Jump Trading Reviews

Pros

To preface this, I have only been working here for a short while, but the message I experience and receive over and over again is that Jump seriously cares about making their employees happy. For anonymity I won't share my job title, but I work in one of the technology teams. First of all, the benefits for this company are absolutely INSANE. Sign-on bonus is more than enough to cover first few months of rent, plus furniture,...

Cons

The work has almost no meaning besides "make money for the company." There is no broader sense that the work you do benefits society in general. I came from a previous employer that did projects that had measurable impacts on society, but Jump isn't really like that. The company's entire goal is to make money off the stock market. Not very interesting if you ask me, but hey, that's life. Also not much room for growth....

Pros

Fantastic organizational structure. Management is easily accessible. Colleagues are the best and brightest in the industry. Comfortable working environment allows you to be yourself and not worry about perceptions. Rigorous work ethic all around.

Cons

Five words for Cons. There are no cons.

Pros

Success highly depends what team you're on.

Cons

Needs to branch out of HFT which is becoming highly competitive.

Pros

Treated employee very well and compensation was outstanding

Cons

When they were done with you they tossed you out. The competitive nature of the industry means they will quickly discard you if they want to move in a different direction.

Pros

Jump invests in it's employees as if we all are going to stay with the company for decades. Which is what many of us plan to do, as long as one's trading team stays profitable. Examples speak better than words: 1. Almost any data set is available internally, and catered lunches and a lot of company-arranged events make it so that different trading teams know each other and talk and cross-pollinate data, ideas and...

Cons

Structure is very flat, which could be viewed as a disadvantage. For example, if your idea of career growth is to have important-sounding job titles and promotions every other year... that's not going to happen! Instead, as you grow within the company you'll get to mentor junior colleagues and/or play with increasingly more sophisticated technical "toys".

Pros

Well run competitive team atmosphere.

Cons

Because of competitiveness, camaraderie suffers.

Advice to Management

Company wide networking events.

Pros

Leading edge tech. No ego owners.

Cons

Challenging to have skills growth

Pros

benefits, time, bonus, training, lunch

Cons

work hours life balance no