Received new grad swe offers from both Citadel Securities: Comp: 175/100/100 Location: NYC Two Sigma: Comp: 170/85/65 Location: NYC Both offers are before negotiations. Leaning towards 2s due to the supposedly better wlb & eng culture and clearer career growth path (leveling system), but CitSec ...Read more
Having final interview with TSS, the interviewers are nice, seems good to work with. Also heard that function had difficult years before 2021. I found a little information about the org online, any advices or thoughts would be appreciate. Current TC: 400k #twosigma #hedgefund #quant
TC: 250k YOE 3 #securityengineer
A recruited at Two Sigma reached out to me and set up an interview for this position. Does anyone know what to expect and what the interview process will look like? Which kinds of questions do I need to prepare for? Thanks!
Hello Folks, I’m looking for new opportunities for data engineer positions. Please provide referrals for Data Engineer role. #Citadel #citadelsecurities #hrt #tech #data #twosigma#janestreet #Pinterest #Airbnb
And does the quality of C++ SWEs vary much between these firms? - HRT - Two Sigma - Two Sigma Securities - Citadel - Citadel Securities - Jump Trading - Tower Research
Either PhD: Computer Science @ Berkeley, Stanford, or Harvard Finance: SWE @ Jane Street, Two Sigma, Citadel Securities would appreciate insight from people who made similar decisions - I'm not just factoring in TC, but also personal growth
Have been at meta for 3 years now. TC is $500k in NYC. Want to go somewhere with less stress and good pay. And good job security. TC $300k+ is what I'm looking for. What companies should I target? Bloomberg? Two sigma? Aledade
Offer 1 Two Sigma L3, Security Eng Insider Threat, TC 300k (210k+90k) Offer 2 BCG GAMMA, Security Eng DevSecOps, TC 229k (175k + 54k) Offer 3 AWS L4, Security Eng Detection, Year 1 TC 287k (195k + 81k + 11k) YOE: 6 (1 year conventional security role, 5 years security domain, non-conventional role) ...Read more
Am I missing any? TGS PDT Jane Street HRT Headlands Jump XTX Ansatz Cutler Boerboel Radix Spark Vatic Edgestream Evergreen Rentec Five Rings DE Shaw Tower Citadel Citadel Securities Two Sigma Arrowstreet Old Mission WorldQuant Tudor GSA Quadrature G-Research Aquatic MQI QBR Tricore Mostrum Optiver ...Read more
Seems like the core SWE teams doing actual trading and processing market data feeds all use C++. Without a C++ background, would my earning potential be capped at firms like HRT, Jump, Citadel, Citadel Securities, Two Sigma if I joined in a non-C++ team?
Hi, I'm a Software Engineering Intern at Two Sigma and don't know what companies to target for new grad quant trader recruiting. My list so far: Tier 1. HRT, Citadel/Citadel Securities, Jane Street Tier 1.5 DEShaw (I heard the pay is low) Tier 2. Akuna, Five Rings, IMC Trading, SIG. Tier 3. Get ...Read more
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
Every shop that’s focused on using HFT seems to be a prop shop. E.g., Citadel securities, jump trading headlands, HRT. (The reverse isn’t true. For example, HFT isn’t a focus at Jane Street) As far as I can tell, HFT and prop shops are orthogonal concepts, but yet, we rarely see hedge funds focused...Read more
Hoping to leave behind Google politics. Looking for referrals at any of Open AI, Anthropic, Apple, Jane Street, Stripe, Coinbase, Apple, Hudson River Trading, Citadel, Two Sigma, Palantir, Quadrature, Five Rings, DRW, Millenium, BlackRock, Jump Trading, Microsoft, DE Shaw, AQR, Maven Securities, P...Read more
Looking to jump to other places as a SWE. Generalist, don’t know shit about ML/AI and I don’t know shit about quant trading (yet). Companies I am thinking I should apply to: Netflix, Stripe, Jane Street, Two Sigma, Citadel Securities, HRT, Optiver, Jump, Roblox, LinkedIn, Snowflake, Databricks Wh...Read more
This list is loosely based on desirability, TC, WLB, headcount, and interview difficulty: Facebook (Meta) = Jump Trading Amazon = Citadel & Citadel Securities Apple = Two Sigma Netflix = Hudson River Trading Google = Jane Street Microsoft = DE Shaw Some exceptional startup that makes all of its e...Read more
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...Read more
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
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