Ask HN: Looking for a career switch
I'm in my early 30's and have been a developer for about 8 years now. I have worked primarily in early stage startups, and across the stack - UI, backend services and devops. I've been a tech lead and have built apps from scratch. I've enjoyed it thus far.
Last year I had to take a break as I was extremely burnt out. I was constantly stressed and that caused significant anxiety. Been off for few months now and I feel better. Unfortunately I've almost run out of savings and have to start working asap.
Looking through job openings, something stuck me. Most of them don't seem interesting anymore. Even the ones at good, exciting companies (which I would've joined without a second thought a year back). Something has changed in me and I have a feeling tech just doesn't excite me as much. There is too much complexity to deal with in terms of tools, languages and frameworks and I don't know if I have it in me to keep doing this forever.
Now don't get me wrong, I still enjoy coding. I enjoy experimenting and building stuff. Just not all the time. I've been a team lead and I don't particularly enjoy managing people. Its just not for me.
Is there any related career path where I can use my tech skills and still not be a full time developer?