Overview
Business
Quantitative hedge fund
Founded
38 years ago
1988
Assets
$60 billion
Employees
3,000
Valuation
Not available
Company type
Private - Independent
Tags
D.E. Shaw is a Quantitative hedge fund company with 81 job openings. 3,000 people work at D.E. Shaw. The company was founded in 1988.
Jobs
Open jobs
81
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Data & Analytics
18
(22%)
2.
Finance
10
(12%)
3.
Business Operations & Program Management
9
(11%)
4.
Engineering (Software)
9
(11%)
5.
Legal
8
(10%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
πΊπΈ United States
76
(94%)
2.
πΊπΈ New York City
73
(90%)
3.
π¬π§ London, UK
8
(10%)
4.
π¬π§ United Kingdom
8
(10%)
5.
πΊπΈ Denver
3
(4%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
24
(30%)
2.
Linux
8
(10%)
3.
Java
5
(6%)
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
Layoffs
No known layoffs