Two Sigma reviews

3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(393 total reviews)
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Carter Lyons and Scott Hoffman

46% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Two Sigma has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 393 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Two Sigma employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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393 reviews
1.0
Jun 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Human Resources department has been doing a great job at posting fake 5-star reviews on Glassdoor, all to convince the founding partners and the outside world that everything is just peachy.

Cons

Compensation is low compared to peers. There are no real growth opportunities. If you want to learn something new, then forget about this place and move on. The technology is arcane, bloated, poorly managed, and plain old. You will be told lies at the interview about the so-called state-of-the-art internal technology stack. There's no real innovation either, only pretend business-unrelated ideas which never fully materialize. Many promising projects silently fail. Most VPs and MDs are pretty bad at their job, although they are very good at blaming each other for failures, taking credit for each other's accidental achievements, exaggerating their own results, and convincing the upper management that they're worth the unreasonably high compensation. Partners have no idea what's going on and why things aren't working anymore, but they keep on introducing and removing dubious workflow/HR procedures, restructuring the company every 6 months, moving people around, reassigning responsibilities, and hiring external CTOs. Don't waste your time there!

5.0
May 24, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Huge emphasis on technology as a competitive edge makes it a great environment for an engineer working in finance. The company truly values its employees and it shows in a variety of ways. (i.e. gym, free food, professional growth opportunities). Work with some of the best people in the technology industry on a daily basis.

Cons

The company's rapid growth constantly stresses organizational processes. The selective interview process can be brutal.

5.0
May 3, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High level of talent - the firm is filled with smart people High level of impact - the projects we take on are meaningful Interesting work - you will have the opportunity to be creative & take on interesting challenges Autonomy applies to work life balance - you are responsible for creating value, not for putting in long hours

Cons

It's up to you to determine how to contribute to the success of the firm, since you are given autonomy. This can be con, if you require direction to succeed.

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