I'm an 18 year old self taught developer in Sydney. After graduating from high school, I applied and got a contractor job at a local office of a super-unicorn. I love the company and culture, have got nothing but stellar feedback, however the local engineering work is drying up to a part-time workload. There's just a limit to what's left to do in a local operations/support office.
The options I'm considering are the following:
- Do part time for this unicorn.
- Find a full time job in Sydney.
- Go to uni (college) for something else I'm interested in.
I love the unicorn, but I'd like something more stable and a bit of higher-impact work. I've discussed this slightly internally but haven't pushed as things are still in a bit of flux.
Unfortunately, the tech scene in Sydney is quite limited and due to lacking a degree, I'm ineligible for US E2 visas. At this stage I'd prefer to join a larger company and learn from bright people; instead of working at a bland consulting company for example.
I'm interested in more things than software engineering and is open to studying other fields, although my current experience & FOSS contributions are all coding-related.
Where do I see myself in 5-10 years? Who knows? Maybe making a startup, because when I made one I loved every moment of it.
What do you think I should do?
The options I'm considering are the following:
- Do part time for this unicorn.
- Find a full time job in Sydney.
- Go to uni (college) for something else I'm interested in.
I love the unicorn, but I'd like something more stable and a bit of higher-impact work. I've discussed this slightly internally but haven't pushed as things are still in a bit of flux.
Unfortunately, the tech scene in Sydney is quite limited and due to lacking a degree, I'm ineligible for US E2 visas. At this stage I'd prefer to join a larger company and learn from bright people; instead of working at a bland consulting company for example.
I'm interested in more things than software engineering and is open to studying other fields, although my current experience & FOSS contributions are all coding-related.
Where do I see myself in 5-10 years? Who knows? Maybe making a startup, because when I made one I loved every moment of it.
What do you think I should do?