53 yo w 31 years in the software development industry with 15 years of management. I’m finding that I am not qualified for the roles of principal consultant or web developer manager. Those roles seem to be reserved for people with 3-5 years experience. I feel like I’m in the upside down.

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Do what nobody CAN DO or nobody WANTS TO DO. Accentuate your positive niche skill that is likely in demand somewhere (even locally).
Example: Cloud Governance (not security). Most cloud engineers lean into security, but what about governance polices, always options there at larger firms, especially regulated industries

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To second D1 on this: we've reached the stage in migrations and native cloud development that costs are wonky and people forget to delete data and intermediate tables in a dubious manner. Governance, quality, and ops are my big sellers with every project.

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If you like being technical you can sharpen your skills through training. Years ago I took a few college classes to reset my skills from manager to consultant. AWS and Salesforce offer free training. The trick is getting a project, might take a pay cut.

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