I know a guy bachelor+master top student from a TOP 5 university in China(Mechinical Engineering), PHD(Mechinical Engineering) and MFE from a top 10 MFE program in US(PHD top student as well, 1st in the qualifying exam), worked in a Top 10 Fortune 500 company as a Lead Engineer in US, TOP IB structuring internship experience in HK.
As much as he wanted to work as a quant, he is now working in Bloomberg as a developer.