I write software and basic infrastructure for astronomy. I spend most of my time on the upcoming Rubin Observatory, which is actively hiring software people: ht

I write software and basic infrastructure for astronomy. I spend most of my time on the upcoming Rubin Observatory, which is actively hiring software people: https://www.lsst.org/hiring/ https://www.lsst.org/hiring/ Academia has pluses and minuses. Less pay, but the overall mission is more interesting. Really really smart coworkers, but not a lot of structure for growth, since almost everyone just thinks in terms of tenure. Laid back pace, but sometimes too laid back; I wish expectations were a bit higher. Overall I certainly like it more than my time at AWS, but recognize its not for everyone.