I'm 25. I graduated with a master's degree in CS a year ago. I started working as a developer in a big company in Europe, making a decent salary (40K euros) which allows me to live comfortably but makes it hard to spare and invest. My goal is to reach 60K euros in the next couple of years.<p>I love being a developer, but I feel like it won't get me near my goal fast enough, so I'm looking at the different career evolution options I have.<p>What your advice?
I've been earning about $130,000 USD a year as an mobile engineer - which is one of the top paying tops of engineers right now. Before those last 3 years though, I was earning much less. The difference was I started taking on more entrepreneurial opportunities. I started learning design and started being a product owner. I could do more than just engineer, I could solve business needs in a creative way.<p>So I might suggest looking at startup companies where they need someone who can do more than just be a code monkey. Startups pay very well.<p>Also, you should consider contract work as well. Maybe 10 hours a week. Someone always needs an engineer. Go to local tech networking events and meet people too.<p>If you want to earn more than a cubicle programmer would earn, look into other ways you can contribute to a product or company.<p>That is how I do it at least.<p>If you are not a mobile developer, I highly recommend you learn it. Knowing iOS development in addition to whatever you already know can add more to your paycheck.<p>If you need a good starting place on learning iOS:
<a href="https://www.udemy.com/ios9-swift/?couponCode=iOSMINER" rel="nofollow">https://www.udemy.com/ios9-swift/?couponCode=iOSMINER</a><p>This is my personal experience - you can see some of the things I've done on my linked in:<p><a href="https://linkedin.com/in/spentak" rel="nofollow">https://linkedin.com/in/spentak</a>