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(1) Problems are interesting for builders

(2) Industry still feels nascent; mission of self-service still hasn't yet been proven

(3) Your users are other software engineers, analysts, and data scientists. So opinionated power-users.

Happy to go more in-depth about this, I've helped several folks make the transition: beta.senpai.so/ataki12

I just left a data role working with a 20-year veteran of the field. The experience matched my expectations going in: unrewarding, demotivating, kind of menial. I'm not looking back, and feel kind of baffled by friends taking on similar roles.

Sounds like they/you worked in bad roles tbh. The field is incredibly varied. You’ll find just as menial regular SWE roles too

What do you mean by "mission of self-service still hasn't yet been proven"?

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