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Hi there, I have competed my Masters in the field of computer science and engineering from an IIT(one that’s in the top 3) this year and after that I have joined a firm as an Analyst (it’s a senior level position and my first job) with a decent pay of around 1.4 L in hand per month. It’s a well known fact that in 2023(during my placement season) the job market was really down and hence not a lot of companies came to my college for sde role and even the companies that came hired very less people. I have a decent knowledge of DSA, Machine Leaning and even some web dev stuff. My first preference was to be an sde or a ML engg but given the placement scenario and the nice pay I opted for analyst role(although the work is a lot similar to that of a data scientist).

Now the question that I want to ask is what in your opinion should be the best track for me should I switch to an sde role or should I continue in the analyst track and try to go for a data science role in the future. Some people say that the career progression as a sde is much faster compared to other jobs ? Please share your views. PS : I know the best suited job is the one that you like but again I just want your opinion and I haven’t explored a lot of fields for making an unbiased decision.