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HFT Interview
- HFT interview Do HFTs like Citadel, Jump Trading, Jane Street, HRT etc ask typical system design questions like other FAANGMULAs? Thinking of trying my hand but not sure what to expect. Have heard it's operating systems, c++ etc? Can someone shed some light on what kinds of questions to expect for an 8 yoe FAANG
- High Frequency Trading interview prep? Looking for the best resources to study for HFT interviews, need to escape the world of Jeffy B and the machine. I can do most leetcode hards and system design related questions asked at FANG companies. I am familiar with some high level finance concepts. Does anyone know if they ask for more stuff
- Citadel front end interview “high frequency trading arm” Recruiter reached back to me saying that Citadel would like to move on to a phone screen for a “FE position within Citadel Securities (Their High Frequency Trading Arm)”. Would like to ask for insights to help me prepare for it, thanks! #phoneinterviewquestions #citadelsecurities #frontend
- How to clear HFT interviews? I have no practical experience with low latency C++ or OS concepts. Will I be able to clear HFT interviews by just reading books or blogs? Please suggest any books or resources that can help in preparation! TC: got low-balled by Google.
- HFT interviewers give business card Title. Why do they do this at onsite?
- Resource for low-level topics (for HFT interviews)? Looking for some resources to use to learn low level concepts for new grad HFT interviews. OS, concurrency, networking, C++ trivia ? I hear that often interviews are basically LC med/hards, with some low-level trivia discussions, and im not sure how to get the knowledge to pass those parts. thanks!
- Internship vs fulltime interview difficulty for prop shops/hft I'm a student at UIUC, was originally planning to graduate May 2022. This summer I'm going to intern at Snap, but my ultimate goal is to work for a prop shop/hft firm eventually. If I graduated in December 2022 instead of May, that would give me an opportunity for one more summer internship. I would
- Are you expected to use C++ in SWE HFT interviews? Considering a majority of the jobs are going to be low level C++ work, are you expected to use it in your interviews? Tc: 175k
- link How are the interviews for new grads at Hedge funds and HFT? So i came across this LC post about Citadel interview. https://leetcode.com/discuss/interview-experience/619324/Citadel-or-Software-Engineer-or-NYC-or-Feb-2020 I'm currently in uni doing CS and it is my dream to work at HFT and Hedge Funds. I started learning C++ and doing Leetcode in C++. I have
- Anyone interviewed at Renaissance Technologies coming from HFT or another HF? Hey guys, I have heard that they usually don't consider anyone from classical finance (MBA type). Does this extend to people from systematic trading backgrounds (sde) as well? Cheers
- Will I get an interview in HFT if I'm not from top tier college? I'm aiming to get into HFT companies like Jane Street, Citadel, Two sigma or if I can't get in them then FAANG. I'm wondering will I ever get a call from recruiter if I'm not from a top tier University. How can I get a phone interview with these companies without a referral? This is for SDE.
- How much interview prep did you do for HFTs? Done ~100 hours over 3 weeks. Around 40easy 110meds 30hards. Targeting new grad at #citadel #twosigma Have to apply asap but not sure if I'm ready enough yet relative to how much others prepped for these roles.
- What Prop Shops and HFTs allow interviews other than C++? HRT, Jump, and DE. SHAW seem to all interview C++? Are there any places besides JaneStreet, 2S, and Citadel that allow other languages besides C++ like Python/Java?
- FAANG vs HFT - New Grad Have a FB offer in hand for 250k first year then 180k. HFT offers for new grad are going for 450k first year (all cash) Is it worth going through the interview process again? Does career progression at FAANG outweigh the insane starting salary at HFT? #faang #hft #newgrad
- How to crack C++ interviews? New grad interviewing for some HFT firms, how do you prep for C++ questions, and more generally low level stuff (OS, concurrency)? I wrote C++ code at Google but barely had to understand deeply C++ at the level it seems these firms ask you... #hft #interview
- Good tc companies london Working at Google London as L3. Want to stay in London, and I like my team, but am a little frustrated with the compensation (TC 92k gbp). Would ideally like to break into HFT, but it's hard to get interviews for some reason. Have offer from FB at 130 (E4). Yoe: 2 I'm not sure what I should be d
- How to Best Prep to get into HFT? Hi guys! I recently interviewed for new grad SWE roles, and while I was pretty happy with how things turned out, I had a decent amount of trouble cracking the HFT interviews that I got. Generally speaking, it was because I've mostly been prepping with Leetcode and not as much studying low level sy
- Shopify London vs HFT Already got offer from HFT TC £220 : £140 base £80 bonus first year. My last Shopify interview is scheduled for next week. Should I even bother waiting for it? Would they even pay more? Like £250+ ? TC £130 YOE 7 #shopify #hft #london
- Meta/FB vs HFT vs Hedge Fund in London - which offer to take? I am struggling to decide between my top three offers, which are for Meta, a Hedge Fund (think Citadel, Jane Street, Two Sigma, etc.) and a London based HFT firm (you'll likely know the name but want to protect my privacy). The offers are: Meta (E5): TC ~£203k (109, $420/4 years, 15% bonus), plus £
- Interview difficulty at Airbnb, Linkedin, Snap How difficult are interviews at these companies (and similar ones that beat FAANG money - not HFT)? Are they more difficult than F/G interviews? Between them which ones tend to be hardest/easiest?
