This article made me _really_ curious what manner of awesomeness is going on at Two Sigma, but couldn't figure it out from the website. @spf13, any pointers on where to find a good article on why TS is cool?
Honestly, most boutique, government-involved security consulting firms have similar requirements. Given how much of tech is outsourced these days, obscurity is often the only line of defense some organisations have.
Can’t speak for two sigma but I work in a similar company. They are generally only open enough to hire people, there is a huge competitive advantage in sharing as little as possible.
Lots of finance firms have a bunch of interesting problems, from scaling to security and many are getting better at treating engineers well. But usually it comes down to the fact they pay really well.
> This article made me _really_ curious what manner of awesomeness is going on at Two Sigma
This is probably a major reason he’s being hired.
I haven’t experienced too much of this phenomenon but “famous” OSS folks get coddled and showered with money by many companies in hopes of attracting talent.
And to be fair, its not the worst strategy. Instead of some silly values document they pay real engineers and usually give them a ton of freedom.
GOOG is no longer known for high pay. Given the same level, even Meta has exceeded Google pay for a long time now. That's not to mention hedge funds like Two Sigma or Citadel.