BlueCrest Capital Management Reviews

Pros

Smart People and strong returns

Cons

Long hours and not always collaborative

Pros

Pay is great as expected in finance. Great horizontal flexibility.

Cons

Infrastructure, tech stack and corporate culture.

Pros

Plenty of opportunities to understand operational processes and the opportunity to learn various products.

Cons

Work might get monotonous over time.

Pros

You will be really pushed to deliver some of the best work of your career

Cons

Work/Life balance is difficult to attain

Pros

Fantastic opportunities to learn about finance and asset management

Cons

Very little support from managers or peers

Pros

Free cereal, toast and soft drinks, lunch is also okay and breakfast is nice on Fridays Office location

Cons

Work long hours overtime and get paid well below market rate. Hard work/dedication/impact are absolutely not rewarded. The worst is that they won’t even get appreciated at all. A lot of micro management including having to report in detail every day, every 3-4 hours to higher management what you’ve been working on. No room for career progression or personal growth. Technology stack is not a priority. There is distinct lack of interest from higher management. Constant pressure from management to release features into production in very tight deadlines. Deplorable HR policies with regard to non-compete. They WILL try to enforce the 6 month non-compete in your contract irrespective of where you are going, how junior you are and what job you will be doing. If you're considering joining, I would suggest not signing anything that relates to a non-compete period that isn't paid.

Pros

Good pay, nice people, hard-charging environment

Cons

Understand that you are a "trade" to senior management, this can be good (lots of resources, good comp) if they expect the trade to continue to pay off, this can be bad (quick to fire and tough post-employment practices even by HF standard)

Pros

Great people, young and diverse. Good culture. Management are quite hands off which is both a good and bad thing.

Cons

Not enough opportunities to move up the ranks or horizontally. Low salary relative to the industry.

Pros

Free food in the kitchen

Cons

Tech could be a challenge