Top pay, bonuses have been excellent the past 5+ years. Good office benefits (lunch, drinks). Many of intelligent people. High growth company.
It’s become a lot more corporate in the past few years, with red tape and many approvals needed for projects. Expect to work a lot of weekends if you’re on the infrastructure side.
Anyone have any idea how SWE at Optiver is like, particularly in comparison to big tech/FAANG like Google and Facebook? Trying to decide for new grad position. Tech feels like a safer route, particularly with the coronavirus going on, but doing well at Optiver might have a lot of upside, and I might...Read more
I've gotten verbal offers for both JS and Optiver, not sure which one to choose. WLB and non-toxic culture is important to me, TC not so much since any HFT salary is far by enough for me to live on. JS seems to have good WLB and culture + pretty chill place. Hearing mixed reviews about Optiver - doe...Read more
Have a full-time offer for trading and was wondering if anyone knew the typical salary progression, particularly compared to somewhere like Jane Street/HRT/Optiver. I can't seem to find much info beyond the first year, which is skewed by the signing bonus, and am trying to avoid getting baited. Muc...Read more
Hey Everyone, I've been lucky enough to get a new grad SWE offer from both IMC and Optiver, and I'm not sure which one I should take. Some details about the two companies are that the first-year pay is approximately the same, but I believe that the upside on the Optiver offer is much higher if you ...Read more
A recruiter reached out for role at Shopee, Singapore and asked for salary expectation. What would be a good salary in Singapore? At this point, I am looking for overseas opportunity which pay well. (Interviewing with Optiver, AMS/ Amzn Spain/ Bloomberg LDN/ Uber AMS) Current TC ~66LPA (in Oracle)...Read more
Amazon Seattle SWE 116.1K salary 37K first yr sign on 23K second yr sign on 86K rsu (5/15/40/40) 7K relocation TC without stock growth or refreshers: 164.4/152/150.5/150.5 Optiver Chicago Data Science 105K salary 10k sign on 15k first year bonus (prorated) then switch to marble system (profit shar...Read more
Long shot, but have you heard/worked about this HFT company called LifeTrading based in Sydney (https://www.lifetrading.com.au/) . Looking for reviews - work culture, salary etc #Sydney #HFT #optiver
I’m currently in the interview process for a new grad swe position. I have a new grad offer from FB for $110k salary, $160k rsu/4 years $65k sign on. I was offered interviews at: Caspar AI Asana Stripe Airbnb Rubrik Robinhood Optiver Trading Cloudflare Confluent Affinity Snap (Application Security ...Read more
Hi folks What’s the reasonable salary progression on year 1, 2, 3+ at IMC Trading in Amsterdam? Levels suggest that the starting salary is ~150k Is it possible to reach 250-300k euros range in first 3 years as SWE? TC : 150k #finance #imc #optiver #drw #citadel #janestreet #trading #amsterdam
Hi all, Does anyone know what is the expected salary for 2 YOE Technical Support Engineer in Amsterdam Area? Current TC: 65k #pwc #adyen #deloitte #booking #netflix #asml #optiver #salary #
Got a recruiter who's sent me a spec for Optiver and can apparently get me an interview I know they seem to be some kind of hedge fund and have this concept of marbles for bonus. When I ask the recruiter for salary or comp info he's just been saying they pay very very well but he's a recruiter so if...Read more
Last year was an excellent year for HFT and Hedge Funds. As most of your salary is dependent on bonuses i wonder how much bonus did your company pay you. Please mention Company name: YOE at the company: 2020 Bonus: TC: 0 (Still a Student) #finance #twosigma #optiver #imctrading #jumptrading #hrt...Read more
https://techpays.com/details/94l01jeedfrtsd4hw9djf wow this guy's getting bonus equal to his annual salary as a new grad. Think i should move to Optiver. TC: 71k eur YOE: 2.5 #amsterdam #europe #netherlands
As the title, I am trying to relocate to Chicago but finding it hard to find a company there that can pay me as much as I am getting paid right now. I know about trading companies IMC, Optiver, Citadel can match my salary and more but these are harder to get into than FAANG IMO. TC: 200K YOE: 3.5...Read more
Hello, TC: 200k GBP (140k base, 60k bonus) YOE: 11 I got contacted by a recruiter for a position at Optiver Amsterdam, for their Trading technology team. He explained me that their base salary is quite low and capped to 75k euros, but I would be getting most of my salary in marbles (bonus at the ...Read more
What is the expected salary for an E5 there? Also how is it in terms of stress and likelihood of getting fired? (a year away from my permanent Residence) #finance #optiver TC: 200k
Expecting an offer for an options sales trading role from world leading market maker (optiver/susquehanna/citadel tier). I have 1 year of direct industry experience in which I was given huge responsibility. Any ideas on salary range? #finance #options #optionsgroup
Hey everyone, I got offered a position as a Site Reliability Engineer for Optiver in Chicago. They said the base salary is $100,000. Additionally, they have this "discretionary bonus policy" that is determined using a mixture of the employee performance, the firm performance, and other factors. The...Read more
Does anyone have an idea about working with IMC trading? How competitive is the work and salary for Hardware/FPGA Engineer for 10-11YOE wrt to high tech as MAANG or it's peer like Jane Street and Optiver for Amsterdam location. (Information about other locations are also welcome) I don't see the sa...Read more
Hi Folks, Posting again, please help!! I am planning to make a switch mid next year, 2024. I have around 4+ years of experience, and currently, I am located in Austin. I prefer to stay in Austin, but if needed, I might move out depending upon how much compensation I get. Please help me identify t...Read more