High on the technical track as an IC that made multiple significant moneymaking contributions over the past decade (which was used against me last year at my last employer because I hadn't done sufficient pure research in that past decade to merit consideration as a scientist despite my doctorate).
My attempt to go into management was pretty disastrous due to my inexperience and toxic internal politics. And that made me lose interesting in pursuing it further because politics are just not my strong suite.
Mid-range engineers at FB I know personally are making ~$500K supporting AI efforts. AI is really lucrative for now and probably always will be. But I hope there's a purge of the posers in the field somewhere down the road.
My attempt to go into management was pretty disastrous due to my inexperience and toxic internal politics. And that made me lose interesting in pursuing it further because politics are just not my strong suite.
Mid-range engineers at FB I know personally are making ~$500K supporting AI efforts. AI is really lucrative for now and probably always will be. But I hope there's a purge of the posers in the field somewhere down the road.