quants-n-traders

[dire finch]

it be what it be

[tranquil wagon]

Glad ur enjoying it

[dire finch]

yessir

[tranquil wagon]

You gonna stay in the space?

[dire finch]

eh no opinion rn

high base but no upside

unless company gets lucky

[tranquil wagon]

Wdym, like no equity?

[dire finch]

like being tied to product success is kind of annoying

[tranquil wagon]

Isn’t that like almost every company in the world

[dire finch]

no like the product hasnt been proven yet

so its diceroll vs pushing good -> better

[peak egret]

Got told on the spot for my recruiter screen that I’ll be moving to next round and to send availability for onsite next week then get ghosted 💀

It’s so joever ngl why are recruiters like this 😭

[vagrant ibex]

270k tc I think

[wicked lotus]

is that recurring or first year?

[vagrant ibex]

I think recurring (maybe little less) TC is around 300

Is what I have heard

[meager hull]

@dire finch Seeing your username made my day better

[analog patrol]

What does citadel base/bonus/signing split look like?

[dire finch]

did i parallelize your for loop today

[dire finch]

wow thats impoverished

[midnight flare]

how much additional maths do you guys think is expected to be known for a pure cs degree to be a qt or a qd

y1 undergrad so trying to plan out free time

[coarse sand]

Does sig blacklist if you turn down their interview due to already signing another offer

[opal bramble]

depends, not to much if you qd but qt maybe some more advanced stats

but if your going for qd you really need to focus on programming

[wicked lotus]

Thank you!!

[dire finch]

whichever one has harder technical

active trading strategies sounds kind of baller

but ik a lot of firms have pricing teams so lateraling is probably the same for both

[harsh cargo]

Bro who told u this qt is 250k lol

[wicked lotus]

ya i heard swe got 270k but someone told me 350k so i wasnst sure if swe first year is 350k

would quant dev or quant start be the same?

[tranquil wagon]

Bro ur literally in hs

[opal bramble]

ok?

my answer aint wrong gng

[tranquil wagon]

Ur answer was just vacuous, they said how much more math do you need and you said maybe some more stats

You should probably preface any answer you give with the fact that you’re just answering based off of vibes bc you haven’t been exposed to actual work that a qd or qt does

It’s cool that u have an interest in this stuff but for rn ur probably better off taking advice than giving advice on the field

[deep python]

has anyone done optiver qt r2? are the games harder than r1?

[neon mirage]

Depends when you notify

If it’s a day before then yeah but if you give them time in advance idts. Life happens i doubt a recruiter will rlly think much of it

Hmm hard to say tbh. If you feel like they fw and it won’t hurt your chances then you’re prob fine

[opal bramble]

but my answer not wrong…

i know tons of people in industry they all say the same thing

the is exactly what my quant friend said:

“I think the math that you'll really want is the following:
• Multivariable Calculus
• Linear Algebra
• Probability / Statistics
• Differential equations (some PDEs pop up from time to time
• Convex Optimization
• Real Analysis
• Some game theory depending on your paradigm of trade
All of that should back an extremely intricate knowledge and skill set of machine learning”

[low vault]

Why ML specifically?

[shut scroll]

A lot of QR (and some QT) interviews require ML knowledge

Mainly the basic stuff though

[shut scroll]

This is pretty accurate even if it’s GPT

[midnight flare]

good to hear, tyvm!

[stark hemlock]

If I have a masters at same rando state school and currently working at some rando bank is there a way to break into quant?

[opal bramble]

not GPT, my friend gave this to me!

[opal bramble]

i don’t have enough time to entertain this all that matters is that I (ME) know that’s not true

[proven salmon]

convex optimization???

lmao

real anal as well💀
def eq

[tranquil wagon]

you (YOU)

[strange trench]

wait LOL i feel like it highly depends on how harsh your interviewers are and what you have on ur resume

i personally have never seen diff eq being asked but my citsec superday interviewer asked me to define the riemann and lebesgue integral in an interview before (not related to any problem, lowkey i think he was just being a dick)

no i think it wasn't too out of left field, we were walking thru my resume and i mentioned math research

so maybe he was doing it to verify i wasn't completely bs'ing

he also followed up with some ML questions like how a GAN worked under the hood etc because i had put my experiences working with them in the past

[strange trench]

this is kinda crazy how hs now are even aware of this industry LOL i didn't learn what this industry even was until like sophomore spring

yeah i dont think it was completely unreasonable, altho i would say i def did not expect to see that coming in a quant interview and caught me off guard LOL

also idk about lebesgue integral being intro analysis LOL i didnt learn about it until i took a measure theory class

yeah LOL its also the last chapter of baby rudin iirc but we didn't make it that far when i took it

[strange trench]

Yeah I was just surprised lol

[stiff sun]

anyone know how to prep for voloridge qd interview

just normal swe stuff?

[low vault]

its like horizontal instead of vertical

[tranquil wagon]

Bro that’s what I’m saying

These mfs know too much

[ornate current]

omg i have my first round with them after Nov 2

[stiff sun]

mines soon😭

[chrome zinc]

has anyone interviewed at gqs for software

[hardy mulch]

is there anyone who gave akuna vidcruiter assessment? what do they ask and how to prepare for it?

[strange trench]

QR or swe

[cerulean notch]

pls define the lebesgue integral

[cerulean notch]

For finite sum of constant functions, are you implying that the domain of the constant functions might not be the same as the domain of the simply functions, but are disjoint from the other constant function domains and union to the simple function domain?

it is! upper lower integral very familiar lmao

and sigma algebra kinda feels similar to a topology axiom-wise

makes sense, much clearer than how I phrased it lol

but equivalent

I've heard that the vitali set is non measurable but from the definitions provided it seems like it's easy to define a measure on the vitali set (any set rly)

do ppl just call it unmeasurable bc it can't be in any sigma algebra defined on the reals?

but surely P(R) is a valid sigma algebra

oh

makes sense thanks 👍

that kinda jogged my memory slightly

lebesgue measure is just slightly nicer version of jordan measure but like actually useful

[snow skiff]

what are reasonable projects to build that could stand out for quant dev / qt?

[pearl quest]

<@&1407764299333505034>

[mossy rune]

whats the roundabout away

[tranquil wagon]

Very worth, that would be such a cool job

Depends on ur other offers

Seems like there’s a lot of upside though just looking at the trend of the trading volume on there

[low vault]

tbh valid concern to not want to join a startup for visa reasons

which would u pick if visa wasnt issue?

