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- Career @ D.E. Shaw I wanted to know about the software engineering role @ D.E. Shaw. What are pros and cons I should consider if I have to choose between Amazon and D.E. Shaw? Can I go from L4 in Amazon to higher role in D.E. shaw?
- Is D.E. Shaw good company to work in terms of career growth and learning opportunities in tech? I have spent around ~2.5 years in D.E. Shaw. Liked working here but haven't worked on impacting projects which impact the public in general. Also, WLB is not that great. I take it as hustling to see benefits in the long run but not sure if I am thinking wrong. Should I consider staying here or switc
- vote Amazon Dublin vs DE Shaw India Amazon (Euro) --> 70k (Base), 12.5k (1st year bonus), 41k dollar stocks (5%, 15%, 40%, 40%) DE Shaw (INR) --> 25L (Base), 2-5L (Performance Bonus), 2L (Joining Bonus), 10L Long Term Incentives (25% over 4 years) YOE - 0 Any thoughts? Factors to be considered Career Growth, WLB, Savings #desh
- DE Shaw or Amazon I am a fresh grad from India. I have offers from DE Shaw India and Amazon India. Amazon 1st year TC 1st year: 17L (13 base) DE Shaw 1st year TC 1st year: 22L(18 base) Which company is better for career growth? Can anyone rate how is DE Shaw? Haw are the increments and promotion schedule at DE Sha
- DE Shaw Referral Current Intern : Software Engineer Referral Required -> https://www.deshawindia.com/careers/tech-fo-tech-sde-offcampus-2022-grads-hyderabad-4017 #deshaw
- vote D.E. Shaw vs Jane Street Assuming same TC, and same role of SWE, which one is better? Culture wise, career growth, TC growth, etc. #janestreet #deshaw
- vote New grad: De Shaw vs Google I am a new grad from India, tier 1 college. I am confused among the offer of DE Shaw and Google. Can you help me in deciding what’s right for me at this stage of life. Points to consider: Both the companies are known for good work culture. Pay is more at Shaw, but google has its name and status in
- How is DE Shaw India for software engineer jobs? How is the work life balance, career, people and of course TC in DE Shaw India? 5yeo. TC 27 Lakhs INR. 22.5 base, 4.5 stocks from joining bonus.
- Which trading companies/hedge funds are T1 for new grad SWE? T1 in terms of TC and prestige and career/exit ops. Currently my list is Jane Street, Jump, HRT, Citadel, Two Sigma, Renaissance (impossible), DE Shaw. T2 imo is: SIG, Optiver, Virtu. Thoughts? Just trying to come up with a comprehensive list to prepare for new grad applications.
- Moving between finance firms So it’s well known that the best way to bump pay early in your career is to jump between companies. For places like (Two Sigma, Jane Street, DE Shaw, Citadel, Hrt) is it easy to move between them for comp bumps or to move at all. I’m talking for dev/quant dev not pure quant
- What could I even expect at FB/DE Shaw? Have a PM offer of around 210k that’s in the midwest but a cool spot. Think Austin-esque. Just received interviews from Facebook and DE Shaw for MP and NYC respectively. I have 3 yoe in PM and 6 years total. Realistically, what could I expect from FB and DE Shaw in terms of comp? I’m wondering if
- Need referrals for Hyderabad, India Hi, I am currently working in a start up and want to move out as I see no career growth at my current place. looking for referrals from anybody in the following companies. Thank you. Apple Uber Indeed Google Microsoft Salesforce Servicenow Amazon JPMorgan DEShaw Facebook F5 Networks Acresium Walmar
- Referral @India Hello everyone, My brother is looking for referrals to any product-based companies, startups for Software Engineer role (preferably backend). YOE: 1.9 Current TC - 6 LPA Expected TC - 16+ Lpa Please drop a comment so that I can DM you his info. Thanks! #referral #india #Walmart #Google #Amazon #M
- Quants V/S SDEs Hii Folks, I wanted to know who earns more in short/long term: Quants at buy side hedge funds (DE Shaw, Citadel, Bridgewater, Millennium, etc) V/S SDEs at FAANG? I'm thinking of a career change so would really appreciate the advise from Blind Community. Please it would help me going forward to make
- Best new grad trader company/location Hi, I'm a Software Engineering Intern at Two Sigma and don't know what companies to target for new grad quant trader recruiting. My list so far: Tier 1. HRT, Citadel/Citadel Securities, Jane Street Tier 1.5 DEShaw (I heard the pay is low) Tier 2. Akuna, Five Rings, IMC Trading, SIG. Tier 3. Get
- Referrals@india Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product-based companies for Software Engineer 2 role YOE: 4 Current TC - 22 Expected TC - 35 Please drop a comment Thanks! #referral #india #Walmart #Google #Amazon #Microsoft #Twillio #Cred #OCI #walmart #morganstanley #uber #adobe #coinbase #raz
- link Referrals @India Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product-based companies. YOE: 2.5+ years Current TC - 8LPA Expected TC - 25+ LC count: 400+ Please drop a comment so that I can DM you my info. Thanks! #referral #india #Walmart #Google #Amazon #Microsoft #Twillio #Cred #OCI #walmart #morgan stanle
