Desk·2026-08-26
Jane Street still clears Two Sigma in NY
Same SWE title. Same city. Jane Street pays the higher typical. Two Sigma is the systematic book under it.
Jane Street typical $525,000 against $380,000 at Two Sigma.
NY SWE typical
Jane Street typical sits ~1.38× Two Sigma
Same title. Same city. Pure shop clears higher typical and base. Systematic book sits under the pure cash year. Thin samples on both.
How to plan it
Name the NY desk before you treat the city as one market
A mid IC who can ship systems in New York should clear Jane Street and HRT before treating Two Sigma as the default NY shop seat. Jane Street prints the higher typical on the ledger ($525k vs $380k). Two Sigma is the systematic machine with a different research culture and a lower cash year. If you want the pure cash and a smaller book, sit the pure-shop loop first. If you want systematic scale and a different P&L language, take the Two Sigma interview — but name the tradeoff. Do not move to NY for 'finance tech.' Move for a named desk. The city is not the plan; the band is.
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