Will taking a job in one sector set my career path

Hey I’ve been pretty luck last week and I managed to get 2 job offers.

One is a good gig at a massive, old school financial group. I’m talking I have to wear a suit and tie. My biggest worry though is the tech is old and my coworkers and higher ups don’t seem bleeding edge so I doubt I’ll be flexing my developer muscles. Plus they have a volleyball intramural league

The other company is contracted for 6 months with a really cool tech IoT company. Job through Insight Global, Full remote, Has amazing Glassdoor reviews, cool projects, I crushed their technical interview so I feel like I can actually contribute.

I’m leaning towards the financial group because money matters and I want to feel secure.

What I’m worried about is after 2 years I’ll be 27 and I’m scared that working as a SWE for a financial group won’t look as good so I’ll never be able to work on a project that I’m passionate about again

Any advice?

  • aubertlone
    0•1 year ago

    You do you man.

    I’ll tell you my experience. I onboardeed to a new job 2 months ago.

    It’s not a permanent position, it’s contractor for 6 months with the possibility of renewing at the end.

    It’s 52$/hour, fully remote, amazing work life balance.

    It was down to this job vs an 100% in-person role that would be more development focused. But the pay was a little less.

    I’m so happy with the decision I made, but only you can know what’s right for you.