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You absolutely can make 400k or more by working as a developer in finance. I work in finance and have made more than that some years at my previous job.
by SEJeff 12y ago
You absolutely can make 400k or more by working as a developer in finance. I work in finance and have made more than that some years at my previous job.
- rifung 12y agoHey I appreciate the input. I'm actually EXTREMELY interested in finance so I'd love to know more about it. Do developers in finance require any unique skills? Also is there anything special one would have to do to break into the finance industry?
- istvan__ 12y agoI guess analytical skills, math probably, but these are pretty general. What unique skills are you thinking about?
- rifung 12y agoI don't have the slightest idea since I don't work there. I was more wondering if there was anything I would need to know before applying specific to the industry or if it's just like any other software engineering job.
- SEJeff 12y agoMath... and a lot of it. Look up job descriptions for a Quantitative Developer or Quantitative Analyst.
- macavity23 12y agoTo succeed in financial dev you need to be comfortable working in a heavyweight, slow large-corporate environment. Think lots of meetings, lots of time estimation & metrics, using Java, C# or C++ (shudder), people caring what you wear. If you can deal with this, the rewards are great. If you can't, it's hell. There are finance startups where the above doesn't apply, but they don't pay like the banks do.
- infinite8s 12y agoWhat you describe in the first paragraph aren't roles that pay 400k...