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Ask HN: Feeling stuck Looking for suggestions

4 pointsby throwaway5023over 9 years ago
Hi HN,<p>I&#x27;m a senior software engineer at a 5 year old startup in the bay area and I am fully vested on my initial amount of stocks.<p>I&#x27;m making a good salary (210K+).<p>My problem is that in the last few months I feel stuck, the company is not really growing to say the least and there&#x27;s no more focus on big things to bring users in.<p>There&#x27;s enough money in the bank for a long time but it just feels that I am (along with the company) standing in place waiting for something to happen.<p>Since I am the most senior engineer I am really lacking professional challenge and learning experience from my peers and it&#x27;s starting to feel really boring.<p>I realize this sounds a bit whiny but I am sharing this because this weight heavy on my. Looking for suggestions and inspiration...

4 comments

Raed667over 9 years ago
As a senior engineer it is partially your task to &quot;make something happen&quot;.
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icedchaiover 9 years ago
Sitting around &quot;waiting for something to happen&quot; gets old pretty quick, no matter how much money you&#x27;re making. I suggest you find something new and quit.
samuelmover 9 years ago
Are you interested in a new challenge?<p>I ask because a friend who works in IP Law recently was telling me how she needs software engineers to come and work for them (DLAPiper is the firm) as experts. They even help you pay for law school if you&#x27;re interested in that.<p>If that sounds at all like an interesting challenge hit me up at shmandell at gmail.com for more information.
eecksover 9 years ago
I would love to be making 210k+ a year