yeah you'll probably get paid better as a developer for hedge fund or bank than for an internet firm. But make sure you know what kind of developer position you

yeah you'll probably get paid better as a developer for hedge fund or bank than for an internet firm. But make sure you know what kind of developer position you'll be signing up for. Front Office is where you want to be, as you'll work closely with the "business" and it's generally a lot more exciting - plus you'll get to learn a lot about the markets. Typically this could involve building automated or algorithmic trading platforms (e.g HFT). Back Office could involve a lot of drudgerly and generally thankless toil - e.g accounting or settlements systems. P.S Fuck what Wilmott.com users say. Needless to say, there are a lot of wankers and over-sized egos on trading desks.