I've done tech at a hedge fund. I'm an engineer at big tech company. I'm friends with many startup engineers. The whole lot is a mixed bag. You can't imply anything from their place of employment. Some really brilliant engineers stay in finance because they like the problems they work on and they get paid a ton. At some point, it's really a life style and values question.
The best engineers I know are usually quite humble. They don't lose their sense of wonder and are always hungry. Everything they see is shit, including work they've done. They have a relentless drive to improve.
The best engineers I know are usually quite humble. They don't lose their sense of wonder and are always hungry. Everything they see is shit, including work they've done. They have a relentless drive to improve.