- Digital Logic design for HFT I am interviewing for a digital logic design position in the high frequency trading arm of a major hedge fund. Has anyone here been directly involved in digital design for HFT? How is it for a career? My understanding is that the TC is fairly high. Is the work technically challenging and rewarding?
- At what point in your career are OAs not needed? Are technical leetcode type interviews and hackerrank assessments unique to entry level and graduate roles, or do you have to do them throughout your career whenever you change companies. I'm moving into HFT, passed the OA but I'll likely lose that knowledge while working for a few years, if I want
- HFT Quant New Grad I understand that the “easiest” way to get into HFT and Quant is through new grad and that it’ll be tougher to get in down the line. I’ll be doing my last SWE internship this summer at Adobe and want to begin recruiting for new grad end of this summer. Between now and recruiting, what should I be w
- What are the C++ interview questions you got asked for a mid-senior, senior position? With growing use of C++ in the industry there days, I think it would be good to have a record of some good C++ interview questions. This will help candidates prepare well. If you know of any resources like this, please add the link in the comments section. TC- ~ 160K #Cppinterviews #softwareengine
- Facebook vs HFT Firms in London Hey Blinders, I am an E5 SWE @ Meta/FB London. Currently exploring switch options to HFT firms (like Hudson River Trading, Jane Street, Jump trading, 2 Sigma, Citadel, Optiver) as a software engineer in London. Though I am in early stages as of now, would like to get opinions to few of the followin
- Preparing for HFT I have interviews lined up at some HFT shops/hedge funds (jump, two sigma, HRT, etc) for SWE roles. I’m pretty decent at LC. What’s the best way to prepare for these companies? What’s expected at 1 YOE? Not much info online. TC: 230k, 1 YOE
- vote HFT vs FAANG I'm a new grad and I am interviewing with both HFT/prop shops and FAANGs. I am starting to think that the nature of work done at these places is very different: HFT dealing with more latency, low level code optimization, some algo/math etc, while FAANG dealing more with large scale systems and orga
- vote My past HFT experience is useless for big tech I joined an HFT firm out of college in Amsterdam (one of DRW, XTX, Flow). I have been quite successful as a C++ engineer. I decided to leave for another trading firm recently and doubled my TC (from 350k TC -> 620k TC in euros) Now here is the deal. I have about 18 months of non-compete. Not wo
- Where to read Low level C++ Hi Blinders, I am preparing for forthcoming interview in HFT firms. Any advice on where to read stuff related to low level C++ ? Thanks, Fellow Blinder TC:170k Yoe:5 Location: Dallas
- Recruiters: how many hires you need to get per year? I’m a swe and recently interviewing with a few companies. I’m just curious to know how many engineers a recruiter need to get per year? What is the commission for each headcount? Does it change much in - Other hiring roles like pm, tpm, quant, etc? - different companies like top tech vs hot start
- APT portfolio interview [India] Hi all, I'll be graduating in July 2022 and currently have 2 offers both with TC in low 30s. Been out of touch from DSA for quite a while now. Have interviews lined up with APT portfolio, have asked them to consider giving me some prep time. Given I've around 2 months to prepare for it, what would b
- Seeking referrals to HFT Firms Hi All, I'm interested in working at a hft firm because of the intellectual challenge. I'm currently a software engineer at Amazon, have a strong degree, placed in competitive programming competitions and have been prepping for interviews for over half a year. Would anyone be able to refer me to a
- Unhappy at HFT, how soon should I go back to tech? TL:DR; liked interning at Facebook, got good rating but no offer, joined an HFT full-time, Meta recruiter reached out right before joining HFT, considering trying to rejoin Meta. Basically OP is a whiner who's not happy while making 400k out of school, and wants advice. This past summer I interned
- Virtu Financial Software Engineers Pay? Hi, Having ongoing interviews with Virtu Financial for a developer role in NYC. Any estimates on the pay and bonus? Thanks! TC: 160k YOE: 3 #tech #finance #hft
- HFT hiring slow new grad? What’s happening with HFT new grad hiring? Got internship interviews last yr for: de shaw, js, hrt, 2s, optiver, but applied to new grad and radio silence from all and rejection from js.