[tranquil wagon]

You should totally do it imo

[low vault]

er

are you sure that you can legally do that?

[tranquil wagon]

Assuming it doesn’t work out you’ll be able to find another job

Kalshi trading would be so so cool and you’d grow a ton since it’s an emerging market and a new company

For kalshi trading ur goal is still vol isn’t it

Since they market make

When you say vol do u mean volatility or volume

Oh

No I think they would care about pnl

It’s a different company isn’t it

Like a subsidiary

So they’d have their own revenue

Which would be trading revenue not fees

[hardy mulch]

QR

[strange trench]

5 rapid fire math problems in probability, Lin alg, etc

U have like 2 min per problem iirc

[signal storm]

friend works there, whats the read on these guys

[tranquil wagon]

Wtf lol

[rose holly]

hey

i am new here and to CS and quant but very intrested and good knowledge of econmics with a brain apt for algo where and how can i begin

i am in

2nd year

[verbal pulsar]

were u atleast t10 cs tho?

this hasn't worked for me and im like t25 cs prob, but i have really good prev

[tranquil wagon]

the issue is u dont have andrew's aura

[verbal pulsar]

yea i forgot to account for that

[tranquil wagon]

Thanks homie

[midnight flare]

is tX only us based?

or do yall use qs rankings/THE or whatever

[fast jacinth]

Has anyone done voloridge technical phone screen ? What to expect?

[verbal pulsar]

nah, ai lab on res

damn ur crazy

i've gotten ints at all omms but not a single recruiter responded to my emails

[bright mountain]

Anyone got tqd link

[proven salmon]

I don’t even remember applying to ts

[proven salmon]

No recruiter

[mossy rune]

no i didnt get it

[dire finch]

orz pacific daylight trading

[shell ginkgo]

Hello,
I am a blockchain and AI developer. I have solid tech and rich experience in these fields.
anyone who want to create their own project, such as a game, bot, or website?

[peak egret]

I’ve had this happen to me like 3 times atp it’s infuriating 😭

[lime zealot]

an important part of tqd was lost 🥀

[livid steeple]

yo anyone know if theres a quant discord? got a DE shaw swe interview

[livid steeple]

anyone know if shaw cares about gpa? probably gonna just email my recruiter and tell them my gpa so i dont waste my time prepping for ts lmao

[proven salmon]

us ngmis dont have gpa on res

[livid steeple]

not a ng, have 2 YOE and got directly reached out to by a shaw recruiter

[mellow aurora]

Lol

[latent raven]

Got final round for WF 🙏

[halcyon rover]

any advice for js qt r1

not looking for leaks

[jovial abyss]

can u pls send the link

[midnight flare]

:3

[turbid mural]

for interns?

[fiery grove]

Is UChicago a target for quant?

[shut scroll]

Rage bait?

[fiery grove]

For more context compared to UIUC

[shut scroll]

UIUC a bit better ig? Marginal difference

[fiery grove]

So not worth transferring

[shut scroll]

If you’re doing it for the sole purpose of being more appealing for quant, no not worth

[fiery grove]

Alrighty

[austere rampart]

Msft ai

[empty jewel]

jane street imo

or citadel securities

doing well in quant internships there will get u quant screens

[empty jewel]

i think so if ur pure math or physics

those subjects are quite rigorous at chicago i heard

[empty jewel]

i think they do

i don’t know about 2yoe but intern/ng I know they do for sure

de shaw had an unbearable application

[rotund glacier]

I know people from Uchicago go to literally every firm you can think of

Uchicago is great

And easier to stand out there than UIUC

IMO

[jovial abyss]

bro i just got grilled by a quant interviewer its so over

bro kept saying NO ur algo doesn't work

😭😭😭

[tranquil wagon]

Next time consider writing an algo that works, your approach this time was interesting though

Haha mb homie I’m jk

Aren’t I mocking u

Or did I forget who I’m interviewing

Oh ye

I think I said I’ll do it tmrw tho bc I have an exam tmrw that I haven’t studied for yet haha

Oh wait

Today is Wednesday

Wtf

[jovial abyss]

but his algo doesn't work for edge case💔

it was greedy + doesn't pass edge case

😭😭😭

he didn't like my dfs

im so sad

[pulsar scarab]

are u tho

[robust parrot]

Is this happening here 👀

[rose holly]

Okay I need a person who's already an experienced Quant or have more information on it to explain what is needed to actually get into this competitive field

[dire finch]

be smart

if you think you're smart you're washed

if you think you're washed you can get in

[hexed obsidian]

Anyone have info on js swe r1?

[hallow sail]

is it too late to apply/get interviews at this point?

[naive bison]

wont hurt to apply but recruiting is mostly done

[ruby ore]

implement cache

connect 4

[latent raven]

Would you guys recommend WF quant over BofA quant? I have final round for both, but BofA returns the offer faster, so I want to know which one I should take if I get them

[tacit lily]

Dyk avg response time for js r1?

[rose holly]

You guys I'm still learning terminology here I need y'all to speak English for 5 seconds

[north meadow]

anyone know if the bridgewater IA final is just another debate with an IA

[stray crane]

for swe do you only get asked lc?

or do they ask os and math questions too?

[wicked reef]

if you list it on ur resume be prepared to talk about it in depth

[knotty kelp]

Anyone did Optiver OA before?

[dire finch]

yep

[sharp stone]

whats imc qt ro rate?

[hallow sail]

Is the next general hiring cycle around March? Does it matter if you applied now/in the Fall already?

[gentle robin]

how is being a trader at peak6

compared to swe @ fangg

[maiden scaffold]

Does anyone know if CTC is at headcount for QT interns

[wind notch]

it's pretty late so prob

[last rune]

anyone know how hard 2 sigma swe intern screen is if I got oa

[limpid pulsar]

It was quite light for Freshman SWE so I assume similar for normal? Might be wrong

[jovial abyss]

wait isn't the final a superday

I did my int a few days ago and didn't hear back ig im rejected

[untold prawn]

i think they might school screen

[gaunt hamlet]

Is bridgewater still accepting new apps for their investment associate/engineer internship? Or is it alr over

[sharp stone]

does imc call to rej

🙏 🙏 🙏

[gentle robin]

?

[jovial abyss]

has anyone heard back from bridgewater 2nd round technical interview

[sour valve]

anybody did r2 algo dev hrt? or super day citadel swe?
can trade info!!

[sharp stone]

what

whats wrong with it

she said its p chill for intern i learn about shit first few weeks then shadow

also interviewers didnt seem like they hated it

[stark fulcrum]

anyone know if there's a citadel discord?

