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So from a technical perspective it can be interesting, but perhaps ultimately knowing all you are doing is keeping a massive finance system from falling over, and processing data as quickly as possible, day in, day out.. may become a little repetitive?

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Personally, what grinds is not the repetition, but the realization that

1) What's the point, really? Most all finance is really just ... not useful to anything. As an aside, Margin Call gets this point exactly right.

2) In most parts of finance, technology is a cost-center. Unlike other professions, there are truly sectors where technology is king, and developers impact the world around them.

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