Jump Trading Software Developer reviews

4.2

74% would recommend to a friend

(42 total reviews)

Matt Schrecengost

74% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Jump Trading with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 42 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Jump Trading is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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42 reviews
5.0
Aug 16, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- People are very nice, the company genuinely cares about it's employees. I have had two managers during my time at Jump, and felt like both cared about my career ambitions, professional interests, and personal circumstances. This is a direct result of how well the owners, CEO, etc. treat people around them. - Very good compensation. Don't need to focus on "selling" your impact like in big tech companies, as managers tend to me much more technical and this reflects in compensation if you do well. - Good WLB in the sense that you get to pick your balance. Some firms in this industry are known for horrible WLB. As long as you do good work, you can work a very reasonable 40 hour week at Jump, or more if you want to rake in more money. Point being, it's your call. - Some very, very talented people to learn from, Jump has some good teams with high performance C++ work, if that's your thing. - Good COVID response.

Cons

- Very little to complain about, cutting edge work exists, but tech debt can be frustrating depending on your background.

2.0
Jun 16, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The money is fine and the hours are not bad but the work is dull and pointless. Yes there is a kitchen and office perks are not bad.

Cons

The first thing to be clear about Jump is that it is not a tech company. It is a high frequency prop trading company. They can say it is a tech company and think that having office perks is what makes a tech company but it is not one. I worked in a tech company and things aren’t perfect but at least the work was more interesting and possibly of use. This high frequency trading is pointless. It is 1000 people and has been around for 20 years so it is not a start up and has the bureaucracy and politics of any big company. Jump will claim it is without politics and everything is flat and open and it is not the case either. Saying that the company is a tech company and has no politics does not make it true.

3.0
Feb 13, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Jump does a good job of training people and exposing them to many things. Many very good talents around. Covid response is good.

Cons

It is not any longer a nimble or well managed company. Over time there has been much growth and hiring but no plan or reason for many things. All company have growth pain but this one doesn't know how to manage. Very political and a struggle if not on favorites team.

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