- Google Brain SWE vs. Quant Research at hedge fund Given similar TC (~250k) what would you choose in the early stage of career (new grad, BS)? Hedge fund say one of Two Sigma, Citadel, DEShaw Both involve applied machine learning, in a different context Both problem domains are academically interesting and challenging Am curious to know which di
- vote Quant Dev (hedge fund) vs. SWE (Facebook) I'm trying to evaluate two new grad offers: Hedge fund - Position: Quantitative Developer (in research team) TC: $170k base + performance bonus Facebook - Position: E3 (entry-level) software engineer TC: $124k base + $40k stock + bonus What are the career progressions like for quant dev? If I d
- vote Zeta vs Dream11 I am having offers from Zeta and Dream11. I am currently working in a product based MNC with 3.9 YOE and offered senior software engineer/SDE 2 role in both companies. Dream11: Base: 42 LPA ESOPs : 85L over 4 years Stock vesting : (20% , 20%, 30%, 30%) Bonus : (25% of base) = 10.5 L ( 2 year cont
- link Referrals India, LC count 600 Hello Fam, Looking for referrals in companies with good pay and learning. Please Help 🙂 Yoe:less than 1 TC: 11lpa #referral #India #software #career #india #Walmart #Google #Amazon #Microsoft #Twillio #Cred #OCI #walmart #morganstanley #UBER #adobe #coinbase #razorpay #unacademy #paypal #gold
- Referrals Needed Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to product-based companies(start ups preferably) for SDE II role. YOE: 2.8 Current TC - 16LPA #referral #india #Walmart #Google #Amazon #Microsoft #Twillio #Cred #OCI #walmart #morganstanley #uber #adobe #coinbase #razorpay #unacademy #paypal #goldman sa
- link Reneg DESHAW’s offer[India] I want to reneg DESHAW’s offer. What’s the best way to do this? I know there have been a lot of posts on this. But DESHAW made a lot of fuss about giving an offer to me earlier as they said cuz i have competing offers i would reneg their offer or ise their offer to renegotiate. So I had lied to th
- Career Tech -> Financial Firm Recently received messages from recruiters for financial firms including deshaw, citadel, jump trading, and so on. How's your opinion on moving from tech to such financial firm? I have several questions on it. 1. Career-wise is it good move? 2. Or is it just for TC? 3. Is work culture good like in t
- Referrals needed @India Hello everyone, I'm (not currently at Flipkart) looking for referrals to any product-based companies for Software Engineer role (preferably backend). YOE: 1.9 Current TC - 15.2 LPA Expected TC - 25+ Please drop a comment so that I can DM you my info. Thanks! #referral #india #Walmart #Google #Am
- Looking for referrals SDE1 Looking for SDE1 referrals in product based companies with good wlb. Please comment if your company is hiring, so that I can DM you. Thanks in advance. YOE: 10 months CTC: 13L (was 16L+, but they are not giving the RSUs as promised in offer letter😢) LC count: 330+ #referral #india #Walmart #Goo
- link Need Referrals | India Hello everyone I am a software engineer with 1YOE. I am good in problem solving and solved around 850 problems on leetcode. YOE: 1 year Current TC - 15LPA Currently holding an offer from NetApp (Please review if it is a good company to join) #referral #india #Walmart #Google #Amazon #Microsoft #T
- link Need Referrals @ India Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product-based companies. YOE: 2+ years Current TC - 8LPA Expected TC - 17+ Please drop a comment so that I can DM you my info. Thanks! #referral #india #Walmart #Google #Amazon #Microsoft #Twillio #Cred #OCI #walmart #morgan stanley #UBER #adobe #c
- Need Referral for Product based Companies Hi everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product-based companies in India or any other location(if visa sponsorship is available) YOE: 2+ Years Current TC - 16LPA LC count : 340 Please drop a comment so that I can DM you my info. Thanks! #referral #Walmart #Google #Amazon #Microsoft #Twillio
- vote Is frontend career viable at top finance? Looking at Jane Street, Citadel, Two Sigma, DE Shaw and Hudson River Trading, I see that there’s front end dedicated positions, especially at Citadel/Two Sigma/HRT Are these roles/careers that would actually see the rocket ship growth of quant/generalist SWE? And by rocket ship I mean like, 600k-1m
- link URGENT| LOOKING FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES| SERVING NOTICE PERIOD Hello folks, Hope this post finds you well! I'm looking for referrals for finance related roles in India. Skills- Financial statement analysis, risk management, Microsoft excel, risk management YOE - 1.5 years Holding offer from EY Please drop a comment so that I can DM you my info. I really ap
- vote Where do all the best engineers and scientists go to work these days? Serious replies only please. I'm not necessarily talking about prestige, but moreso where you'll find 1) the highest total compensation, 2) the most research and technology-driven culture, 3) the greatest opportunity for impact and career growth. I have a feeling it's Netflix in 2019, but intere
- link Need Referral @India Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product-based companies. YOE: 2+ years Current TC - 8LPA Expected TC - 24+ Holding offers from PWC, wise Tech Global Please drop a comment so that I can DM you my info. Thanks! #referral #india #Walmart #Google #Amazon #Microsoft #Twillio #Cred #O
