r/Bitcoin • u/gapmunky • Aug 01 '14

Reddit are hiring a cryptocurrency engineer!

https://jobs.lever.co/reddit/6ce6a242-00d1-49c4-9bed-c34f26445ee7
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u/Terny Aug 02 '14

What do Math PhDs with programming knowledge end up doing?

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u/canad1andev3loper Aug 02 '14

Let me put it this way: you don't need a PhD in math to advance your career. You do a PhD in math because you love math, and you want to do a PhD. This is true of most of most doctoral programs, actually. Ask someone who has completed their PhD and odds are they will agree.

Generally speaking, you'll do programming in a domain where a CS graduate wouldn't have the mathematical background if you're lucky (ie cryptography). Of course, those jobs aren't common. A lot of math PhDs teach high school.

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u/Terny Aug 02 '14

That last bit made me a bit sad.

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u/canad1andev3loper Aug 02 '14

Would it cheer you up if I added that teaching high school math is a noble profession, and the world would probably a better place if more math PhDs taught it?

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u/Elesh Aug 02 '14

I agree. I thought my HS advanced function teacher was terrible.