Quant vs Tech for New Grad

Jan 24 22 Comments

I have a couple of new grad offers from various tech and quant places. I cannot decide which career path to choose. On one hand, I want to maximize TC but on the other hand, I also want to have interesting work and eventually find my own company one day. Can people who were in a similar position shed insight?

Offers: Citadel QR(525K), Google(220K), Meta(220K), Stripe(still negotiating)

If I joined Stripe, there is a potential to make a lot of money with the potential IPO, but would it outpay being a quant?

TC: 0

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  • Citadel! It’s way easier to go from citadel to FAANG than the other way around. It’s competitive / cutthroat / you’ll work long hours, but citadel culture is very much of a meritocracy and it’s a phenomenal place to start your career. I have friends who got fired from Citadel and they both ended up at FAANG after
    Jan 24 4
    • New
      qraider8

      New

      qraider8
      RSU has been better than cash in the last 5 years. Know at least a few mid level quants who ended up making way more due to appreciation.
      Jan 24
    • New
      qraider8

      New

      qraider8
      By the way I am referring to RSU in FAANG, pre-ipo and equivalent.
      Jan 24
  • Big difference 220k-525k
    Jan 24 0
  • Amazon / Eng
    SOLORED

    Go to company page Amazon Eng

    SOLORED
    For me I will choose QR. 525K is quite a lot. You need to be L6 at Google, which could take you 10 yrs.
    Jan 24 0
  • New
    qraider8

    New

    qraider8
    Quant research of course given the large difference here. Can always come back to tech as a data scientist or mle if you don't like it.
    Jan 24 0
  • Google
    getalifeL

    Go to company page Google

    getalifeL
    Google fucking sucks. Stripe hasn’t IPOed. Meta is the hunger games. Go get paid my friend.
    Jan 24 2