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- Two Sigma Quant Research INTERNSHIP 2022 Hi guys Has the quant research internship 2022 at Two Sigma been filled? I still see it posted and accepting candidates for now.
- AI Research Scientist at Two Sigma Curious about the comp for this role. Should I expect its comp to be similar to quant researcher roles? Or is the comp similar to regular swe at two sigma 1 YOE 250K
- 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
- Two Sigma - Difference between data scientist and quant researcher Got interview for data scientist at 2 sigma. What’s the diff between DS and quant researcher in 2 sigma? Do DS have chance to work on quant trading strategies? Any difference on the pay?
- AI Research Scientist Two Sigma Comp Just curious what the comp would be for the "AI Research Scientist" role at two sigma. Anyone have any idea or good guesses? I had a recruiter reach out asking me to interview for the role. I work as an AI/ML scientist at a bay area tech company now so I dont know much about 2s. Not sure it's worth
- Two Sigma Quant SWE vs research A lot of discussions about SWE vs quant exist, but what about quant software developer vs quant research? Do they report into the same part of the org? What about pay? When I interviewed at AQR they said quant dev and quant research sit next to each other, are paid the same, etc. That would be nice
- Two Sigma Quant Research vs Quant SWE New grad here. I recently got contacted by a recruiter stating that they would like to interview me for a quant research role. I took a look at the site and, looking more closely, feel like the quant SWE role might be a better fit for me. I have a couple of questions about the two roles: 1. I have
- Looking for referrals( Netflix/Tower Research/ Jane street/ Two Sigma) Hi all, I am looking for SW engineering positions at Netflix, Jane street, Two Sigma and Tower Research. Are there any recruiters here on blind who know or are hiring for the same role? TC:290K YOE:3 Edit: Seems like none of them have a referral system( except Netflix). Will apply directly
- Do I have a chance at Citadel, Two Sigma, Jump, Tower Research etc.? I am finishing my CS PhD from rank ~35 school in the US. I specialize in Natural Language Processing, and have done a lot of Machine Learning work. Also have good programming skills. I have no prior experience in finance. I am looking at a career in quant research and trading, and was wondering if
- TC of Quant researcher at Two Sigma or Jane street? Anyone?
- Do you need to know C++ to work at Citadel / HRT / Jump Trading / Two Sigma / Tower Research / D. E. Shaw? I see a lot of job postings at these top trading firms specifically looking for deep C++ experience. Most Bay Area tech companies use a mixture of Java, Python and Go, even on infra teams. With 5+ years of experience in infra / distributed systems and no C++ experience, is it still possible to make
- Referral for Quant Researcher Roles in NYC (Citadel, Two Sigma, Jane Street, HRT, Jump Trading, IEX, Five Rings, …) Hi all, I'm a PhD in electrical engineering and I worked as a postdoc in CS at one of the top universities. As my postdoc appointment ended recently, I'm looking for new opportunities in NYC. I would appreciate it for any internal referrals since I've experienced the painful wait after applying o
- vote Two sigma or Meta? My friend got an offer for two sigma in New York for 380k for quantitative researcher and Meta research scientist for 330k for Bay Area. Which one you guys think he should select? Any comment would be appreciated. TC: 170k
- What are the top paying companies in London? There are lots of threads and data about US salaries but very few about London and UK in general. Here are the top paying companies I know of. My TC is 70K GBP with <1 YOE. Tier-1: Amazon Bloomberg Meta Google Microsoft? Apple? Improbable? G-Research? Tier-0: Jane Street Citadel DRW Two Sigma
- Quant pay in London vs NY How do quant researcher TC compare between London and NY, especially for companies who have offices at both locations like Two Sigma, Citadel, Jane Street etc.?
- Do quantitative hedge funds and prop shops need distributed systems engineers? Do companies like Two Sigma and Tower Research and Hudson River Trading actually need distributed systems? Do they even have enough data to need this kind of stuff?
- Software at hedge fund What's it like working for two sigma, citadel, Jane street etc in software? How did u make the transition from tech companies? Not talking about quant trading/research
- What’s the difference between a quant and a quantitative developer? At a place like two sigma or tower research, what’s different between the responsibilities of each role and does the total comp differ by much?
