Honestly, that sound exactly like the path I took. Was a senior engineer when I moved away from where my office was and went remote on a special dispensation (m

Honestly, that sound exactly like the path I took. Was a senior engineer when I moved away from where my office was and went remote on a special dispensation (my company is in general quite hostile to remote work) and since then my career has continued to progress more or less as I expected. Of course I don't really know the counterfactual but in general I think people way overestimate the value of "face time" for career progression. And if you can be more productive working remotely (which I certainly think I have been) then it can be a net benefit. Of course that all depends on the company. Going remote is probably not great if you work at a small company with a tight-knit team.