[tranquil wagon]

I’m never out of the woods

I’m a permanent woods dweller

[strange trench]

is it like that for most quant firms? i heard citsec fires like the bottom 20% of traders every other year or smth

yeah but getting unlucky one year and getting fucked because of variance seems like a bad way to go

play more

and study theory

yeah fair enough but imagine getting let go y1 because u got unlucky XD

wait y1 isnt lasting tho

arent u in training for like 6-9 months

[mossy rune]

r u quant

is this a yes

dev?

[strange trench]

oh thats fair

the basic rules of poker? i think those are pretty fast to pick up

im gonna be completely honest i cannot tell if ur trolling or not

oh i guess wikihow works but yeah just learn the basic rules, go get some friends to play micro stakes like .1/.2 or smth to build beginner intuition and then read up on pot odds/more complex theory ig

[rare basin]

dont listen to him, play just with the normal rules first then get into theory

[fiery tangle]

they ask questions, you don't answer them well enough, you get cut

[kindred mortar]

The bottom 10% gets fired every year in pretty much any high paying industry position

[clear tree]

this isnt legit right

the linkedin goes to a legit profile it seems like

but i dont know if the email is from who the linkedin is

[clear tree]

is it in person onsite?

[polar ocean]

any point learning poker n shit for imc if all im targeting is swe?

/qd

[umbral spade]

is ts actually legit

I faded it

[cerulean notch]

def not legit 💀 pls don't get scammed

[wind notch]

worth it if u want to gamble with the other interns

[clear tree]

it is

legit

[pliant shell]

salary is much lower than the average. Total comp is like 130-50 bands. I got recommended by a close friend of mine but I didnt take it seriously

it is very good resume boost tho

it has a live in person interview

its mostly a design queston\

yeah

c++

I only do c++

oh I see

tbh python is not that difficult to learn if youseen a more difficult programming language

the usual difficult is the math questions

yeah

no for c++ its for SWE

its mostly design

but world quant is a trader specific firm

that uses software provided by millenium

its basically the firm that uses stat arb

under millenium

11 hour

1

1 hour

[tall gorge]

Did anyone interviewed for swe intern position at scalp trade?

[tall gorge]

Yea

[lone cargo]

can someone send me tqd link pls?

[wicked lotus]

Same can I also get tqd link pls?

[limpid pulsar]

Dm me for tqd links

[wicked lotus]

anyone done Akuna trading sneak peek week vidcruiter?

[ornate urchin]

anyone done hrt Python process?

[tranquil wagon]

you might pass a couple screens, you just have to make sure to capitalize on them because you wont pass a lot

[frozen linden]

Ok gotcha

[untold prawn]

depends on school

[frozen linden]

It’s like t100 state school non target

So not that well known

[untold prawn]

yeah i doubt it ngl

[frozen linden]

Hmm okay

quant weigh school a lot?

[untold prawn]

generally yes

if ur school is bad ur exp needs to be much stronger

honestly prolly not worth ur time to prep qd/qswe stuff that doesn't also help w/ faang+ intvs

unless u are alr rlly good at lc

[ruby ore]

are you doing dev or trader

as in swe right

[frozen linden]

Yeah

[ruby ore]

ye

i think only citadel asks leetcode

[untold prawn]

a lot of oa's have lc but intv q's are generally more impl

[ruby ore]

yes

[frozen linden]

Hmm okay ic

[untold prawn]

either way i wouldn't worry ab impl q's just focus on lc for now

u can try for quant junior year

[frozen linden]

Gotcha yeah I js wanna get cracked at lc at least

Thanks Heisenberg and cattwrmelon 🙏

[north hare]

what gpa is needed for js quant

would a 3.7 be good enough?

at a t5 cs school

[wraith eagle]

meh

have u won notable trading competitions?

[north hare]

no but i did very good on putnam

whats like the min gpa needed for js/hrt/citadel? 3.9?

[wraith eagle]

cant u just lie

if u got a 3.7

[north hare]

dont they like ask for transcripts later

i feel like u'll get cooked if u jus completely lie abt gpa

[wraith eagle]

worry abt the interview

not the gpa

if u got a 3.7 u can just say it dropped and u forgot to update it on resume if they ask

that's more doable than a 2.5 lying abt a 3.9

[mossy rune]

tradings not ddoable unless u go to t20 at least unless ur like usamo or smt

odds r very low

but swe should be doable

ik ppl who got inot optiver form no name state schools no prevs

[median gust]

Upcoming first round with Citadel for SWE intern anyone have advice for how to prep?

Yeah that was like the first thing I did, looking for next steps now

[median gust]

@woven wedge What kind of behavioural do they ask?

[median gust]

Interview came with a coderpad tho so I expect a coding question atleast

Just first round so it’s tech

Yeah

[dire finch]

dont int

it's that shrimple

[lyric orchid]

Do you go to UIUC☠️

Actually nah kinda hard to have a 3.7 GPA in CS at UIUC since CS GPAs are mad inflated

[supple sun]

Loo represent

[proven salmon]

larpers

[jaunty torrent]

my people

[deft dagger]

any info on the OA for jane street IN FOCUS swe?

dm me pls lol

[cold heart]

Why am I banned from Tqd 🥀🥀

[proven salmon]

Dog has anyone done pdt proc before

[night cove]

Linking tqd 🥀

[lilac garden]

Anyone know how trexquant is as a company for swe / also what is typical comp

[tranquil wagon]

No the holy land of tqd has been desecrated by swecels 😔

[chrome zinc]

has anyone done the de shaw codility

[dreamy radish]

Had the most wild HR interview with them recently

[lilac garden]

lol why

[sharp stone]

is millenium any good

[dreamy radish]

HR was rude and cut me off several times

[chrome yarrow]

Anyone able to review a resume? Have been struggling to get any 1 round interviews. Not sure why, very open to advice

[lilac garden]

Recruiter initials BS?

Freudian

[safe yew]

is hrt oa auto lol

got emailed by a recruiter

also i applied like a while ago

funny thing is they rejected me also a while ago

but now i got oa lol

[hexed obsidian]

whats process for jane street qt look like?

[ripe gyro]

anyone have information for HRT python NG onsite

[ripe gyro]

what do those rounds usually consist of? hard to tell in the email

i see thanks!

[iron torrent]

💀

[maiden maple]

anyone know anything about Soros Fund Management Quant interviews?

[uncut nexus]

Does anybody know Sig ng salery? Recurring and fy comp?

