From a great company to a horrible place
From a great company to a horrible place
At the moment… none compared to other funds: XTX, HRT, Jane Street, Citadel, MWAM.
Salary gets good if you stick around for 5/6 years, but also who wants to stay there for 5/6 years when you get much higher salaries elsewhere?
Very hierarchical place.
The only career progression that makes sense is in management, but there are way too many managers.
Senior management uses engineers like pawns.
There is a reason why this company has 3.5 on Glassdoor😅 (even with the fake reviews of HR).
GR used to be good fun.
Now it sucks.
Fix it.
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G-Research Interview Experiences
Senior Software Engineer
After an online test I was invited to interview in London. I had to pay for travel and accommodation, and after the first interview round was dismissed without any kind of feedback. I never had the chance to talk to anyone from G-Research before goin
Senior Software Engineer
Discussed the role with the recruiter over the phone and followed up with a technical interview over video, which included two interviewers from different parts of the organisation. The recruiter briefed me well on the topics to be covered, but these
Senior Software Engineer
Quite challenging HackerRank test online, then onsite, 3x1h with two interviewers each. Standard set of tasks: programming exercise, OO design and system design questions. Nothing surprising or particularly difficult for a senior developer. However,
Senior Software Engineer
ItalyDecember 1, 2015After an online test I was invited to interview in London. I had to pay for travel and accommodation, and after the first interview round was dismissed without any kind of feedback. I never had the chance to talk to anyone from G-Research before goin
Senior Software Engineer
United KingdomFebruary 1, 2020Discussed the role with the recruiter over the phone and followed up with a technical interview over video, which included two interviewers from different parts of the organisation. The recruiter briefed me well on the topics to be covered, but these
Senior Software Engineer
London, United KingdomDecember 1, 2019Quite challenging HackerRank test online, then onsite, 3x1h with two interviewers each. Standard set of tasks: programming exercise, OO design and system design questions. Nothing surprising or particularly difficult for a senior developer. However,
