They are trying a lot of things, and moving fast. There are absolutely no hierarchies and no walls. They don't shy away from competing in the best in their field and in some areas they are beating the competition.
Cons
Sometimes decision making by the management seems less structured than it should be. We probably need more depth to execute on all the things we are trying.
Circulum Vite Response
10y
Thanks for your response. We have taken your advice into account and changed the leadership in the company!
Freedom to choose to work on any projects. Very smart colleagues. Zero hierarchy, real flat structure. Problems are highly challenging and fairly open ended thus demanding constant innovation.
Cons
There are disruptions and deviation from set plans.
Circulum Vite Response
10y
In what role do you think we should add team members to minimize disruptions?
4.0
Jun 10, 2015
Anonymous employee
Current employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook
Pros
- Small team(as title indicates) - which implies your work will have direct impact on the company business.
- Very talented team - it is always fun to work with smart people.
- Interesting Work - high frequency trading is an interesting domain involving a mix of ML and Software engineering. Also, you get to do real-trading unlike most firms where only few big guys trade.
- Freedom - People are free to try new ideas on their own and use them for real trading. Many projects spawn out of state-of-the-art research papers.
- Great Work Culture : Flat hierarchy, no politics.
Cons
- Can be Stressful : Real trading requires lots of focus and attention everyday unlike a software firm where if you don't feel like working on a day you can just fool around in the big company campus.
- Inexperienced Team : Smart people also need some time to gain expertise :P. Major consequence of this is bad software practices.