Higher prestige than FAANG?

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RfOV28

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RfOV28
Sep 6, 2021 256 Comments

For Machine Learning, what higher prestige places are there to work besides FAANG?

You can include TC as a factor in “prestige” if you want.

TC: 235k
YOE: 5

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  • Quant roles at trading firms
    Sep 6, 2021 32
    • Facebook
      quant2tech

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      quant2tech
      @microsoft the issue is that finance is generally an “eat what you kill” philosophy in terms of comp with very small salaries and large bonuses that are based on performance of the strategies that you produce (unlike RSUs in tech which are determined when you join). yes there are overlapping skill sets but there is no guarantee that the models you will produce will actually make money so I’d be very surprised to see that kind of offer in guaranteed/expected comp. The upside could definitely be there but that would be contingent on you producing models that backtest well (and haven’t died from overcrowding) get deployed into production and then actually generate significant PNL by bonus season. Hopefully I’m wrong but just my take. Good luck with your interviews :)
      Sep 10, 2021
    • Google
      @sundar

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      @sundar
      Having worked in both tech and finance I’d much prefer tech. Finance is a conservative industry and it’s just a wildly different culture. I was expecting to dress business formal everyday, there weren’t many perks, etc.
      Oct 4, 2021
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    Sep 6, 2021 13
  • Roku
    bjsksoks

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    bjsksoks
    Pinterest, Snap, Stripe, Databricks
    Sep 6, 2021 10
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    High frequency trading
    - higher TC than FAANG
    - generally more interesting work
    - better “wow” factor
    - no RSU, all cash TC
    Sep 6, 2021 6
    • New / Data
      a_j14

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      a_j14
      This dude again.. what's up with you man. did you wife bite you or what?
      Sep 7, 2021
    • Google
      isnc

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      isnc
      How are HFT bonuses? With the current stonk market RSUs at almost any tech company would be better than all cash.
      Sep 8, 2021