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Home / Compensation / Susquehanna International Group (SIG) / Software Engineer
Total compensation for a Susquehanna International Group (SIG) Software Engineer ranges from about $130K at the entry level to $400K+ at the most senior bands, with a typical mid-level package around $235K. Below is the full breakdown by level - base salary, annual equity, and bonus - from public-source data.
Public-source estimates (Beta). Last updated 2026-10. Figures are annualized USD.
| Level | Years | Base (p50) | Equity/yr (p50) | Bonus (p50) | Total (p25-p90) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AssociateAssociate Software Developer (New Grad) | 0-2 YOE | $135K | $0K | $14K | $130K - $205K |
| SWESoftware Developer | 2-5 YOE | $165K | $0K | $22K | $160K - $250K |
| SeniorSenior Software Developer | 5-9 YOE | $195K | $0K | $42K | $205K - $320K |
| Tech LeadTechnical Lead | 8+ YOE | $215K | $0K | $75K | $245K - $400K |
Levels.fyi averages $148K ($134K base + $14K bonus). H-1B filings for 'Software Developer' cluster near $77K, but SIG files ranges and the lower end is usually the legal minimum, so treat filings as a floor. Well below HFT-peer new-grad pay.
Best-covered level. Levels.fyi averages $187K ($165K base + $22K bonus). A New York market data posting for under 5 years lists $125-225K base; New York offers sit at the top of this band.
Levels.fyi averages $237K ($195K base + $42K bonus). Bonus becomes a meaningful share of pay at this level but stays far smaller than at Citadel, HRT or Jump.
Levels.fyi averages $290K ($214K base + $76K bonus); the highest reported SIG engineer package is $400K. Senior New York trading-infrastructure postings list $250-300K base, above this band. Sparse public data - directional.
Level names follow levels.fyi's SIG ladder (Associate / Software Engineer / Senior / Technical Lead); SIG's own postings use 'Software Developer' with 'Mid' and 'Senior' qualifiers. US figures are mostly Bala Cynwyd (Philadelphia area); New York roles post higher.
6 rounds. 5 of them can be practised here - each one below links the rep that trains it.
Recruiter screen
About 30 minutes. Resume, motivation for a trading firm, and team alignment - SIG hires developers into groups such as trading systems, market data, order routing, middle and back office, and automated testing. Some recruiters add light questions on operating systems or networking.
Online assessment
Timed and proctored. Reports vary by year: several coding problems of rising difficulty on HackerRank or CodeSignal, and in some tracks a problem-solving test on Mettl. Candidates report that efficiency matters, not just passing the test cases.
Free rep: Coding challenges with a real sandbox →Technical screen
60-90 minutes of live coding in a shared editor. Some candidates describe a '30+30' format - about 30 minutes coding alone, then reviewing and optimizing the solution with the interviewer. Narrate tradeoffs as you go.
Free rep: Coding challenges with a real sandbox →Superday: algorithms
A deep-dive coding round at medium-to-hard difficulty. Clean implementation, complexity analysis and edge cases. C++, C#, Python and Java all appear in SIG developer postings.
Free rep: Coding challenges with a real sandbox →Superday: design
Often object-oriented design of a concrete component - class boundaries, interfaces, extensibility - rather than a large-scale distributed system. Trading-infrastructure candidates may get low-level performance and latency questions instead.
Free rep: Design walkthrough: Design a Distributed Message Queue (Kafka deep-dive) →Superday: manager and team fit
Conversations with one or more managers from hiring teams. Motivation, collaboration with traders and quants, curiosity, and how you work through problems. Candidate reports say technically strong candidates have been turned down on these signals.
Free rep: STAR answers: Dive Deep (Amazon Leadership Principle) →The full Susquehanna International Group (SIG) prep pack → what they value, topic emphasis, and the questions candidates ask.
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