In Indian startups, you’ll eventually become a manager after 10-15 yrs of work experience. Rare to see an IC after that. At most startups, there are not big enough problems to justify ICs with 20+ year experience. There could be at some startups, but overall count in the ecosystem is very low. Indian startups need to grow very big in size and complexity of problems they are solving to support very senior ICs.  
  
 In MNCs, there are enough opportunities on IC track for decades, in-line with the size of Org and complexity of the problems they solve.

You realise there's an entire world outside Indian startups and startups.

Software Engineer

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As a poll pointed out most people on platform are from 2535 age group. We saw the tech bubble and are riding the wave comfortably. What are your thoughts tech industry and job opportunity post 45. ...

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As a poll pointed out most people on platform are from 25-35 age group. We saw the tech bubble and are riding the wave comfortably.
What are your thoughts tech industry and job opportunity post 45. My plan is to get FIREd by that time but curious what roles if any do you take on at this age?
Do we all take up as managers and become the thing we hate?
Any scope of still remaining an IC and getting paid a similar income?
I have been mostly working in startups and the oldest guy I have worked with was 37 and I am generally see very few old people in tech, though I have 0 MNC exposure.

Jobs in tech post 45 age

Jobs in tech post 45 age- Grapevine

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Wanted to say Hi, what do you do, how do you see current phase of your life, how do you look at your career so far, and what do you plan to do in next 5 years, etc.

Any 40+ Grapeviners here?

Solution Architect

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I am curious to understand how the future looks like. For now, I think we have a clear aim. Most might not want to startup as they are well satisfied with solving other's problems. But come to think of it, I have not seen much ppl above 50 years of age in the IT industry.

With  90's and 80's generation slowly inching towards that phase, how do you guys think it will shape up?

straight question : do we have a chance?

Folks, what does the future (after 50+) hold for us, the IT professionals (Dev, Design, PMs, etc) ?

Product Manager

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When I joined corporate world  in 2012, there were many 45+  and some 55+ folks among us..... 

Gradually I have been witnessing slow but steady change in demography.... After 10 years, I am rarely seeing any 55+ folks...and noticeable reduction in 45+ folks. 

My prediction is AI will make this slow change very steep in next 5 years and we would rarely see any average  but highly paid 45+ folks

Is unofficial retirement in corporate world decreasing year by year?

I was curious, that what will happen to the people who are right now working in growth, program managers, or in fact as business analysts, SDEs after 15 years.

 I am 25 Years old right now, and all I can see is people aged between 21-30 in startups. 30-35 year old people are less than 5% of the workforce. After 10 years, all my age group people will be 35, and all the roles I see at that age, are too scarce. 

Will it be too difficult to switch jobs then, or career, hikes will kinda stagnate there? 

Want to know from other experienced people that where does the crowd go?

What after 15 YOE?

I am close to 15 years ex. So probably i can answer i guess. In my area of work, i see all the less experienced folks not much capable in understanding the whole picture of business for creating roadmaps and strategies , cannot do stakeholder management much and moreover do not understand failsafe situations . That way i feel my job is safe. I can also do the job which my 2 year experience person does and in a better way and can also work like my manager who is probably 20 years experience and lead the teams.  
 As long as one is technically relevant , experience is a boon for orgs.

Software Project Manager

General question to all the folks who are in IT industry for more than 10 years. What do you think your career path in IT will be after the age of 50 years considering AI and Automation. 
Also as we move up the ladder the number of roles decreases significantly. 
For more experienced people switching different companies also becomes quite difficult. 
What is your backup plan for this?

Career in IT after the age of 50 Years

Business Analyst

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Planning out finances, hence this question. Also, we are the first generation (in most families) to retire from this sector. What is the age of the most senior employee you know in software. Hardly only 10% make it to the board/senior levels. How about the rest? And can we really take on this kind of stress and work after our 40s and compete with the younger generation?

What is the typical retirement age in the software industry?

Consultant

I recently worked at a startup and it was terrible. 

To be honest, I still worked at one of the better ones but it just sucked. 

Some of the clear downsides I see 

- Survival mode leads to chaos. You can be treated anyway and asked to leave whenever  even though you left big opportunities to be here 
- Brand loss to find next job (Big problem)
- Trying to make you feel unworthy(Doesn't bother me but I have seen people lose self confidence)
- Loss of opportunity to build real skills like building sustainable teams for the long run

I think over all working at a startup especially early teams is a losing proposition. Do it only if -
 - you know the founders/team well 
- you know the industry and market well and it is a bet you personally believe in
- you are secure enough in life that if you go back to your job, you will easily get employed 


For middle class kids, startups are the worst bets one can take.

Working at startups is terrible

Product Designer

how long years (or) till what age one can sustain in IT Industry. think of a person who has technical background and not that enthu to write patents etc.?

longevity in IT Career

Infrastructure Engineer

What’s the experience like? Have you thought if joining a corporate would be better?

Anyone who is 32+ and working in startups?

Investment Associate

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Asking for people who feel contended with what they do and how much salary they draw.

Why won't Indian IT companies allow a person to play the same role till retirement? Other sectors allow this. Even in US, I have seen people working as developer or tester or DBA at the age of 60.

Is it really hard to survive in IT sector India after 40plus age ?

Software Developer

Do you think you will still be doing deep technical work in your team after you turn 40 year old ? Have you ever seen a 40 year old coder ?

Do you think you can become a manager and mange a team after you turn 35 ? Do you possess managerial skill ?

Currently lots of layoffs are happening around you. Your job can be replaced by A.I in future. If you get laid off, do you have any other skills to make it as a source of income ?

Will you encourage your child to get into IT industry (software engineering) or some other field where A.I interference is not accepted ?

Some deep thoughts and questions.

DevOps Engineer

How is future in IT after 45+ age?

Specifically a question to all the t1 tech clg grads (mainly software engineers) earning 1l+ pm out of clg with a lot of scope for growth. Post mba avg salary is 1.5l per month. 

I can understand ppl desperate for a career change and non tech ppl who are underpaid and don't really have ab option but it baffles me why well paid folks would shell out 30lakhs kr take the burden of loan just to learn how to appear smarter than you actually are instead of investing it for a meagre salary increase that can be achieved by job switches.

I'd love to  hear any insights about ppl who've already been in the space. Why u did, salary PRE post sector etc

Why the heck do people do an MBA?

I can share, I was working abroad post my T1 engineering. So you can imagine it must be > 1L.  
  
 Like all those confused 20+ engineers, I asked one of my skip levels that how should one plan the career path. He gave me a simple framework, “Look at your boss or bosses boss. If you are ok living that life, you’re on the right path else time to think more”.  
  
 I got my answers, maybe try finding yours rather than seeking majority “votes” :)

Account Manager

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Hey people,
   I am a software engineer. I am thinking of pivoting to leadership kind of roles like EIR, founders office, product manager, etc. 
   For people who are currently in such roles or know people in these roles, do you think people from tech(engineering) background, pivoting to this role at age of 24-25 yrs is advisable? Would people hiring for these roles see that I don't hold an MBA?
   What are the things about these roles I should be aware of?

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