Underrated comment here. Despite the technical knowledge is important, the domain where this is applied is even more important. It is always good idea to keep

Underrated comment here. Despite the technical knowledge is important, the domain where this is applied is even more important. It is always good idea to keep oneself in and field, instead of going from fintech jobs, to retail, to B2B SaaS... One of my colleages has always been working in the energy market field, and he is way more knowledgeable about everything involving the business than any other technical peer. Also, he has a name in the industry, and is known in most of the energy vendors of the country. It's reputation alone has made more than one contract for my current company, so it really pays off. Of course, he is also paid well above any of us.