Even in established tech companies, most software 'engineering' is tedious grunt work. It's hard to grow copying and pasting YAML files all day. If you want to

Even in established tech companies, most software 'engineering' is tedious grunt work. It's hard to grow copying and pasting YAML files all day. If you want to build cool stuff, an early startup is really the only place you have a reliable chance of finding that sort of work. You might have to go to work for the paycheck and find that fulfilment in side projects.