Two Sigma or Google?

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nVra81

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nVra81
Apr 8 19 Comments

Weighing the comp, coworkers, culture, etc.

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  • TS may pay slightly more, with refreshers G beats it out in the long run. Its a quant first company, so the tech isn’t super advanced but the culture is definitely great.

    People are nice, technology is prioritized but is not as deep as G cause the problems solved are on a different scale. Advanced stuff is in the quant realm

    Much more ownership to build your own solutions as well. Esp coming from G you will have expertise on a lot of things being built here inhouse and will stand out
    Apr 8 6
    • Google
      dOfr53

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      dOfr53
      @sweetooth the thing is that unless you are into tech role in trading firm, the domain knowledge in trading firm is useless in tech world. I have seen people with 10 yoe at renowned investment banking/hft join G at l3.
      I personally have also worked at HFT firm and built trading system, the technology is cool, but compared to G there’s only this much of complexity. Trading firm is all about alpha signal and quant strategy. Don’t join as a second class citizen
      Apr 9
    • So, we start new grads at $250k + signing. Top top firms are starting them at $350k. Highest new grad offer I've heard of is $500k

      But you've seen *multiple* *ten-year* HFT veterans join Google at L3?
      Apr 9
  • Google
    meuX58

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    meuX58
    If you already at Goog, TS is the clear choice just for the breadth of experience. Always can boomerang back if you don't like it
    Apr 8 0
  • Google
    chillin'

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    chillin'
    I personally wouldn’t want to slog at TS. But, if your someone that wants to make a lot for a year or 2 and boomerang back, makes sense (I might consider that just to make a shit ton from signing bonus then come back)
    Apr 8 6
  • Recently had offers from both and picked Google. Two Sigma TC (325) at least at L2 was not very competitive with Google L4 (310). Google has better growth considering refreshers and higher TC because of lower taxes in Seattle vs NYC.

    Coworkers are probably equal. Code and dev tool quality is better at Google. WLB seems comparable.
    Apr 9 1
  • I got ~450k with <4yoe. Negotiated hard af.
    When’s your G cliff?

    550k-600k isn’t out of question for you since you have a G background and more yoe
    Apr 9 0