- vote [IND] Adobe vs DE Shaw Asking for advice for a friend. He is graduating this year with a Master's degree and has a work ex of 1 year at a small consultancy organization. He has offers from the following companies: Adobe: Fixed: ~ 14.5L JB: 3L(1st year) + 2L(2nd year) Performance bonus(variable): 1.4L RSUs: 20L vested eq
- Looking for SWE referrals I have 3 years of experience in software engineering at 2 different conpanies. I am well prepared to perform well on my next technical interview due to all the planning and prep I have done. Sorry if the list isn't sorted, feel free to drop a comment and I will me you to follow up. and focus on my c
- Is Oracle good to start career? I have got an offer from Oracle and my first year CTC (32 L) is better than all big tech companies (Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Adobe, Walmart, De Shaw, and many more). Only Sprinklr and Codenation have better TC (much better) than mine, but I don't want to go there due to hectic work. Is Oracle good
- What is a good salary for Indian employees in product companies I have always heard each company has a formula to calculate range of salary for any employee. Do anyone of you know if there is any such formula to check if what I am earning is good? I don't want to go by websites to see how much each company is paying for specific designation, as the are flawed by
- Faang or trading firms I'm finishing university soon (CS and Maths) and I am deciding which career path to take. I've had an internship at Facebook and somewhat liked it (the work is technically fun but quite boring and slow-paced). Though I'd like to go back to the company I wonder if it would be better to get a SWE job
- link Referrals for Data Scientist Role - India Hi blind, I joined a small startup as a Data Analyst right after college and have worked on several DS PoCs and projects so far, however for about 8 months i also had to fill in as a Data Engineer and work on some Spark Pipelines and orchestrate them. The other projects include the usual market seg
- Career progression for SWE in HFT? Have a SWE offer from a top hedge fund and at the onsite stage for a few others HFTs/Prop shops. While the offer almost doubles my current TC, I'm worried that going into the finance/HFT sector as a SWE could be a potentially career-ending move. At FANG for example, it seems SWEs can at least make i
- 1 YOE Looking For Referrals Down for entry level, prefer early career or whatever I can get really. Also prefer remote, but i’m down to relocate for a good opportunity. YOE: 1 LC: 160 TC: 135k #ARM #Adobe #Airbnb #Alphonso #Anduril #Ansatz #AppDynamics #AppliedIntuition #Arcesium #ArgoAI #ArthurAI #Auth0 #Aviso #Bain #Bigbas
- Entry Level SDE/SWE positions, referrals? I am looking for referrals to Big Tech companies for entry level/early career positions, please comment if you can refer me? #Adobe #Airbnb #Alphonso #Anduril #Ansatz #AppDynamics #AppliedIntuition #Arcesium #ArgoAI #ArthurAI #Atlassian #Auth0 #Aviso #Bain #Bigbasket #Blackbuck #Bloomreach #Booz
- vote Which path should I take? I'll be graduating college next spring, and I'm trying to decide how to start my career. I've done a lot of big N internships, and feel like I've gotten a feel for what a lot of different tech companies are like. I'm trying to narrow down my options, and am seriously considering either 1) joining a
- Looking for refferal in startup I am currently doing my 6 month intern from MNC. I feel I should start my career with startups so that I can learn better. Looking new grad FTE roles from good startups. Location: India in particular (but open to any company that can sponsor visa) #engineering #software #swe #adobe #adyen #airbnb
- Looking for referrals 1 YOE Down for entry level, prefer early career or whatever I can get really. Also prefer remote, but i’m down to relocate for a good opportunity. Done about 160 LC problems more every day. TC: 135k #ARM #Adobe #Airbnb #Alphonso #Anduril #Ansatz #AppDynamics #AppliedIntuition #Arcesium #ArgoAI #ArthurAI
- Career advice/resume review. Referrals appreciated! what it do blind, I’ve stumbled into an IT career by not applying to any internships during school.😔 The green-eyed monster has taken over watching my roommates and colleagues preach about their remote life compared to my 100% onsite. I know my tenure/experience is lacking but I did manage to ac
- Professor startup vs FT at trading firm tl;dr: I've been offered a position to join a technical startup by my advisor for 3% equity (with no salary until funding), but I've already accepted a FT position as a research engineer w/ above average new-grad pay at a big trading firm (e.g. Jane Street, DE Shaw, 2 Sigma). I recently finished my
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- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..
- vote What will happen if Prop 22 doesn’t pass? Title says it all. Mainly thinking from the Gig companies perspectives. Vote or comment #Prop22 #tech #california @postmates @caviar @grubhub