Pros
- Pretty open, teams talk to each other and there aren't hard silos between different trading desks or offices - Reward innovation and people getting things done on their own innitiative - Has some excellent teams and gives managers freedom to run teams the way they think is best - Is at the forefront of low latency trading technology, so has many interesting trading and technical problems - Sydney office has a great view (for the moment) - Decent work life balance, assuming you can deal with the occasional spikes in workload due to trading conditions. (Any weekend work gets time in leu and it's rare that it happens at all depending on the team) - Strong sense of identify and working towards a common goal. - Priorities are always driven by trading desks. (Both a pro and a con) - Nice office, top quality fit out, standing desks, aeron chairs, 4k monitors, free snacks and drinks (and friday drinks). - Subsidised gym mermbership and internal gym sessions - Charity events both at a company level and individual teams
Cons
- Growing very fast at the moment (as of 2020) - Has a focus on short term results, at the expense of long term goals. - Very little appreciation for maintanence, projects are completed and then never touched again, even if they probably need more time and effort as times change. - Communiocation from management has decreased in quality over time as size has increased - No longer feels like a lean scrappy team, much more coorporate. - Zero transparency on bonuses - Priorities are always driven by trading desks (Both a pro and a con) - Very top down decision making for large projects - Tenure matters far more than is obvious from the outside, or for a new person to the company would be told