How can I move to quantitative trading firms such as Jane street/Two Sigma ?
I know there are a lot of answers online already but still asking it to get different perspectives. It seems like without the right colleges or FAANG companies in resume, it's very hard to get even an interview in those companies.
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a year agoSenior Software Engineer, ex-metaNo. I know of people who started the interview loop at Jane st before ever working at a FAANG and without a college degree.
- 2a year agoTech Lead/Manager at Meta, Pinterest, Kosei
Since the top firms can be smaller (a few hundred people) and you get paid handsomely, I do think there's some truth to the higher expectation of pedigree among the SWEs and quants at these companies.
- A lot of the companies only recruit from companies like Stanford, Harvard, MIT, and the like.
- They recruit from peer companies or top candidates from FAANG.
What they're trying to capture here (imperfectly) is some degree of exceptionalism -- are you amazing at math or computing problems? If you can demonstrate your ability in some way that is not tied to pedigree (e.g. competitions or a strong referral), you still have a shot at these companies.
