions CTO, Brian Orrell for a conversation on mitigating the risks of Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms.

Amazon

Facebook

Google

Microsoft

Twitter

Zynga

Lucky CSE majors get two career fairs tomorrow: First, the CSE Affiliates Fair is open only to CSE majors, 1:30-5pm in the CSE atrium. Then take your resumes to this fair at Hec Ed and speak with a few more companies:

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION CAREER FAIR

• Tuesday, Jan  24, 5:30 – 8:30PM
• UW’s Alaska Airlines Arena (Hec Edmundson Pavilion, next to Husky Stadium)
• Dress: Business Casual
• All Majors – All Class Levels – OPEN TO ALL UW STUDENTS!

List of participating companies: http://students.washington.edu/uwnsbe/corporate/Company_List_2012.pdf

2012 DIVERSITY CAREER FAIR RESUME BOOK – Put your resume in front of employers!

Make sure that employers attending the Diversity Career Fair have your resume.  Information on how to submit your resume available at: http://students.washington.edu/uwnsbe/corporate/students.html

Resume writing assistance available at the UW Career Center (134 Mary Gates Hall)

• Resumes & Cover Letters Workshops:  1/23, 3:30-4:30pm
• Resume  Review – Same Day Session Appointments, Monday – Friday, 10am-3pm
• Career Fair Success: 1/23, 2:00-3:00pm & 1/24, 3:30-4:30pm

Nutanix info session/code jam; Mon 1/23 6pm-9pm; EEB 125

Instead of a tech talk, Nutanix is holding a hack! Students who have taken or are currently taking CSE 331, 332, 341, 344, 373, 374, 403, 417, 451 are encouraged to come. Top three coders win iPads. Please bring your laptop and probably your power supply.

Industrial Affiliates Winter Recruiting Fair; Tue 1/24 1:30pm-5pm; Atrium

All sorts of UW CSE affiliate companies will be out this Tuesday looking to hire for full time and intern positions. Bring resumes.

Intel tech talk – Intel Night for PhD/MS/BS Engineers; Wed 1/25 6pm-7pm; EEB125

You’ve probably heard of us before. But maybe you’re thinking “What can I do at Intel? Is the work challenging? Can I be a part of something cool and groundbreaking?” Well we have some answers, and we’ll have some fun sharing them with you. Join our engineering reps to hear all about these things and learn about the tons of exciting opportunities for you at Intel. Representatives will be on hand from our various business groups to talk about how you can be a fit, so bring your resume!

Google hangout hack 2012; Fri 1/27 5pm – Sat 1/28 4pm; CSE 691

UW Hangout Hangout Hack 2012 brings together the brainpower of UW students to build awesome new apps for Google+’s Hangouts. The Hack is 23 full hours (why? we like prime numbers!).

This just in: tomorrow’s scheduled programming will be postponed until 1/27-1/28 for weather related reasons. Third time’s a charm right?

Delphix tech talk; 6-7pm 1/17; EEB 125

The computer industry is focused on building cloud services. From infrastructure (IaaS), platforms (PaaS), and applications (SaaS), the major architectural components are turning into cloud facilities. Data, however, remains an unvirtualized anchor. Delphix is bringing that last major component to the cloud. Come hear about the technology that the team at Delphix is building from Adam Leventhal, Delphix Architect and one of the inventors of DTrace. There will be a particular focus on ZFS — the filesystem at the heart of the Delphix.

Amazon tech talk; 6-7:30pm 1/19; EEB 125

Come hear about what it’s like to work at one of most innovative, fastest growing, tech companies. David Berge, Quality Assurance Manager with Kindle, will be speaking.

Facebook Hacker Cup 2012 Qualification Round; 4pm 1/20 – 4pm 1/23; Online

Hacking is core to how we build at Facebook. Whether we’re building a prototype for a major product like Timeline at a Hackathon, creating a smarter search algorithm, or tearing down walls at our new headquarters, we’re always hacking to find better ways to solve problems. In the Hacker Cup, programmers from around the world will be judged on accuracy and speed as they race to solve algorithmic problems to advance through up to five rounds of programming challenges. This is your chance to compete against the world’s best programmers for awesome prizes and the title of World Champion.

Google Hangout Hack 2012; 4pm 1/20 – 3pm 1/21; CSE 691

UW Hangout Hangout Hack 2012 brings together the brainpower of UW students to build awesome new apps for Google+’s Hangouts. The Hack is 23 full hours (why? we like prime numbers!). You can work on the ideas you pitched on the ideas form, at the beginning of the hack on Friday 1/20 or just show up, join a team or work solo! There will be food, snacks, prizes, and demos. The best projects will be demoed for the Google+ Hangouts Team in Google Seattle!