i interviewed there for a programmer position. they do a lot of automated trading. not sure what the "traders" do
That is true. When I interviewed with them they explained that they were "an IT company that just happens to trade." The traders mostly do programming.
Feck. Recently heard back I did not get the position at Allston. Props to everyone who got in. That was one rigorous interview process....I can say everyone who got picked up by them truly earned it !