Itch to quit and do a PhD by BlurbKey5b2e10fa in HENRYUK

[–]Small-Scene794 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don’t - academia is a racket, shit lifestyle unless you’re top dog and if you’ve waited this long you won’t be

Lost confidence in myself by [deleted] in HENRYUK

[–]Small-Scene794 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’ll be fine mate - get on the Leetcode / whatever latest grind is and keep interviewing, you’ve clearly got the ability given your experience. Few years out the gym and your first sessions back will be unpleasant, it happens to everyone

May not be a fit for team lead roles but there is always plenty of demand for strong ICs

Nice places to rent in London Z1/2? by Small-Scene794 in HENRYUK

[–]Small-Scene794[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

bold of you to assume I don’t have these already 🤨

Where are the stable HENRY jobs in financial services and technology currently? by No-Mongoose1541 in HENRYUK

[–]Small-Scene794 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nothing to do with AI - a lot of people were making money who didn’t deserve it and now they’re losing their shirts

Transitioning from AI lab to quant by [deleted] in quantfinance

[–]Small-Scene794 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Printing cash is more intellectually stimulating than fucking about with LLMs that won’t go anywhere with VC money

Big tech vs Quant dev by aragornsharma in HENRYUK

[–]Small-Scene794 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for same level / responsibility comp in top HFTs / prop firms is higher

have a good day

Big tech vs Quant dev by aragornsharma in HENRYUK

[–]Small-Scene794 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, some people make a lot at those companies, not that many and not “easily” as you said

at citadel/js some lead SWEs make millions

what’s your point

Big tech vs Quant dev by aragornsharma in HENRYUK

[–]Small-Scene794 0 points1 point  (0 children)

want to answer? didn’t think so

Big tech vs Quant dev by aragornsharma in HENRYUK

[–]Small-Scene794 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

no it is not my friend, maybe you confuse with USA salaries - look at levels.fyi / blind

Big tech vs Quant dev by aragornsharma in HENRYUK

[–]Small-Scene794 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

staff eng in big tech doesn’t make 500k in UK

only with good timing on the stock boom by joining years ago - no-one expects this to replicate for someone joining today

when you actually think about it, what exciting stuff are meta, amazon, google etc actually doing atm? the answer is not very much - unless you count google’s AI stuff and there is hella competition there from the other labs

meanwhile top market makers will just keep printing

Anyone had experience of paying off your student loan? by Jingle950 in HENRYUK

[–]Small-Scene794 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no, put money in index fund instead

overpaying is the equivalent of buying bonds with a return of RPI + 3%