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- Quant trader vs quant researcher at Jane Street and others Hi, What are the difference between 2 roles at JS and other quant firms? Which role is generally making more TC? #janestreet
- Quant Researcher salaries Saw a comment earlier about a 1 yoe getting an offer off 400k TC Can someone in that line of work shed some light here?
- What is the difference between Quant trader vs Quant researcher bs Quant dev? What are definition of each role? And expected salary range for each?
- Help me with quant please Hi, blind I am a fresher software engineer and I am going back to school for an MS in CS at NYU in fall 2022. After graduating from there, I want to work as a quant analyst probably at like Citadel or Two Sigma./Land an internship there. How do I prepare for such roles apart from leetcode? #quant #a
- Quant research/dev referral? Can anyone refer me for a #quant quant role at citadel/HRT/Jane/jump/tower? Math PhD, good with leetcode, currently interviewing with point72 and two sigma.
- Quant Hiring in 2020 Does anyone have updates if quant firms are hiring this year? Especially if they are hiring people needing H1Bs? I was interviewed at almost every place I applied to last year, but in 2020 even with a strong application I have been getting way fewer responses than expected.
- Breaking into quant developer? How hard is it to break into one of the top quant firms (2sig, JS, HRT, etc)? I am a solid coder with open source projects and strong algorithms knowledge. I am definitely on the weaker side with math and hold a nontechnical degree (Finance).
- vote Why don't you go into quant trading? Since so many people here are obsessed with high TC, I was just wondering why trading companies aren't more talked about. Don't use the excuse of WLB, because many of them have hours no worse than Big Tech (Jane Street, Hudson River Trading, DRW, etc)
- Quant switching to Tech Hi Blinders, I am quant analyst at a hedge fund and TC is 380K, 5 YOE post master. I want to improve TC by switching to Tech as WLB is very bad in Finance, long hours with meetings starting early in morning is killing me. I also hope TC can be improved in Tech. What should I do, leetcode and start f
- Quant Strats at BB Anyone know the typical Tc (and breakdown) for a Quant Strategy Group Analyst/Associate at BBs (Bank of America, GS, JPM, etc)?
- Quant with a BSc Can I become a quant analyst/researcher with a BSc? I have a physics degree and am currently a data scientist at Amazon. I know there’s some maths elements I’ll have to acquire knowledge in (not difficult) but was just wondering if it was possible. Edit: Prior to data science I was a trader at JPM
- Masters in quant finance I see that most (if not all) people in quant research positions in investment banks have masters (or PhDs)...don't think I'll make it/survive in a PhD, so instead, considering doing masters. But, do you guys think masters in quant finance is worth it? The tuition for those programs are just insanely
- Quant vs SWE Over the past few years I have been aiming towards becoming a swe when i graduate and I am in my final year now with a grad offer for an SWE role. I am now more curious though to become a quant. It seems quite interesting/thrilling to research algorithms to trade on the stock market. What draws me
- Akuna Quant Developer Interview? Wondering what kind of questions are asked by akuna in their quant developer interview.
