I have been a software developer (professionally) for about 7 years now, but I’ve decided to move out from that job and do something else (still in tech).
I don’t know yet what to do exactly, but I know I just don’t want to be only writing code every day.
Tbh, I am scared. But I have set myself one year to learn something new.
I also want to go for a job that pays more (55k€ currently). I live in Paris, France, and software developers are not well paid.
Any suggestion for a career transition?

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A lot of people think that the only way to move forward in your career is to aim towards manager roles/tech lead etc, but there are a lot of ways to advance, depending on your interests. Not everyone wants to manage others.

What parts of software engineering have you enjoyed? Anything you'd like to specialise in?

Me personally, I really liked the automation aspect, making things more efficient, and I also started to be more interested in security. So I changed path and applied for a role in Cyber security within the same company (I know my title says Software Engineer, but I'm currently a Cyber Engineer).

The change meant a pretty good salary increase, and while I still do a bit of coding, my role also involves DevSecOps, collaborating with and educating product teams, tool management etc.

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Let me know if you have any more questions :)

Move to CyberSecurity. With a coding background you'll def get compensated generously.

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Thanks for the reply.
Are you currently in a Cyber Security position? If so, what do you do?

Have you tried managing engineers, or technical project/product manager?

SWEs are one of the roles in tech that make the most. Either get promoted or if you’re transitioning to another type of role it will most likely be lateral or you will take a significant paycut.

You're right, but I guess it depends on the country also (here in France SWE are not that much paid, except maybe for lead tech).

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