can I be a quant developer?

[dau]

Hello everyone,

I am a C++ software engineer with 4 years of experience.
I have been working 2 years and a half for a company that handles transactional high throughput software, that runs 24/7 with no downtime allowed.
After that I moved into a company (one of the market leaders) that provides a trading platform to financial institutions.

I am graduated from a top engineering university in europe and I hold a master degree in computer science engineering.

I was wondering: could I think about a career shift towards quantitative development?
Also HFT would be nice.

Wat are your suggestions? Unfortunately I can't move in the USA due to their h1b VISA policies, so I'm looking for a job in Europe, mainly in Switzerland, or France.

thank you!

 

[alain]

sure you can but nobody is going to knock at your door and hire you.

 

[Keith Tan]

well, you could with some luck and a pay cut, since you lack financial knowledge like pricing of derivatives. what about moving to london?

 

[dau]

I wouldn't mind moving to London, and I am open also to other locations such as Canada or Australia
Also, what about a career in HFT?

thanks for your answers.

 

[daleholborow]

seek.com.au is your friend for australia. There are several quanty recruitment agencies that will appear on a simple google search.