Meet Attila, Quantitative Analyst: “The thing I enjoy the most is that with every single project I’ve worked on I’ve learned something new.”

Meet Daina, Project Manager: “From day one I was encouraged to have a voice and share my thoughts about the research I was generating.”

Meet Nan, Quantitative Analyst: “What I find the most exciting here is that I never get bored of my work. I always get very interesting problems I can keep working on.”

Meet Attila, Quantitative Analyst: “I had always wanted to work on real-world problems that were a mixture of computer science, physics, and mathematics.”

Meet Jay, Counsel: “In a thirty minute conversation, you wouldn’t think you’d get into that much detail, but we did.”

Meet Josh, Quantitative Analyst: “I thought I’d try this out for a year, and fifteen years later I’m still sitting here.”

Meet Nan, Quantitative Analyst: “I didn’t have a good sense of finance, so I was expecting to see people in suits.”

Meet Greg, Trader: “The way we approach problem solving makes it so much more research focused, you feel like you’re almost within an academic institution.”

Meet Marianna, Portfolio Manager: “It’s really exciting to come and help build a business at an institution like this one. There’s so much support from all different parts of the firm.”

Meet Zack, Investor Relations: “What you know coming in is much less important than what you’re willing to learn once you get here.”

Meet Daina, Project Manager: “I think that people here are just fundamentally kind, respectful, collaborative, and fun.”

Meet Greg, Trader: “I found that the employees of the D. E. Shaw group are exceptionally well-rounded; that’s not an adjective I expected to use.”

Meet Jay, Counsel: “We’re comfortable in our nerdiness, and the firm kind of encourages it.”

Meet Nan, Quantitative Analyst: “It’s sort of like a mixture of grad school and a tech company, with a flavor of finance in it.”

Meet Zack, Investor Relations: “My fellow employees are relentlessly rational. At the end of the day, what matters most is that they get things right.”

Meet Marianna, Portfolio Manager: “I think working in this city is the best thing you can do for being in this industry and being a mom, because there’s a huge support network.”

Meet Matthew, Compliance Associate: “Living in NYC has been a fantastic experience for me. It’s a very, very difficult place to get bored living in.”

Hear our interns describe their experience in one word: “Inspiring. Fast-paced. Exploratory.”

Meet Josh, Quantitative Analyst: “It’s an opportunity for an intern to really dig in deep, do something pretty meaningful, and it can be a lot of fun.”

Meet Patricia, Recruiter: “We have an extraordinary emphasis on learning, development, and mentorship here...interns will have that exposure throughout their summer.”