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Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at D. E. Shaw for less than 1 year
November 1, 2009
4.0
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Pros

Freedom to make decisions Direct exposure to the clients Challenging problems to solve

Cons

Stressful, deadlines every now and then Not your cup of tea, if you dont like finance

Advice to Management

Streamlining the process of requirements gathering will lead to overall benefit. Problem is that people giving requirements (direct users) are sometimes not sure what they really want.. and the requirements keep changing forever.

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