Thanks for the AMA! My question has already been asked to some extent, but I wanted to phrase it a different way which gets closer to the circumstances people earning to give in software engineering might face.
Suppose that there was a dire need for people trained as quants doing direct work for some important EA cause area, or at least correlated enough that you would be close to as productive doing the direct work as quant work (controlling for who your colleagues are, difficulty of problem etc).
My question is, what is the minimum salary you would need to be offered for the direct work where you feel like the switch would be worth it?
Additionally, how would you navigate the trade-offs if the direct work was something high risk like founding a startup or non-profit?
I wanted to flag the following as it’s pretty important but is only mentioned at the end of the application form:
“Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this program. But, we accept OPTs if you are an international student in the US.”