Challenging but extremely rewarding
Challenging but extremely rewarding
- Get to work with amazing engineers and extremely smart traders.
- Good ideas get heard no matter who you are.
- I work closely with traders and stakeholders on every project from initial design and spec through to completion, where I am able to make suggestions and improvements, and vice-versa.
- Lots of agency and responsibility.
- Low barriers of entry to exploratory projects, and even failed experiments are extremely valued.
- The work is never boring; the name of the game is competitiveness, and we always have to innovate and come up with better and better ideas, models, etc.
- "No questions asked" if time off is required for life stuff.
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Given how much responsibility you have, it can be stressful at times, but this overall is a net positive.
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Hours are definitely longer than a typical job, but this is not forced on anyone; rather, people want to be working longer because they enjoy it.
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High-performing culture, no time for "coasting" or you will be left behind. This can be a negative depending on what you're looking for.
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Software Engineer
Submitted an application on campus. Was sent an email with a two-and-a-half-hour coding test on Codility. Did not finish all the questions and haven't heard back, so I'm assuming I did not make it to the next round. The questions could be solved in a
Software Engineer
The first part of the interview process included a 90-minute coding challenge, followed by two phone interviews, depending on how well you did on the coding challenge. It is highly recommended that you get a lot of practice from LeetCode or similar p
Software Engineer
Submit resume on the website. Online assessment within two days. Video interview within two days. HR phone interview of 15 minutes. Final round interview if the overall performance is good.
Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesSeptember 1, 2016Submitted an application on campus. Was sent an email with a two-and-a-half-hour coding test on Codility. Did not finish all the questions and haven't heard back, so I'm assuming I did not make it to the next round. The questions could be solved in a
Software Engineer
United StatesSeptember 1, 2018The first part of the interview process included a 90-minute coding challenge, followed by two phone interviews, depending on how well you did on the coding challenge. It is highly recommended that you get a lot of practice from LeetCode or similar p
Software Engineer
ChinaSeptember 13, 2020Submit resume on the website. Online assessment within two days. Video interview within two days. HR phone interview of 15 minutes. Final round interview if the overall performance is good.
