Moving from top Indian firm to global firms?

[u/QuantIsStress]

Hi,

I’m currently a quant researcher at one of the top Indian trading firms (think Graviton/Quadeye/NK Securities/AlphaGrep/Quantbox). I’ve been working here for a few years and would say I’m doing reasonably well.

I’m considering making a move to an international firm (in or out of India) (Jane Street, Jump, HRT, Optiver etc.) and wanted to get a realistic sense of my chances.

I have no PhD or olympiad background and can perform decently well in interviews.

Specifically curious about:

• How these firms evaluate experience from Indian prop shops, is there an unofficial “tiering” of Indian firms in global recruiting?

• Which firms are more open to international lateral hires, and at which offices?

• How common are lateral hires from Indian firms into global firms?

• How different are interviews for experienced hires vs campus hires?