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I myself am 40 and am gainfully employed and paid well in a top SF tech company, I have several mid to late 40s friends who are highly paid and appreciated at t
by hellisothers 7y ago
I myself am 40 and am gainfully employed and paid well in a top SF tech company, I have several mid to late 40s friends who are highly paid and appreciated at their jobs and have turned down offers from FAANG. I think the key is realizing what more jr engineers able to do well and compete at something else, like depth (or extreme breath) of knowledge, soft skills, organizational skills, and of course leadership.
- pm90 7y agoI wish this comment would get more visibility. Experience is extremely valuable when building, maintaining and scaling software systems. The caveat here is of course that you actually spend your early years learning rapidly and not just doing mundane tasks. Self study and keeping up with technology isn’t easy but it’s doable, not impossible. And great engineers with tons of experience will get hired regardless of age.
- manas666 7y agosounds like a Software Architect route, but not everybody is capable of reaching such milestone