BlueCrest Capital Management Reviews
Updated 30 May 2023

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"Lots to learn from smart people around you" (in 5 reviews)
"Good pay, nice people, hard-charging environment" (in 3 reviews)
"Work long hours overtime and get paid well below market rate" (in 6 reviews)
"Much micro-management by managers and inadequate systems in place to adequately do the job" (in 5 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
the culture is very good
Cons
the work hours are bad
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
People extremely sharp and willing to work on hard problems
Cons
Nothing really in this, positive experiences
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Good work life balance but pay not competitive
13 Apr 2023 - Anonymous Employee in London, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good working atmosphere, nice people and the work life balance is good in terms of not needing to work longer hours than contracted. Nice lunch.
Cons
Hybrid working policy is 4 day office week, 1 day from home. Not unusual in hedge funds but not particularly desirable for a place that pays undermarket compared to other hedge funds.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
One of the best hedge funds to work with
Cons
Too less work from home
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Nice environment, good colleagues, good work life balance, office canteen is great and heavily subsidised
Cons
4 days a week in the office (doesn’t suit most people)
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Decent people
20 Jan 2023 - Software Developer in London, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Decent people, relaxed atmosphere, no red tape, free lunch
Cons
No career progression, the pay below the market
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
not good for non-management
4 Jan 2023 - Operations Analyst in London, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
food and gym, good location
Cons
they never promote junior staff in ops, same managers never leave - high turnover
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Good place overall
9 Jan 2023 - Portfolio Manager in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Very well compensated if performance is good
Cons
Very little patience for poor performance
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Lots of free time if your in the field and not stuck onsite. Manager is pretty cool and looks out for you
Cons
Pay could be better feel it's on the lower end
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
I would refrain from joining
16 Sept 2022 - Quantitative DeveloperRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great people, challenging environment and a flat organisation.
Cons
Technology stack is lacking, lack of investment in infrastructure, very political organisation.
BlueCrest Capital Management Reviews FAQs
BlueCrest Capital Management has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 106 reviews left anonymously by employees. 68% of employees would recommend working at BlueCrest Capital Management to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.
68% of BlueCrest Capital Management employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated BlueCrest Capital Management 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.
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