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Yes, I wouldn't want to work on something that in the end just tries to sell more widgets, or serve more effective ads. I currently work in water management software.

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The obvious follow-up is: did you have to compromise on other aspects of the job (like tooling, salary, or location) to be able to work on a meaningful project?

I'm not the author of the comment above, but I did. I didn't compromise too much, but I could have done much better I believe, have I prioritized salary/tech/opportunities.

But I get to build a thing that is meaningful to me

Growth prospects perhaps, it's a pretty small company.

And I tried some different things in the past (computer vision research for agrotech and food, software development at a medical startup) and recruiter types find it hard to put me into a neat box. So when I'm looking to switch it can be hard to find jobs that I like and then to convince them that I'm a good fit for them. But luckily I'm very happy where I am right now.

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