Pros: The company has a strong work culture and good management.

Cons: Irregular work hours, lack of communication

Pros: It used to be a good place pre new management. The work is very chill, but there is not enough work and too many people were hired recently.

Cons: New grad pay for next year has been adjusted and is now significantly higher than senior pay. Management has been brought in from IT investment banking, making things much worse — they are extremely out of touch. Poor technology stack — having to RDP into a Windows “box” to resolve production issues. Treated as second-class by traders and quants; you’re effectively called “IT support,” which reflects reality since the Sydney office does no real development — only occasional config changes. Tech stability is bad and has been getting worse recently under new management. If you’re a grad, join almost any other company. Ask seniors about “progression” at this firm — you may already be starting on a higher number than them. How can you expect to progress if your starting salary exceeds that of people with 10+ years of experience?

Pros: I was surrounded by intelligent people. There was a strong culture for learning.

Cons: Can be a lack of respect between traders and everyone else. Private company and you see very little upside to company growth and profitability. Highly experienced employees are better served elsewhere.