Career Path for recent CS undergraduate

[Ethan Li]

Hi,

I recently graduated from Cornell with a degree in CS engineering and started work in a bulge bracket bank in a technology analyst role. The position is a developer role supporting automated trading systems, but I am more interested in a quantitative role, something I was unable to get out of undergrad. I am taking courses in computational finance online and I am considering applying to a MFE program in the city. I was wondering if anyone else had a similar experience (transitioning from technology to front-desk quant) and what tips they could share with me.

Thank you.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Many people have done exactly the same thing that you are planning to do. They enroll in a part-time program in NYC while working and get the tuition covered by the firm.
Many members here have moved to MO/FO roles from IT. This was several years ago. I'm sure it's harder to get your tuition reimbursed these days and the lateral move isn't as easily made.