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For any devs worried they're missing out because they're not in the "strategic" role described here: There's still a boatload of money to be made just doing the
by andy_adams 8y ago
For any devs worried they're missing out because they're not in the "strategic" role described here: There's still a boatload of money to be made just doing the coding.
Yes, strategic work can be the way to big buck$, but there's also a shortage of reliable implementers of moderately-technical projects who don't disappear and communicate reasonably well.
Sure, you might not get to a $20k/week bill rate, but for many of us $4k/week isn't a bad start.
- acconrad 8y agoI was able to stay this route. Started at $4k/week and worked my way up to $6k/week and still rising. If you can manage a project/have technical lead skills/have a hyper specialty (e.g. AR/VR, cryptography/security, AI/ML) I've seen rates anywhere from $150-300/hr.
- oldboyFX 8y agoThere's another important point to make: Im generalizing a bit here but if you write code it's relatively easy to find full-time long-term engagements. On the other hand if you're a strategic consultant you're going to spend most of your time blogging, networking, searching for leads, and selling. $20k/week rate is nice but if you only bill 1 week per month you're still making the same annual income as a $5k/week software contractor. The only difference is that you spend most of your time selling while the contractor spends most of their time engineering. Like someone else in this thread said — pick your poison.
- icedchai 8y agoI've worked with some "strategic" consultants. Believe me, these guys did some pretty diagrams and wrote a couple of nice word docs, but they didn't do any real, useful work. It was almost laughable.
- lj3 8y agoAnd yet, they get paid more and treated better than contractors and "consultants" who write code. Is the joke on them? Or us?