tech vs hft dev

[brittle urchin]

I have two offers and it seems like a split path and I need some help deciding.

One offer is from an HFT fund (it is not exactly the household names people know like so I would say it is a tier below them). The role seems to be mainly c++ with emphasis on low-ish latency design.

The other offer is from a tech company (with poor-ish wlb). The role deals with c++ and python in their infra team.

I have around 1++ year of experience and would want to target my growth in skills. My current thoughts are that the HFT role is/ seems more interesting but I am terrified that it will stump my growth. Has anyone been in a similar situation? How did you decide?

[mild scaffold]

Why do you think the HFT role will stump your growth

Low latency C++ will teach you a ton

I write pretty much only C++

So I don’t see the downside with the either role you named

[brittle urchin]

hey from what I understand it would be 'micro' optimization in these shops vs 'macro' optimization in larger tech companies

probably not stump the growth but the trajectory seems different

[mild scaffold]

Relative to all the things there are to do in tech, you are describing slightly different paths

It’s not like you are stuck and can’t possibly transition to something else if you want to do something different after a year or whatever in either role