>>Keeping up with latest tech stack helps. Moving up the seniority levels helps. Moving from company to company helps. I think this is the key. I'm over 50, an

>>Keeping up with latest tech stack helps. Moving up the seniority levels helps. Moving from company to company helps. I think this is the key. I'm over 50, and never had any issues with ageism (or none that I'm aware of). I took a new position in Nov. and was lucky enough to be able to pick and choose, as there is a shortage of people that can do the work. If you're more expensive then average, you have to have skills that pay better then average. If your competing against recent grads with much lower cost, you have to be able to show the value in paying you more. I suspect as techies, we just assumed the "20% raise at each new position" would continue forever. Now we have to work harder to show why we're worth the additional cost.