Hi this is my first time asking something. As H1B holder, I am wondering that it is OK to move from sdet to entry level sde. Recently lot of negative prospects about H1B extentions are there. How do you think about it?
Thank you for your opinion. I have 3 year experience as sdet, previously, I was sde for 7 years in my home country.
Switch to SDE, take a level or pay cut if needed and in a 25-30 year career, this would be a blip.
Which company and what’s your current level? SDETs plateau sooner than SDE. Given a choice take a level cut and move to SDE and you would grow and see higher TC. If you can code and design well, you may be able to make a lateral move from SDET to SDE with no pay cuts. From H1B perspective SDE and SDET are same however market demand aka job availability maybe different.