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      4.2

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (466 total reviews)
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      Igor Tulchinsky

      92% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      WorldQuant has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 466 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The WorldQuant employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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      466 reviews
      5.0
      Jan 2, 2011

      Great place to work - fun, challenging, and you'll learn a lot.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great people to work with - they are friendly and you can learn a lot from them. Good incentives to work hard. Solid technology and infrastructure to work with. A lot of freedom in your daily work. Competitive environment.

      Cons

      You'll have to learn to manage your time very well. Not as much cooperation as you might see at other places.

      3.0
      Apr 4, 2024

      Good pay, many mediocre people, okay if you don't care

      Vice president - technology
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay. Great benefits. Yearly events at nice locations = fantastic perk. The company vision is compelling. A technologist can be happy here if not invested in the things they're building + accept that they serve ever changing needs of researchers.

      Cons

      Many mediocre and even bad people. Legacy code is embarrassing, demonstrating tolerance for low quality. Trade off is intentional - some people/locations are cheaper. Research pulls in all directions, but no one prioritizes because they're afraid to say "no". This adds to low quality - people get pulled off one thing and onto another before done, which sends message - quality doesn't matter. Also, the company is ultra-remote - not easy to deal with. Time zones 12 hours different from your own. Collaboration very challenging and sometimes large delays in projects.

      5.0
      May 14, 2018

      Joining this firm is the best career decision I made

      Managing director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      WQ developed my skills & career by continually stretching me. I have had the opportunity to architect and develop mission critical software, manage my own risk, lead teams, coach others and build an entire department of staff in 8 locations around the globe. I am challenged by my peers, the firms leadership and the people who report to me. The firm is results focused so you are free to solve problems in any way but you still benefit from the scrutiny of others and thus the opportunity to learn from them. I was lucky, I gambled joined a high risk small team that became a successful firm. There are many funds I considered at that time which went on to fail. The track record of WQ is extremely impressive so the stability of the environment is a strong selling point.

      Cons

      There is downside to great success. We often have many ideas and don't know which will work so we have a try many and then fail fast. This can lead to people feeling like there is a lot going on and having to juggle many priorities. It is a quality problem to have.

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