5.0
9 Sept 2017
Current employee, more than 3 years
Chicago, IL
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
- People figure out how to own and solve problems, aren't told how to solve them from top down - Great people (traders and engineers) to work with, respectful environment even when chaotic, smart people who leave egos at the door - High pay, benefits - Work/life balance, even in senior roles - Promotions/bonuses based on merit, not longevity or connections - As an engineer, you have the resources to build really well-engineered systems
Cons
- Very competitive industry, a solution that worked last year needs to be improved constantly to work next year, never done solving a problem, moving target - Hard to measure improvements to systems in constantly changing market - Sometimes decide to throw away code you worked hard on, can be tough