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Define ‘old’. How young counts as old in tech these days?
by jonplackett 5y ago
Define ‘old’.
How young counts as old in tech these days?
- Justsignedup 5y agoLOL heard how expensive engineers with > 5 years of experience are... So I guess > 27 is old!
- bjornlouser 5y ago36. (months of exp)
- sokoloff 5y agoThe greater of 30 or <3 years younger than however old a disgruntled engineer is>.
- samcheng 5y agoA recruiter from a prominent SF / Silicon Valley tech headhunting firm once told me that 40 is the cutoff for individual contributors. As a counterpoint, I know plenty of over-40 (and older!) wise software engineers working for places like Google. So maybe the discrimination is worse at someplace like Uber? Personally, I value age diversity on a team, just as I value gender, ethnic, etc. diversity. The added perspectives benefit everyone!
- api 5y agoThat statement could be illegal.
- dhosek 5y agoNot could be. Is.
- yupper32 5y ago> A recruiter from a prominent SF / Silicon Valley tech headhunting firm once told me that 40 is the cutoff for individual contributors. That fits perfectly because 40 is when age discrimination becomes illegal: https://www.eeoc.gov/age-discrimination https://www.eeoc.gov/age-discrimination You should report that headhunting firm.
- em-bee 5y ago> I know plenty of over-40 (and older!) wise software engineers working for places like Google. yes, but at what age were they hired? and at what level are they working?
- xupybd 5y agoI'm only a few years off 40. I have no plans to be anything other than an IC and think I'm much better now than I ever was. Personally I've only seen developers get better with age. Sure some are old and cranky but they are generally correct too.
- toiletaccount 5y agopretty sure old these days means you remember dial up modem noises better than whatever music was on the charts at the time.
- poisonborz 5y agoI hope/believe that this is getting higher with time. Worldwide, programming as a full-time profession only blew up 15-20 years ago. There will be an increasing mass of aged IT people, and career paths will be fleshed out in parallel - the same had happened with all modern-age jobs, like racecar drivers or professional bodybuilders.