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
3.0
Jul 31, 2018

Politics, politics, politics....

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pay is good/decent, benefits are amazing. Perks are really good (gym, free food, all the snacks in the kitchen, etc). Lots of smart people walking around that are mostly humble and will answer your questions. Complex environment but you can and probably will learn a lot in a relatively short amount of time.

Cons

The usual corporate bureaucracy and politics. As Two Sigma grows into a medium-sized entity, there are some growing pains. Limited upward mobility depending on your management chain (they essentially shut down a partnering project with a chance for me to transfer to that team). Depending on your engineering area, work/life balance can be bad. Mixed use of proprietary technology and open-source. The proprietary stuff could hurt your marketability. Did I mention all the politics and corporate red tape around everything?

1.0
Jun 22, 2015

Don't be a Data Analyst

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good pay / benefits, esp. compared to the post-doc you just left, but not compared to what the programmers are getting.

Cons

"Data Analyst" is a misnomer. You are internal tech support for hundreds of poorly coded data pulls / ETL jobs. (There is no "analyst" component.) And you're clearly treated as a second class / disposable citizen in the company.

1.0
Sep 29, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Soho, Soho, Soho did I mention Soho

Cons

Churn & burn, high pressure, no time off, out-of-touch management Mice in the building (after all it is Soho) They work hard at creating an image - its all BS. Most models are me too.

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