There is no such thing as job security - coming from someone who has been working for 30 years across 10 companies. That shouldn’t even be your goal.
Your goal should be “resilience” - being able to get a job quickly and having enough liquid assets to carry you through the gap.
Also keep your fixed expenses low.
That means an in demand non commodity skillset (no full stack developer isn’t it), a strong network, an always updated resume and longer form “career document” where you detail all your accomplishments in STAR format.
I would much rather get a job in BigTech (been there done that - don’t want to go back) and make $250k+ as a mid level developer even if I did get laid off than work in enterprise dev making $150k as a “senior” working at a bank.
Yes I realize that most of the 2.8 million developers in the US work in enterprise dev. So did I from 1996-2020.
And I know what the current job market looks like. I had to find a job - and did quickly - last year and the year before.
Your goal should be “resilience” - being able to get a job quickly and having enough liquid assets to carry you through the gap.
Also keep your fixed expenses low.
That means an in demand non commodity skillset (no full stack developer isn’t it), a strong network, an always updated resume and longer form “career document” where you detail all your accomplishments in STAR format.
I would much rather get a job in BigTech (been there done that - don’t want to go back) and make $250k+ as a mid level developer even if I did get laid off than work in enterprise dev making $150k as a “senior” working at a bank.
Yes I realize that most of the 2.8 million developers in the US work in enterprise dev. So did I from 1996-2020.
And I know what the current job market looks like. I had to find a job - and did quickly - last year and the year before.