Career limitation and opportunity go with aging. You have accumulated a rich reserve of knowledge, possibly through years of writing code, dealing with development, or architecture. The following are some of the rewarding options that exploit your experience and add new life to your technology career:
Technical Mentorship & Coaching
It is an accomplishing decision to be a mentor with years of know-how. You will shape the future generation of developers. Your wisdom accelerates their progress and works on your vision as well.
Developer Relations or Advocacy
Professionals that are able to bridge code and community are of great value to companies. Developer advocates write tutorials, make presentations, and maintain communities.
Technical Writing & Content Creation
Code to content is the logical next step of many experienced programmers. Technical writing provides imaginative fulfilment and permanence.
Sales Engineering & Pre-Sales
In case you like combining technical knowledge with human beings, you should want to become a sales engineer. In this role you will assist in customizing solutions to client requirements, providing demos, and translating requirements into practical technology.
Product & Business Analysis
You have everything to work in business analyst or product analyst. You know how features are mapped into architecture and how users are the drivers of requirements.
Technical Recruiting or Talent Advisory
Incidentally, recruiters who have excellent knowledge of programming are very few and very valuable. You are able to judge talent in a genuine manner, learn about team working relationships and bring both the hires and hirers closer to a more favorable match.
Teaching, Training & Academia
When you see a glimmer of light break through when you are breaking down complex concepts, you may want to teach at colleges, bootcamps, or even in corporate training programs. It is an opportunity to contribute and make the future of the field.
New strengths emerge at each phase of a tech career. Even old programmers do not die out, they develop, train and motivate. When you have created something, somebody wants to know. And who is more fit to teach them than you?