I'm thinking about changing careers. I'm currently an sde2 at Amazon, but software isn't really something I'm passionate about. I generally enjoy working with technology, but maybe it needs to be something more physical. I know I'm unlikely to get the same salary elsewhere, but would like to be able to afford to live in Seattle comfortably,so still hoping to find something that pays over 100k.
Join a small Engineering company, maybe in the IOT or robotics space. Less process, less drama, more hands-on. Also, more ambiguity, more pressure to build things that work, you can't rest and vest.
Business intelligence/analytics/data science (not the research kind)solid Pay above 100k and your engineering skills will help you-PM me I have a SDEish background and work in BI
Open a massage house and name it “the geeky happy place”. Technology + physical
There are hardware and robotics teams within Amazon. Have you explored those teams?
If you want that more physical experience, look into hardware Dev or a company like tesla
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