i had a bit of an existential crisis with SDE career track. it's a bubble. not bursting fast enough. so i am off that ship until further notice.
i have 8 years professional experience in software engineering, and since the beginning of this 2026 i spent time working on integrating software for nio-robotics which made me think:
instead of hunting for a job as an SDE-1/2/3 i will be building a portfolio of subsea robotic exploration, unmanned autonomous vehicles who map and scan the stuff beneath the surface.
i really want to get to work on a vessel, somewhere in Pacific or Atlantic ocean, as a Surveyor specialist, an ROV engineer or something nascent.
And i want to make those ROVs next-level. Be able to debug software and eventually their hardware on the fly, deploy them, and deliver results for surveyors. So help me God.
