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0 pointsnequo3y ago0 comments

Do you have a source on the $1mn+ figure? I would be curious to read more about this.

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I mean, not really. This is personal knowledge. You can't really look up salaries because the base is like $175k but even in mediocre years they're getting high six-figures in bonus.

Take a peek at what Wolverine, Radix, or Jump are paying new grads though. It's generally like $500k+. Even Jane Street, which is a larger place that hires people who aren't published mathematicians (see: Sam Bankman-Fried) pays $750k

caddemon3y ago

Yeah the numbers he posted were also base from JS and Citadel websites, so they're not reflective of how much one could (or even guaranteed will with the early career bonus floors) actually make at those places.

This is for traders and researchers though. You can get pretty similar early career salary + bonus as a SWE at JS or Citadel, which is probably what more people on HN would be considering. Do you know what kind of pay the smaller shops offer for pure SWE?

selectodude3y ago

I’m afraid that’s out of my purview. Only familiar with quant traders and researchers.

I’m sure it’s as good or better than big tech. But you don’t get to live in San Francisco and the work is a lot more boring.

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selectodude3y ago

I mean, not really. This is personal knowledge. You can't really look up salaries because the base is like $175k but even in mediocre years they're getting high six-figures in bonus.

caddemon3y ago

selectodude3y ago

I’m afraid that’s out of my purview. Only familiar with quant traders and researchers.

I’m sure it’s as good or better than big tech. But you don’t get to live in San Francisco and the work is a lot more boring.

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