DolphinBro: Just like you, I started working at a software house in a BA type role with some exposure to software development as well. We mainly focussed on finance applications. That's where I got most of my finance knowledge and networking. That motivated me to do CFA. I never did a degree in quantitative finance but I managed to finish finance focussed MBA while working. So that came in handy for job searches. Now I am focussing more on Risk Management where quantitative finance plays a great role...