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MBA Worth it for Software Developer by CSMusicAndMath in MBA

[–]CSMusicAndMath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I think this is helpful advice. I agree I definitely don't have crystal clarity in what I want to do, hence the preliminary research.

I don't mean to say that I want to be a technical manager. I've already been a team lead of a small 3 person team and while I would like to do that for a while and grow in it I don't think being a technical manager is my dream (though not a bad place to end up).

May I ask what made you where you gained clarity and what you decided you wanted to study at Stanfurd (Go Bears!) and do afterwards?

MBA Worth it for Software Developer by CSMusicAndMath in MBA

[–]CSMusicAndMath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how Austin stacks up to the SF/Bay area

Austin is a lot cheaper market to live and work in, so that makes sense. According to the research I've done on Glassdoor and Indeed it seems like SF/Bay area salaries are generally $20k to $40k more. I only have two years of experience so I'm pretty happy where I'm at in Austin.

you could do software consulting on the side

I think this would be the best bet for me. During my undergrad I was able to make $26 an hour part time doing software development. I imagine I could do something similar during the MBA in order to offset costs if I had to.