Entrepreneur in fintech, cybersecurity expert, blockchain developer… The world of Web 3 is booming, and the opportunities are promising.
Heralded as “the great internet revolution,” web3 constantly develops new applications in many sectors. According to Le Point, a French weekly news magazine, engineering schools are a course of study that enables students to familiarise themselves with the new tools and concepts of the decentralised Internet.
Opportunities in fintech are on the rise, but not only
Among the establishments that have been able to assert themselves in this very buoyant market, the editorial staff of the newspaper Le Point mentions ESILV and its Fintech major, as an ideal environment for training in the metaverse, blockchain, and cryptocurrency professions.
Many of the school’s graduates work in emerging professions linked to web3 technologies: blockchain developers, cryptocurrency traders, banking application developers, security and cryptography engineers, etc. Some are turning to entrepreneurship to explore the possibilities of decentralised applications, such as the DeFi projects or NFT strategies.
In the age of blockchain, many startups are flourishing in the virtual world. Baptiste Florentin, class of 2023, a student in the Fintech major, is one of those startup creators who have taken the plunge into digital assets.
A year after launching his first startup in cybersecurity, Baptiste had the idea of co-founding Nefture, based on the concept of “making the web3 a safer place”. Both startups are currently supported by Station F.
Entrepreneur in blockchain, a project to improve the web3 environment
“When Baptiste Florentin became interested in blockchain, he was not yet 20 years old,” explains the editor of Le Point.
“I started by tinkering with things from home. I wanted to understand. Luckily, my engineering school, ESILV, offered a master’s degree in Fintech”.
“One thing led to another, I realised that this technology attracted a large number of scams, and I had the idea of creating Nefture, a secure network protecting transactions on the blockchain,” says the fifth-year student, who now heads a start-up with 11 employees.
So, whether his company lasts or not, he is confident, as for the rest of his class.
“Some are starting their own company, doing freelance development, and doing business consulting. They are all already earning a very good living”.
Professions in search of new IT skills
And this new web revolution is notably supported by new professions opening doors in many sectors thanks to high-level technical skills. Interviewed by Le Point, Cyril Grunspan, head of the Fintech major, mentions the job of a blockchain developer.
“It is a very technical speciality, which requires a perfect command of traditional programming languages (C++, JavaScript, Java, Python) and those of blockchain: Solidity for Ethereum or Michelson for Tezos.
“It is also necessary to be highly rigorous in writing one’s code because once installed on the blockchain, and it becomes impossible to modify. If there is a mistake, it can jeopardise thousands of euros,” warns Cyril Grunspan, a teacher-researcher at ESILV, which has positioned itself since 2020 with a specific master’s degree.
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