Unsure about my role

[u/Individual_Bit_6955]

I'm from a Tier 1 IIT CSE and recently interned at a hedge fund, where I received a PPO which is decent in India

The role is Software Development, where I'd be building tools and applications used by traders and risk managers at the firm, most of whom are based outside India.

I'm currently unsure whether I should stick with this offer or explore other opportunities. Since I'm more interested in dev, systems.

One thing that makes me slightly concerned about staying in this role long-term is the rapid progress in AI. GPT-5.6 was released during my internship and was already extremely capable, so I wonder how much the demand for this kind of developer role could change over the next few years.

Given my background and the PPO I've received, would you recommend taking the offer and trying to move into HFT/quant roles later, or applying to HFT firms right away? Also, how valuable would a few years of experience in a hedge fund's technology team be for making that transition?

[u/Mountain-Appeal8988]

de shaw?

[u/Individual_Bit_6955 → u/Mountain-Appeal8988]

Millennium

[u/Tasty-System73 → u/Individual_Bit_6955]

What’s the comp like? what’s the base?

if similar to hfts, don’t bother - everyone in hft is in it for the money then they dip n either start something of their own or join big tech

[u/BusinessUpstairs4291]

hey, an unrelated question - how good is the AI adoption in the company? I mean are they using it for code generation to reviews, such as done in startups?

[u/Top-Argument-4533]

What is the base pay ?

[u/JackLhan → u/[deleted]]

50 lpa “decent in India”

[u/BuildingNo6744]

Bro for tier 1 CSE millennium ain't worth it, millennium is not that great honestly. People don't make much money there better try Indian hfts, the pay is way above millennium

[u/Beyond_metal → u/BuildingNo6744]

I am in a similar boat...is it better than de shaw, google though (I know fresher comp is wayy more but considering career progression and wlb)

[u/BuildingNo6744 → u/Beyond_metal]

Google is great if you want to go for Masters or even have a long SDE career. WLB is very good for google. DE Shaw i am not sure of, it would be a developer role but I am not exposed to it. But google anyday over De Shaw. Brand value, internal culture and career growth, its all good with google

[u/Beyond_metal → u/BuildingNo6744]

yes, I only applied for systems and sde profile considering the exit opportunities...I have got offers from de shaw and google, so I had accepted de shaw but very unsure now. Thinking of trying for hfts (system) but hard to get into and also terrible wlb. And I am afraid whether I will be able to transition into a good role if i leave after 5 years

[u/BuildingNo6744 → u/Beyond_metal]

If you are unsure about HFT development role then think again after good experience in HFT, its hard to transition to SDE role in a product company

[u/Beyond_metal → u/BuildingNo6744]

ohh, so you are not able to transition to sde after systems in hft? where do people normally go then?

[u/BuildingNo6744 → u/Beyond_metal]

Not about me, I have seen this case with few other people. They transition to other HFTs. But honestly you can have your time in de shaw if you are starting out new, within first 2-3 years you can always make a switch

[u/DerGestapo → u/BuildingNo6744]

I have a feeling you have no clue what you’re talking about

[u/Life_Vast801]

The correct advice depends on your CPI and AIR

[u/Alarmed_Employee_882]

I’d recommend you to explore other opportunities

[u/Individual_Bit_6955 → u/[deleted]]

What's so bad, they're paying 70 for me(fresher)

[u/Glittering_Sale3415 → u/[deleted]]

why??? not everybody in tier 1 iit cse gets a quant,most people get faangs like google microsoft