Help deciding between tech company and hedge fund

I'm having a hard time deciding between accepting a full-time offer at a tech company which recently IPO'd and a hedge fund. The tech company is one which I had previously interned at. I really enjoyed working there, and thought I was given very meaningful and interesting projects that helped develop my skills as a software developer. The compensation package they offer is very generous (~130k total in Seattle area).The hedge fund, on the other hand, is something I am extremely interested in. Having worked as an intern in big companies and startups, I am really interested in how working at a hedge fund might differ. Their total compensation is also much greater (~160 + benefits like assisting with housing). The only issue is that the position I was offered was in operations. Now as a CS grad, I know it is generally not recommended to ever start working in operations. But, at this company it is seen as a short-term transitory role that allows me to branch into other areas of engineering within 8-12 months. For the first year, however, I would mainly be doing operations work, being on call a lot of the time, and having to take many night shifts, with traditional software projects done on the side.Given all this, what do you recommend doing? If it wasn't for the operations role, I would take the hedge fund offer in a heartbeat just because I want to diversify my experiences and see what it's like working at a hedge fund. My biggest concern is that taking the operations role would be a huge risk that would assume my ability to otherwise grow as a software engineer for that year might be hindered. On the other hand, the compensation is pretty insane, and I would be able to change into a software engineering role at that prestigious firm within a year. I've also generally been quite interested in seeing what sysadmin type of work is like. Any thoughts? via /r/cscareerquestions http://ift.tt/2rVbRmN