[vagrant ibex]

QT, SWE, or QSD?

[uncut nexus]

Specifically qsd and swe. But would love to know qt too.

[vernal talon]

anyone do hrt onsite for c++ swe?

[vagrant ibex]

I have an idea of these, afaik SWE is around 200-220 ish, QSD is 350, Idk QT but my guess would be 500+

[uncut nexus]

First year or recurring

?

[shrewd quest]

is SIG OA auto for QR?

[icy portal]

The blind leading the blind

[north hare]

has hrt soph already released all interviews?

also r hrt/js the only two firms that normally take sophomores

[mental nest]

thoughts on jump vs. citsec vs. xantium (swe/qd)

[tranquil wagon]

Jump

[mental nest]

how come jump? xantium also seems pretty good

[tranquil wagon]

I don’t rlly get where the hype around xantium comes from, I talked to some people there and nothing stood out about it

Jump has very good c++ and very fast execution so as a swe its a cool place to be

Also they pay very well

[mental nest]

to me seems like good wlb + good C++ + benefits/remote work and stuff at xantium while also getting paid well

vs jump comes across a bit more grind-y

but also prob more upside there

[tranquil wagon]

Xantium doesn’t pay as much but sure maybe the wlb is better, I’ve heard jump wlb is made out to be worse than it is though

I have a good friend who works there and he does 40-45 hrs a week

[mental nest]

at jump?

[tranquil wagon]

Yes

[mental nest]

is he core dev or on a trading team

[tranquil wagon]

Core dev

[mental nest]

ah

i interviewed jump swe on trading team and it seems like a bit worse wlb than core dev

but also more upside since bonus is directly tied to that team's pnl

[tranquil wagon]

It sounds like you are looking for people to tell u to take Xantium, if you want to do that then just go for it

None of the offers are bad

I would just personally take jump

[tame idol]

All the xantium interns i knew last summer generally worked 8:30-7:30

Not bad but probably not what you had in mind for good wlb

[tranquil wagon]

I think interns everywhere work a lot tho

If u want a RO and u aren’t grinding for it idk what ur doing

I guess I can’t give anything but anecdotal evidence, but all the people I know as interns worked more than the ft people on their team

[dire finch]

if ur not pouring ur blood and tears into ur favorite quant company what are u doing really

[tranquil wagon]

Lmao fr fr

[mental nest]

damn fr

thats not great wlb lol

[tranquil wagon]

Haha maybe it’s that

8 hours in ocaml would feel like 14 in c++

[fiery tangle]

it will

[dire finch]

matters more that you're on the right team

[wicked lotus]

^

[dire finch]

ok do it then ???

[wicked lotus]

Would there be comp diff for swe too based on front/middle/back office?

[gaunt hamlet]

Are quant procs finished?

I’m planning to apply to drw

and a couple others for quant research internships

[hardy marsh]

william i have a q, both ig kind of smaller mid tier firms but would u go for voloridge qd or acadian qd?

[tranquil wagon]

Honestly I’d just go with whichever you preferred the vibes of during the interview process or if u will be on a much cooler team at one

[hardy marsh]

awesome gotcha, do you know anything about them in terms of reputation? i have heard nothing tbh and also wasnt able to find a ton of info on either

like no crazy red flags?

[tranquil wagon]

I haven’t heard of any red flags, doesn’t mean there aren’t any, @lunar thicket might know more. Neither has a reputation that’s much better than the other from what I know

[hardy marsh]

okay awesome thank you so much!

[azure zenith]

wouldn’t agree with this given it’s an internship

once you have some decent firm name on your cv for an internship then NG apps CV stage are way more approachable

[azure zenith]

Afaik this is based on many variables though and not necessarily expected

when I’ve had interns on my team they have definitely worked longer hours than the team and I’ve literally told them they should go home

when I was an intern I worked up to when my team left generally

I think interns are very susceptible to the “I must appear to be working as hard as possible at all times for as long as possible” mindset

[tranquil wagon]

Team matters a lot for internship bc it’s important to get an interesting project to talk about in interviews

[azure zenith]

IMO it’s what you make of it that matters, doing something impressive is in your control regardless of the project premise

but even then, I don’t think I’ve ever had to talk about my intern project for more than 10-15 mins in an interview process. Usually the weight is almost all on your technical skills in the interview, not anything you say you’ve done before

only exception was radix, which did have a whole interview about it but said it could be on any project (so doesn’t have to be your internship one if you really think it’s bad)

[tranquil wagon]

I don’t think this is true lol, I’ve seen some interns get stuck on teams with terrible projects and where the full time people don’t invest any time into them

[tranquil wagon]

In my interviews I’ve spoken quite a lot about my intern projects

[azure zenith]

that is fair but I think more of an outlier (at a good firm) then a strict “make sure you’re not in a boring team” rule

I definitely agree in seeing some people get dealt shitty cards though

but that has happened even in great teams

if you interview well on the technical side I don’t think anyone will care as much that your previous project wasn’t that interesting

of course, this is an opinion on anecdotal evidence though so obviously I can’t say it’s representative for the whole industry.

[tranquil wagon]

Sure it’s not like if you have a bad project ur totally fucked but if u know you’ll get a better project on a better team at one company I think that’s worth considering because it’ll be an advantage

[azure zenith]

I can agree with that

[strange trench]

LOL

[hardy marsh]

whats the sentiment on vatic labs

[hybrid cove]

What evaluation

[twilit kraken]

what firms dont care abt gpa

[grizzled sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/ishowspeed-meme-trying-not-to-laugh-laugh-homeless-gif-9458928528704746136

[tranquil wagon]

Very positive

[strange trench]

all of them if u have suitable experience/comp math exp/etc

[strange trench]

not sure but prob not for all events, i got 3rd place at an event last year and they still resume rejected me LOL

[grizzled valley]

when will you interview me

for wife position that is

[dire finch]

@lunar thicket is fish company hiring technologists

🫶

[lunar thicket]

at hc i fear 🥀

ai team might have something but its all corporate erp stuff

[dire finch]

erp??

my favorite

[weak rock]

im trying to lock in and land top quant swe internship next yr. Ideally like Jump, JS, HRT. What should i focus on?

just leetcode? i can do like 50-60% of lc meds in 25-30 mins rn ...

