Just got jane street offer 600k first year tc About to get promoted to senior (L5) at goog (salary bump and refresher) I really like my team at goog,not sure if i should make the jump to trading (not too familiar with the space) Yoe:4 TC 300k
I’ve never regretted changing jobs. Leave on good terms. If you don’t like new job, you’ll find another opportunity, maybe back at your old team.
Do ex-Googler need to go through the loop or got an express path to get back in?
I had to go thru the loop again after 2 years and got reject. Quite happy I’m not there now however
Going from 300k to 600k should outweigh having to leave a good team at Google, no?
About to get promo, expected around 450k with good room to get to L6 since i got put on an import project as tl. Not sure if the tc jump is worth long term. How hard is salary progression at js?
Salary progression varies from minimal to significant, depending on performance. If you want to be conservative, assume 5-7%, but the sky is the limit. Even with "good room to get to L6", I assume it'll still take 1.5-2 years given that Google is slow with promos, at which point as an L6 you'll be making, what, 650k? From a pure TC standpoint, taking a sure 600k now seems better than a good shot at 650k in 2 years. One reason to maybe not take it is if you really want a TL role now. Career progression is vague and ill-defined at JS and they don't really value prior experience gained elsewhere, so when it comes to being a TL, you might be taking a step back and especially if you plan to go back to tech in a couple of years, your career might stall in the meantime. Weigh that against the immediate TC bump. It might be worth taking the detour anyway.
Jane Street is one of the few jobs I would suffer living in NYC for
Nyc is pretty good tho no?
I can't imagine many worse places to live
What is the recurring part?
I mean you could work at Jane Street and then take a year off of looking for a different job and have the same income as if you stayed at Google that whole time
Not true when you think about tax bracket
Most of your income at Google would be in the top tax bracket as well. Doesn't really make much of a difference
Do you have phd?
Do you really have to ask?
What’s the WLB look like at Jane Street?
Heard it’s great. At least at HRT
Yee. if it was citadel, it’d be a different story, but jane street seems chill