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
4.0
Jan 30, 2016

Great company, good pay

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The work at twosigma - esp. quant work - is a lot of fun. The culture is great - its very techie / mathy, and the people are of top caliber. The work environment is low pressure, low bureaucracy, and very open towards new ideas. Also, they try to give you the tools (and data) needed to get your job done - though not always successfully. Furthermore, being a place full of computer scientists, the emphasis is on doing things efficiently and smartly, rather than putting in donkey hours. As long as you get your work done, nobody cares about what time you came or left. For me, that is a big advantage of this place over other finance / fin-tech jobs. All in all, its like working for a great tech company at a significantly better pay.

Cons

The tech infrastructure is a bit old and rickety - although there are serious efforts to upgrade. Also, the level of secrecy (esp. on the quant side) is crazy high - and makes working here a somewhat solitary and siloed experience. There aren't many outside-work team activities / events either - you come, you work, you go home. And while the pay is great by tech standards, it's not classical trader / hedge-fund level money - until to you get into the top management. The bonus is unfortunately not an appreciable percentage of the alpha you generate. Also, the on-site perks / facilities are very meh - when compared to tech companies and when considering that it is a really successful hedge-fund.

5.0
Nov 11, 2014

Do great work with great people

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some of the nicest, smartest people I've ever met. Always learning, always having fun, always doing great work in an environment that is energizing, collaborative and incredibly motivating. Love it! First place I've worked where I feel truly valued, treated like a grownup and supported on all levels.

Cons

If you need hand holding, this might not be the place for you. You have great freedom to design your work plan and flexibility to approach your work however works best for you, which I think is fantastic, but might not work for everyone if you need rigid structure and oversight.

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