I’m taking OS, High Performance Computing, and Modern Storage Systems (all cpp courses) next sem

i failed citadel technical this year unfortunately but will have 2x faang+ by the time i apply for summer 27

my plan rn is:

• take next sem courses
• read up on more cpp outside of class and maybe do some projects in cpp
• try to solve another 200-300 lc problems by may (currently have ~150 solved). maybe after that, experiemnt with some codeforces.
• do more impl heavy questions / just write more code in general (prob in python/cpp for this) to prep for JS.

is this even a good idea? my like only motivation is that quant pays more $$$

i guess if im gonna code for my job anyways then i might as well make more money doing it, right?

[lime zealot]

why are you incorporating a company into your life plan 😭

[weak rock]

not sure tbh, hence this

[weak rock]

.

if the roles were reversed and tech paid 500k and quant was 200k then i prob wouldnt do any of this ngl

[weak rock]

but also this

[dire finch]

js or dishonor

[iron torrent]

Actually i was considering hpc too

U think its worth or overkill? Atl for mine it seems emphasized on hardware since its in ece

[weak rock]

im not sure

just as clueless as u

it sounds cool for me

[sharp merlin]

Anyone familiar with select equity group?

[haughty kestrel]

!problems susquahana international group

[untold prawn]

!problems getco llc

[weak rock]

uh sure but im swe

[solemn patio]

I generally disagree ^. If youre willing to put in the work, there is no harm in gunning for quant. If you try it and dont like it than its easy to pivot to big tech. If you dont get it nbd, b/c you probably got a big tech offer w/ all that prep

[mental nest]

xantium is low-level c++ execution dev vs. jump is c++ on a trading team specializing in us equities. think jump's us equities stuff is pretty new, don't think it's that profitable yet but upside could be massive. idk if you've heard anythin ab that jump team

[dire finch]

who is this mogger

[azure zenith]

Eh maybe but don’t underestimate golden handcuffs and mental health

[mental nest]

jump offer is slightly better yeah i think i might lean there

[azure zenith]

if you’re not actually that passionate about the work but you don’t want to switch and take the (usually large) pay cut then you fall into a spiral easily

[mental nest]

any reason why you're immediately leanin jump?

like what have you heard etc

i got a friend there who likes it but says it can be a little grindy at times

[hot mica]

head of qr based in HK?

[cerulean notch]

could I cop this too?

[frozen linden]

Can I get this 🙏

[dire bough]

is green book enough to pass interviews

[strange trench]

QT yeah

QR no

[grizzled sapphire]

Is it? I heard it's no longer enough for qt either

[idle warren]

Has anyone here ever interviewed for quant fpga?

[peak egret]

did u just get OA?

idk i checked levels and its kinda mid 😭

[sick narwhal]

hey man

[weary path]

whats point72 superday like for swe

[frozen linden]

what about QD?

what should ppl aiming for QD be doing 🤔

[ashen zephyr]

HI EVERYONE im VED im newe to quants and finance world i have a cse background what would you guys suggest to start with i like challenges and soling problems

[green crane]

Anyone done HRT R2 for C++ dev?

[hasty bone]

dm

[grizzled sapphire]

What is the Optiver kickstarter trading event process is like? Do they int you with brain teasers/prob or lc?

They said that they will send me an oa and if I get through it, it will be an hour technical

[surreal patio]

Optiver Future Focus program opens soon. If you are currently a sophomore DM me a resume and role (quant or tech) and I'll refer cracked people

[frozen linden]

Bro what 😭

So this is the only shot for this cycle

[cerulean notch]

if you screw up you apply again in august, if you do good then you don't have to do it again!

[frozen linden]

They gonna see me apply with like 3 diff grad dates over the next few years 💀

[cursive stratus]

how u know

wait is jump still pod

or r they transitioning to collab

[normal sapphire]

Does anyone here know about capula RO rate?

[mental nest]

ended up takin jump, thx for the insight

[wind notch]

just curious, what's tc at jump?

[tranquil wagon]

Congrats

This for intern or ft?

[wind notch]

for ft swe

last I heard it was < 500k

[old axle]

i’m a quant

[cursive stratus]

how can i be as good as coding jesus

chat

i already have the lifetime sub

[valid musk]

does anyone know if citadel does off-season internships? in spring or fall

[cursive stratus]

yes

they do

ur not getting it

ur ngmi

sorry

u have to get the offer for sumemr and beg them to push to fall

[untold prawn]

i cant believe how much he makes off ts

preying on ngmis is too lucrative ig

he said like 60k/mo

way more than he ever made as a dev lol

[stark ruin]

for what its worth, everyone ik at xantium loves the WLB and hours are pretty good

[cursive stratus]

not rly i heard of his salary at his last compnay

[mental nest]

yea but in terms of comp progression i was a bit more confident in jump

but it will prob be a grind lol

[wind notch]

holy

what company are u jumping from?

[mental nest]

another smaller quant firm

[tranquil wagon]

oh very nice

[dark palm]

Is that swe ?

[mental nest]

yea, but not core dev, swe on equities trading team

[dark palm]

was that just team matched after application through regular swe

[mellow aurora]

@lunar thicket reply to me you headass mf I need help

You were not on a date you made the girl up to try and look cooler I did the same thing in hs

You can't do that and be broke at the same time get ur money up

Give to me

[hybrid cove]

Yo-ho

[dire finch]

Correct

i kinda just buy shit and wave a card at it

these days

its tuff

[cursive stratus]

just dont tell them and do the interview bruh

[hot mica]

Baller! The next level to this would be having a well stocked office pantry where you spend your midday munching on a wide variety of snacks. Few know this.
@pseudo dragon

[dire finch]

mmm rectangle

both it's both

i subsist purely on freebies these days

[weary path]

bp good for trading?

can i exit into quant/sytemtaic trading?

how abt intern

[quiet mirage]

What is bp

Black pill?

[wind notch]

British petroleum?

[lyric orchid]

Can you take the different parts of optiver oa separately

Like numberlogic one day and then zapn like 4 days later

[hollow oriole]

Is there like a neetcode 150 type thing but for algo dev?

[cerulean notch]

algo dev as in hrt's version of qr?

[hollow oriole]

Yeah I have their sophomore internship interview and don’t know how to prep

[cerulean notch]

prob do some probability and leetcode

[heady stone]

anyone here ever gone through the internship process for radix

[cerulean notch]

do you know of greenbook?

[cerulean notch]

https://academyflex.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-practical-guide-to-quantitative-finance-interviews.pdf chapter 4

[hollow oriole]

thank you so much🙏

[cerulean notch]

it's possible they don't ask as much probability if you dont have it in prior coursework or list it as prior knowledge? im not sure since I do know probability

study expected value

familiarize yourself with annoying ass recurrences like gamblers ruin and properties like linearity of expectation

[hollow oriole]

Wait are you in the sophomore process as well or was this more of a general statement?

