sup dudes will keep this pretty brief. i’m feeling a lack of motivation in my life rn and im looking for the ‘next’ thing. im trying to figure out what would be more beneficial in the longer term. I’m looking at doing OMSCS @ georgia tech, or grind LC to get into trading firms. OMSCS + very interesting content that I didn’t get to study at college (compilers, OS, low level c++ etc) + could help at work to transfer into more interesting teams like compiler optimization etc + G pays for majority of it (so effectively free) - 3 year time commitment LC for trading shop (IMC, JS, 2S etc) + Big increase in $ for effectively same amount of work that I’m currently doing - No guarantee I’ll pass the interviews - Less interesting than Masters content - Trading could end up being more stressful than my current job Interested to hear others thoughts tc: 200k #google #janestreetcapital #imc #amazon
Swe at trading firm is basically being a well compensated janitor. I don’t think it’s worth it, try for actual quant instead if you’re looking for a challenge
i prefer coding to maths so i don’t think quant is the role for me
OP I am at the same boat. Boring work day to day. Looking to become an expert at something so I can feel somewhat proud of myself. Trading firm is slavery so I don’t think I would do that though.
Compiler optimization is one of those things that sounds interesting if you’ve never worked on compilers. It’s actually just pure minutia and you’ll be working with a bunch of turbo autists on low visibility work. And the codebases for compilers are often incredibly primitive and straightforward. Don’t get a masters because you think this might be cool just because you don’t understand it now You should get a masters though. Will it be valuable education? No. Will it be worth your time? No. You should still get one because the labor market is being flooded by idiots with diploma mill masters degrees and that’s what you’ll be up against in promo cycles and hiring. Education inflation is real and you can refuse to play the game at your own peril. Most companies aren’t Google and if you hope to climb, boards and shallow executives DO care about whatever bullshit education credential they can put on your name to justify your promotions. So get a master’s for that reason alone.
I disagree with the posters who believe a MS-CS is not valuable. No, it's not necessary but it is a differentiator in a field that has become oversaturated. Since your company is paying for most of it and you are feeling unmotivated it may be the change you need.
I think we’re all agreeing here: they’re not inherently valuable in isolation but they’re a valuable differentiator on a resume, especially to large corps run by drones that have strict educational requirements for elevated roles.
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Here's a thought on OMSCS: + very interesting content that I didn’t get to study at college (compilers, OS, low level c++ etc): And what's stopping you from learning these now? You either think it's not worker your time, or you aren't interested enough. In either case, not a good reason to go for Masters. + could help at work to transfer into more interesting teams like compiler optimization etc (no. Your skills and demonstrated work will get you to the interesting team, not a masters degree). Masters can give you an opportunity to publish some papers, may be, but that's it. Rather build something on the side and demonstrate real work. + G pays for majority of it (so effectively free) And learning from the top University resources online is completely free. You don't need anyone to sponsor. - 3 year time commitment: no sponsor, no commitment needed. Also, don't forget, as part of your masters, you will often not get to spend all your time in your area of interest. You will have a number of credits to earn and often more than half of those would come from filler subjects which will just be a distraction from your area of interest. Some universities have flexible programs though where you can earn credits through other practical work (like internship, research work and publications, etc), without having to study and write exams for filler subjects