[speedgoose]

I’m a software engineer in a non profit research organisation. I can play with the latest and greatest technology all the time. I assist researchers, I break their dreams, I make experiments happen.

I also worked on the industry a few times but it was quickly boring and I couldn’t care less about the profits for the wealth of the shareholders.

[rmshin]

Can I ask what kind/fields of research you support? I left my big tech job some months ago to try start something of my own (in an attempt to find more joy in my day-to-day, hence the post), but if things don't work out for me what you describe sounds pretty appealing as well.

[speedgoose]

My field is mostly about data engineering and human computer interactions. But the projects are diverse, with healthcare, air traffic control, museums exhibitions, drones, factories… Nothing too crazy but it’s a lot of interesting things to think about.