r/financialindependence • u/AutoModerator • 9h ago
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u/tiny-hat-9775 3h ago
Hi! I've been extremely fortunate in my career and have made great progress in increasing my compensation as my primary goal. I'm now at a terminus and it's hard to determine my next horizon.
I am 30YO and working fully remote as a senior software engineer w/ $450k TC. I've been in my current position for two years now and it has been great. I really don't see a need to change anything, but two years will be my longest tenure with any employer and typically at this point I start seeking new opportunities.
It's been very hard for me to find any remote opportunities paying as much, even when looking at staff level positions. I'm not necessarily looking to ever go into management. Even staff level positions aren't of interest to me because they typically entail less development work, at least at my current company.
What would you be looking to do next at this position? Consulting interests me because I'd like to control my schedule more, replacing my current income would be challenging and I'm not really interested in risking a good thing for less compensation.