- TC progression as Quant Can anyone share their TC progression as a Quant Researcher in Hedge Funds? I have an offer from a Hedge fund for 350k first year guaranteed comp. The bonus is not guaranteed for subsequent years. Base is 200k I also have other tech offers for 350k TC in ML domain. I want to optimize for long ter
- vote Quant vs SWE? Has anyone here been both a research quant in finance firm and a swe at FAANG? Which did you prefer? I feel like overall life could be better as a swe but intellectually and comp wise quant has an edge. Any perspective? I guess moving into high level IC or managment roles at FAANG could reach simila
- link Quant Fund Career Progression I've seen a lot of posts on blind glorifying quant hedge funds. Here's a very realistic perspective: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/quant-hedge-fund-career-progression
- vote (Advice from Quants Needed) Data science offers and transitioning into quant research I’m choosing between two data science offers: Facebook Data Scientist * More focused on hypothesis testing/stats/products than a pure AI/ML role JP Morgan Data Scientist * Joining the decision science team within the new digital banking org in the UK Q1: which one would allow for an easier tran
- vote Software Engineer or Quant I’m a web dev at Microsoft with a college degree in CS and math. recently I saw some friends have CFA exams and are going to Quant. What’s your thought on trying different career paths? just to see if it suits me better? or stay at my job and learn more in tech? Quant has better TC in general but wo
- What’s the TC for a Morgan Stanley Quant Strategist? I can’t find salaries online #morganstanley #quant
- Resources for SWE to dive into Quant roles Hello, I am looking for good resources/books/videos etc. to learn more about algorithmic trading and quant finance in general. Would love to pivot into some quant dev. roles or similar eventually. I am finishing up my masters in finance and joining Meta as a SWE in a month. Since I am international,
- Quants or traders here? Working on a fintech platform that simplifies derivatives(options, for now) research/analysis for retail investors. I'd love to get some feedback from pro quants/traders on what I'm missing or is a must-have. Please comment or DM me if you'd be willing to help!
- Exit Opportunities for Quant Traders What are the exit opportunities for Quant Traders at firms like IMC/Optiver/JS/DRW with around around 5 yoe? Is it easy to move to a job in FANG or to a BB? #quant #faang #finance
- vote Advice on T2 quant firms? New grad considering my options to either return at FB or take a job locally in Chicago at T2 quant firms like DRW, IMC, Akuna, etc (I consider anything that’s not JS/HRT/PDT to be T2, which I understand is debatable) as quant dev. My dilemma is that for me staying close to home would make my life
- Joining quant finance - how to prep Joining quant finance as a software engineer in a few weeks. How can I best prepare? I want to learn more about trading before starting (I’m a beginner), any book recommendations?
- SWE to Quant Hi, I graduated with a degree in Economics and joined a software engineering graduate role at a bank (JPMC). Now this grad role was mainly aimed at people who didn't do CS at university. I mainly joined this role to learn programming and engineering methodologies. My main aim to shift towards finan
- Quant to Data Scientist I am looking to switch from being a Quant analyst to Data scientist at FAANG+. Work has become quite routine recently and I do not see any exciting future prospects in the long run. I have a Financial Engineering masters degree and well versed with python, monte carlo, statistics and statistical mo
- How to prepare quant job Currently senior SWE at FANG. has CS phd but not so strong math background. Interested in quant role in finance. How to study to prepare. Thanks!
- ML in quant firms How good are the ML technologies in quant firms compared to FAANG? Are their tool chains mature? Do they build SOTA models like Transformers? Do their training/inference run on accelerators? L5, TC 490k
- Prep tips for Quant Fund Interviews Have interviews lined up at: Citadel HRT Jump Two Sigma For SWE roles. Other than LC, how should I prepare? 220k TC, 2 YOE
- Optiver Quant Trader Final Round Hello, I have a final for the grad trader position at Optiver soon for the Chicago office. Would appreciate if someone could guide me on proper preparation? Seems like there is 0 info out there about this final. Pls dm if not comfortable to share. I’ve heard it’s mostly just strategy/betting in
- Quant firms better than FANG? If quant firms pay more than FANG why don't people work there instead? TC: intern
- Quant Researcher TC @Citadel I got an offer for Quantitative Researcher at Citadel and I'm considering if it's worth to go to finance for the long-term (I'm a SWE in a tech company now). Does someone know what's the median TC for someone with 5-10 yoe as quant researcher (especially at Citadel)? Also I heard Citadel fires peop
- How to get interviews at Quant firms? I have ICPC/IMO experience, so I have 3rd party consultants reaching out to me for JS, 2S, Citadel etc. However, A few years ago, I had a weird experience. I passed the final round for one top firm and I was told that the offer will be in a very fixed range with no negotiation. And they rescinded th
- How Intellectually Fulfilling is Quant? I go to a top school for ug, and am currently debating between pursuing a PhD in stats/physics or taking an offer from a top firm for quant research. How intellectual/academic is quant work in general? I care less about money in the scheme of things than I care about having fun with my work and find
- Life as a quant? I’m curious about life as a quant, whether at HFTs like Citadel/JSC or banks. Is it super stressful to deliver business impact? Is there high turnover, PIP, etc? What’s an average work week like, and/or a _bad_ work week?
