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There many talented software engineers who are not “young”. From my experience the character of an engineer matters much than age. Yes, you do have to be willing to learn continuously to stay employed. But a lot of “old guys” like me have been doing that all along.
Quoted from Darscot:The only reason I mentioned young, is I suspect most older guys have been doing this a long time and are established and with that experience comes salary. I think Stern needs a handful of young guys with a guy like Lyman as a lead. I get hounded weekly by recruiters it just comes with experience. Maybe Stern has deeper pockets than it appears but I don't think they can afford the older guys.
That’s definitely true. Younger guys are willing to work for less. One thing I like about contracting is that I get a real-world check on my market value every 3-6 months (contract renewal). It’s super-easy to fire a contract software engineer at any time. It’s made me “hungry” again.
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