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I'd say HFT/prop trading/market making/hedge funds, since those are the only places that are hiring right now and pay good money. The usual destinations for sm
by boshalfoshal 4y ago
I'd say HFT/prop trading/market making/hedge funds, since those are the only places that are hiring right now and pay good money.
The usual destinations for smart and motivated new grads are (not counting very early startups/making your own company):
1. Top tier HFT/prop firm (Jane Street, HRT, Jump, etc.)
2. Meta, larger unicorns like Stripe, Databricks, etc.
3. Google
4. Amazon, Microsoft, etc.
Obviously im leaving out a lot of places but this is generally what I've seen.
Id say for most people FAANG is still the top option, and for people that want to shoot beyond FAANG, trading firms are probably the next target.
If you were including very early startups in this list, I've noticed that the smartest people often join promising startups as an early engineer, or make their own company. I'd put them above trading firms, but the risk is way higher.