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Hi,
I'm a mechanical engineer with programming experience in C# and C++, although certainly not at a computer science level. I also have personal trading experience and a strong interest in mathematics and problem solving.
Even though I'm reasonably good at programming for a mechanical engineer, I'm certainly not a software developer, nor do I have a PhD in my field. I recently had a phone interview for a quant role where they asked me 'under the hood' style programming questions that I really didn't understand. All I wanted to do was explain the useful C# console applications that I wrote for my current position but they weren't interested.
Since I have a genuine interest in the field, am good at maths and can program to a reasonable level, is there any 'intermediate' style role in finance that I might be more suited to while I gain experience and develop my skills to maybe eventually become a full quant? Anything that involves some level of statistics or programming? It seems as though any analytical role in finance is just so beyond reach at the moment.
I'm a mechanical engineer with programming experience in C# and C++, although certainly not at a computer science level. I also have personal trading experience and a strong interest in mathematics and problem solving.
Even though I'm reasonably good at programming for a mechanical engineer, I'm certainly not a software developer, nor do I have a PhD in my field. I recently had a phone interview for a quant role where they asked me 'under the hood' style programming questions that I really didn't understand. All I wanted to do was explain the useful C# console applications that I wrote for my current position but they weren't interested.
Since I have a genuine interest in the field, am good at maths and can program to a reasonable level, is there any 'intermediate' style role in finance that I might be more suited to while I gain experience and develop my skills to maybe eventually become a full quant? Anything that involves some level of statistics or programming? It seems as though any analytical role in finance is just so beyond reach at the moment.
