Am 43 and regularly coding in a lead position, would chime in on some of your points. > 1. boredom of doing the same thing over and over in a different languan

Am 43 and regularly coding in a lead position, would chime in on some of your points. > 1. boredom of doing the same thing over and over in a different languange/framework Sounds like being stuck in the same junior developer position for the rest for your life. Not really common. > 2. Still have to get "permission" from (possibly younger) manager before doing anything. What's wrong with that? Age in no virtue per se, and really it's the same situation in military, business and other organisations elsewhere. > 6. Honestly, it feels a bit weird to be the oldest person on the team by a huge margin. Not in an appropriately senior role. > 7. Younger devs assume you might be bad at your job to not grow in your career and don't give you much respect. Never an issue if you can step in and do their job if necessary.