[cerulean notch]

I did a hrt women intern process

[gaunt light]

What is the reputation of BAM? I am in the process for their applied AI researcher role in the dsai org. Is this good for resume value?

[grizzled sapphire]

Hrt's algo dev is QR. Prep for it like for other qr roles

[pastel wharf]

i have new grad offers from meta and two sigma, if my goal is to move to tier 1 quant js/citadel which is better. On linkedin I have seen more exits from meta to tier 1 quant than two sigma.

[cursive stratus]

erm wht

citadel isn't even better than two sigma depending on the team

if u go to meta u straight troll

[cursive stratus]

cuz theres like 200000 people working at meta and 200 working at two sig

[pastel wharf]

i have been told the leveling at two sigma is bad and you could make more money with leveling in tech especially in meta

alot of my friends in tech have said to choose meta

its just team dependent like most jobs, everyone does layoffs meta is just upfront about it, and its probably the best signal in tech (with google) outside of quant

plus the turnover is tech is high so most will just end up job hopping after 2-3 years

[cursive stratus]

getting promoted faster at meta doesn't help u with landing t1 quant

[cursive stratus]

fuck my curdbob life

[midnight scroll]

Yes this is certainly true but if you're looking to hop it won't matter as much

Two sigma new grad is like what, 280? Fair bit higher than meta

Can't imagine two sigma is worse than meta in hopping opportunities

[wicked reef]

!problems flow traders

!problems valkyrie trading

[dire finch]

what lol

2s is that poverty?

[tight mural]

@lunar thicket shoutout walleye

[pastel wharf]

2s has a one year non compete so idk how easy that would make it to work at t1 quant shops

[lime zealot]

you will likely get interviews with both

after that it’s a matter of actually passing the ints lol

[cursive granite]

i heard 450k or someshit

from andrew 😆

[brisk ingot]

external offer two sigma is 325 i’m pretty sure

bc return intern was 350

[pastel wharf]

its like 300k, you can nego but you need offer letter

[wind notch]

sign up bonus is pretty small

[midnight scroll]

Jeez crazy disconnect compared to ng

Actually ig not too nuts

[pastel wharf]

do tier one companies like cit/js/optiver care about non-competes that much? Would it be easier to join as 3-4 years at big fang like meta/google vs competitor?

[brisk ingot]

did u get it officially

can u dm me the different parts of the letter curious where the difference is

bc there was a 25k return intern bonus added, idk where the other 25 comes from

[brisk ingot]

usually quant non competes aren’t fully exercised unless ur quite senior

so like even if it’s a 1 year non compete, for juniors they’ll usually only exercise 6 months

[pastel wharf]

oh, that makes sense

[cursive stratus]

ANDREW WALLEYE GOAT

andrew im orzzing all over u

[cursive stratus]

whats non compete for a low latency UI team

yeah

react rendering quantitative research

CODING JESUS

coding jesus my c# goat

does ur comp also scale with how not fungible it is

[tidal yew]

does anyone have any insight on whether its better to do qt or qd internship? im debating between whcih path to choose for next year recruiting

[red rune]

calc is short for calculator

i’m just using slang

[umbral spade]

whatre u doing next year

[dire finch]

the one you're better at

[tidal yew]

Im interning at meta for 2026

[opal bramble]

react and perf in the same sentance

[opal bramble]

can i give you a coding jesus esque question?

[echo panther]

Does anyone know how hard Xantium qd process is

[hardy marsh]

Does anyone know how hard Xantium qd

[edgy ledge]

Anyone knows AQR Quant Research Developer New Grad TC?

[nimble quail]

Anyone know how long it takes to hear back after virtu technical rounds for quant strategist intern

[gentle robin]

whats BlackEdge Capital new grad quant dev comp

[midnight scroll]

it was something like 250 if I remember. I was in proc last year and hit up some linkedin people for that # but I could totally be misremembering

dont trust me on that number

[gentle robin]

levels shows something similar

[cursive stratus]

does anyone know new exlir golem comp?

[hexed obsidian]

does jane street reach headcount or do they finish out processes (how important is it to schedule interview sooner)

[tranquil wagon]

Levels for small quant firms generally incredibly inaccurate

[midnight scroll]

Not levels I asked an ex intern

He did say tho they were boosting comp since they got that new optiver dude running the joint

So it might not be 250 anymore

[ruby fog]

they’re done

[warm kayak]

What teams/work at bloomberg are best to jump to quant dev

[strange trench]

You don’t

[azure zenith]

ofc it’s a thing, a firm will almost certainly want you if you’re already working somewhere good. though occasionally some are weirder about this

I moved after 1yr (narrowly avoided non compete)

but it gets harder the longer you stay due to non competes

[kindred mortar]

Why did you move so soon ?

[azure zenith]

three reasons

[kindred mortar]

Also interesting they didn’t enforce non compete

[azure zenith]

• I view the other firm as a bit better cultural/vibes fit and better performing
• I figured the hop between competitors would also be a good comp improvement point
• Wasn’t unhappy with my first place but felt I would be valued a bit better at this new one

[azure zenith]

Didn’t have one for my first year at the original firm (standard).Would’ve signed onto one soonish

[kindred mortar]

I guess if are a grad swe under one year it makes sense to skip the non compete

[azure zenith]

tbh it lowkey didn’t make sense here, I was close to various sensitive things/etc

but obviously non compete or not I’m not going to share that information to any other company anyway. however I still would’ve put me on a NC if I was managing ig? A short one but idk

[kindred mortar]

I’d argue that most swe have very limited alpha anyway

Maybe FPGA? But still not like that non compete prevent anything

[azure zenith]

half my team did stuff directly with QR

so i think it’s reasonably sensitive in my case

FPGA or low latency anything is still gonna be sensitive

and it will have probably changed after a year so NC would be worth having

everyone in my original firm is NC after 1yr but I don’t think they enforce it every time anyway

[wicked reef]

dm

[sick flame]

Does anyone know about the work culture, pay, and job stability at Old Mission Capital?

