Pros: My turn is soon over here. I had a few good years, the right place at the right time, with a decent kitchen.

Cons: 2018 was a record year, bonuses were almost flat, so management could pay themselves higher. 2019 was chaos. Profits were down dramatically. Greedy mismanagement, no clear direction. The entire firm is just a copy + paste of Optiver strategies, which can only take you so far. No new ideas, just iterating on the late 2000s. The CEO spent half the year distracted by a fumbled deal, then fired the CTO and caused an exodus of senior developers (after some of the best senior traders and quants already left). Management is generally absent. Across the board, there's a low understanding of modern technology. Probably not a single person in trader management could explain how to write a basic script, yet they try to call the shots for tech directions! Read positive reviews on Glassdoor with salt – many have the very obvious stink of HR flavors.

Pros: You can see your impact.

Cons: Not much structure. Some teams can be unpleasant to work with.

Pros: Great office location, really good colleagues. I felt like I was working with some really clever and innovative people. Good challenges and lots of opportunity to solve complex problems. Work From Home arrangements were fair and reasonable.

Cons: Recently gone through a few leadership changes. Some colleagues felt unsettled as a result. Arbitrary quarterly deadlines for software rollouts and engineering fixes created unnecessary pressure when trying to solve complex problems.