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A recruiter can help you break into the industry. You can contact them directly or apply to jobs that they represent and they will contact you if they're intere
by yellowstuff 7y ago
A recruiter can help you break into the industry. You can contact them directly or apply to jobs that they represent and they will contact you if they're interested. I'm not sure what the market is like these days for junior people, my guess is you need at least a few years of experience as a working programmer before a recruiter would be interested.
There are only a few big systematic funds. I think it's just Two Sigma, Jane Street, Citadel, Point 72/Cubist and AQR. Maybe a few others. You can apply to those yourself, but they're picky. Then you can look on LinkedIn for hedge funds looking for programmers, although it may not be obvious which are discretionary versus systematic.
Hedge funds are only in a few cities. About half are in NYC and Connecticut, then some are in Chicago, Boston, Houston and the Bay area. And maybe a few small ones elsewhere on the West coast, I'm not familiar with that area.