I'm sorry you've been burned and it's not easier for you to take these risks. I average about 2 years, and each company has been progressively better than the

I'm sorry you've been burned and it's not easier for you to take these risks. I average about 2 years, and each company has been progressively better than the last. Don't let a bad job hop stop you. To me it's the only way to really progress your career. I've done a huge variety of projects, experienced a ton of different management styles, and of course also never stagnated compensation wise. Leetcode kind of sucks, but it's possible to build up enough confidence to ace it. Particularly start by focusing on one area until you see all the basic patterns. For me, I was rather weak with trees. Job hoping seems to be the only reliable way to increase your comp. I was promoted at Intel and got 11% as a raise. Then I bounced and gained another 40%. From there I doubled entirely. Please do consider your value, plus selfishly you'll help keep the software engineering market competitive if you do.