I'd consider tech consulting. Pick a good company that doesn't overwork the consultants and you will rarely have to put in more than 40hrs a week.
Ask HN: Tech career advice for unsexy but decently paying jobs($100k, US remote)
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Re: Ask HN: Tech career advice for unsexy but decently paying jobs($100k, US remote)
#42My stress-reducing mid-career switch was into a non-profit company doing scientific research in an area that was important to me. I took a pay cut from my previous startup job, but I'm actually happy to go to work every day. The stakes feel lower, since it's not a race against finding product-market fit before the money runs out. At the same time, the victories feel great, because we're saving people's lives rather t…
"The downsides are..."
Those downsides sound like upsides to me. It's likely not a payout for me if the pay isn't terrible. I have no plans to climb the ladder. Rudimentary sounds like fewer distractions and less chasing the latest fad.
Re: Ask HN: Tech career advice for unsexy but decently paying jobs($100k, US remote)
#43I dunno the US but in EU(rope) there's lots of jobs in automotive and industry, think WW, Porsche, Siemens, Bosch. They pay decent but beware "the death of a career" projects assuming you started one in the first place. There's a non-flattering saying among us about work at these companies: "two weeks to move two bits" :P So maybe there's an US equivalent for this, I dunno.
places like Cisco