Overview
Business
Quantitative hedge fund
Founded
38 years ago
1988
Assets
$60 billion
Employees
3,000
TrueUp
Rank
#376
Valuation
Not available
Company type
Private - Independent
Tags
D.E. Shaw is a Quantitative hedge fund company with 90 job openings. 3,000 people work at D.E. Shaw. The company was founded in 1988.
Jobs
Open jobs
90
TrueUp
Rank
#474
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Data & Analytics
17
(19%)
2.
Engineering (Software)
12
(13%)
3.
Finance
11
(12%)
4.
Business Operations & Program Management
9
(10%)
5.
Product Management
8
(9%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
82
(91%)
2.
🇺🇸 New York City
79
(88%)
3.
🇬🇧 London, UK
8
(9%)
4.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
8
(9%)
5.
🇺🇸 Denver
3
(3%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
26
(29%)
2.
Linux
9
(10%)
3.
Java
7
(8%)
4.
LLM
5
(6%)
5.
SQL
5
(6%)
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
Employees
3,000
D.E. Shaw Org Chart
Rankings and awards
Forbes Top 250 Living Innovators
David Shaw
2026
The Rich List - Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers
David Shaw ($2.0 B)
2026
P&I Largest Hedge Fund Managers
$60.4 B
2025
The Rich List - Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers
David Shaw ($1.6 B)
2025
P&I Largest Hedge Fund Managers
$53.7 B
2024
The Rich List - Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers
David Shaw ($750 M)
2024
More rankings Layoffs
No known layoffs