^^Just make a few points regarding this topic:
- These higher paying jobs are very recent phenomena. There fields didn’t produce meaningful numbers a couple of years ago. They aren’t just limited to fintech.
- Majority of CS majors do become “software engineers” and the title has different meanings at different places.
- Competitions for true talents in the more cutting-edge areas of CS/DS are more intense than in the more traditional areas, driving up the compensations.
- Financial services firms looking for this type of talents tend to look only in a few places (not surprisingly, perhaps).