Desk·2026-09-13
Jane Street still the NY seat at twenty-six
Same software-engineer title. Jane Street prints the cash year. Two Sigma is the systematic book under it in the same city.
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 the cash year. Systematic book clears more seats. Thin samples on both.
How to plan it
Sit the cash shop before the systematic loop
A 26-year-old who can ship systems in New York should clear Jane Street before treating Two Sigma as the default next seat. Jane Street prints $525k typical in cash you can spend in two years. Two Sigma prints $380k on a wider systematic book with more ticks. Both compound the year you keep. The systematic mark compounds optionality across research and prod, not the floor. If you need a house or a family next year, the shop is the plan. If you want a tech-shaped NY desk and a thicker sample, take Two Sigma — but name the tradeoff. Do not treat a $525k shop year and a $380k systematic year as the same career move. The title is shared; the books are not.
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