There's a kind of hierarchy of search depending on the niche you're looking to move into (e.g., large corporate, FAANG, FAANG-lite or scrappy startup). I start

There's a kind of hierarchy of search depending on the niche you're looking to move into (e.g., large corporate, FAANG, FAANG-lite or scrappy startup). I start out with the type of company I want, usually dictated by lessons learned working with previous bad employers. Tech journals, Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, Slashdot, Y Combinator etc. will get you a potential list depending on the scale. Then it's polling my developer network on LinkedIn to find 2nd or 3rd "hops" away that get me access to that area, and asking someone to setup an introduction. Once introduced, I start trying to figure out if the company is all just a marketing smokescreen, or whether they do indeed do quality engineering. Then I try and actively connect with recruiters via Indeed or LinkedIn and search their jobs pages - you'd be surprised the number of roles that aren't quite ready to be advertized just yet, but would be top-of-mind for technical recruiters. Lastly - when I start a proper job search, I go wide! Get about 20 companies like that in the funnel, which might yield 2 or 3 quality interviews and maybe 1 offer. If there's anything you don't like, pull in another 20 companies and go again. It's completely a numbers game.