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
Looking to apply to HF/HFT. Am I missing any other high paying ones? - PDT Partners - Optiver - Aquatic - Headlands - Jane Street - Citadel - Two Sigma - Hudson River Trading - Five Rings - Chicago Trading Company - Tower Research Capital - Jump Trading - Virtu Financials - DRW - Radix Trading - D...Read more
Not talking about fintech (like stripe etc), but rather financial firms (hedge funds/prop trading). Other than the ones below: - Jane street - two sigma - hudson river trading
Happy Friday blind! I got 2 SDE offers from Google L5 and Two Sigma L3. What’s your thoughts on these offers? Trying to think about career opportunities and not only money. Blind tax: Google L5 fully remote First 2 years comp: 375 K, 335 K Two Sigma L3 needs to move to New York First 2 years com...Read more
Hi, does anyone know which background check company Two Sigma uses? I rescinded an offer from a financial company before. Would that be a problem in background check? Thanks TC: 160k
Typically financial firms would be hit hard during recession. But at the same time, Two Sigma is one of the top firms out there. If you join in the next few months as a software developer, what would be the job security? TC: 300 #twosigma #recession
Does any one have list of Buy side and sell side firms. I made these. Brevan Howard (Macro, NY/LDN) Balyasny (Multi-Strat, NY) Capstone (Multi-Strat Vol, 9b, NY) Capula (Macro, NY/LDN) Centiva (Multi-Strat, 4b, NY) Cubist / P72 (Multi-Strat, NY) DEShaw (Multi-Strat, NY /Chicago) Hudson River Tradi...Read more
https://quanwei-tech.blogspot.com/2019/08/top-high-frequency-trading-firms-and.html Disclosure: My total compesation at Google is $460K. You can see exactly how much top high frequency trading firms pay their employees below. Note: 1. The salary data does not include bonus, which could be much h...Read more
Companies: Bloomberg, Citadel, Hudson River Trading, Jane Street, Snap, Tableau, Two Sigma, Wealthfront Experience: SDE intern at Amazon, SDE intern at a startup in the fall, four semesters of TAing, SDE intern at large financial company last summer. Link: https://repher.me/r/-LmvREW7o_YORB85OwhZ
For those of you who have gone from tech to a top hedge fund: Two Sigma, DE Shaw, Citadel, etc. Is it worth it for higher pay? I’m unfulfilled at G. Been getting EE at L5, but haven’t been promoted in years with no path in sight. I don’t find the work I’m doing all that interesting despite having s...Read more
I'm interested in financial area so I'm considering moving to the fintech companies, and only focus on HFT (not bank or other firms). I did some research, and found these companies have presents in my city (London): - Jane Street - HRT - Jump - IMC - Optiver - GSA capital - DRW - Citadel - 2 sigma...Read more
Considering a few offers from a few HFT/hedge fund firms (citadel, de Shaw, two sigma). Given today’s economic climate, it seems to be thought that successful funds are the most recession proof businesses. Is this to be true? In 2008, a lot of financial institutions busted. My offers are around 1....Read more
JnJ Medtech is facing one of the biggest challenges it has ever seen in the past year or so. It all started when a bunch of high ranking directors/manager level employees started getting booked and arrested for inciting the Jan 6 capitol riots. Add to that recent layoffs and financial troubles. The ...Read more
FPGA Developer YOE: 2 TC: 101k ________________ Trying to break into the HFT space or fintech generally. Seems like FPGA roles are limited (one "guru" per company, limited support team), but very well compensated at senior levels. Am I wrong? Can anyone give insight on what it's like working in de...Read more
As you likely know already, return-to-office policies can vary based on your job, department or location. We surveyed product management professionals in Blind’s community of over 9 million verified professionals to find out companies’ policies and in-office or hybrid work schedules. As a reminde...Read more
AI - Artificial Intelligence AMZN - Amazon AWS - Amazon Web Services BI - Business Intelligence BIE - BI Engineer BS - Bachelor of Science or bullshit DE - Data Engineer DS - Data Scientist EE - Electrical Engineering or Enterprise Engineering EM - Engineering Manager FANG - Facebook, Amazon, Netfli...Read more
Hey all, I'm a rising junior, currently attending a big state school in the West and interning at Uber over the summer as a SWE (full-stack). Uber's been great, but I'm looking to work somewhere else next summer just to get new experiences. Some of my target companies this year are tech firms (like...Read more
I recently came across a thread where someone asked about the best paying non-tech jobs. Another poster replied that hedge funds and PE pay the best long-term. I didn't see too many specific numbers in that thread so thought I should provide some data points. I have a lot of good friends who work at...Read more
Looking to jump ship from Salesforce. TBH it is pretty chill but I feel like I should advance myself and my career. Where should I apply? YOE: 2 TC: 200K Looking at Google L4, FB E4, Apple ICT4, and Amazon L5. Are these the right level for me? I have a Bachelor’s from a top 3 CS school. I already...Read more
I am thinking of this idea and curious about initial thoughts. I have significant expertise in relevant ML and statistics (for time-series, noisy/small data etc.), as well as expertise with financial markets. I know all the challenges of starting a quant hedge fund and respect Two Sigma, Rentec, B...Read more