Interested in applying to fintech companies in NYC (Two-Sigma, Jane Street, etc) Goog is too slow for me. I'm young and < 2 YOE so I can take a dip in WLB for more $$ Curious about hours/burn-out and tech stacks More than 60 hours? WFH friendly? Modern tech stacks at all (Python, Go) or all in Java/C/++? Update: TC 180K
Two sigma is known to pay high for a very good WLB! I have a lot of friends who work there and work for not more than 40 hrs/week!
TC range?
Not everyone is a troll, dude! I am answering the question you asked! Just like google is known to have a laid back culture amongst the tech companies, Two Sigma is known for the same in finance world! To give you an example, my friend was an L4 at Google NY (3.5 YOE) and was earning around $250k. He moved to Two Sigma an is getting $350k+ You are confusing Two Sigma with high frequency trading firms, which are know for high working hours and a poor WLB!
So, by modern you mean slow enough to not be deployable to prod?
High variation in hours - anywhere from 40 to 60 or so. No WFH, though.
Two sigma is a hedge fund and Jane street is a quant trading shop. Those are considered fintech?
They have software engineering jobs. Counts in my book. Else how do you define it?
Yes. Very.