Who has made the jump from Tech to Trading Companies?

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L7@AWS

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Dec 16, 2018 14 Comments

Or vice versa? Was it worth it?

For example: Moving from FAANG to Citadel, TwoSigma, Jane Street, HRT, Jump Trading, etc or vice versa

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  • I moved from the startup tech world rather than bigco tech, but I turned down a FAANG offer when I made the move so maybe that counts for something. Yes, it was very much worth it. Better money, smarter coworkers, and more interesting work more than make up for the longer hours (45/wk or so).
    Dec 18, 2018 6
  • I've heard Citadel is notorious for long hours and firing fast, you can see some comments here and on glassdoor about that.

    Looks like some people think Two Sigma has okay work-life balance on glassdoor and I've seen a few comments on blind about it being a 9-6 job.

    Don't know for sure though, there isn't as much info about these companies as FANG and we're probably only hearing anecdotes from a handful of people, would be interested to learn more.

    Edit: You should also try tagging Two Sigma, Citadel, and Jane Street
    Dec 16, 2018 3
  • Google
    L7@AWS

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    L7@AWS
    OP
    This post has 10 likes but no reply from someone who has actually made the switch yet. I hope they are not too busy working long hours 😞
    Dec 16, 2018 0
  • Cisco
    yya

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    yya
    Same question - plus what role - quant research vs quant dev
    Dec 16, 2018 0
  • Google / Eng
    Evenflow

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    PRE
    Northrop Grumman
    Evenflow
    And what about fintech infra? Any first hand experience around actual wlb and culture vs fang?
    Dec 16, 2018 0