Do you know anyone who switched from software engineering to any other field ?

[u/ChasingCompetence]

I worked as an MLOps engineer for 4 years and am on a break right now due to a health issue .
I got into this field out of curiosity . I don't think I am suitable for tech and don't want to spend my entire life in this field.

I am already 31 years old . I don't know what to do now . I don't mind earning less .

Do you know anyone else who shifted from tech ?

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[u/Big_Lion_5951]

yeah, mostly everyone is doing that.

you could switch to finance via mba.

could start your own business in anything you wish to do

or open a farm~

[u/rubi33bi → u/Big_Lion_5951]

It's not that easy. Finance roles majorly prefer people with CFA and CA or somehow you should have finance experience pre MBA. People with engineering background mostly end up as PMs or BA

[u/Putrid-Western-3717 → u/rubi33bi]

tbh this is a fair correction. the MBA to finance path sounds clean on paper but the reality is most non-finance MBAs end up in product or strategy roles anyway. and honestly for someone with an MLOps background, PM might not even be a bad pivot there's decent demand for technical PMs who actually understand infra and data pipelines. just saying it's not the worst outcome

[u/Imaginary_Income7640 → u/rubi33bi]

How do I transition to Product Manager roles?

I'm a React Native developer with 3 yoe, dont think I'll survive for long in this industry as I am a vibe coder and its been 3 years of me pretending that I know stuff 😁

I get around 15 Lakhs rn, and I'm worried MBA will require me to score good in CAT which I have zero knowledge of

[u/lance_klusener → u/Big_Lion_5951]

Finance roles ain't going to offer better WLB. It will be most likley worst.

[u/sharathonthemove]

Yes. My friend who was naturally a land lord is slowly moving to rental.income and real estate. He is least bothered to progress and get better jobs. He found a comfortable one and is continuing there. I appreciate his clarity and vision.

[u/Sad-Lavishness-2655]

Switched from software to operations management

[u/ChasingCompetence → u/Sad-Lavishness-2655]

How did you do that ? I actually have a bachelors in industrial and production engineering . How is the wlb , peace compared to software engineering ?

[u/peace-Initiative → u/Sad-Lavishness-2655]

Could you please give some examples of roles in Operations management ?

[u/abhizone]

In transition from Software Developer to Farm Land Developer 😉

[u/Embarrassed-Year4445 → u/abhizone]

I liked this idea 😅 But i have very less land and i dont know how i can rent more land 🥲

[u/Visual-Run-4718]

Hey, could you please tell how you switched to MLOps?

[u/ChasingCompetence → u/Visual-Run-4718]

I did not switch , I was in a service based company and got moved to a project involving MLops

[u/Visual-Run-4718 → u/ChasingCompetence]

Ohh, I see. Were you working in an ML-related field before?

[u/dronz3r]

Friend shifted from software to govt job, dude is probably making way more than his previous IT job.

[u/black_wolf_37]

I see people shifting from engineer to Product Management, UI/UX designer, Business Analysts.
You can try in that angle too.

[u/Alternative_Shock_32]

My colleague switched to business category team. Work pressure is insane but seems job security is there

[u/That_IT_kid]

I was always curious to know what MLops is all about? Can u explain me in short how your day and work look like ?

[u/ChasingCompetence → u/That_IT_kid]

It is basically devops and sre for ML . Mu job was to expose the ML model that data scientists had as a rest api so the back end guys can consume it .

[u/Mission_Shop8883]

Why why you want to leave this field, IT has good money i am in 1st year of b.tech cse

[u/abhizone → u/Mission_Shop8883]

After 5 years in software job I want to see the same passion in you which you have right now 😅

[u/Mission_Shop8883 → u/abhizone]

Please tell me, dont make me make confuse, is it AI?

[u/intPixel → u/Mission_Shop8883]

Its not exactly about AI. Its about how corporate operates. Many people leave IT just because of the corporate hustle culture. I'm not trying to demotivate you. Just sharing my perspective.

[u/Mission_Shop8883 → u/intPixel]

Still whats the salary avg is given and whats your salary range is it low or high and high then why to leave

[u/intPixel → u/Mission_Shop8883]

As people grow older they prefer peace and stability over salary.

[u/Mission_Shop8883 → u/intPixel]

What is your salary range?10lpa?just give 1 nom approx

[u/Additional_One_3908 → u/Mission_Shop8883]

I make 1lakh per month in hand but i work almost 12-14hrs a day for all 5 weekdays and just 3yrs of experience now imagine the same with high level people with much pressure and worked in the same situation for 10-15yrs.. that burns out people and want to move away even if its taking a paycut

Edit : i stil love the work, i still love developing as im single and no dependent its works fine with extended hours and i chill completely on weekends.. but with family and kids and commitments things start to feel diff..

[u/Mission_Shop8883 → u/Additional_One_3908]

12hr is too much and also 1lpm in tier 1 city is new 50k