Software Engineering Isn't a Lifetime Career Anymore — Here's Why #Shorts

Software engineering careers peak at 38 — then most leave. The myth started in the 90s when tech was the new gold rush. Data from Stack Overflow's 2023 survey shows median developer age is 29. Only 8.3% of respondents are over 45. The IEEE found average coding career length is 15 years before engineers move to management or leave entirely. But here's the part LinkedIn won't tell you. The industry designed itself this way. Tech optimized for speed over institutional knowledge. Companies hire young, burn through talent, and repeat. The 22-year-old writing React today will be managing people or switching careers by 40. That's not burnout — that's the business model. Follow @CashWhizBros — tomorrow's career myth crashes harder. Sources: • https://www.seangoedecke.com/software-engineering-may-no-longer-be-a-lifetime-career/ • Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2023 • IEEE Computer Society career length study Music: "Hitman" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #Shorts #YouTubeShorts #software engineering career #tech career advice #developer burnout #career psychology #tech industry reality #coding career length #software developer age #tech career myths #programming career path #wealth psychology