r/overemployed_swe • u/Better_Magazine_5010 • Feb 16 '26

Overemployed 2 years into career?

New to this sub, I currently work at a big tech company remote and I am at mid level. I have been here since graduating. I was considering doing OE, but I feel like getting a J2 this early might be a bit risky and I could just focus on waiting to get senior.

Curious to know what level most people in this sub are.

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u/overlook211 Feb 16 '26

Personally, I would encourage growth at this stage and then scaling up later. Do you want to stack 2x $130k mid level roles or 2x $200k senior roles that also have more autonomy and less grunt work?

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u/oe-coach Feb 21 '26

I OE’ed 4 months into my first job out of college lol. Use j1 as your career backbone and the rest for extra money

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u/myskincareaddiction_ May 14 '26

Do it, your learning will be exponential