Getting into Finance

[Talha Khan]

I am a software developer by trade, 3 years experience in .NET and I work on a large scale system. I do pretty much everything from front-end to mobile(android) and backend work. Through school I have experience with R, python and C++ (designing a video game). I also went to law school and graduated in 2012 and I majored in corporate finance/taxation and intellectual property. I really enjoyed corporate finance and securities, but my passion laid in computers and math more so I became a developer.

I'm in school doing my Master's in Computer Science, and I am specializing in Data Science. Most of my courses are things like Regression Analysis, Time Series Forecasting, Monte Carlo Algorithms. I'm also taking Social network analysis and artificial intelligence/machine learning.

I have 1 year left and when I graduate, I want to get a job in the financial industry.

I love math. Its my favorite subject and its one I spend my free time reading about. That being said, I'm not going to fool myself into thinking I can be any type of quant just yet. I know my strength is in development, and I would like to exploit that.

My grades, well they are okay. I've had some health issues that forced me to take a leave of absence, but since then I'm in much better shape, healthy in fact. I work hard and I learn very very quickly.

Is there a particular path I could look into to get into the finance industry, and particularly quant in the future?

Or should I focus on the Big Data aspect?

 

[IntoDarkness]

im not into the big data stuff. but i have a feeling it is the way to go rite now

many companies just get started this big data thing. if you get into such a place that also actually values big data analytics, u will surely have a easier and brighter future than say the average bb quant developer

 

[Talha Khan]

Big Data seems to be all the rage in Tech, I'm not really sure how it is in Finance as its not my area right now.