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by tacostakohashi 1178 days ago
Maybe, and perhaps you'd want to emphasize your team lead experience, outcomes, processes, etc.

The basic takeaway is that 10+ years of experience is valued for management roles, and it's not for IC roles. Most IC job descriptions / ads will want 3 years, 5 years (maybe 7 years max...) of experience with <insert hot new thing> here, and they want people who are minimally qualified for those roles. Extra experience isn't necessarily regarded as a good thing, and can count against you in terms of perceived compensation expectations, or being "damaged goods" that didn't get promoted / on a good career track at their last place.

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Thank you so much. You are confirming a lot of my suspicions and it gives me some clarity.