Palantir vs Bloomberg

[cursive hollow]

id say go to bloomberg (and try to nego with the competing offer) if you care even an ounce about ethics
the marginal difference in tc is not worth sacrificing your morals for imo

[quasi breach]

There’s 0 work at Palantir that would be relevant to any quant work and they’re a big Java shop with minimal C++ which is a massive negative for quant as they all ask in depth C++ and OS trivia.
Bloomberg is great if you want good industry C++ experience and gain domain specific knowledge like FIX messaging, both of which are helpful to have for quant recruiting contrary to what many think. As a temporary place to stay for 2-3 years before job hopping Bloomberg is better for quant imo and that’s not even considering the moral implications of working at Palantir

If Palantir had quality c++ work i would lean towards them but they don’t. I would think vast majority of big tech engineers getting into quant firms all worked on C++ teams at their old companies

And maybe Python, but less common as most quant dev work is C++

[grizzled olive]

bb cuz pltr stock overvalued

[cobalt tartan]

lol

[rocky ember]

swe or fdse?

pltr

and which team in pltr? if you think the team is not moral go for bb

then uk where you want to go lol
are you just making sure you're not making a mistake choosing bb?

[terse ferry]

Palantir easily

[heavy fiber]

Yeah Palantir is dogshit for quant

Huge Java shop

Not doing alot of embedded or low latency work

Just go bb seems like u like that work anyway

If u want more financial related or jump to quant

[rocky ember]

In defense it is low latency work right?

[heavy fiber]

Depends

Palantir is just ontology software (orm on steroids) so there’s not much low level work being done

Lots of low level work at a company like Anduril which has a custom Os for defense or robotics/embedded work

[terse ferry]

Palantir is better for quant

[heavy fiber]

Its not

BB is a guaranteed pipeline

Citadel and other quants have bb specific recruiters

[terse ferry]

No

lol

[dull sail]

Bloomberg

[tepid orbit]

why lol hes right that pltr has no c++ lol

[night yarrow]

nego bloomberg they give u sign-on if u have a competing offer i think

bb comp should match palantir after that

and yeah def go bloomberg

problem is palantir sentiment is rock bottom rn

i genuinely think it could be negative res value for some companies

[tepid orbit]

prolly not to quant shops but ye lol

[night yarrow]

yeah agreed bb better for quant anyways tho

[flat lion]

both companies would land you a quant interview at most places tbh

and i'd argue both places are very different from HFT firms so maybe don't overindex on language + presumed domain proximity

both are great offers that set you up for success, i'd just go with whatever excites you more. most people here have no idea what they're talking about

[terse ferry]

Low latency c++ Bloomberg orz quant finance

[stiff nacelle]

How did palantir prestige drop this fast

Their hiring proc is still nuts

And the company is still doing very well

[night yarrow]

ice and gaza

most recruiters are v liberal u know

[night yarrow]

yeah fs

i mean palantir is a def still a good name in tech

i think it's chill for a lotta companies

but could be bad signal for others

depends on ur goals

if u wanna stick in deftech or do startups palantir makes sense

if you care about exit opps in tech/ml labs then it doesn't make sense

[stiff nacelle]

Ik libs hate it but I wonder if it genuinely affects people from getting proc at companies

[night yarrow]

i think at the very big centralized companies no

like amazon/meta/goog

smthn like netflix or companies that do team-based recruiting i think it's v possible

[heavy fiber]

Prestige hasn’t changed?

Still FAANG+

[heavy fiber]

It won’t. The Palantir name is one of the strongest in tech

Just like how working at Tesla, SpaceX won’t harm your brand in tech

[pale oxide]

Other companies would be more than happy to poach palantir's talent

[heavy fiber]

Yup

[night yarrow]

tesla/spacex are quite different

the sentiment there is around the ceo not what they actually do

[heavy fiber]

Still

A very big name

FAANG+

Its just overvalued and progression is non existent

Which are what hold it back

[night yarrow]

non-existant progression is a massive knock no?

not sure if u can call it faang+ considering that

why would anyone take palantir over faang ng

[dull sail]

Palantir is arguably better than Zon and maybe Apple

[heavy fiber]

If you like the work then go for it

I really need to drop my tier list

[stiff nacelle]

See I thought palantir used to be like tier 1 unicorn

Now I never see it winning polls anymore

[flat lion]

yeah I'm surprised people would take faang ng over palantir

the hate is overblown and the company is misunderstood. they're a data integration company

[dull sail]

I don’t think it’s that surprising. Google/Meta/Flix are def better than Palantir

[flat lion]

what makes you say that?

in terms of ""prestige"" i guess. but in terms of actual engineering, palantir would likely be more challenging and exciting. of course, that's team and org dependent

[stiff nacelle]

Meta..

Google and Netflix for sure, think meta might be a debate

[dull sail]

Palantir is a fast-paced company, but so are many startups that people wouldn’t choose over FAANG. Most of these people on these threads’ opinions are based on prestige/res value which is arguably the most important factor you should maximize the most in internships/early career. Besides, most of the Google/Meta/and Flix pay more than Palantir.

[flat lion]

i disagree that prestige/res value is the most important factor you should maximize in your early career. building a strong foundation of engineering skills and working in an environment that challenges you intellectually is much more important. not to say that company name doesn't matter though, of course it's still important. my point is more that all of these companies could land you a quant interview, but not all of them will give you the skills you need to pass it

[dull sail]

No company teaches you LC skills

They might match but their base offer is lower from experience

[flat lion]

if all you needed to pass a quant interview was LC skills, there would be a lot more quant devs out there

there are many facets to the interviews -- system design, communication skills, and ability to learn quickly are all things that are assessed beyond just LC

[dull sail]

Sure but those are also assessed at a bunch of big tech companies

All I’m saying is that companies interview processes tend to be pretty distinct from what u do on the job

Passing interviews are a matter of prep not where u work

I do agree though that sure developing good engineering skills early on will help u with promos later

[harsh rivet]

I remember pltr has cpp work with opengl so if u get that team it could be good, like the maps team iirc

[patent niche]

fuk pltr

[neon urchin]

Palantir doesn’t have C++?

Ig they are mostly data pipelines

[night yarrow]

bb

[whole anchor]

@low cape may i ask how was your EM round

[twilit star]

if you want to bomb innocent children just join the military bro 😂