I'm from a target school. What should I do to get prepared for Quant researcher @ top firms like HRT/JS? Any book/website recommendation like how LC is the holy grail for swes?
Have 7 years of Java experience and been leetcoding in java. But noticing these days many companies ask you to code in JavaScript and the job description has strong JS requirements. Recently my work has been in JS, so learning that anyways. My question to this community is: Should I start leetcoding...Read more
I work mostly on JS/TS at my day job and Python in side projects. I am targeting frontend roles and full stack for companies that don't have former exclusively. I haven't used Java and C# in the last one year or so. Haven't interviewed in a while so curious if JS and Python are sufficient? TC: 190...Read more
Is OMC like JS / HRT / Citadel where you have to have target school / prior FAANG or HFT internship / referral to get an interview or is it like SIG / Optiver / IMC where they will send the OA to everyone and interview you if you do well enough? Planning to apply for quant trading if that helps. Any...Read more
Other than Waterloo, which offers 3-year "general"/"fallback" degrees (these degrees say on the diploma that they are 3-year degrees) in addition to regular 4-year degrees, and Oxbridge, where all undergrad degrees are 3 years. By target school I mean like MIT, Waterloo, Stanford, CalTech, CMU, Pri...Read more
I've never programmed in Java/Python/C++ professionally. While I can easily read pretty much any code, I won't be able to produce bug-free code with any of these languages. Went through Amazon's OA and it doesn't support Go, so I had to choose JS. What FAANG and FAANG-like companies allow to use Go...Read more
I have around 20 years of experience and have good at technical skills (python, JavaScript , data migrations , React JS) but not expert in particular area. Practicing python ( DS and Algos). Which role should I target to apply for top companies, please let me know your inputs.
Hi Iād like to know which companies comfortably pay 350-400 for 4-5 YOE. Please to add more in the comments. I do understand that getting into these companies might be next to impossible, but Iād like them to be my target companies(dream big). Here is my list: JS HRT CS OpenAI Maybe Meta? TC: 25...Read more
If i am targeting to move to firms like JS, HRT after 1/2 years as a SWE, what should be my ideal preparation strategy? Will doing LC be enough? Or some particular type of projects(work/pet projects) that will be valued more ? Or any quant finance knowledge will be helpful? Can someone share reso...Read more
Hi, I was potentially interested getting ready for interviews soon and I wanted to mostly target startups and trading firms this time. I've historically had a harder time getting interviews in trading due to a lower GPA (2.9) and conversations ended at the recruiter stage in the past because of that...Read more
I'm currently targeting front-end developer roles, with a particular focus on the React JS framework. Just like how platforms like LeetCode help sharpen coding skills for data structures and SQL, I'm searching for similar platforms tailored to React JS to practice and improve my proficiency. If you...Read more
Hi I am looking for referral. I have provided my information below. YOE - 5 CTC - 10 Tech Stack - React js , node js , express js Preferred work location - Chennai / Bangalore or remote Thanks for reading. #ARM #Adobe #Agoda #Airbnb #Alphonso #Anduril #Ansatz #Arcesium #Atlassian #Auth0 #Aviso ...Read more
Hi, I have been contacted for JS, Millennium Partners, Jump Trading, Paxos (crypto shop), & Rokos. Most SWE positions and one quant position. Which one to pick for application? Recruiter is someone who doesn't get a no for an application for an interview from these shops. I have a PhD in CS & 5-6...Read more
Looking to get a crash course on front end, but only so I can build a desktop Electron app. I havenāt done JS at all, so I want to do some general JS language learning. With front end, there seems to be so many frameworks and I donāt know whatās relevant and/or current. Is there anything thatās g...Read more
This is not really a question about Twitter but rather a general question about Big N companies for internships/new grad. Interning at Twitter as a junior and not sure which companies I should be targeting for new grad. Not sure that I will get enough time from Twitter to interview at other compani...Read more
Hi Blind community, Any advice out there for someone switching from project management in a non-tech org to product? Im working on an intro JS course and a overview PM specialization in coursera but Iād love to hear from anyone that has made this transition successfully. Any advice on re-working a...Read more
Tech stack - React js, Javascript, Typescript, Nodejs, Python, Selenium, MongoDb. Hello Blinders, I'm looking out for Frontend Developer (React js/Javascript HTMl CSS) refferal in tech giants. I can join immediately within 5 days. Any help on this one would be appreciated. YOE - 2.3 TC - 5.6 A...Read more
Hi. I joined meta as a new grad and worked for 3 years. Iām a 5 now and I want to move. However, Iāve only ever worked on Hack and JS and Iām in no Leetcode shape. Meta infra makes things so easy so I donāt really know how to ādeployā or do shit or some of the scrappy stuff startup engineers are do...Read more
Can I do this and learn it on the go? I'm 3 years deep in career using Java/Python/JS, and last used C/C++ on an intro level class 6 years ago. Don't have it on the resume, but G recruiter asked if I would want to try to match prior to interviewing to expedite timeline. If I'm targeting L4, am I se...Read more
Iāve been keeping an eye on Jane Streetās job posting site for awhile now. They previously had āUI Engineerā listed, but I wasnāt quite ready to apply ā that listing had since disappeared. I actually messaged a few JS recruiters on LinkedIn in asking about the listing but never got any responses. I...Read more