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I’ve only ever experienced salary-ism which is just a side effect of being in the industry for so long. The issue with getting decent reviews and salary bumps

• lukeramsden 6y ago
  Do you know of anywhere that hires more older people that would also consider hiring some younger, junior candidates as well? I don't know about other younger developers but personally I'd rather work with older, experienced developers, I think that would be of great benefit to my development.
  • tosser0001 6y ago
    My company has a program specifically designed to bring in new blood probably because there are so many older folks. Part of it involves spending time with different teams to get a feel for the various things that are going on. How well it works in practice I can’t say. Like everything else it depends on the quality of the teams you’re on and the nature of the work they’re doing.
• ryandrake 6y ago
  There's definitely a salary ceiling in software. My first few years in the industry, I made double digit percentage increases by changing jobs. The next few years were more like 5-6% to change jobs. Nowadays, I don't expect any increase at all--you max out and every company you look at coincidentally offers about the same amount. Unless you go into management or are lucky enough to get one of those one-in-a-thousand nosebleed FAANG offers, you're plateaued around 10-15 years into your career.