> For the most part you don't hear about these kinds of firms in the media (except when the disaster of a book Flash Boys was published) +1. Most of the best k

> For the most part you don't hear about these kinds of firms in the media (except when the disaster of a book Flash Boys was published) +1. Most of the best known trading firms and investment funds in tech circles are simply well marketed to software engineers. They may perform well (especially relative to the vast majority of other players, who are mostly lemons), but they don't tend to be the places with the best track records. The best firms are usually very small, very discreet and basically only hire through direct referral.