Reddit Experience · Mar 2026

Would embedded SWE experience at FAANG translate to C++ internships at fintech/quant firms?

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Hey everyone, I have an embedded software engineering internship at a FAANG company this summer and I'm curious whether that experience would be competitive for C++ roles at fintech/quant firms like B

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Hey everyone, I have an embedded software engineering internship at a FAANG company this summer and I'm curious whether that experience would be competitive for C++ roles at fintech/quant firms like Bloomberg, HRT, Citadel, etc. A few things I'm wondering: * Do these firms value embedded C++ or is it too niche/unrelated? * How similar is low-latency trading C++ to embedded systems work? * Any advice on how to frame the experience when recruiting?