Those with SWE at FAANG plus Financial Institutes experience - what are the differences?
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Would any of these pay $700k+ for Sr SWE?
Less free lunch at finance firms π. Similarity is everyone constantly obsessing on blind about both.
My two cents: - Tech is better in tech companies duh. - Lots of legacy code in all trading firms - that is somewhat hard and scary to change since stakes are pretty high if you make some bug - c++ is a king in most trading firms which is huge pro for me. I hate dynamic languages and love perf related tasks. - Comp in trading firms is on par with top FAANG comps but probably better than average and definitely much better for juniors - 2x compared to F is not uncommon - In trading firms you get to know domain area and not just techy stuff - Personal responsibilities are way wider in trading than in tech. Less of a feeling being small fish in large pond. - At the end of the day money are brought by quants and traders no matter how good is your tech - so some SWEs feel like 2nd sort citizens. For me itβs more about your attitude about it, at the end of the day traders success brings your bonus too so they better have good tools for it. Source: worked in 2 of FANGs and in 1 of trading firms you listed.
Thanks Apple.
I would substitute GS for Jump.