It generally is comparable - many if not most DevRel people I know went from being senior engineers (even engineering managers) in their fields.
You're still doing engineering work, just focusing your efforts on external communities, rather than working on product internally.
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It generally is comparable - many if not most DevRel people I know went from being senior engineers (even engineering managers) in their fields.
You're still doing engineering work, just focusing your efforts on external communities, rather than working on product internally.