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im 38. senior engineer. 14 yoe. strong resume.
in the last year:
- 3 companies ghosted me after learning my graduation year
- 1 interviewer said "we're looking for someone more junior who can grow into the role"
- multiple recruiters suggested i "remove dates from my resume"
they dont say it out loud. they just stop calling back.
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removing dates from your resume is standard advice for anyone over 35 in tech and thats exactly the problem
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the "someone more junior who can grow" line is infuriating. they want a senior engineer's output at a junior engineer's salary
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im 42 and a staff engineer. the trick is to stop applying to startups. big companies have better age discrimination protections
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the cruelest irony: they want 10+ yoe but dont want anyone over 30. the math doesnt work unless they expect everyone to start coding at 15
