Something I learned pretty quickly in building software is that no one is irreplaceable. I've seen lead developers that do literally everything walk out and nev

Something I learned pretty quickly in building software is that no one is irreplaceable. I've seen lead developers that do literally everything walk out and never come back, and despite teething issues and an occasional lost contract, the company almost always survives. I echo the other comments, but one thing you mentioned made me curious. You say it's an older company, but that they moved state? If that's the case, then is it possible to either move state again or to open up in another state as a satellite office? Maybe one option available for you is relocation, and to put your money where your mouth is. Try asking your boss if he'd be open to opening another location, and giving you a goal of growing it over the space of six months to a year. If you succeed, then you continue there - if you fail, you accept redundancy.