However, despite learning from being in a team of developers, the work here is frankly uninspiring. We work on Java EE for the web with JSF, and most of my day-to-day work simply involves mere bug fixing in the existing system. I don't see any good projects that will help me learn good tech and good coding practices.
The only reason that I feel like sticking to this job is the money. I come from India, where people in the IT profession are hired for peanuts. So the money that Japan gives me seems relatively very good, even if it is nothing compared to what the US provides for software engineers. I have contemplated a lot of times about pursuing an MS - just like my fellow Indians do - as a gateway to US and the jobs in the US.
But more often than not, I realize that maybe almost all software jobs tend to be mundane in the end. Am I wrong?
I know that in the future, I would to stick around in the tech industry, but not as a developer, but as someone who is more involved in the wholesome outlook of the product - like a product manager, perhaps.
What should I do? Am I being too pessimistic? Is it okay to feel this way? After all, it's just been a year since I started working.