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You probably don't. The market for programmers is hot enough right now, that any deadline the companies might have set is probably a bluff.
Having said that, having a deadline is probably a good thing for you. Avoids endless overthinking and procrastination.
> I need to make a decision in the next 8hrs [...] You probably don't. The market for programmers is hot enough right now, that any deadline the companies might have set is probably a bluff. Having said that, having a deadline is probably a good thing for you. Avoids endless overthinking and procrastination.
- The craft of designing and maintaining software
- The problem domain software is being applied to
Some people might rationalize this as a generalist vs. specialist argument. However, I see being a badass software expert as just being a certain kind of specialist.
Both approaches will help you grow into bigger shoes over time, assuming the most optimistic outcome in either path. If you focus on honing your software craft, you can fit in many places and easily internalize any system as your chops get better.
If you focus on a particular problem domain (you seem to be interested in IT security), then over time you can become a subject matter expert. At this point, you can contribute knowledge back to your community, use your domain insight to identify a market and new product to sell, or just become a prized star employee in the companies focused on your chosen problem domain.
Being an all-around software badass can also make you a prized star employee after you grow into that notoriety.
I suppose it's possible to mix both approaches if your role accomodates this.
I guess my ultimate answer is similar to what others have said- follow what your heart says :-) Hopefully this adds some perspective to your choice. Best of luck!
Flip a coin. Seriously. If you don't like the decision the coin made for you then ignore it and do the opposite.
If you don't have a solid peer network, go with your gut, and deal with the consequences later.
1. Pick the one that will let you meet more people, whether as coworkers, customers, tradeshow attendees, etc. People will be far more valuable to your career than what frameworks you know.
2. "When in doubt, flip a coin, because in that second it's in the air, you realize that you already know how you want it to come down." You already know which one you want, so why are you asking us?
Hey buddy !! i am in similar situation. I have two job offers with following : 1) Security company. good salary and facilities like transport facility.Offering stocks. But, the company is splitting into two ( u can surely guess the name). Big brand. 2) Talent management company offering solutions as SAAS. Nice exposure to multi-tenant cloud infra. Higher fixed pay. Cooler work culture. Became private from public (yes…
(2) seems like obviously the right answer for you. unless you really really love security (you crazy paranoid fucker), (1) will have extra crazy politics and higher probability of getting stuck somewhere you didn't expect / don't want to be. if the stock comp is really good and doesn't come with weird strings attached then maybe (1) could be competitive. career options after experience on "multi-tenant cloud infra" a…
- The security job is more hardcore. It's a branch of software that you probably will find hard to learn about on your own, with lots of little juicy details. Airline software, I'll bet most devs could figure out how to write if they understood the domain, and there are probably fewer pitfalls. But I'm no expert on either.
- Your subjective experience will depend a lot on the individual people you meet and work with. You don't have much other than gut feeling on that.
- Tech, I wouldn't worry. There's always going to be a whole bunch floating around. Once you get in the zone, you can pick up a new language/framework quite quickly.
- Don't worry too much about your decision. It seems hard to choose, but that probably means the outlook is similar for the two. Otherwise it wouldn't seem hard.
How to make hard choices - Ruth Chang https://youtu.be/8GQZuzIdeQQ
Sorry for the terrible formatting, I'm on mobile (and lazy at this time of the morning.)