Two sigma comp
Are Two Sigma and other HFT keeping up with big tech in this crazy job market? Currently have offers from AWS (432K yearly), Tiktok (385K), Google (325K), and awaiting two sigma numbers. Joining TS sounds like a really great opportunity but $ is what matters most to me this early in my career. "prestige" means nothing to me FYI YOE: 2.75 TC: 265 #twosigma #hft #bigtech #engineering #google #meta #amazon
Idk but that AWS comp looks promising
citadel offer was 510k for new grad, my friends Jane street was 600K with competing offer from HRT and Citadel
And these numbers are for SWE, not quant, correct?
ohhh ok mbmb they’re for quant trading, i’ve heard new grad is ~300K for swe at citadel (including sign on)
Is there a direct progression following these quant firm roles? Quants seem to pay crazy upfront, but been wondering if big tech is still better long term.
Can you break down the aws offer?
Yearly target comp amount will be 432. First two years are bonus heavy and paid out monthly. Last two years rely more on stock. Prefer not to give exact numbers
Wouldn’t Google match other offers?
Congrats on all these offers. How did you prep for system design? And how hard were LC questions for Two Sigma? LC Hards, or harder than that (competitive programming questions)?
None of the questions I saw were on LC but I'd put them on the higher end of medium. Just have a good handle on the normal dfs, bfs, topological sorting, and the complexities of it.
Oh wow, that sounds a bit too simple. Do you think you got lucky or is the bar not that high at Two Sigma? And how did you prep for system design?
Two sigma will not pay 400k+ for a 2 YOE. From the folks I know and levels.fyi data is that this year's comp break down is more like below. There's a bias in the firm where folks who were recently hired is usually on the top of the band, while folks who were here for a while is on the lower end. L1: 250-300k (0-2 YOE) L2: 250-325k (2-4 YOE) L3: 300-400k (4-6 YOE) L4: 400-500k (7+)
This is good to know. The level I'm being targeted for is actually L3. Maybe the interviews went better than I realized? These numbers seem to lag behind big tech though :(
Wow, I didn't know we were that aggressive at leveling folks externally while super stingy internally, maybe you can pull off something if they can match amzn as the comp bands are constantly moving.
All of two sigma may not be hft
Position is on the securities side in a core HFT group