Good day all,

Would some be willing to share experiences working as or with financial/trading software developers? I’m evaluating making a career change into this field and all info would be very welcome.

Some specific questions:

• Are jobs usually contract/term based or full-time/permanent?
• Are developers hopping from company to company after each project or do valued ones stay to work on the next things?
• How big are development teams?
• Do firms usually develop new systems (including infrastructure) or do they mostly implement/integrate new algorithms and features within existing frameworks?
• Who drives ideas and requirements for features?
• What are avenues for advancement?

Thanks for any insight you can provide!  :)

Regards,

Sparks