Are there any Engineers here?
I know this is a Finance forum, but I guess there are some engineers here, that work in finance companies perhaps?
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I'm a SWE at a Finance company.
There's very few here, but I mostly come here to read the OFF-TOPIC forum lol.
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Yes
Do engineering majors who eventually found their way into finance careers count?
If so, then... present.
Hey same! I'm just finishing up my engineering degree before starting in IB next summer. How did you end up in PE?
A bit dated, but here is an AMA I did a while back.
Former finance guy (IB / PE) here. Now a software engineer at a startup.
I want to hear this story
Damn I wanna hear it too
I am interested !
I've written posts providing some details about my transition elsewhere in this forum, but the short story is I was on the typical finance track (target school -> BB banking analyst -> MM PE associate) and I ran out of runway at my PE firm. In other words, after my associate stint there was no path to VP for me, so I had to figure something else out.
I evaluated all the usual finance options (another PE fund, corp dev / strategy, FP&A, etc.) and none seemed appealing to me. I was also fairly enamored with the more technical aspects of the associate role, which made me think a more technical gig might be a fit. This coupled with the fact that in 2013 (when I made my transition) tech seemed to be on the ascent led me to take the leap and pick up programming via a bootcamp.
Since then I've worked for an agency and a couple of startups, and longer term I've got my eye on building my own thing.
It's certainly been an interesting road to say the least.
I'm at a PE backed shop doing A&D and engineering. Trying to break into the PE world eventually
Yes and No.
I feel like after these bootcamps are out there and train you for SWE jobs in a few months, there is a saturation in the SWE market in many cities. This may not be true for big metros like SF, NY... but in my city I see a halt.
And strangely there is a lot of finance companies hiring engineers for their expansion into FINTech
That’s exactly why software engineers who don’t have an engineering degree should call themselves programmers and NOT engineers, which is a protected term.
If not our salaries and occupational prestige are gonna go the way of the UK, where any repairman can call themselves engineer.
GET YOUR OWN FORUM
I did an AMA and podcast about first working in finance, then becoming an engineer. https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/ama-sell-side-equity-research-to…
You’re not an engineer, you’re a programmer. Engineer is a protected term
Electrical engineer checking in. Was working in strategy for a f500. Now in Manufacturing at the same company. This forum is full of amazing advice & nuggets of wisdom.
Disappointed by the lack of actual engineers on this thread. It seems to me that the IT world is now calling their developers/programmers "engineers" which is very wrong imo.
Engineer is a protected term just like M.D. A professional engineer has an engineering degree, years of experience, has passed an exam and is a member of an order. This is why engineering salaries are high in North America. Bastardizing the term will lead to lower salaries across the board. Software engineers are only engineers if they have an engineering degree.
I will certainly receive MS for this, but I feel strongly about it.
Ok, call me a "software developer". Doesn't really matter to me.
Also, pretty sure software engineers (developers) make more money than traditional engineers across the board so not sure your point about "bastardizing the term" rings true.
Would you consider Bill Gates or Elon Musk engineers?
Great question. Neither of them are engineers imo. Musk is a brilliant physicist & Bill Gates is one of the greatest coders to ever live.
Being talented in STEM & great at building stuff =/= being an engineer. The greatest & smartest STEM-y figure of the modern world is Einstein. He failed his electrical engineering exam and dropped out of engineering, yet impacted the world more than millions of engineers put together.
So then if I get my computer science degree from a universities' arts and sciences school you would say I am a computer scientist/programmer but if I get it from the engineering school you would say I am a computer scientist/engineer?
I completely get your point but I feel like for CS (as long as its a degree from a university) the line is much more blurred since it feels like CS is randomly assigned to engineering or A&S at many schools
Chemical engineer here. Working in downstream O&G but moving to consulting soon. Got interested in finance a bit too late and missed the boat on any internships or FT applications even. Still interested and will see what happens in the future. CFA level 2 candidate now as well just to keep on learning whilst I'm working.
Eyy another ChemE! How was it working in O&G?
Didn't really enjoy it that much tbh. Worked in more commercial/analytical roles on a refinery rather than in actual engineering as when I was graduating realised I wasn't all that interested in actual engineering. Also downstream O&G is a dying industry in my country, so not much investment in the future of the refinery. Good learning experience though.
Yep
Mech.E -> Construction Engineer -> MC -> MBA -> EB M&A
Very interesting path. I am a construction engineer right now.
I studied Mech E + finance. I ended up in ops right out of college then S&T then IB and later founded a health tech company.
Would like to hear more
Look through my prior posts. I’ve written extensively on my experiences.
Engineer (ME/ChemE/EE) starting full-time in summer '20 at BB / EB. Happy to answer any questions.
Congrats, I assume you’re one of the social ones?
Thanks, and you'd be correct
Working in IB automatically gives you the right to say you are an engineer
Agree!
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