- Roles in tech vs quant I worked at both Amazon and Bloomberg as SDE and I have lots of passion and experiences with machine learning (so basically I’m MLE). I’m strong and interested in both engineering/CS and math/stats, and my career goal is certainly to bring these two together. So for career development, I could cho
- Software eng -> quant transition I’m a few years (a “senior software engineer”) into my career as a full stack software engineer in San Francisco. I’m getting bored of full stack web dev and thinking about transitioning to the finance world as a quant – I want something new where I could learn a lot and I’ve been interested in the
- Quant to Data Science Guys, I made a mistake joining as a quant in a finance company. I want to start preparing for DS role. Any suggestion? TC: 350k
- Which hedge funds are hiring quant developers? Wondering which top hedge funds are still hiring quant devs. (D E Shaw/ Two sigma/Jane street/ point 72/ millennium etc) #interview #interview #finance
- Switching from swe to quant dev?? I'm currently a sde 1 at Microsoft and I'm fascinated by quantitative developing. It would be a dream job of mine to work as. Although, I work at Microsoft I got in without a degree and I've heard a degree is required as a minimum in most companies to be a quant dev. Is there anyway I can transition
- Fundamental Investing -> Quant I'm in my late 20s and have a strong quantitative education background - math BS+econ masters from a top 5 global uni. I'm frustrated with some of the political aspects of deep value fundamental investing and looking to invest in a more research and science driven way without losing sight of fundame
- [India] TC Progression for quants It's hard to find TC progression for quants in India. How does your TC grow as you move to assoc, AVP, VP positions? Very little information on the topic. Post your numbers here TC - 28L YOE < 1 #goldmansachs #jpmorgan #morganstanley #towerresearchcapital #worldquant
- SWE -> Quant Hedge Fund As a SWE who wants to make the switch to a quant hedge fund I have the following questions: 1) To make the switch as a quant (not quant developer) with BS in CS, what masters will you recommend I should do or what is the best path? I see computational finance masters has a lot of content that is ap
- Two Sigma Quant Research Interview I have an upcoming interview for quant research intern position. What kind of questions should I expect as an undergrad CS (math minor) student? I saw on glassdoor that they tend to ask machine learning questions. Does anyone know of any books/websites to prepare for these kind of questions. Most o
- From quant dev to tech I just graduated and will be a quant dev/researcher doing ML at a quant finance firm (TS, JS, Citadel). Eventually I plan on transitioning back into tech as a research scientist/engineer. From what I understand the level you get hired at for big tech companies traditionally depends on your years
- Comp for Part Time Quant Hello, I am offered a part time WFH job as a quant platform developer for a startup quant hedge fund. The role is mainly on the infrastructure operations with some opportunity to get into research. Have a Core Engineering Phd from top Ivy League. Only internship experience in this field. What is t
- Quant Dev vs Software Engineer Any quant devs here that switched from a SE role: Is it worth it? From what I read it needs a lot of preparation in maths and some jobs require a Masters in Maths or CS at least.
- citadel nxt quant developer i got hackerrank test for this role and wonder hows the interview process and which kinds of questions they did give before! will be greatly appreciated :) yoe 3.5 AS2 Tc 320
- Getting a Job as a Quant Trader I work in Digital Signal Processing and Machine Learning for a big defense company. I have been doing signal processing and machine learning design and implementation on embedded systems for about a decade now in the same space. I have been thinking about jumping ship and getting into some sort of