Quant dev career advice

[jayatenet]

My interest is in becoming a quant dev, and I had a few questions regarding this.

1) I am currently majoring in CS but would a double major with financial mathematics aid my resume and help with applications for masters programs?
2) What are the salary prospects?
3) Should I be applying to traditional MFE or CS master programs?
3) What are the pros/cons of quant dev compared to regular SWE

Thanks in advance

 

[Andy Nguyen]

I would try to focus on your programming skills, do some quant projects as portfolio. Research on the topics relevant to the industry.
Then find a job before doing a master program.
Try to get a few interviews under your belt so you know what to expect.
Quant dev is just developers who work for financial companies. The pay depends on the firms, may be better than SWE but the work may not be exciting.
Some people may hate it after a while.