I will emphasize this — be a generalist until you find a niche or specialization you fall in love with. I have a friend who was a T-shaped generalist, stumbled

I will emphasize this — be a generalist until you find a niche or specialization you fall in love with. I have a friend who was a T-shaped generalist, stumbled into cryptography by working on some OIDC server, and then followed his way on to specialize in key interchange mechanisms (not sure exactly what his title is). That’s his job now, at a top ten US tech company, and he’s doing great!