Pros: Cooperative & Open culture, even between investment desks. On the startup <-> bank culture scale it's very close to the startup end: low bureaucracy, emphasis on delivery. Senior management are accessible and approachable. Not too big that you end up only focused on a very niche tech/area (like FAANG), but big enough that you still get to see challenging problems. Technology is valued and not seen as second-class employees compared to investment. Quality of other people you interact with is pretty high.

Cons: The flip side of low bureaucracy is being light on project management. Sometimes getting things done is really about finding the right person to talk to get your request prioritized. While big data sets do exist, most of it is readily tractable just by being a decent dev. Don't come here expecting novel Google-scale work.

Pros: They have been extremely successful over the last few years and experienced rapid growth. Just check publicly available financial statements on the CompaniesHouse website in the UK to see the growth in revenue and number of employees. They are flying a bit below the radar compared to more famous competitors but I would rank them as one of the top quant firms at the moment.

Cons: Growing pains due to expansion, office moves, facilities issues, and other factors have been quite distracting at times, as we are suffering from success.

Pros: -> Very relaxed atmosphere -> Flexible remote working policy -> Free lunch -> Impressive pension contribution

Cons: -> Work could sometimes get boring -> Hard to progress internally