Hello everyone,
I am a developer with 3+ years of experience with full stack technology so mostly .Net and React along with some side projects in other languages. I wanted to ask if anyone has had any luck moving from high-end projects, to lower end projects(C++). I’ve become extremely interested in lower level projects like, embedded programming, firmware, drivers, compatibility layers but I don’t have any professional experience in those fields.
I understand that projects like these are high priority so they are less interested in taking a risk for a Dev without professional experience in C, C++, or Rust, even if they liked the candidate. I just wanted some insight
In terms of skills I moved in the opposite direction as the tools got more advanced. There’s nothing stopping you from learning if you’re interested and have the time.
In terms of career development I think it’s a big mistake. There aren’t a ton of jobs there and it’s not getting better.
Interesting that’s partially why I thought going lower end would be better. More no code / AI tools seem to be taking the higher end applications by storm. Lower end is more complex and critical so I figured the jobs there would be better. Also with the addition of new chip architecture I figured the industry would have their work cut out for them