I would like to start a career in CS/software engineering; my background is in math and finance.
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Welcome to The Workplace! Your question is depends very much on the person and the employer, and as such is likely to be closed as off-topic for being opinion-based. – Jane S Oct 27 '18 at 03:23
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Related: What are the ways to get into a field without a degree in that field? and Writing a resume when shifting focus – Bernhard Barker Oct 27 '18 at 09:26
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They will notice your education in your CV is not computer science related.
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Software is like being a rock guitarist. (Think: Joe Walsh!)
Software is all of
incredibly well paid
incredibly hard to "break in"
you have to spend an awful long time "at the bottom" before you "break in"
and relevant to you
- nobody really cares much about qualifications or background
Far and away, software is the field where (bizarrely, really) you can get away with having oddball / lacking / none background or qualifications.
That's if you're Joe Walsh.
If anything, degrees in "math and finance" are fantastic.
I see it as a positive, if anything.
But the reality items you (and everyone dreaming of the Wonders of writing software for a living) face are these two:
incredibly hard to "break in"
you have to spend an awful long time "at the bottom" before you "break in"
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Well, I feel that design (I lean toward more abstract 'things') is a missing element from my current job, which places heavy emphases on analysis and communication. – d0SO'N Oct 27 '18 at 06:02