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Hell yeah I’m doing fuckin great. I make almost double what I did two years ago and I’m receiving 20+ job solicitations per week. I believe the ever escalating

by rank0 5y ago

Hell yeah I’m doing fuckin great. I make almost double what I did two years ago and I’m receiving 20+ job solicitations per week. I believe the ever escalating rate of hacks has dramatically improved the job market from the employees perspective. Cybersecurity is SUPER broad though and there’s a range of many different roles. I’m a bit surprised all the folks here saying they’re not okay. Best of luck to them and maybe it’s time for a role swap. I used to work in a SOC so I get it and probably would be struggling if I was still there.

maskull 5y ago
What do you do now?
- rank0 5y ago
  I’m an AppSec engineer and the bulk of my work is application pentesting/security assessments. Even within appsec the roles can vary quite a bit…some folks just do sdlc security for example.
y-c-o-m-b 5y ago
What are your working hours like? Also somewhat related - what's the best path for a senior software developer to enter that space? Is the pay the same?
- rank0 5y ago
  I pretty much work whenever I like, except for the 1-2 daily meetings I have during normal business hours. > what's the best path for a senior software developer to enter that space? Is the pay the same? Well it depends what you’d wanna do. I work in application security which imo is the easiest transition into security for a senior dev. Security experts who possess a strong programming background are quite rare. It’s been a huge advantage for me personally. The most straightforward way into appsec might be to get your oscp. People will take you seriously if you’re a senior dev and have that cert. I hear it’s a beast but it can be done with a few months of serious effort. As for pay, It’s hard to tell cause devs have a wide range. I make ~170k and live in Atlanta for reference after 4 yrs experience. The roles that come my way are between 150k-225k. Obviously if you can land a FAANG role the compensation can be much greater.
  - y-c-o-m-b 5y ago
    > I make ~170k and live in Atlanta for reference after 4 yrs experience. Holy cow, that's much better than I figured. I make that much and I have 15 years of dev experience. I live near Portland, OR and work for a company based in LA. Portland's cost of living is much higher than Atlanta too so you're doing really well. My work-life balance is excellent, so that was really my main concern, but sounds like yours is just about equal if not better. Thanks for your response, I think I'll have to seriously consider a transition now.

by rank0 5y ago

maskull 5y ago

What do you do now?

rank0 5y ago
I’m an AppSec engineer and the bulk of my work is application pentesting/security assessments. Even within appsec the roles can vary quite a bit…some folks just do sdlc security for example.

y-c-o-m-b 5y ago

What are your working hours like? Also somewhat related - what's the best path for a senior software developer to enter that space? Is the pay the same?

rank0 5y ago
I pretty much work whenever I like, except for the 1-2 daily meetings I have during normal business hours. > what's the best path for a senior software developer to enter that space? Is the pay the same? Well it depends what you’d wanna do. I work in application security which imo is the easiest transition into security for a senior dev. Security experts who possess a strong programming background are quite rare. It’s been a huge advantage for me personally. The most straightforward way into appsec might be to get your oscp. People will take you seriously if you’re a senior dev and have that cert. I hear it’s a beast but it can be done with a few months of serious effort. As for pay, It’s hard to tell cause devs have a wide range. I make ~170k and live in Atlanta for reference after 4 yrs experience. The roles that come my way are between 150k-225k. Obviously if you can land a FAANG role the compensation can be much greater.
- y-c-o-m-b 5y ago
  > I make ~170k and live in Atlanta for reference after 4 yrs experience. Holy cow, that's much better than I figured. I make that much and I have 15 years of dev experience. I live near Portland, OR and work for a company based in LA. Portland's cost of living is much higher than Atlanta too so you're doing really well. My work-life balance is excellent, so that was really my main concern, but sounds like yours is just about equal if not better. Thanks for your response, I think I'll have to seriously consider a transition now.