I’m looking for advice. I’ve been in my current role for over a year, but I stayed in my previous role for only seven months. I want to change jobs because I feel that I’ve already made most of the impact I can in my current position. Is it better to stay for another ten months, even if it won’t be a particularly strong year, or to change now and look for a new challenge? What looks better on paper? Thank you.

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It’s more common than you think — especially in tech. If you’ve made strong contributions and can frame your story around growth, impact, or misalignment with long-term goals, most recruiters won’t blink. The key is owning your narrative confidently without sounding defensive.

Thanks for your reply, would you say that what arises from my question is misalignment with long-term goals then? I wonder how is one supposed to frame that without sounding defensive though...

If you have only been there for a year and think you have made all the impacts you can make, you are not making any impacts

This is exactly what I want to avoid when it comes to the interview!
So let me add some detail and see if it changes your mind: - My job is not domain dependent - I was hired to work with a team I already knew - I already knew all of the technologies that are used, so onboarding took no time, first PR to prod the day I got access - Automated multiple manual processes that cut days off processes - designed and implemented an API layer for about 200 devs improving security posture and making self-service a process that used to be 2 weeks long - cut more than 500k $ a year in cloud costs while improving performances. I can obviously detail more and add more projects I've been main contributor of, I can think of 3 big other ones, but how does it sound so far? Next year is mainly going to be about AI adoption. I see my work here as doing a little less than what I did this year (with different projects), and it doesn't make me that enthusiast.

When I see a candidate in a role for less than a year and want a promotion, its really tough not going to lie. If they can't define a good role for you, its up for you to define that role. I only say this because as you move up the ranks, the roles become even more vague and someone who already has clarity issue can be worrisome.

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