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Engineers typically get paid less than developers. I used to joke back in the 90's and 00's (&still kind of do) that I'd quit and become a DBA (typically 2-3x s

Engineers typically get paid less than developers. I used to joke back in the 90's and 00's (&still kind of do) that I'd quit and become a DBA (typically 2-3x salary). I look around at the 6 figure web dev jobs and it honestly breaks my heart. I look at embedded and engineering roles (ones that interest me anyway) and it's rarely 6 figure. I just don't have the mental fortitude to deal with web dev monotony. The only other time I got bad pay was game development. So, my experience is, the more technical the job, the less you get paid (but more interesting/ demanding). Look at middle management, why do they get paid better? (Btw, I've been CTO too)

ClumsyPilot 4y ago
"I just don't have the mental fortitude to deal with web dev monotony." If you move to be the guy that interfaces between developers and business people, it's not monotonous - each group is retarded in its own unique way. You either stess over it, or you dont take it too seriously and have fun :D
- ChuckNorris89 4y ago
  >If you move to be the guy that interfaces between developers and business people Any idea how you can do that? I noticed companies are very picky who they put in those spots like need you to have the same experience in the industry or connections in the company.
  - ClumsyPilot 4y ago
    So in my experience there isn't a single job with a defined remit that does this, instead a range of positions do bits of this Business Analysist, solution architects, presales engineers, product owners, sometimes even project delivery managers and developer team leads have to deal with this. You might stand better luck of getting into one of these positions in a consultancy company, because there each customer has a separate set of requirements and often they don't have enough of these people.
baybal2 4y ago
alkaloid 4y ago
>> web dev monotony This is why some web devs have 3+ full-time jobs.

ClumsyPilot 4y ago

"I just don't have the mental fortitude to deal with web dev monotony." If you move to be the guy that interfaces between developers and business people, it's not monotonous - each group is retarded in its own unique way. You either stess over it, or you dont take it too seriously and have fun :D

ChuckNorris89 4y ago
>If you move to be the guy that interfaces between developers and business people Any idea how you can do that? I noticed companies are very picky who they put in those spots like need you to have the same experience in the industry or connections in the company.
- ClumsyPilot 4y ago
  So in my experience there isn't a single job with a defined remit that does this, instead a range of positions do bits of this Business Analysist, solution architects, presales engineers, product owners, sometimes even project delivery managers and developer team leads have to deal with this. You might stand better luck of getting into one of these positions in a consultancy company, because there each customer has a separate set of requirements and often they don't have enough of these people.

baybal2 4y ago

alkaloid 4y ago

>> web dev monotony This is why some web devs have 3+ full-time jobs.