I’m on my fifth company of my career. Every job I’ve joined as an IC. My first job I got because I interned and they wanted me to join full time. My second jo

I’m on my fifth company of my career. Every job I’ve joined as an IC. My first job I got because I interned and they wanted me to join full time. My second job I joined as a straight SE. My third job was via an acquisition of the second company, and I started as an IC and became a Sr Director. My fourth job I was a co-founder that did a little of everything. My fifth job I joined as a senior IC, and basically pitched where I could have the most impact during my first week and then have just run from there. The only thing that matters when joining a company is really your salary, as they are unlikely to fix that quickly. Role, title, focus, manager, etc, can all be changed quickly if you present a solution to leadership that makes sense to them.