Checking in at 33 in the same boat. I still feel like I have juice in these legs to hit it hard hands-on-keyboard for another decade or two--but I keep getting pushed into a position where I manage/architect-for ~12 devs and growing. If C-suite had its way, I'd probably move full-time into an advisory/admin position on ARBs, OKR initiatives, drawing diagrams ...
I feel I'm moving into Peter Principle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle) territory. I don't care about pay bumps--I just want to work full-time as an individual contributor.
I feel I'm moving into Peter Principle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle) territory. I don't care about pay bumps--I just want to work full-time as an individual contributor.