Anyone with C++ experience should find it relatively easy to pick up a position in the city. Though recent experience tells me that banks are looking for candidates from outside the industry to have skills that cover both C++ and basic database tasks.
It doen’t matter a great deal if it’s sybase, oracle or sql but once you can do some basic database tasks such as triggers (A database trigger is a set of synchronous Structured Query Language (SQL) statements). Or have experience with stored procedures (stored procedures allow for an API to be defined for a database, rather than having a client application interact with the tables and other database objects directly) you should be ok.
Last but not least is the need for all developers to have a good knowldege of multi-threading. If you have a few years experience in this you’ll have no trouble at all breaking into the industry.
At the moment, I’m looking for C++ developers with experience in modelling or pricing various financial instruments. Working in the front office these positions involve developing quite complex pricing tools for the traders. An understanding of any financial instrument will help you get in the door.
There is the preconception that if you do not have knowledge or experience with Credit Default Swaps or Credit Default Obligations than you will have no chance of moving into a Credit Derivative team. This is not true, the vast majority of my clients realise that the market is quite tough out there and are will gladly cross train candidates who can show that they have a good grasp of the financial products they are currently dealing with. Therefore, if you are in FX and you can demonstrate that you understand the in’s and out’s of FX products then you are in a good position to move into a new business area.
If you feel like making a move please get in touch. See my “about page” for contact details.
Anyone with C++ experience should find it relatively easy to pick up a position in the city. Though recent experience tells me that banks are looking for candidates from outside the industry to have skills that cover both C++ and basic database tasks.
It doen’t matter a great deal if it’s sybase, oracle or sql but once you can do some basic database tasks such as triggers (A database trigger is a set of synchronous Structured Query Language (SQL) statements). Or have experience with stored procedures (stored procedures allow for an API to be defined for a database, rather than having a client application interact with the tables and other database objects directly) you should be ok.
Last but not least is the need for all developers to have a good knowldege of multi-threading. If you have a few years experience in this you’ll have no trouble at all breaking into the industry.
At the moment, I’m looking for C++ developers with experience in modelling or pricing various financial instruments. Working in the front office these positions involve developing quite complex pricing tools for the traders. An understanding of any financial instrument will help you get in the door.
There is the preconception that if you do not have knowledge or experience with Credit Default Swaps or Credit Default Obligations than you will have no chance of moving into a Credit Derivative team. This is not true, the vast majority of my clients realise that the market is quite tough out there and are will gladly cross train candidates who can show that they have a good grasp of the financial products they are currently dealing with. Therefore, if you are in FX and you can demonstrate that you understand the in’s and out’s of FX products then you are in a good position to move into a new business area.
If you feel like making a move please get in touch. See my “about page” for contact details.