I am currently in a C++ desktop app development role. Although the pay is okay ($120k in VHCOL area, USA) and the people on my team are nice, I feel like I am underpaid for the amount of responsibility I have as an engineer and do not have much room for growth due to the team structure (the plus side to this is that I have written a lot of code and implemented a decent amount of new features in the last 3 years). I feel like I am ready for a new challenge and do not want my skills to stagnate this early in my career, especially due to the fact that I deal with a lot of legacy code at work.
I’m not big into web development. By no means am I solely tied to C++ jobs, but I am most interested in the domains where C++ is dominant (scientific computing, systems, etc). My current domain is scientific computing, where I leverage my previous BS+MS degrees in chemistry. I completed my MS degree in CS this year, which freed up a lot of time to think about my career trajectory. Where I live, there are Microsoft and Amazon offices nearby, but I assume I will need to brush up on Leetcode before applying to big tech (as a side note, I think I would be a good fit at Microsoft, maybe not so much at Amazon). I could also explore the defense/aerospace side of things, but I’m unsure what exactly that entails in terms of career growth. If anyone has any advice on what to do and/or how to prepare for a job search, I’d greatly appreciate it.
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r/cscareerquestions I am currently in a C++ desktop app development role. Although the pay is okay ($120k in VHCOL area, USA) and the people on my team are nice, I feel like I am underpaid for the amount of responsibility I have as an engineer and do not have much room for growth due to the team structure (the plus side to this is that I have written a lot of code and implemented a decent amount of new features in the last 3 years). I feel like I am ready for a new challenge and do not want my skills to stagnate this early in my career, especially due to the fact that I deal with a lot of legacy code at work. I’m not big into web development. By no means am I solely tied to C++ jobs, but I am most interested in the domains where C++ is dominant (scientific computing, systems, etc). My current domain is scientific computing, where I leverage my previous BS+MS degrees in chemistry. I completed my MS degree in CS this year, which freed up a lot of time to think about my career trajectory. Where I live, there are Microsoft and Amazon offices nearby, but I assume I will need to brush up on Leetcode before applying to big tech (as a side note, I think I would be a good fit at Microsoft, maybe not so much at Amazon). I could also explore the defense/aerospace side of things, but I’m unsure what exactly that entails in terms of career growth. If anyone has any advice on what to do and/or how to prepare for a job search, I’d greatly appreciate it. submitted by /u/Nintendo_Chemistry [link] [comments]
I am currently in a C++ desktop app development role. Although the pay is okay ($120k in VHCOL area, USA) and the people on my team are nice, I feel like I am underpaid for the amount of responsibility I have as an engineer and do not have much room for growth due to the team structure (the plus side to this is that I have written a lot of code and implemented a decent amount of new features in the last 3 years). I feel like I am ready for a new challenge and do not want my skills to stagnate this early in my career, especially due to the fact that I deal with a lot of legacy code at work.
I’m not big into web development. By no means am I solely tied to C++ jobs, but I am most interested in the domains where C++ is dominant (scientific computing, systems, etc). My current domain is scientific computing, where I leverage my previous BS+MS degrees in chemistry. I completed my MS degree in CS this year, which freed up a lot of time to think about my career trajectory. Where I live, there are Microsoft and Amazon offices nearby, but I assume I will need to brush up on Leetcode before applying to big tech (as a side note, I think I would be a good fit at Microsoft, maybe not so much at Amazon). I could also explore the defense/aerospace side of things, but I’m unsure what exactly that entails in terms of career growth. If anyone has any advice on what to do and/or how to prepare for a job search, I’d greatly appreciate it.
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