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Mwenedata Apotre
Mwenedata Apotre

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Help me(us) out fellow developers!!

For my followers and new readers of my post I am writing this post to get advice and your opinions on the decision am about to take.

So the thing is I am a good frontend developer you can really count on me for your projects but then I enjoy backend more than frontend, but another problem is Frontend development job opportunities are prevalent and easily got than those for backend development.

So I'm stuck , should I keep working with Frontend for the money or should I keep working with Backend and be patient until the opportunity arises?

Thank you All for your ideas I'll really consider them and I Know someone out there - maybe you - has the exact same problem so help us out.

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JoelBonetR πŸ₯‡ • Edited

Why not searching then for a full-stack position in which develop and work with both?

It's probably easy to switch more to a BE position inside the company you're working in than searching for a BE position on a different company, so it's a matter of joining a company on a hybrid position and then do your career path inside this company.

If the company is big enough and with a good projection and with nice to have internal policies, it's feasible to do so in few months or years, plus many companies align with this description (pro tip, it's easier to get what you want in consultancies as soon as you can prove your skills).

Cheers!

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Mwenedata Apotre

Thanks so much @joelbonetr that's so eye opening and I think you are also saying that from experience. I'll definetely try that.

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Divine Ingabire

Keep working on frontend but don't count on it that much for money and please be patient what you love will always bring you to the top.

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Mwenedata Apotre

Why do you really recommend to keep working on the frontend?

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Divine Ingabire

you need money to keep life going

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Mwenedata Apotre

but life went on before I even knew web development

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Mugisha Precieux

I think you'd do backend since it's where you've got superpowers, if you really like it then the money will surely seek you in backend development.