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What's the best path from a career perspective? I spent 3 years in front end, largely because I didn't have a CS degree and didn't want to study for those "inv
by JDiculous 8y ago
What's the best path from a career perspective?
I spent 3 years in front end, largely because I didn't have a CS degree and didn't want to study for those "invert a binary tree" style Google interview questions (I don't have a problem with theory, I just prefer working on real-world problems than studying for interviews).
I was making a good six-figure salary before taking a sabbatical, but may be re-entering the workforce in the not too distant future. I need to decide whether to pursue front-end/full-stack jobs again, or to specialize in something else.
Although front-end would seem to be the most logical since it was my specialty (specifically React), I'm afraid that the influx of bootcamp grads pumping out React devs will saturate the front end talent pool and make jobs more competitive and limit salaries. That and front end still seems to have this stigma of being "easier" than backend, and I don't see that changing. I don't want to invest my career in a field that doesn't garner any respect or have any long-term job security.
Is there any truth to this, or am I being overly pessimistic?
- cmorgan31 8y agoIt is relatively easy to spot someone with Bootcamp experience versus those with practical experience. The market demand in any relatively large city for React/JavaScriptFramework is quite high at the moment. I've seen salaries in Atlanta normalize without favoring one side over the other. The only exception is mid-senior DevOps which currently pays 25% more than either 'specialty' track mentioned.