- What’s your power level? For entertainment purposes only. 1. Humpback whale: Successful founder 2. Whale: Early employee of successful company 3. Shark: Research scientist at deepmind/open ai/google brain/FAIR/Microsoft research 4. Dolphin: Quant at Jane street/DE Shaw/Citadel/Two sigma 5. Flying fish: Applied scientist (p
- hedge fund compensation for quants Hi all, PhD “almost” grad here, I’m looking into the quant space. How is the compensation (excluding sign-on) that is expected for new PhD grads for quant research/analyst positions at firms like DE Shaw, Two Sigma, Citadel, HRT, PDT, Voleon and the likes? Base and bonus breakdown? Glassdoor says
- Referral for ML Engineer positions at Quant firms I’m a Research Associate at Google Research working on AI / ML. I’ve 2 YOE, hold a Bachelors degree, and published papers at conferences like ICML and ICLR. I was wondering if people could refer me to companies like DE Shaw and Two Sigma which hire ML Engineers. Thanks :) #deshaw #twosigma
- Two Sigma team selection Joining Two Sigma as a Quant Research intern. Team selection will be in the spring. Which QR teams are good and which should I avoid? Also TS hedge fund vs TS securities which is better? General advice for a good internship is also appreciated. Intern TC ~50k
- Moving from Research Scientist to quant Anyone here who moved from a Google/Facebook research scientist position or Amazon Applied scientist position to a quant research position at a place like DE Shaw or 2 sigma? What was the transition like? In particular I'm wondering -- do you get the same amount of time for personal research project
- Applying to Two Sigma Im currently a tech analysts at Deloitte. For the past year I've functioned as a junior data scientist, before that i was an assistant researcher at the Berkeley national lab doing computational cosmology and before that I studied math and physics in undergrad. I am applying to Two Sigma as a Quant
- Advice regarding Walmart Labs, Jet, or Store No 8 I have extensive supply chain management, process engineering, product management, e-commerce fulfillment, project management, product research, and Lean Six Sigma experience and I am significantly interested in learning more about opportunities with Walmart e-commerce, Jet.com, & Store No 8. Is th
- From ML in tech to finance I have years of experience in ML at Google, FB and a couple other places. My experience is applied research, not just tensorflow/pytorch wrangling. I’m beginning to get tired of big tech and want to see what finance has to offer. My background is probably best matched to quant research/algo developm
- Quant shops referrals I am looking for referrals for Quant Research/Trading at prop firms and hedge funds, and any referral or help would be greatly appreciated. I am currently looking at firms such as Two Sigma, Citadel, HRT, DE Shaw, JS and Jump but any other recommendation would also be welcome.
- Upside potential at various trading firms I wanted to get a sense of what the upside potential is for engineers/quants/traders at the various trading firms (e.g., JS, HRT, DesCo, Jump, Citadel). I'll start: Two Sigma for engineers seem to be fairly limited, with TC on par or maybe just above FAANG. Quant/research is a little unclear, but s
- Tech in NYC Looking for a list of interesting tech companies that have a team in NYC. I’ll start. Google, fb, Amazon, Spotify, Bloomberg (the usual suspects) Twitter, uber, lyft, Square HRT, Jane st, 2 sigma, tower research Oscar, zocdoc, flatiron health Probably missing a bunch since I’m new to the area. Tha
- Who can compete with Facebook pay in London? My onsite at FB London is scheduled in a couple of weeks time. I'm wondering which other companies can match or exceed FB's offers so that I don't get lowballed. Based on my research Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Spotify, Bloomberg and most startups don't pay as much as FB. Jane Street, Two Sigma, Cita
- Interview cooldown period at your company Please comment how frequently can one interview at your company and any other company that you know accurately about. Looking for- #Citadel #Jump Trading #Hudson River trading #Jane Street #Bloomberg #Akuna Capital #Tower Research #Two Sigma #Square #Airbnb #LinkedIn #Stripe #Snap #Pinterest #Fac
- Data scientist to hedge fund quant researchers Is it possible to transfer from data scientist / ML engineer from tech companies (e.g. Google, FB) to quant researcher at top hedge funds (e.g. Citadel, Two Sigma)? I think they do a somilar job, analyzing data to extract key insights, and developing algorithms to power strategic decisions. Are ther
- Good companies with good WLB and decent pay in the New York City area (or remote)? So far I have: Google, Two Sigma, Spotify, Squarespace (mostly personal reasons), maybe Etsy or MongoDB. Was looking at Walmart Labs too, and perhaps Pinterest. Other suggestions? Opinions on the companies above? Looking for >200k for 7yoe (that's definitely the lowest bar, I need to research mor
- vote Is frontend career viable at top finance? Looking at Jane Street, Citadel, Two Sigma, DE Shaw and Hudson River Trading, I see that there’s front end dedicated positions, especially at Citadel/Two Sigma/HRT Are these roles/careers that would actually see the rocket ship growth of quant/generalist SWE? And by rocket ship I mean like, 600k-1m
