Overview
Business
Quantitative hedge fund
Founded
39 years ago
1988
Assets
$60 billion
Employees
3,000
TrueUp
Rank
#260
Valuation
Not available
Company type
Private - Independent
Tags
D.E. Shaw is a Quantitative hedge fund company with 92 job openings. 3,000 people work at D.E. Shaw. The company was founded in 1988.
Jobs
Open jobs
92
TrueUp
Rank
#482
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Data & Analytics
17
(18%)
2.
Engineering (Software)
13
(14%)
3.
Finance
12
(13%)
4.
Business Operations & Program Management
9
(10%)
5.
Artificial Intelligence
8
(9%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
84
(91%)
2.
🇺🇸 New York City
81
(88%)
3.
🇬🇧 London, UK
8
(9%)
4.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
8
(9%)
5.
🇺🇸 Denver
3
(3%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
28
(30%)
2.
Linux
10
(11%)
3.
LLM
6
(7%)
4.
Java
5
(5%)
5.
Rust
5
(5%)
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
81%
200+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Better than 82% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
David E. Shaw
89%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
D.E. Shaw Org Chart
Rankings and awards
Forbes Top 250 Living Innovators #58
David Shaw
2026
The Rich List - Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers #6
David Shaw ($2.0 B)
2026
P&I Largest Hedge Fund Managers #6
$60.4 B
2025
The Rich List - Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers #6
David Shaw ($1.6 B)
2025
P&I Largest Hedge Fund Managers #7
$53.7 B
2024
The Rich List - Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers #13
David Shaw ($750 M)
2024
Layoffs
No known layoffs