isaacV

Most decent paying jobs involve sitting in front of a computer all day, especially those that would leverage your experience. However, thinking like a developer can help in just about any field.

Perhaps more autonomy is what you are really looking for?

In that case, being a real estate investor could be cool. After doing the research, you get to do a lot of hands-on onsite management that can be fun. It is still a high-pressure career though, especially when your own money is at stake.

Maybe you could leverage your experience for yourself and find a way to simply work less and less in general by creating passive income assets: http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/

I also almost got a job there, and toured that facility during the final interview. Their testing at that site involves firing rockets that are secured to the ground, and monitoring the results from an underground bunker. I lived in that area up until this year, and I've never seen them launch anything from that site. I didn't even know they had that infrastructure there! There are also houses all around that facility, so I am surprised to see them launch this thing.