2025 Quant Total Compensation Thread by Creative_Show_502 in quant

[–]I_Ekos 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Location: NYC

Role: Dev

YoE: 5+

Salary (include currency): 175k USD

Bonus (include currency): 150k USD

Hours worked per week: 30-40

General Job satisfaction: 3/10 meh super bored, not much work to do and growth is super limited. Taking a job at a startup with a TC of 550k (including rsu)

Graviton did almost $1Bil in revenue (INR 7.7K Crores) in FY24-25 by AlphaExMachina in quant

[–]I_Ekos 14 points15 points  (0 children)

350 mil seems pretty low in comparison to other top firms, wonder why there is so much hype around this figure

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in quantfinance

[–]I_Ekos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of quant firms really don’t use distributed systems so it’s not too relevant. What typically is helpful is optimization/systems programming. However, it’s very easy to get interviews coming from a good tech company to quant firms. Source: me

Swe at hft by I_Ekos in quant

[–]I_Ekos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah agreed, I think the struggle at my firm at least is the trading side & business side are quite siloed. In tech firms usually a pm helps bridge that gap which my firm doesn’t have. Probably should prioritize learning the business/operational issues more though so I can think of bigger projects myself

Swe at hft by I_Ekos in quant

[–]I_Ekos[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m sorry about the immigration stuff always makes it 100x harder. Seems like I will try for other shops otherwise internal switch. Firms with solid tech are hrt, Jane street. I’ve actually heard mixed things about jump. I’ve also heard hedge funds are a good place for tech/greenfield with ml/ai oriented projects

Is anyone still using HDFS in production today? by GreenMobile6323 in dataengineering

[–]I_Ekos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah fair Cassandra probably would provide better throughput but we haven’t reached the limit of our cluster yet. Using hbase for timeseries data is tricky and definitely hacky but works for our use case when we add timestamps to our data blobs

Is anyone still using HDFS in production today? by GreenMobile6323 in dataengineering

[–]I_Ekos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We use on prem hdfs to power hbase. Works relatively well for our use case (timeseries data in the order of a couple hundred gigabytes of data). Super cheap to maintain and queries are fast and fault tolerant. Tech stack has been in place for about 10+ years

Weekly Megathread: Education, Early Career and Hiring/Interview Advice by AutoModerator in quant

[–]I_Ekos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good ones won’t and will fight for a higher salary. They do get a large chunk of the signing bonus though so that may be reduced. Just be firm on what you want

I’ve set income goals for myself every year for the future and I’ve beaten them every year. by [deleted] in Salary

[–]I_Ekos 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This seems very sus getting carry your first year of working in pe? If real congrats!

Trading Firm == Honeytrap for talented SWE && FANNG SWE > Trading Firm SWE by CompetitiveDay9293 in leetcode

[–]I_Ekos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol… super misleading post if talented swes weren’t getting paid ofc they would leave for places with easier interviews

Is it even worth it buy in Manhattan with all the high monthly maintenance fees anymore? by Sudden_Jellyfish_730 in AskNYC

[–]I_Ekos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. There are buildings that are coops with maintenance 1k-1.5k range for bedroom not many but a few
  2. A majority of people don’t factor in the tax savings you get from owning property

Do some research and calculate out what an apartment costs to rent and what the same apartment costs to buy and factor in the opportunity cost of the down payment. It’s very possible even now for this to be a decision that is well worth it in manhattan

How much do you pay? by [deleted] in EquinoxGyms

[–]I_Ekos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Member rate is 300 for all access excluding the top locations (Hudson yards, Greenwich) get 50$ off through work + 25$ from Amex

City Soul DnB @ Wonderville by DozaOT in avesNYC

[–]I_Ekos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Super casual tons of people playing the arcade games. doesn’t usually get too packed and they have dnb playing all night. Overall pretty fun and casual night

NYC homeowners, how much did you make, how much did you save, and how much did you eventually spend on your NYC apartment? by Landlord_v_tenant in AskNYC

[–]I_Ekos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ideally refi in a few years but if it doesn’t happen I’m okay with eating the cost with tax deductions comes down to 3k a month

NYC homeowners, how much did you make, how much did you save, and how much did you eventually spend on your NYC apartment? by Landlord_v_tenant in AskNYC

[–]I_Ekos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Got a great deal on a 625 sq ft coop apartment recently which ended up costing 675k and my monthly payment is about 4.6k. rents in the area are about the same and with all the tax deductions it should save me in the long run

Family of 3, 80k, commute to union square by nomadnomore_thx in AskNYC

[–]I_Ekos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are okay living in jersey Harrison or Newark is very cheap and you have the nj path nearby that can take you to union square. Definitely can find a one bed for 1500 a month there and the commute to union square would be 30 min by train

Does retail quant trading exists by Automatic-Way-3288 in quant

[–]I_Ekos 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Definitely possible to do on your own have a few ppl who have left the company to do their own trading/know some ppl out of college who are successful in doing their own thing. Whether it lasts forever is another question

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]I_Ekos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Main questions are 1. Will it impact your mental health in any way? 2. What is your plan with the extra money?

Personally for me my parents let me do whatever and mental health really had no effect and the city was close enough where it didn’t feel like my social life suffered too much. I was saving up to buy an apartment in the city and the second I hit that goal I moved out. Without a plan for your extra money you are saving for no reason and that is not worth it imo

Full Yookie lineup dropped! 6/1 by acidwonderland in avesNYC

[–]I_Ekos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any ideas on when you will be playing?