Re:Ask HN: Starting a career as a programmer in my mid-40s
by fakeacct211107 on Sunday November 07, 2021 @03:22PM
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Sound advice, but where do you find these hybrid jobs? Especially when it comes to programming, companies seem to evaluate you in one specific language/skill, and seem to have zero interest in the rest of your background and experience.
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Re:Ask HN: Starting a career as a programmer in my mid-40s
by joelbluminator on Sunday November 07, 2021 @04:29PM
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That's not always true.
In a job board try playing with keyword combinations like Python + Financial Analyst/investment/trader etc etc. You'll see them. I was once thinking of doing the transition the other way around (from software development to market/financial analysis) so I know the jobs are there.
Also - use your network and talk to your colleagues - someone must know someone who works in finance but does some/a lot of programming.
Here are some examples from a quick glance: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2762895590/?alternateChan...
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2786689624/?eBP=JOB_SEARC...
Re:Ask HN: Starting a career as a programmer in my mid-40s
by specproc on Monday November 08, 2021 @03:33AM
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Agreed. I found my job by just searching for 'python' on a board for my sector.
The only reason I've been able to move into a coding job is because I have very deep domain knowledge in a pretty niche area and a bunch of other 'added value' that makes up for my relative lack of experience with any particular stack.