TwirlyDumpling
TwirlyDumpling

Employment opportunities after the age of 40 for software engineers in India?

I am always worried about the employment opportunities we would get as software engineers after the age of 40 in India. I am currently 30 and need to plan my retirement financially.. so just trying to understand how the scene is after 40 in IT industry and which path is more promising for a longer career - managerial roles or technical roles?

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CosmicLlama
CosmicLlama

It will be very poor. Why? Cost reduction is the only strategy for IT companies. This is why, every company has a pyramid structure, with a huge number of freshers and very little upper management.
In IT companies the retirement age will be 50-55. Any person who looses in job in mid 40s , unless lucky will not find another job.
A relative of mine was a sales director in a big MNC. The unit was sold off to another company and people lost jobs. He never found another job. He was 52 at the time of firing.

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