I got offer from Oracle MTS(OCI) on campus and Interview of DE shaw -member of technical next week. I want to know that is it worth preparing for DE shaw. I know, I should ask this after getting the offer from DE shaw, but I am just Curious to know. Oracle: base 18, stock - 100 RSU per year (total...Read more
On behalf of a friend (new grad, India) I already have a Nutanix offer(PPO), TC: 26L (20L base + ~4.5Lacs stock + 1.5L joining, not adding relocation bonus). Work is majorly in C++ , hence wanted to know growth and opportunities when switching in case I go with Nutanix. D.E. Shaw (hyderabad) re...Read more
Based solely on brand prestige + TC/stock upside. Tiers 1 and 1.5 are in the same relative range, but mainly separated based on stock upside which is unpredictable. Tier 0: Five Rings, HRT, Jane Street, Jump Trading Tier 0.5: Citadel, DE Shaw, Netflix Tier 1: Facebook, Two Sigma, Snap, Stripe, Pi...Read more
I am expecting an offer with De Shaw for Senior member technical(SMT), Hyderabad. What is the TC range I can expect? Please share the breakdown. Also, how is the review of the enterprise development team there. How are the yearly hikes and do they refresh the long term incentive (LTI) amount like...Read more
Currently I'm SDE-1 at Myntra (Fresher) CTC: 24 Base: 16LPA Experience: 2 month Esop: 8 lakh worth Flipkart stock over 4 years (2 lakh per year) Tech stack: Backend dev(java,spring,airbus,etc) I got offer from Schrodinger (The D.E. Shaw) CTC:36-37 Base: 18 Variable: 2-3 Joining Bonus: 2 Relocation:...Read more
I work in ML. I have a PhD (not fully ML focused) and several publications. I was thinking of switching from Tech to Finance. I have 1 YOE and I'm looking for roles and companies that can pay >; 350K. I don't care about WLB. Can you please suggest a few roles and companies? I was thinking Citadel
Guys please post the standard new grad offers from the best companies in India By TC I mean first year compensation ie First year signing bonus + first year base + first year bonus + first year stocks. Google 32 LPA Sprinklr 36 LPA (They changed base from 25 to 30 recently) Microsoft 22 LPA (13 + ...Read more
E5 UIE at Meta, moving to New York and am intrigued by all the quant firms that have specific full stack/frontend roles. Jane Street, Citadel, Two Sigma, DE Shaw and Hudson River Trading, I see that there’s front end dedicated positions, especially at Citadel NXT/Two Sigma Front End/HRT Algo Web tea...Read more
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...Read more
It's long past time for us to move past the outdated FAANG acronym as there are literally dozens of companies consistently paying $300k+ in liquid comp to newly hired software engineers with 5 years of experience or less. We need a new acronym that captures all of them. Post your new acronym below!...Read more
I would like to make a move to a more "math intensive" role in the fintech / HFT space. I still want to work as a software developer. Also I'm specifically looking for roles in NYC because of family. Anyone have any info on WLB and quality of work at these firms? Any tips on what to review for inte...Read more
Looking for a referral to Prop Shops for next year! Bonus if they are canadian/offer H1B sponsorships for new grads. (I am an international student in Canada) Stats: 300 LC 2 years of internships + Freelance. Focus on scientific computing, distributed systems and ML 1 year of Startup exp 1 ML Resea...Read more
I'm 62 at MS with almost 3 yrs exp. TC is 240k but that will end in a year after my last hire stock and drop to 160k. I have a plan that I will interview now and if I get something good, go now, else try again in 1 yr. I have done well in distributed systems and some ML projects. I have done about 2...Read more
Got the following verbal offer from Li India: Base:35(Including PF) Stocks: 81k $. ->; 100k now Perf:10% JB:5 Total:58.5 L ->; 62 now Pros: 1. Better comp 2. WLB 3. Product company 4. Bangalore location 5. Better remote policy 6. MS stocks Upside 7. Higher comp in first 2 years due to diff ves
Quant roles and other direct pnl making roles in hfts and hedge funds pay much more than SDE. Anyone have first or second hand experience of being able to career shift from normal SDE role to these roles? Even better if you aren't from top 5 IITs FYI for anyone who doesn't know starting base+bonu...Read more
Hi team, I am currently trying to get up to speed with C++ by spending my time off the work contributing to some of the open source C++ projects picked up from talks like CppCon and various blogs. My short term career goal is to end up at those HFTs or prop shops in a year or two. I am wondering i...Read more
Hey all! I have an offer for joining a Series C startup as a Data Scientist, working remotely (which I love!). Their annual revenue currently is $20mn, and the company is valued at ~$300mn. They've offered me $150k base + 20k options vested over 4 years, currently valued at $10. The strike price is ...Read more
Hi For myself * worked at a startup from seed to series C (2 years) * worked at another startup from series D to series E (2 years) * work at Google ( 1year) I have some input to compare working for big tech vs startups I personally think big tech is better for the following reasons: 1. Startup ...Read more
Hello Everyone, I have previously worked at Accenture as a .Net Developer for about 10 months and am interested in pursuing my career in a product company. I would like to apply for SDE-1 roles at any product company or a mid size start up . Any leads or referrals would help a lot. I've joined crio...Read more