There are a lot of job postings on Indeed/Dice soliciting applicants for programmer jobs at hedge funds, banks, etc. I can see these jobs as an excellent opportunity for a person to network his way into finance.
-Do you think that these generic developer jobs require just as much pedigree as a lot of the quants are expected to have?
-How much need is there for generic C++/Java/and or .NET at quant finance settings?
-After brushing up on my programming skills (about three more years of programming and or management), what's the best way to network my way into these jobs? Should I be using Pathak's approach to networking by attending financial engineering conferences too??
-Are generic developers also subject to the "cut-throat" culture of Wall Street? Or are they sort of the quiet types that simply create and support the platforms that the macho quants use to run their models?
Thanks
-Do you think that these generic developer jobs require just as much pedigree as a lot of the quants are expected to have?
-How much need is there for generic C++/Java/and or .NET at quant finance settings?
-After brushing up on my programming skills (about three more years of programming and or management), what's the best way to network my way into these jobs? Should I be using Pathak's approach to networking by attending financial engineering conferences too??
-Are generic developers also subject to the "cut-throat" culture of Wall Street? Or are they sort of the quiet types that simply create and support the platforms that the macho quants use to run their models?
Thanks