That's a great analysis of how to position oneself in the recruitment process. Sounds like I'll be focusing on roles at mid-size companies going forward.
I appreciate the kind advice. Thank you.
Honestly, I'd be happy enough to write purely React code for the next 5 or 10 years, but I do find all of the extra skills required of a front-end developer to be completely mind numbing... Cloud deployments, build routines, databases, etc.
What skills/technologies do you think are mandatory to know in 2024?
I'm definitely capable of being an engineer, but I'm primarily motivated by the prospect of a stable career with above-average income (as I suspect many of us are).
Software engineering ticks a lot of boxes in terms of working conditions, but it's one of those fields which is hard to do if one's heart is not in it.
The hard part is thinking of a decent alternative career to exit towards that doesn't require years of study.
Worked as a front-end engineer from 2018 to 2020 but quit due to boredom and burnout. Ever since then I have just been doing bar work with some cheap backpacking trips in between. Now that I'm getting towards 30 it's time to sort out a proper career for myself, but I'm not sure if there's any good options outside of tech.I have a degree in computer science and am a reasonably good programmer,...