- vote After working at Microsoft, how easy/difficult will it be to get interviews at FANG and unicorns? Long story short: New grad. Managed to get interviewed by Fb, Robinhood and 1 hft firm... ghosted by everyone else this cycle. I've decided to join Microsoft, but I'm worried about my exit strategy. TC: 170k + 55k signing
- Trade support engineer role Hi, Does anyone from HFT/IB space know about trade support engineering role? What tech stack and knowledge are expected from a fresh grad? I have an upcoming interview for this role.
- Shopee offer comparison I have an offer from an HFT firm for the position of Full stack Engineer with Fixed component as 30 Lakhs per annum and CTC as 40 Lakhs per Annum. I'm almost there to Shopee Singapore interview as Backend Engineer . How much should I negotiate to the Shopee HR so as to draw parallel paylines with th
- ML Researcher vs Quantitative Researcher Most HF and HFT firms have both positions open now. Does anyone know what the difference is? They are distinct roles, since I know they work in different groups as well. #interview #finance
- vote As an interviewer, what’s your ideal pass rate for standard LC interview? As interviewers, I believe we should give candidates a fair shot at passing a standard LC coding round. I feel there’s no point in giving a problem that only 1 out of 20 candidates can solve unless you work at some HFT where you only have to fill up a couple headcount each year. So what’s your idea
- vote Hedge Funds vs FAANGs post pandemic Do you think FAANGs have an edge over NYC/Chicago HFTs firms like two sigma, citadel etc post pandemic? FAANGs have consolidated the market and have become more dominant than ever. Do you think TC at FAANGs would be better than at HFT? I surprisingly find FAANG interviews (SWE and SRE) harder than
- Jump Trading Interview Timeline I had my phone screen with Jump last week - haven't heard back yet. What does the interview timeline generally look like? How is Jump compared with Citadel for SWE? #engineering #software #swe #HFT #Jump #JumpTrading
- How to clear 500k by 30 I am 28 with 220k TC this year as SWE. My goal is to clear half-million by 30. Have interviews with FANG+ and HFT scattered through October and into November. So far, not confident in any. How do I make up for lost time? US citizen btw. No visa needed. 6 YOE. SWE
- vote RTL Design at Google vs Infra role at HFT I have worked at Qualcomm India, in IP team doing DV, and moved to a startup doing RTL Design+DV. I have been skeptical of growth opportunities in semiconductor, and have been exploring the idea of moving to software. I recently interviewed with a few HFT firms, and received offer from one of them,
- vote HFT TC vs FAANG for staff+ level I'm trying to figure out whether it's worth going through HFT (or similar trading firms) interviews for someone at a staff level at FAANGs, i.e. whether the TC is likely to be higher (compared to staff, or senior staff even). I know it can be variable, so everyone says, but from scouring Blind posts
- Tenured Prof to HFT buy-side I am considering leaving a tenured associate prof (TC:~200K in an expensive city with 2 kids / CS dpt / 35yo with zero industry experience / my research is quite applied) for a quant research position in an HFT firm (one of the usual suspects). I did a few interviews which went OK, and salary negoti
- Which team(s) to join to build experience for HFT? Hi. Got an offer from Bloomberg. I'll be joining in a few weeks. I want to join the bigger $$$ prop trading and HFT firms (JS, DE Shaw, PDT, HRT, and the likes) Anyone who has tips on which teams/departments to join to get valuable experience for HFTs or other quant trading firms? I know they go a
- Jane Street Referral Looking for a referral for a sde role at Jane Street. Currently interviewing with IMC and Optiver. I have worked at Uber and Amazon in the past and am looking to move to the hft space.
- vote Job hopping in this crazy job market Hi guys In my 12 YOE, I have had 4 employers as follows: 7 years: Employer 1 3.25 years: Employer 2 14 months: Employer 3 3 months: Employer 4 (changed jobs recently) Employer 2, 3 and 4 are bigtech companies (faang level). If make myself available again in this crazy job market, will my profile
- vote Relocate for a big jump in TC? Hi folks Currently I am living in Seattle area. My TC is low for my YOE. But I am financially comfortable (not independent) and own a condo here. I recently got an offer from HFT in NYC which is 70% more than my current comp. I also got Another offer from Microsoft almost same as my current comp.