Senior undergrad career (tech, finance, etc.) decision?

I'm in my senior year at a target school studying math and wanted some advice between several career choices:

-Software developer at major tech firm (Google/Facebook/Amazon/MSFT/Palantir) - SF -Business development at major tech firm (Google/Facebook/Amazon/MSFT/Palantir) - NYC -Junior quant at top BB - NYC -Trader at small startup HFT - Chicago -Junior Project Manager at major tech services firm (HP/Cisco/IBM/Oracle) - NYC

-Also in the process for a large HF that recruits undergrads (Citadel/Bridgewater/Point72/AQR)

What are the pros/cons of each? I'm from New York so I'd like to be there ideally. I don't really want to work in an uptight BB environment either. My top choice work-wise is the HFT but I've been to Chicago many times and didn't like it, and I have a lot of friends at the tech services company working as project managers and their work is incredibly laid back and unstressful, but is it stupid to make that a reason for leaning towards a job?

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