Senior year in college: Two Sigma, Jane Street, D.E. Shaw MBA: Viking, Capital Group, Hellman and Friedman
I was thinking this ranking system in terms of prestige, not matriculation. Tier 1: Jane Street/Two Sigma/ Citadel <--------------> Harvard/MIT/Stanford Tier 2: FAANG <------------> UIUC/GT/UMichigan/UT Austin Tier 3 F500 Companies (NCR, AT&T, etc. ) <-----------> UGA/state schools T
I have opportunities from both places. Currently a college senior. My three biggest questions: 1. Which company will I be able to grow my technical skills better at? I was thinking at two sigma I would have more ownership since Google is so large. Is that correct or not? 2. Which company will allo...Read more
Whats the deal with these places? Talking HRT, Two Sigma, Citadel, Optiver, etc. Do you need insanely specialized C++ skillz, go to a top school, or just LC? Super high IQ? Or all of the above? Is it a practical goal to have? I hear people say they mainly recruit out of top colleges. Would love to g...Read more
I am currently a junior at a target school for CS and I was fortunate enough to receive two offers for Summer 2021 internships. This previous summer I interned at Facebook and had a really great time working on Machine Learning stuff. I'm looking to maximize my earnings after college while also gett...Read more
Please don't regurgitate the desperate third world college student / your mom's perception of ((Tier 1)) companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon etc. 😩 I'm looking for the legit, no cap straight bussin, cream of the crop, world-is-my-oyster, maybe-worth-a-breakup list of Tier 1 companies. The ver...Read more
College student. Have the option to work at Google or Two Sigma (plus a few more) for my final internship before grad. I previously interned at Google and enjoyed my team immensely. Enough so that I would like to continue working with them after graduation. General wisdom is to go for Two Sigma, (...Read more
Apple (AI/ML, Seattle, ICT3) - 152k base - 70k RSU annually - 20k sign on Apple Y1 TC: 242k 2S (New York): - 165k base - 85k minimum annual bonus - 80k sign-on 2S Y1 TC: 330k Virtu (New York or Austin): - 150k base - 150k minimum annual bonus - 55k sign-on Virtu Y1 TC: 355k Graduating college in...Read more
I have just shy of 6 years of experience with 3 in product management, but I do not have a degree. I founded a startup in college, had an exit after 2 years, and went to work in industry. I never went back to finish my degree. If I want to work at Two Sigma as a PM, would this prevent me from doing ...Read more
"gPa DoEsN't MaTtEr after your first job" I didn't put in enough effort during college freshman and sophomore year and got B's on a bunch of relatively easy gen ed classes and some lower division engineering classes. Starting junior year I got my shit together and went super tryhard mode on these u...Read more
I set a goal to earn 0.5M a year before 30. Currently I am at 220k, 5 YoE, West Coast FamousCo background, went to Brooklyn College for free(didn't have 💰 for top schools, didn't bother spending money to apply.), age 27. What to do? Options include 1. Citadel. Easier but short lifespan of SWE 2. ...Read more
Hey guys! Currently a TAM at Yardi out of college, graduated in May, with 4.5 YOE non-tech related. Have a bunch of certs in PM stuff (Six Sigma, Google by Coursera, Linkedin Learning) and have done real research to learn. I have a BS in Business Management from a state school. Can anybody help m...Read more
Rising sophomore at a HYPSM halfway thru a SWE internship at Two Sigma. I thought my project was somewhat interesting, but I don't think I want to pursue quant finance as a career (I ideally want to be a founder). I want to use college as an opportunity to gain a lot of breadth and exposure to diffe...Read more
I am individual contributor for silicon validation in Bangalore ,India .I have 11 years exp in silicon validation. Yoe:11 CCTC:33L INR Ectc:as per company norms Education :- 1)Pursuing parttime PhD in wireless ASIC research in a good college in Bangalore from 2023 2)Finished Masters in VLSI in An...Read more
I am individual contributor for silicon validation in Bangalore ,India .I have 11 years exp in silicon validation. Please help me fellow blinders. Please references or sharing my details to friends can help me as this is a worldwide tech blog. Yoe:11 CCTC:33L INR Ectc:as per company norms Educati...Read more
Went to "top50" state school, "top20" CS school, saw a few alumni with BS got in HFTs but I see their GPAs are 3.96-4.0. some of their profiles are not very impressive but they all noticeably have high gpas. My Bachelors Gpa is low (3.55) since I had a C- in a gender studies gen ed and never went t...Read more
I did 4 high-profile company internships (3-6 months each) in college (it was required, I went to a Canadian school where it was normal). Not trying to dox myself, so I will say it was 4 from {Uber, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Apple, Facebook, Snap, Two Sigma, Jane Street, Stripe}. I honestly learne...Read more
I like designer clothing and most importantly I like to flex (so good clothing without a designer tag on them isn’t the same). I have good taste (I believe and many people told me), so I probably wouldn’t buy anything that’s out right look ridiculous. I haven’t been able to afford any so far since ...Read more
Hello. I am 33M. Indian. Living in India. Currently working as o9 consultant. Have MBA from IIM. BTech from T2 okaish college. 9.5 yrs of total experience. 2.5 yrs out of which was as SDE before MBA. Post MBA 7.5 years mostly in product company as a supply planner & recent 1.5 yr running in o9. ...Read more
I miss the all expense paid flights, hotel, meals for onsites. Preface this by saying I'm a college senior who lives outside SEA/SF/NYC. During my junior year, had about 6 in-person onsites. Palantir, Dropbox, Microsoft, Robinhood, Two Sigma, Citadel to name a few. It was pretty dope travelling on c...Read more