&gt; I just wanted to go off on a tangent because I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s common knowledge that the large finance companies will hire uncredentialed devs.<p>Fair point. I&#x27;ve actually never seen any evidence that they do (not that I&#x27;ve looked closely) and am surprised.<p>Do you have to have prior industry experience in a particular niche to get in without a credential? (Ex. low latency expertise.)