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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:25:17 -0700
From: Miguel Gomez (enable JavaScript to view email)
Subject: Microsoft looking for Linear Algebraists and Optimizers

Hi All,

The Microsoft Solver Foundation Group is currently looking for a senior software engineer with:

• Experience implementing large, sparse linear solvers.
• Experience programming interior point methods and other optimization algorithms.

Please forward this information to your M.Sc. and Ph.D. students, and if they're interested they should send their resume and cover letter to:

Min Wei (enable JavaScript to view email)
Principal Director of Engineering
Microsoft Solver Foundation Group

Here are 3 of the problems we are dealing with every day:

1. Solve this equation: Ax = b where A could be up to 1M x 10M matrix but very sparse, x is a vector of real variables, b is a (sparse) vector of numbers.
2. Now to extend #1 by adding a goal, such as minimize (c^T)*x where c is a vector of numbers. Solve x.
3. Now to extend #2 by restricting some of x as integer variables? Solve x again.

Also, I'd be happy to give anyone feedback on their resume before they send it.

Thanks!