Pros: Nice office. People that work there are usually relaxed and nice. Good place to end your career in a safe environment.

Cons: Management committee don’t have any ideas. They just keep the lights on in Sydney and rely on offices overseas to send over good talent, strategies and systems. The office is really stagnant under their leadership. One team is really strong but independently run, which is an indication of how much they trust the other side.

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: The benefits include good pay, free lunch, and free breakfast. They encourage poker nights. There are regular team outings. Employees get one day of work from home.

Cons: Just one bad apple in the team makes all the difference whether you want to work there or not.