Weiss vs. Bracebridge vs. Bridgewater vs. DE Shaw Comp

Thoughts on starting comp and progression over ~5 years for a quant role? Also any thoughts on how easy progression throughout each firm is? Specifically for Weiss Quant, Bracebridge Quant, Bridgewater Investment Engineer, DE Shaw prop trading/quant analyst

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