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Message started by Sparks on 01/14/12 at 19:47:11

Title: What is life like as an Algo-Systems Developer?
Post by Sparks on 01/14/12 at 19:47:11

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