[dire finch]

omc is not too shabby

would pick over optiver/imc/sig

would not pick over the usual suspects

(for qd)

[sick flame]

So I just got the OA for junior SWE for OMC, and I am in team matching for a FAANG company right now. I eventually like the idea of going into quant firms, but no hard requirement for that for me right now (I am a new grad). Not sure if there is any point in even putting any effort into the process here

[dreamy temple]

since you said team matching instead of offer, i'd assume it's not guaranteed so why not do omc proc

[sick flame]

Yeah, that's completely fair. Idk why I am using so much brain cells over this right now

[dire finch]

would do omc over google

they have rotationals first year so you wont get immediately fired

[wind notch]

just curious, which firm did u move from/to?

optiver probably better tc wise

also there are lots of other chi quants

[azure zenith]

Optiver -> JS

[wind notch]

nice

did they take back the sign on?

[azure zenith]

lol no that’d be terrible

[dire finch]

there are more offices in chicago gang

[azure zenith]

I’d worked there for a year, it’s not like I was leaving after 2 months

[dire finch]

can i dm about optiver

i reneged for citsec and j curious about culture / tech etc

[azure zenith]

sure

[cold heart]

did omc send everyone to OA again lol

[untold prawn]

https://tenor.com/view/rage-gif-18338667365126853250

[midnight scroll]

The trade desk is tier1 in Chicago

[dire finch]

trading opt is better but swe omc is better

is what i was told by folks on both ends

[green ibex]

Do you guys play blackjack?

[dire finch]

i do not troll

lmao what

send

[deft dagger]

has jane street sophomore IN FOCUS program come out yet

like results

[azure zenith]

disagree

also loads of growth opportunity rn in Optiver as a SWE

it’s definitely not cushy or perfect by any means ofc

[ornate urchin]

"aquatic"

[wind notch]

also pretty sure ctc pays more than omc atp

[tranquil wagon]

omc kinda has aura on the technical side tho

[turbid mural]

It's only possible getting into good quants from undergrad right?

[ruby fog]

i think team dependent

but u dont rlly know that as a ng

so perhaps as experienced hire

[turbid mural]

nah I'm full time and I'm about to apply to grad school

I realize quant probably ain't happening, even if I go to a top grad school they barely hire anyone with a masters. But at least I could get interviews with Google again probably

[untold prawn]

swe is prolly the most feasible outside of ug

qt/qr there's like no chance

they'll intv ppl from top tech with a few yoe

[turbid mural]

to which companies?

not the top ones like HRT or JS

top sorry lol

I didn't go to a good enough undergrad, top 20 but not one quants recruit from

Columbia most likely

yes

Columbia MSCS

tha'ts the best I can realistically get into

into quant?

from which masters?

GT in person?

[turbid mural]

One guy did and he had direct connections through family

It’s not, they have target schools for a reason

[dire finch]

tl;dr get gapped buddy

🫂

[turbid mural]

Of course not

How many is “plenty”? Give me a number

I know how many there are, there’s one lol. I’ve been on LinkedIn

Of course it isn’t, it’s literally how quant and basically any high paying recruiting works

I didn’t get interviews with quants, I’ve passed every big tech interview I’ve gotten

[dire finch]

bro coped his way to having no other attractive credentials 🥀

[turbid mural]

Quants only recruit from certain schools

Good quants that is, Jane Street, HRT, and Jump

[dire finch]

@lunar thicket is the certain school in the room with us

[turbid mural]

Who gives a shit about the mediocre ones

Of course they do not

[dire finch]

i think bro is too deep into the copium

let him rest

[turbid mural]

Nah I’m just right

[dire finch]

ok u can be right

err

idk man we can't help you

[tranquil wagon]

[lime zealot]

lol

[turbid mural]

you aren't at a quant either lol

you still aren't

[dire finch]

bro name is laser focus

really laser focused on gimping himself

🥀

dooming to unemployed true combo at low%

[turbid mural]

I have a job

I just want more money

so I can gamble more

[dire finch]

fax

[turbid mural]

https://tenor.com/view/uncut-gems-adam-sandler-this-is-how-i-win-smile-gif-16038071

top 20 CS school

3.7 gpa

maybe I just need to start gambling more

it's top 20 just for CS

actually higher than top 20

at least if that list is accurate

my school is ranked higher than northeastern on that list

which is surprising

but there's schools that are ranked lower like Columbia that get FAR more recruiting cause they're actually target schools

[rugged rampart]

Umd?

[turbid mural]

I know one guy from my undergrad who got to a quant

out of like thousands of us

maybe

right I know one guy

there's one guy who got to JS and maybe one guy who got to HRT, across thousands of us over the past few years

I only care about JS, HRT and Jump

and maybe Optiver

[rugged rampart]

Cit interviews a lot too

[turbid mural]

I dont want to go to citadel?

only one got in, maybe 3 interviewed

and he had connections

I knew everyone at my school that was getting interviews with good companies

[dire finch]

he is a knower obviously

don't talk to this knower like that

village pookie

[turbid mural]

they didn't interview anyone

[dire finch]

consider: your class is dumb

[rugged rampart]

Did you know someone who got OpenAI residency from your school

[turbid mural]

OpenAI was barely a thing by the time I graduated so no

[dire finch]

oh no wonder

[turbid mural]

i'm not? I graduted 3 years ago

ChatGPT literally just came out

it's two

you're lying

it's literally two

I check linkedin to see where people are going

it's two

they're both quant devs

I am looking at linkedin right now

[primal shell]

Lmfao

[turbid mural]

of course it is

there's target schools for a reason

maybe it was different 3 years ago

or maybe UMD just sucks lol

cause the only guys I knew who even got interviews had connections

cause it's a terrible school lol

I think I should be a bartender

I honestly hate being a software engineer lol

I like gambling

I've been doing that a lot lately

[storm turret]

not true

u just need a good prev

[turbid mural]

no one here gets that lol

unless you count internships. or at least they used to be able to. I didn't

I actually got an offer with Palantir somehow but I didn't take it

and I lost out on 3 million because of it

[storm turret]

Wait are you still in school

[turbid mural]

nope

graduated 3 years ago, never got another interview since lol

palantir offer was in 2022, when their stock price was 1/30th of what it is today

I should have been a lawyer lol

[edgy kayak]

hi how do you become a quant

[storm turret]

What firm r u at? Is it on palantir level?

[turbid mural]

cause I already had an offer and I didn't want to have to get a security clearance and also palantir scared me

yes unfortunately

I have family connections to big law

[turbid mural]

I am at a very bad company

the TC was like 20-30k higher

because my job is terrible and I can't get another

yes

because I'm at a bad company

[storm turret]

like no name firm as in bad?

