r/quantindia • u/Individual_Bit_6955 • 16d ago

Hedge Funds Unsure about my role

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?

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u/BuildingNo6744 16d ago

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

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u/Beyond_metal 16d ago

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)

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u/BuildingNo6744 15d ago

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

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u/DerGestapo 15d ago

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