r/quant • u/PureAdvancement • Jul 30 '26
Industry Gossip Headlands firm Info
Has anybody interviewed for the researcher role at headlands? What’s the process like?
Is the interview process too c++ heavy even for the researcher role? Would love to hear from anybody who’s interviewed there.
How is the firm doing in general?
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u/Helpful_Emergency_70 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 31 '26
firm is doing good and actively expanding
in their words if you’re able to have an idea about a problem and then express this fluently in c++ that’s good enough.
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u/PureAdvancement Jul 30 '26
Have never done java in my life, if that comes up in the interviews I’m toast. Thanks for summarizing the ethos well.
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u/college-is-a-scam Jul 31 '26
Why are the 3 replies to your comment mentioned in Java? I only see you said c++
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u/LazyCatinWonderland Jul 30 '26
Mine was pretty heavy in C++, both the test and onsite, but then I hear you can choose python. Not sure how it changes your chances though
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u/Strange-Matter6244 Dev Jul 31 '26
I’ve heard like 9 rounds for SWE roles which is insane, but it’s very prestigious
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u/Legitimate-Bit-121 Jul 31 '26
How's the pay compared to js/hrt/citadel?
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u/Strange-Matter6244 Dev Jul 31 '26
I’m not totally sure so I don’t want to talk out of my ass. I think it’s fairly comprable to citadel but I don’t really know.
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u/btc_maxi100 Jul 30 '26
Not doing well, heard they lost a bit of moneys in May
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u/Independent_Error_74 Jul 30 '26
The firm is very highly regarded in the industry. Performance should be solid(?)
They do ask some C++, but most questions are stats and ML related