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by kentrado 2577 days ago
It is 100 times worse to be stuck in a position where you can't learn anything and your title is lower than what your actual skill is.

For example, I have been yearning for a position as a distributed systems engineer. Even though I don't have the experience for it, I highly doubt I will ever find a job that can keep up with my rate of learning.

You too can learn things faster than how long it takes for them to figure out you don't know. It is just a matter of dedication. Stay in a couple of weekends and read a lot of tutorials.

There's a lot of mythicism in software development. Developers get a big head because they solve complicated things all day long. It is hard to give a chance to someone with no experience.

My advice is to take the opportunity. Regardless of what happens, you will learn a lot.