DE Shaw Wlb, Culture ?

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Dec 23, 2021 19 Comments

How is De Shaw in terms of

1. Work Life Balance
2. Tech Culture
3. Brand name ( in terms of recruiter calls)
Applied long back, got call now
Currently in Amazon
role : SDE1
Tc : 19 LPA
Yoe : 1.5

Ps: Guys please eloborate as to why yes/no.

#tech #deshaw #google #microsoft

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    bejeesus

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    bejeesus
    Bad wlb, party culture
    Dec 23, 2021 2
    • Amazon
      iFDQ23

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      OP
      How can party culture and bad wlb be at the same place ? It would be really helpful if you can eloborate
      Dec 23, 2021
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      bejeesus

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      bejeesus
      Bad wlb because work hours are more, tech stack is shit. But they throw really good parties all round the year and give employees pretty good gifts.
      Dec 23, 2021
  • Disclaimer: Not in Shaw anymore. Not commenting from my new account because that will jinx me.

    DE Shaw has two divisions for tech roles: systems and front-office. I would strongly suggest against joining Shaw if you are getting a Systems offer as the work quality is not great and growth opportunities are limited. Front office role will offer better tech stack and will definitely pay much more than your current TC, but there are certain advantages at a pure-tech company like Amazon which Shaw (Hyd office) will always lack. If I were at your place, I would try to get an offer from Shaw and use it as a bargaining chip at other companies.
    Dec 28, 2021 6
    • It can surely be done, but straightaway joining a pure tech company will have certain benefits like better chances of getting into a US-based role on an L1 visa. Anyway this depends a lot on what other offers you have.

      One benefit of joining DE Shaw is that you can get promoted to SMT (equivalent to SDE2) in 1.5 years if you perform exceptionally well. For most of the other companies, 2 years is the minimum exp. needed for SDE2.
      Jan 5
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      iFDQ23

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      I see many people promoted to SMTS in 1.5 years, is it easier ? And what would be the hike ?
      Jan 5
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    have fun .

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    have fun .
    πŸ˜‚ , Amazon to DEShaw ? Only move if you are in dev list. Otherwise try better companies.
    Dec 23, 2021 3