[turbid mural]

it's very bad

I does not

palantir pays more

more

because they have good internal culture, other quants dont

I know I can't get to any of those places though

no one is ever going to interview me ever again lol

[storm turret]

Go to a faang bro

[turbid mural]

I have applied literally hundreds of times

I've literally never gotten another interview since I graduated

I've applied since, they don't interview me

I even passed Amazon and Google at one point, I turned Amazon down and got waitlisted with Google

I've uniornically been considering just quitting my job and being a bum

[storm turret]

Is ur current better or worse than like c1??

[turbid mural]

we're slightly better than amazon, I think

or maybe we're not, I don't know

we're on amazon level, in some ways we're not as bad, in some ways we're much worse

I actually think amazon is higher prestige

nah

I don't care, like I said I'm probably quitting this field

yeah it's Atlassian

I just wanna be unemployed

my parents are rich, eventually they'll die and I'll inherit a bunch of money

I see no point in working

no they said no

I've never had a girlfriend lol

they said they won't

I haven't been on a date in like 5 years and don't want to

I've been getting into gambling lately

1. illegal 2. morally wrong

because it is and I'm not interested. that stuff isn't normal in the US

maybe you're from a country where it is, idk

I'm just not good at this stuff

and my company sucks

so I'm at a dead end and I kinda don't care

I genuinely wish I would just get laid off and get severance

ok

[autumn shoal]

why u think ur life will be better if quant

[turbid mural]

better culture, money, prestige, NYC

I mean even at Google my life would be drastically better, but I've accepted I'm never getting there

I can't even get interviews with Amazon at this point lol. So I'm hoping I just get laid off soon

you feel like more of a failure when you're trying your best and still not getting where you wanted to be. once you give up entirely things get a lot easier

read blind

everyone loves being at HRT and JS

it's super chill and pays a ton

exactly

they just got out of the hell that is 99% of engineering companies

big tech is so bad these days

except maybe google

if you're working on alpha or you had a bad trading day, you're working after hours

or if something breaks they need working before opening the next day

but they are well run companies so I dont think that stuff happens a ton

yeah I'm ready to quit this field but I want severance

so I'm quiet quitting, I'm just being lazy until they fire me

I have no clue

I've only been at one company and I hate it so much lol

yeah

like 60+

I AM working 60+

yes

so quitting seems like the move

it's gotten bad

and then I can finally be unemployed

and gamble

[midnight scroll]

Pretty much everyone I know at UMD has interviewd for at least one firm

I mean for some odd reason five rings and sig come to the career fairs

I think hrt came once too?

2sigma used to (idk if still) put up school exclusive handshake links and I got oa off that one for umd

[strange trench]

Is the tldr of the last like 200 messages just joy boy complaining about his life lol

[turbid mural]

It 100% was not like that 3 years ago

[naive bison]

in every quant proc ive been in i think ive met at least one other person from umd lol

[turbid mural]

Maybe things changed, it definitely wasn’t like that 3 years ago

[dire finch]

correct

[cursive stratus]

im a fking bot

https://tenor.com/view/i-am-about-to-crash-out-sunflower-pvz-plants-vs-zombies-gif-2216785787877099970

[orchid steeple]

Anyone have imc proc

Or offer

[grizzled sapphire]

Ironic for someone named joy boy. Has bro really unlocked gear 5?

[ember star]

Anyone has tip preparing for super day? I've never done one back to back interviews before 🤣

[ornate urchin]

Sleep well, shits exhausting

[wind notch]

be fast

[glossy canyon]

anyone have experience for optiver swe? have upcoming system design and live coding round. what kind of questions do they ask for live coding?

[austere rampart]

It’s not

P72 is terrible for devs

Optimus is best of the best tech outcomes

[quasi orbit]

optimus tc is like 600k

source: got ro

[grizzled sapphire]

Wtf actually?

[quasi orbit]

yes

u dont know? ap has option to split for rsu / option / all cash, ur choice

no

if u take cash u get what u get

[grizzled sapphire]

I agree w this

both databricks and snowflake > p72 swe

600k vs 200k man you don't have to care that much to easily choose one or the other. Idk what the conversation here is abt but that's what I am thinking at least

quantcel

[quasi orbit]

at the end of the day ur getting advice from people who havent worked at either of those companies

???

u have not worked there

most interns i know at ap rly liked it

[grizzled sapphire]

I have a friend working at cubist, huge bias but obviously he fucks w it

Have you been matched yet

[quasi orbit]

if u want more info feel free to dm

yeah cuz p72 is a bum hf

i am surprised optimus have specific ml infa tho

i mean gpu is just gpu

not sure if i should say publicly

but i was also not aware of a ml infra specific optimus team

[fathom kraken]

i think austin is more low level for chip stuff

[midnight scroll]

you'd be surprised

can't speak for tesla but at least for meta the amount of ml infra teams cannot be counted on your hands and feet combined

[quasi orbit]

Are you saying too many or too few

[midnight scroll]

its a lot but also the scale that they operate at is much bigger tbf

[brisk ingot]

don’t they have their own ai chips

like ai4

[grizzled sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/ishowspeed-crazy-meme-black-dude-gif-26836077

[azure zenith]

reading this chat makes me feel better about not being this way lol

[crude frigate]

guys im 21 backwards is it too late to be a quant

am i behind

sigh

[grizzled sapphire]

Stealing orz's memes for clout on cscd 💔

(I lowkey do the same he too funny)

it's over bro

lmaooo

Bro same with my friend gc

I fw this one so heavy

Gotta gatekeep them tho

to use at the perfect time

[ashen ledge]

i know at least 5 who interviewed w citadel, 5 w jane street, and at least 4 who got IMC offer for SWE not including QT at UMD, so ur just wrong.

there’s also a couple dudes who interviewed for optiver SWE and 1 got offer

not everyone updates their LinkedIn so u can’t cope and say UMD is the reason ur not getting interviews when u have 3YOE😭

also if ur 3 years out of UMD i promise u do not know everyone at UMD getting quant procs by looking at LinkedIn, esp bc that doesn’t take into account people who turn down quant

[untold prawn]

aint no way bro is saying umd is stopping him from getting quant procs 😹

acc maybe it's ragebait

in which case it was 10/10 successful

[ashen ledge]

yeah😭😭😭

doesn’t seem like he’s trolling tho

[median gust]

Anyone got citadel SWE intern superday advice?

[twin sentinel]

Hey @median gust, sent you a dm

[dire finch]

Yes

[median gust]

Heard the industry is pretty small, might have rippling consequences

[wind notch]

ft?

oh

were u an intern at imc?

do you care about wlb

or comp

reneging isn't a big deal here imo