Blind I need some help. I've had some good success as an engineer. Received offers in the past as high as 300k in NYC finance. But thats the past, I'm approaching 30 and burned out on interviews and grinding leetcode. I could learn it all again and crack FAANG, but this will be the last time. I can't see myself grinding out these problems at 35. What should I do? What career would be good for me? I know tons of ml, distributed systems, some product stuff, but I'm very social. Should I move to sales? sales engineering? early stage startup? Move into management? I need help! I will add, I do love programming, but if I'm being honest with myself, I will not be able to sustain these kind of competitive interviews. But I also dont want to be stuck at low TC. Really in a bind, and I suspect many older engineers are too. TC: 0$, rage quit my last job
Move to start up
Moving into management is what you must think of in my opinion
Get a job at a company with good/better work life balance then, it won’t burn you out. If you’re making 300k and know machine learning I’m sure you could land a good job somewhere without cramming leetcode just based on your current knowledge. Just research good companies with good work/life balance and put yourself out there and see what you get
Move to tech mgmt or sales / mktg
Try solutions architect? Pay isn't as good but it has more socialising and less stress than hardcore programming.
Apply for Technical PM roles at FB, Google.
Maybe look into commercial real estate. These mother fuckers love to talk jesus christ just let me work.
Consider joining a company that you would like to stay long time and grow.
Rest and vest at Google
#savage 😂