[rainboOow9]

This is spot on, and personally, the main reason why I decided to move to an engineering manager after 10 years as a developer.

And even as an engineering manager, I do not feel safe. I think only once you reach director level, you are protected from market hype and newest frameworks trends.

[weatherlite]

You think directors feel safe? I highly doubt it...

[nomorewords]

Safe about their current job? Probably not. Safe in the sense that they can definitely get a job at the same level (albeit at a smaller company in some cases) - pretty much

[weatherlite]

In a downturn I'd rather be a SWE personally. No job is safe but there's just more jobs out there for SWE folks.