interview help please🙏
got FB return offer and have interviews lined up. can any of the following compete with fb comp? audible bloomberg chicago trading company drw ellington management group microsoft palantir virtu worldquant FB offer is 118k base, 220k stock, 75k sign on, 10% bonus
props to u I guess for still not satisfied with ~260k 1st yr TC as a new grad!
Worth it to try MS and Audible. Others are just ....🤔
You have some heavy strong quant firms in there, are they for quant research or developer role ? But wow 75K sign on bonus... is this in cash lol
They would be for developer roles. And yes it is cash
drw and Chicago trading won’t match in raw numbers but depending on their bonus structure and whether you’re swe or trading you could be making more than/comparable to fb in terms of cost of living. Rent and basic costs are cheaper in Chicago so you could see yourself saving similar amounts and living with comparable or better quality of life at some of these funds
+1! Good 1st yr quant traders can make >$500K TC in a good year (such as last year). Also, seems like you are a great candidate for trading firms. Try other trading firms in Chicago too: IMC, Citadel, Optiver, Akuna, and etc.. The cultures at trading firms can be drastically different.
Thanks for posting! I am hesitant to pursue quant roles now because I think a recession will hit soon and I think that’s a bad role to be in during that time. Odds are stacked against you vs they’ll be for 5 years out
I heard palantir pays a lot but they have a weird culture. Quant jobs might pay better, especially over time. Congrats!
Palantir pays pretty averagely. If you don’t value the options you’re looking at around the 160k
Why don't you talk to the recruiters and tell them about your FB offer. Let them decide if they want a chance to interview you and beat the FB offer?
DRW and Palantir maybe?
you picked some interesting companies alright. not likely any of them will beat ur fb offer but they all could if you have the right stuff. doesn't hurt to talk to them
What was worldquant offer like?
No.