> Took me ~3-4 months of steady work

Were you unemployed or working.

I read this as "steady work of applying to jobs"

I knew the end was coming so I started early but yeah, unemployed. It’s tougher to find senior IC positions but they are definitely out there. I love where I landed and we are hiring aggressively across all experience levels so DM me if you’re looking and don’t mind a node backend.