I'm currently in year 12 and I'm planning to pick computer science as an integrated masters to do at uni.
I do want to do both careers eventually in my lifetime but which would be the best to start of with after graduation, Investment Banking or Software Engineering.
And would anyone know the average starting salary for a Software engineer and the average potential salary. (I've heard the salaries on the Internet such as Glassdoor are not accurate)
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Pick cs and pursue both or the intersection such as a tech banking group
Thank you for the response, would you be able to get into financial tech straight out of university?
I'm an American and had offers from both, took banking, but only for the exit opportunities to GE/VC and to position myself a bit more uniquely for those. If you like programming, it's not even a question -- do SWE/APM/TPM at FAANG+ and go to a mid-stage and then early stage company whose direction you like later on; you'll make more money than a career banker.
Thanks doe the response! That seems like a really good career path and something that I am willing to do :) Thanks again!
Finance is a dying industry and is on the verge of disruption from tech. The better long-term pick would be computer science + software engineering.
Thanks! I am leaning more towards the tech side anyway since I do enjoy programming much more than I enjoy finance
It always interesting how many people dinged from i banking interviews still post on the forum
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