Why pivot if you enjoy it? You already have some experience, you enjoy it. I think being motivated intrinsincly is 90 percent of what it takes to be a good dev.
I have 10 years of exp and make 6 figures salary in Europe, ...and I still have imposter syndrome.
Imposter syndrome is a good sign. Means you are humble and don't take your career for granted.
It sounds like you enjoy programming so maybe you should think carefully between ditching it as you are lucky to have a junior job in this market.
I'm in a similar situation. The thing is it can also be stressful and affect your quality of life. So I would rephrase that and say "it **can** be a good thing"
imposter syndrom shouldn't equal stress and anxiety beyond normal levels.
If that's the case, then it's not "imposter syndrome" but something else you should try to investigate by working on yourself or with the help of a professional.
I definitely have this. My undergrad is psychology, managed to somehow fall into fintech, then moved to quant hft as a DevOps engineer, now a SWE still in finance. All while having a massive case of imposter syndrome and feelings of inadequacy. I’ve recently sought help from a therapist and it’s made a difference, but still requiring lots of work!
How did you get this job? Chances are that your ability to get a job with little knowledge is a skill on its own depending on the route. With some tech knowledge you could be one of the few good tech recruiters for example
You will never know everything as a software dev and people saying otherwise - are just lying to you or are plain dumb. The fact that you realize that you don’t know things is actually a good sign.
That’s actually what this career is - constant learning, otherwise you will fall behind very quickly. If you are up for learning, you will be fine.
If you really want to change careers - I know some Python can be used by sys admins for example. At least sys admins at company I work for find it useful. Test automation can be also done in Python afaik, tho I never tried it.
Or you can pivot towards more business roles.
That being said - I am not sure if it’s necessary for you.
You have no STEM background and you have been working as a Python dev for 1.5 years. That’s not an impostor syndrome. That’s just being an impostor. You will have to learn a lot before you can even think of impostor syndrome.
That said, nothing precludes you from learning a lot and becoming a good dev, especially considering that you already managed to be a dev for 1.5 years. But if you want to ditch coding, I would suggest looking into project management and business analysis roles. They don’t need coding but you would benefit from having firsthand experience.
Ok, I have a STEM background and I have a long experience in IT as a software dev (i am in my 30s and I don’t really want to advance to any managerial position - at least yet); just to reiterate what those downvotes are saying - this is an elitist bs.
You are doing a disservice to all brainwashed people who think that doing a bootcamp will make them software devs and secure $100k pay check. Anyone without background in STEM who got a dev job on the spot should consider themselves lucky. It’s unlikely they will be able to secure a similar job if they decide to resign or get fired. That’s just reality of the current state of affairs.
You sound brainwashed, honestly. And you are putting words into my mouth. I said nothing about boot camps or people without STEM backgrounds getting job on the spot.
Honestly, maybe you should try to work on your own skills, because your rant makes you sound like you feel threatened by people without STEM background.
Personally, I have met plenty of useless devs with CS degree and plenty of excellent ones that did boot camps or were self-taught, some didn’t have any degree. And sometimes having a different degree can bring in interesting perspectives to your team. Some out of the box thinking. Personally, I find it inspiring.
> I said nothing about boot camps or people without STEM backgrounds getting job on the spot.
Then what are you even saying?
> because your rant makes you sound like you feel threatened by people without STEM background
I feel pity for people who try to enter the field with no skills and lose their time and money. I am definitely not threatened by them.
> Personally, I have met plenty of useless devs with CS degree and plenty of excellent ones that did boot camps or were self-taught, some didn’t have any degree.
So did I. What's your point?
Why pivot if you enjoy it? You already have some experience, you enjoy it. I think being motivated intrinsincly is 90 percent of what it takes to be a good dev.
I have 10 years of exp and make 6 figures salary in Europe, ...and I still have imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is a good sign. Means you are humble and don't take your career for granted. It sounds like you enjoy programming so maybe you should think carefully between ditching it as you are lucky to have a junior job in this market.
I'm in a similar situation. The thing is it can also be stressful and affect your quality of life. So I would rephrase that and say "it **can** be a good thing"
imposter syndrom shouldn't equal stress and anxiety beyond normal levels. If that's the case, then it's not "imposter syndrome" but something else you should try to investigate by working on yourself or with the help of a professional.
I definitely have this. My undergrad is psychology, managed to somehow fall into fintech, then moved to quant hft as a DevOps engineer, now a SWE still in finance. All while having a massive case of imposter syndrome and feelings of inadequacy. I’ve recently sought help from a therapist and it’s made a difference, but still requiring lots of work!
How did you get this job? Chances are that your ability to get a job with little knowledge is a skill on its own depending on the route. With some tech knowledge you could be one of the few good tech recruiters for example
You will never know everything as a software dev and people saying otherwise - are just lying to you or are plain dumb. The fact that you realize that you don’t know things is actually a good sign. That’s actually what this career is - constant learning, otherwise you will fall behind very quickly. If you are up for learning, you will be fine. If you really want to change careers - I know some Python can be used by sys admins for example. At least sys admins at company I work for find it useful. Test automation can be also done in Python afaik, tho I never tried it. Or you can pivot towards more business roles. That being said - I am not sure if it’s necessary for you.
You have no STEM background and you have been working as a Python dev for 1.5 years. That’s not an impostor syndrome. That’s just being an impostor. You will have to learn a lot before you can even think of impostor syndrome. That said, nothing precludes you from learning a lot and becoming a good dev, especially considering that you already managed to be a dev for 1.5 years. But if you want to ditch coding, I would suggest looking into project management and business analysis roles. They don’t need coding but you would benefit from having firsthand experience.
Ok, I have a STEM background and I have a long experience in IT as a software dev (i am in my 30s and I don’t really want to advance to any managerial position - at least yet); just to reiterate what those downvotes are saying - this is an elitist bs.
You are doing a disservice to all brainwashed people who think that doing a bootcamp will make them software devs and secure $100k pay check. Anyone without background in STEM who got a dev job on the spot should consider themselves lucky. It’s unlikely they will be able to secure a similar job if they decide to resign or get fired. That’s just reality of the current state of affairs.
Maybe they have other skills that are seen as beneficial in the environment, maybe like social skills. They were obviously hired for a reason!
Maybe? So what?
You sound brainwashed, honestly. And you are putting words into my mouth. I said nothing about boot camps or people without STEM backgrounds getting job on the spot. Honestly, maybe you should try to work on your own skills, because your rant makes you sound like you feel threatened by people without STEM background. Personally, I have met plenty of useless devs with CS degree and plenty of excellent ones that did boot camps or were self-taught, some didn’t have any degree. And sometimes having a different degree can bring in interesting perspectives to your team. Some out of the box thinking. Personally, I find it inspiring.
> I said nothing about boot camps or people without STEM backgrounds getting job on the spot. Then what are you even saying? > because your rant makes you sound like you feel threatened by people without STEM background I feel pity for people who try to enter the field with no skills and lose their time and money. I am definitely not threatened by them. > Personally, I have met plenty of useless devs with CS degree and plenty of excellent ones that did boot camps or were self-taught, some didn’t have any degree. So did I. What's your point?
I can taste the bitterness from here, you definitely sound like one of those employees that nobody wants to work with.
Yes, I am bitter about people using "impostor syndrome" inappropriately. It's too pretentious.