Free lunch, young crowd, flat management structure are some of the reasons that make SIG a good company.
Depending upon the profitability of the group one is supporting (index desk, electronic options trading) resources are made available as needed to get things done. There are interesting projects to work aplenty in these groups.
The risk to reward ratio is skewed. The sense is that even if one works on challenging projects at the year end compensation bump/bonus are meager. The location of the company means that salaries are probably decent compared for the region but hardly Wall Street level.
Having a strong technology group, one that feels valued, should be a vital concern for the company.
Technologists are vital for the company to prosper in the era of low latency trading.
*Don't waste your time with them* -- I had huge expectation from this company as they are in Forbes top list, anyway. I was interviewed almost 9 times. 1) HR call 2) Online test 3) Telephonic technical interview (C#, SQL) 4) Again telephonic techn
The interview process is simple but they do challenge you on many counts and that's what they look into a candidate.
A recruiter submitted my profile to SIG. Got a call soon from a recruiter at SIG who went over general stuff. This was followed by a 1 hr phone interview with the team lead and the director of a quantitative development group. Many probing questions
*Don't waste your time with them* -- I had huge expectation from this company as they are in Forbes top list, anyway. I was interviewed almost 9 times. 1) HR call 2) Online test 3) Telephonic technical interview (C#, SQL) 4) Again telephonic techn
The interview process is simple but they do challenge you on many counts and that's what they look into a candidate.
A recruiter submitted my profile to SIG. Got a call soon from a recruiter at SIG who went over general stuff. This was followed by a 1 hr phone interview with the team lead and the director of a quantitative development group. Many probing questions