Tech -> Finance post-MBA opportunities

I went to an ivy league undergrad and studied computer science, and started my first job at Google/Facebook as a Software Engineer earlier this year.

However, many of my friends now work in finance, (I have close friends working in IB, AM, ER, and PE) and I think that it is a career path that I would be interested in. While my current job is comfortable and well-paid (and I am performing very well according to my manager), I'm not sure it is something that I want to do long term.

If I could theoretically get into an M7 school, is it common at all for people to do post-MBA IBD and break into HF or PE without pre-MBA finance experience? It seems like PE might not be an option for me at all, but what about HF? Or would I basically be stuck in IB if I do an MBA and want to go into finance? I have started investing in my own stocks using some pretty basic quantitative strategies/evaluations which has been a part of my burgeoning interest in finance.

I also have some interviews for Quantitative hedge funds coming up (2 Sigma, Citadel, AQR, etc.). I will be interviewing for software engineering roles, but was wondering if being a software engineer at one of these competitive financial companies would be better for b-school apps than being a software engineering at a top tech company.

I don't really know a whole lot about this world and its paths/opportunities and appreciate any input or responses to my thoughts. Thanks everyone

1 Comments
 

Molestiae esse quia est et voluptate sit. Quo quod est est quaerat.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (81) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”