Desk·2026-10-28
Jane Street cash year clears Two Sigma in New York
Same software-engineer title. Jane Street prints the pure shop year. Two Sigma prints the systematic book under it by about $145k. Bases sit fifty-five thousand apart.
Jane Street typical $525,000 against $380,000 at Two Sigma.
SWE typical
Jane Street typical sits ~1.38× Two Sigma
Same title. Pure shop clears $525k typical on a $250k base. Systematic clears $380k on a $195k base.
How to plan it
Sit the pure shop year before the systematic book in New York
A 26-year-old planning 2027 should treat Jane Street and Two Sigma as two next seats in New York, not one cash band. Jane Street software engineer prints $525k typical on the ledger with a $250k base, sample fourteen, six work-email, marked hot. Two Sigma prints $380k typical with a $195k base, sample fifteen, eight work-email. The pure shop leads typical by about $145k. The systematic book leads verified density. Both sit in New York. Databricks is doubling its Manhattan AI hub at 5 Bryant Park to about 120,000 square feet, but that is a different book. If you can clear the Jane Street loop and want the higher cash year, sit Jane Street first. If you want the larger systematic research machine and can ship systems at scale, sit Two Sigma — but name the mix. Do not treat a $525k shop year and a $380k systematic year as the same next seat.
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