Web developer career advice

[vinnie2]

ok just making sure that this dosnet turn it to a battle of keyboard warriors lol

[ArielLeslie]

@webdevaddict

Full-stack jobs are only for small companies and start-ups.

False. I started my career doing fullstack development at a fortune 50 company.

@webdevaddict

They involve more work and don’t pay as well.

False. As a senior fullstack developer, most of the job opportunities that come my way pay in the range of $150k-$200k.

@webdevaddict

Generally speaking those are the “dirty” jobs that noone wants.

I enjoy it and only interview for jobs where I will be supported in doing at least some full-stack work.

@webdevaddict

There’s a lot of micro-management going on, and everyone has to do everything.

Some companies are shitty about micromanaging, but that doesn’t have any relation to the tech stack used by engineers.

@webdevaddict

Only resort to a job in a tiny company if you really don’t have any other choice.

There are pros and cons to working for a very small company and it comes down to personal preference.

@webdevaddict

No multinational company will hire you for fullstack web development, they’ll hire for frontend or backend.

I work for a multinational company. My team currently only will hire people who show the capacity and the interest in both frontend and backend development. Although some developers focus on a primary area of interest, comfort working throughout the application is a requirement.

@webdevaddict

Full stack is just a meme that bootcamps promote for marketing purposes.

Fullstack development has arisen largely from the convergence of server and client technologies. The projects I’ve worked on with a sharp division between frontend and backend roles have been old codebases with C++ or Java backends. Even on those teams, some of the most senior developers have worked both ends of the problem.

@webdevaddict

Focus on frontend first and then migrate towards backend if you like it more, but dont try to learn both before your first job, you’ll just sabotage yourself.

There is value in learning to do one thing well before trying to learn more things, but as long as you do have depth in one area it will never hurt you to have broader expertise.

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Personally not finding fullstack development appealing is a perfectly valid personal preference. But since this is a career advice thread and you made several grossly inaccurate statements of fact, it seemed important to address them.

[JeremyLT]

Happy forum 6th cakeday!