DiscoverSWE Accelerator Podcast#2: Why a 22-Year-Old Math Genius Turned Down a $500,000/Year Quant Research Job
#2: Why a 22-Year-Old Math Genius Turned Down a $500,000/Year Quant Research Job

#2: Why a 22-Year-Old Math Genius Turned Down a $500,000/Year Quant Research Job

Update: 2024-05-20
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In episode 2 of Lift Off with Aman Manazir, I talk to math prodigy Sunny Sahu. We discuss how he got machine learning internships in high school, how he got a full scholarship to the University of California-Berkeley (and why he broke it), and why he turned down a $500,000/yr job offer at Headlands Technologies and so much more. Enjoy!


0:00 - Introduction


01:19 - Why Sunny Took Calculus At Age 11


05:19 - How Math Olympiad Changed Sunny’s Life


10:22 - Sunny’s Experience at USA Math Camp


11:36 - Writing a Great Software Resume: BeamJobs


12:51 - Sunny Gets Humbled at Math Camp


14:43 - How Sunny Landed Machine Learning Internships in High School


18:08 - Math Club at Rolling Meadows High School


19:34 - How Sunny's Father Changed His Life


21:30 - Why Sunny Chose to Pursue Computer Science


23:23 - How Sunny Landed a Full Ride Scholarship


30:44 - Breaking the Scholarship Contract


32:06 - Why Sunny Chose Berkeley Over Princeton


36:12 - Sunny Takes Graduate Classes as an Undergrad


39:42 - Sunny’s Advice for College Freshmen


44:09 - Which Path Should CS Students Pursue


51:54 - How Sunny Landed the $500,000 Quant Trading Offer


55:56 - How to Prepare for Quant Finance


59:30 - Where People Mess up Their Quant Interviews


1:02:16 - Will Sunny Take the $500,000 Quant Offer?


1:03:30 - Why Did Sunny Choose to Pursue a Statistics PhD?


1:08:17 - Sunny’s Research Experience & Advice


1:13:14 - Sunny’s Struggles With the Family Startup


1:16:05 - Sunny’s Advice to Tech Entrepreneurs


1:19:39 - Should You Create a Startup or Work in Industry First?


1:22:34 - Sunny's Biggest Challenge


1:25:22 - Sunny’s Advice for Young People


1:29:43 - Where Sunny Sees Himself in 10 years


1:31:16 - Outro


I'm Aman Manazir, a career coach and former software engineer. I make videos about making it as a computer science student and landing your dream job. I post new videos regularly, run a tech interview podcast, and run an email newsletter (https://amanmanazir.com/newsletter).

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#2: Why a 22-Year-Old Math Genius Turned Down a $500,000/Year Quant Research Job

#2: Why a 22-Year-Old Math Genius Turned Down a $500,000/Year Quant Research Job

Aman Manazir