Joel is pretty spot on with his assessment of being a dev at a wall street firm. While the pay can be immense, it is clear that software is not their core business, and you are treated as such.
Also for every really cool cutting edge internal project, there are a ton of uninteresting internal systems (order management, reporting, accounting, compliance, etc...) that have to constantly be maintained and updated. Some of which have been around for years.
Also for every really cool cutting edge internal project, there are a ton of uninteresting internal systems (order management, reporting, accounting, compliance, etc...) that have to constantly be maintained and updated. Some of which have been around for years.