Squarepoint Capital

As a junior I got lucky and got to work on interesting projects with very bright people, which allowed to really learn and up my game.

There’s a very clear divide between investment and tech, with tech being a second class citizen (for the lack of a third place) that gets told what to do without any say and often takes the blame without any of the recognition (on a Q&A session the CEO couldn’t name a single tech project he was interested about!).

The culture is as opaque as it gets, borderline toxic with horrible feedback cycles and too much politics. If you’re not from investment, good luck fighting your way to the top.

When asking the company for a counter offer before leaving I got told by management they didn’t even consider making one because I had just moved under a new manager (while keeping all the same projects) and didn’t have proved myself yet. I had worked for the company for over 2 and lead the technical design of multiple projects.

Instead of paying a consultancy firm to come up with a plan to retain tech people, and trying to trick us with that ridiculous salary raise twice a year, start listening to feedback and invest the required resources to hire, train, and retain good people.

Hire more PMs, having only a handful of PMs is a joke.