- Quant Researchers vs Traders vs SWE - Who earns most? I am curious — Which role among Traders, Quant Researchers and Software Engineers has the highest total compensation on average, specifically at top HFT and Market Maker firms like Citadel Securities, Jane Street, HRT, Jump Trading, Optiver and Two Sigma? (I mean on average and all other things sta
- PhD in Comp Sci - Quant Research Advice I recently received my PhD in computer science and i am very interested in Quant roles in Citadel , Two Sigma etc . My research area is machine learning applied to Cognitive Science. I have done two data science internships so far. I certainly understand that these roles are competitive but any adv
- Advice on pivoting into Quantitative Research? Hey Blind, I’m a CS master’s student from a top 5 school, and I’ve done some interesting theoretical research in deep learning. I wanted to tey out quant research, maybe in an intern capacity, as I’ve been studying applied math and also have managed fo get into a solid master’s program for the subj
- FB Rockstar Intern Rating looking for referrals i receieved GE rating from FB for 2020 return offer. making the jump to software engineering at hedge funds/trading. i have strong interviewing skills and will grind hard for any interview i can get. specifially, i am looking at: Citadel Hudson River Trading Jane Street Optiver Tower Research Capit
- Correct tier ranking I’ve read a couple of tier rankings and they’re all bullshit. Here is The actual tier ranking for software engineers. They’re completely based on my opinion and my opinion is better than yours. Location for usa only. Rankings may change for different countries. Tier 0: radix trading, ren tech, tgs
- Referral to Two Sigma Hi, I’m a University of Michigan rising junior Computer Science student applying to Summer internships. I am currently interning at Aptiv as a SWE on autonomous vehicles. I previously did an ML internship at a small defense contractor. I’m also a TA for the Data Structures and Algorithms at UMich a
- Looking for referral Hello everyone, I'm looking for a job change. I have been working as a Engineer - I for the past 1.5 years and have around 8 months of experience as quality engineer . (3 years total with 1 year as a research assistant experience on six-sigma). I'm open to entry-level Engineering roles, Validation
- Insight on Venn by Two Sigma Hi All! I was interested in the Quantitative Research Scientist/Engineer role there given that I seem to have similar experiences for what they are looking for (have all of their preferred qualifications besides a graduate degree). I haven’t seen much on Venn posted here, so I figured I would tailo
- Do any quant finance firms hire in California? For several reasons, I cannot leave California. However, I have significant quantitative research and modeling experience at tech companies and an interest in quantitative finance. Do any of D.E. Shaw, Hudson River Trading, Jane Street Capital, Citadel, Two Sigma, Tower, Jump, and similar hire in Ca
- Need referral from Spotify, Uber, Lyft, Snap, Airbnb, Twitter I have been doing leetcode for a while and i feel comfortable enough to face the interviews. I am not getting lot of calls despite applying to so many companies. Can someone please refer me to these companies. And i understand if you dont refer people you dont know personally :) Netflix LiveRamp To
- Two Sigma hiring policy I'm a junior at Oxford-Cambridge. Two Sigma only hires SWEs in the UK, I tried applying for Quant research internships at their NY office in the past two years, but never even got an online assessment (straight rejection once, not even a rejection mail the second time). I believe my CV is solid (at
- Switching from Tech to Quant roles (with PhD) Do companies like Citadel / Two Sigma consider ML engineers with a few experience for quantitative researcher roles, or do they mostly prefer fresh-out-of-school candidates? How hard is it to transition from tech into quant finance? I recently graduated with a PhD in a quantitative field from a top
- reference/background check at two sigma i have a quant research verbal offer from two sigma(in the negotiation step) and wonder they do ask me to provide contact info for the reference check. do they ask you to provide few people from current company? or do they ask ANYone whom i worked together before? i negotiated to start working at
- A Complete List of Top High Frequency Trading Firms and the Salary Info 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
- Quant Trading Internship Referrals (CS @ Ivy, SWE Intern at Amazon) Looking for a referral at Jane Street, Citadel, Akuna, AQR, Two Sigma, HRT, DRW, IMC, Tower Research, Jump, Wolverine, Group One, Optiver, SIG, Bridgewater, Five Rings, DE Shaw. Currently studying CS at an Ivy (Bachelors + Masters) and interning on a ML-focused team at Amazon. I've always wanted to
- How does quant work style compare to Google? I have been reached by many headhunters and I really haven't interviewed with any places yet. I already make a high TC at Google (~$900k) but considering whether a switch to quant roles at top tier places like Two Sigma, Citadel, De Shaw, Jane Street etc. worth it at some point. 1) Do you think the