- what finance companies have a tech culture? I'm interested in working in finance (hedge funds, hft), but I'd like the culture to be more a techie one - laptops, occasional remote work, open internet, to be able to set up my work environment the way it suits me etc, but still have it be successful, talented people. from what I read online Two
- Apple employees: Do you get callbacks from hedge funds? I want to optimize internship interviews at top hedge funds like JS/Citadel/TS for next summer (2021), and I’m worried I made a mistake turning down Amazon for Apple for this summer (2020). I go to a top 4 CS school, and from what I’ve seen here, Amazon + 3.7 gives you interviews from Citadel and Tw
- TC Staff SWE in Hedge Funds every time I hear about hedge funds I hear crazy salaries. E.g. Staff SWE at 600-800k while in big tech would be 300-450k TC But I still dont know if they are talking about quant engineers and not software engineers. Does anyone have some data around these? eg two sigma, jump trading, bridgewater,
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and industry lounge. - How do I get interviews at hedge funds like Citadel and 2 Sigma? I’m a junior at Berkeley with a high GPA, and this season I had no problems getting callbacks from tech companies like FAANG (except Facebook and of course Netflix), Palantir, Qualtrics, Wish, Dropbox, etc. without much previous internship experience. However, I was ghosted or rejected by every hedg
- 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
- Any Insights on Akuna Capital? Anyone know TC ranges for SWEs at Akuna Capital? Is it comparable to prominent trading firms / hedge funds like Two Sigma, Jane Street, HRT, etc? I’d also appreciate any other insights about working at Akuna, especially from people who work there now.
- TwoSigma SVP Thinking about Two Sigma to be able to invest $$$ into their employee fund. As I understand, SVP is the lowest level that allows to invest up to 100% of income into the fund. What are the expectations from SVP engineers? What is the usual scope of problems they tackle? What is the TC range and minim
- vote Two Sigma vs Google Hi I have new grad SWE offers from Two Sigma (NYC) and Google (Seattle/Kirkland) and could use some help with the decision. These are the primary factors I'm considering: Edit: Google PA is either Communications or UFO Learning/growth: - I feel like I'll learn a lot at either so I'm not too concer
- Setting work life balance expectations I'm a new grad joining Two Sigma. This will be my first full-time job (I've done internships before). Does anyone have any advice for setting work life balance expectations at trading firms/hedge funds? I don't want to fall into the trap of working 60 hour weeks like I did during some of my internsh
- Put your money in hedge funds? Advise on maximize TC. Market neutral hedge funds like Two Sigma have insane pnl (30% according to quora). Since two sigma is private, is the best bet to high TC and Net worth as a new grad to join one of these companies and invest? On the TC note, supposedly all I care about is TC, would it be a plausible career pivot t
- Comp in fintech and hedge funds What comp can a senior software engineer (5-6years of experience) expect at a hedge fund like Two sigma or Jane street? Also how much work life balance can I expect? tc 230
- Career path of Bloomberg engineers? Considering relocate to NYC for BBG. Major reason I’m curious in fintech, which possibly expand my horizon. So how likely BBG engineers can end up with hedge fund like Citadel or two sigma? Another concern is, would it be easier to transform to non-tech roles in finance? I always assume finance has
- Two Sigma Perks Had a Two Sigma recruiter reach out to me. Heard it’s a hard interview, in the off chance things go well what are some lesser known perks at Two Sigma? Mega backdoor Roth? Secret employee only funds?
- 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
- Product Roles in HFT/Hedge Funds I’ve seen a lot of Project Manager roles in HFT/Hedge Funds but no product roles so I’m curious - who gives Quant or Devs direction? Is it “waterfall” and still project based as everything is tested and retested internally? Is that why FAANG avoids HFT/HFs? I’m eager to hear from Jane Street, Two
- Which finance firms have high standards for tech/engineering? 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
- Google Brain SWE vs. Quant Research at hedge fund Given similar TC (~250k) what would you choose in the early stage of career (new grad, BS)? Hedge fund say one of Two Sigma, Citadel, DEShaw Both involve applied machine learning, in a different context Both problem domains are academically interesting and challenging Am curious to know which di
- How to become a good candidate for ML / Quant roles Just wanted to ask what sort of things hedge funds like two sigma and citadel look for when sourcing candidates for more ML / AI / quant roles as opposed to general swe . Background : Top 5 CS school ( masters and undergrad both, focusing on ML as part of part time masters) Little yoe but main foc
- Professor startup vs FT at trading firm tl;dr: I've been offered a position to join a technical startup by my advisor for 3% equity (with no salary until funding), but I've already accepted a FT position as a research engineer w/ above average new-grad pay at a big trading firm (e.g. Jane Street, DE Shaw, 2 Sigma). I recently finished my
- Hedge Funds in a recession With all this talk of a recession in the near future, is it safe to join a quantitative hedge fund like Two Sigma as a SWE? On the one hand, the volatility could be an opportunity for them to make more money, but seems like it could go bad too with clients pulling out their invested funds. Is there
- Two Sigma WLB How's the WLB for SWE at Two Sigma? I heard in general hedge funds can be pretty stressful with long hours, but have seen a few anecdotes saying otherwise for 2S. How does the WLB compare to FB and Google? Also is there an Up or Out policy like at FB?
- Applied Scientist to Quant Transition Can an applied scientist at Amazon switch to a true Quant position at Two Sigma or other funds (masters, no PhD)? TC: intern going back to uni
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and industry lounge. - vote Top Hedge Fund vs. FAANG How do recruiters/the industry look at software engineering roles on your resume at top hedge funds vs at FAANG? For example, Two Sigma vs. Facebook? Which one would be a better brand?
- link What are you doing TwoSigma? I think you guys need to raid the Princeton and NYU math departments ASAP. https://www-bloomberg-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2018-03-14/two-sigma-hedge-funds-see-slow-start-in-2018-as-quants-struggle
- Hedgefund/Finance - Product mgmt TC? E.g. Blackrock, Two Sigma Hi there, Looking at Two Sigma in NYC. They’ve got a bunch of product roles. What is TC for these sort of hedge fund Product/tech roles?
- What are hedge funds ? I’m new to investing. Did watch few YouTube videos on the topic but would love to know in layman’s terms. Do you invest in them ? Are they the unicorns of investing ? Another Q: is Berkshire Hathaway a hedge fund ? How are sigma and jane ST related with these
- Moving from Tech in Banks ( GS, JPM, ML... etc) to a Tech Hedge Fund Tech/Quant ( Citadel, Two sigma, Jane Street) Has anybody here done it? Interested in hearing experiences, opinions
- Who moved from small hedge fund to FANG? Considering to try an engineering role in some small hedge fund. I’ve seen many people who moved from FANG to relatively small fintech companies (like two sigma, GSA Capital, other <50 people companies) but I don’t know anyone who came from there. Is anybody here who moved from such company to a bi
- Non-tech compensation figures of friends 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
- How much growth rate in salary is expected in a hedge fund like D. E. Shaw, Two Sigma etc in the initial years? I started working this year and I wanted to know how much is the growth in base salary usually.
- Software developer/Quantitative Researcher in hedge funds How does sde role in hedge funds like two sigma/ jane street compare with sde role in normal tech companies like fb google apple uber etc. IMO the base is comparable but you can make much more in bonus at hedge funds(right?) How about work life balance, culture diff etc.?
- Hedge funds business development I have a Data Product Manager at Morgan Stanley NYC equity research , with a data science degree from an Ivy League. Right now I work in a data team that creates data tradable products for the buy side. I am interested in transitioning to hedge funds in a business development role that include stra