u/Dry_World_2764

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CS Graduate Looking for Germany Master’s in Finance + Tech / Quant Development | Winter 2026

CS Graduate (8.1 CGPA) Looking for Germany Master’s in Finance + Tech / Quant Development | Winter 2026

Hey everyone,

I’m looking for guidance and university shortlisting suggestions for pursuing a Master’s degree in Germany for the Winter Intake 2026.

Background:

  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science Engineering
  • CGPA: 8.1/10
  • Approx. German Grade: 1.9–2.0
  • Strong interest in Finance + Technology
  • Long-term goal: work as a Quant Developer / Quant Engineer in the future

I’m currently confused about which type of Master’s program would align best with this path.

Should I target:

  • FinTech
  • Data Science / AI
  • Financial Engineering
  • Computational Finance
  • Business Informatics
  • Computer Science with finance electives
  • Mathematics & Computing related programs
  • Computer Science
  • Machine Learning

 

I would really appreciate:

  • University recommendations
  • Course suggestions best suited for Quant/FinTech roles
  • Public university suggestions
  • Profile evaluation feedback
  • Advice on skills/projects I should build before applying

Tech stack/background:

  • CS fundamentals + programming
  • AI/ML specialization
  • Interested in ML + financial systems + analytics

Thanks in advance!

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u/Dry_World_2764 — 1 day ago
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CS Graduate Looking for Germany Master’s in Finance + Tech / Quant Development | Winter 2026

CS Graduate (8.1 CGPA) Looking for Germany Master’s in Finance + Tech / Quant Development | Winter 2026

Hey everyone,

I’m looking for guidance and university shortlisting suggestions for pursuing a Master’s degree in Germany for the Winter Intake 2026.

Background:

  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science & Engineering
  • CGPA: 8.1/10
  • Approx. German Grade: 1.9–2.0
  • Strong interest in Finance + Technology
  • Long-term goal: work as a Quant Developer / Quant Engineer in the future

I’m currently confused about which type of Master’s program would align best with this path.

Should I target:

  • FinTech
  • Data Science / AI
  • Financial Engineering
  • Computational Finance
  • Business Informatics
  • Computer Science with finance electives
  • Mathematics & Computing related programs
  • Computer Science
  • Machine Learning

 

I would really appreciate:

  • University recommendations
  • Course suggestions best suited for Quant/FinTech roles
  • Public university suggestions
  • Profile evaluation feedback
  • Advice on skills/projects I should build before applying

Tech stack/background:

  • CS fundamentals + programming
  • AI/ML specialization
  • Flutter, Python, C++, SQL, Django/Flask
  • Interested in ML + financial systems + analytics

Thanks in advance!

reddit.com
u/Dry_World_2764 — 1 day ago