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- 2026-09-30Jump still leads the Chicago SWE cash bookJump Trading typical $460,000 against $340,000 at DRW.
- 2026-09-29Anthropic staff paper versus Netflix staff cashAnthropic typical $1,250,000 against $510,000 at Netflix.
- 2026-09-28Citadel cash year versus OpenAI paperOpenAI typical $653,000 against $425,000 at Citadel.
- 2026-09-27Jane Street still the 26-year-old NY shop seatJane Street typical $525,000 against $380,000 at Two Sigma.
- 2026-09-26Snowflake AE OTE still clears the Databricks bookSnowflake typical $286,472 against $251,271 at Databricks.
- 2026-09-25Renaissance still leads Jane Street on the QR rankRenaissance typical $700,000 against $650,000 at Jane Street.
- 2026-09-24Cursor still leads Cognition on the hot SWE bookCursor typical $850,000 against $380,000 at Cognition.
- 2026-09-23Vertex still leads the Boston SWE bookVertex typical $255,000 against $245,000 at Moderna.
- 2026-09-22Lab paper outruns the Chicago shop IC yearAnthropic typical $591,000 against $460,000 at Jump Trading.
- 2026-09-21HRT cash year versus OpenAI paperOpenAI typical $653,000 against $480,000 at Hudson River Trading.
- 2026-09-20Jane Street still the 26-year-old cash seatJane Street typical $525,000 against $400,000 at Netflix.