"its incredibly high pressure and demanding, but worth it"
The money is the drive. And I worry about going for a money job that I hate because getting used to the lifestyle will mean it is that much harder to leave. I am already in that boat where leaving my current job basically means a pay cut or going to a FAANG. It is very limiting especially with family pressure.
In my experience, "incredibly high pressure and demanding" is code for:
- Hacky code with quick turn around times.
- Lots of reporting and CYA.
- Very conservative behavior (nobody's going to go out on a limb to write something new because they're too busy churning through those "high pressure" Jira tickets).
In the long run you just have an army of engineers, their backs whipped raw, toiling frantically at a mountain of tech debt.
"its incredibly high pressure and demanding, but worth it"
The money is the drive. And I worry about going for a money job that I hate because getting used to the lifestyle will mean it is that much harder to leave. I am already in that boat where leaving my current job basically means a pay cut or going to a FAANG. It is very limiting especially with family pressure.