I built my career as a software engineer exactly like this. Learned all the pain points in mid corps/ corps and went on taking work in the "gutter". On call, learning rare languages (like COBOL), or unusual file formats…
"I also have black friends" is anecdotal evidence at best. Regarding the diversity of the tech scene, it's not that good in France.
"And of course, it should be needless to say that no one is forced to come here and that on the contrary, they are urged to leave as soon as possible if they find out that they have a burning desire to murder…
I built my career as a software engineer exactly like this. Learned all the pain points in mid corps/ corps and went on taking work in the "gutter". On call, learning rare languages (like COBOL), or unusual file formats…
"I also have black friends" is anecdotal evidence at best. Regarding the diversity of the tech scene, it's not that good in France.
"And of course, it should be needless to say that no one is forced to come here and that on the contrary, they are urged to leave as soon as possible if they find out that they have a burning desire to murder…