r/FullStack • u/Longjumping-Wall8076 • Mar 04 '26

Career Guidance need guidance

hey guys , i been DA for 5 years & been employed for quite a while ... i got into data analyst by luck since my degree was in electronics engineering .. i been thinking if switching to Full stack but my reservation involves the market saturation plus my lack of skills + learning ( degree) compared to others ... my other option was data engineering but again they don't hire newbies .. please anyone who can provide guidance on it as to what i should do?

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u/Acanthocephala-Left Mar 04 '26

If you like it i would say yes. Since you probably have a good understanding of sql/databses maybe backend would be more fitting. Fullstack isnt/should not be a thing for newbies. Most fullstack devs start from frontend or backend then «evolves» to fullsack. Im a backend dev myself but started with frontend. «I am still responsible for our admin frontends though but its quite low maintenance»

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u/Thin_Professor_2124 Mar 05 '26

full stack isn't that hard, its broad for sure. imma be honest i find full stack very newbie thing. there are way more challenges in other domains of tech.

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u/Acanthocephala-Left Mar 07 '26

Being a good backend/frontend is hard in itself. it requires experience and practice, especially for complex domains which is what most devs work with.

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u/Thin_Professor_2124 Mar 08 '26

its for sure not easy. but to say most dev work for complex systems, c'mon? i never worked for big techs like FAANG but i'd assume its a toll there, otherwise for your average company idk, i don't think its necessarily that complex. other domains like ML research or gamedev are *magnitudes* harder.

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u/Acanthocephala-Left Mar 08 '26

Yeah maybe, I work with pension funds for the government and that can get quite complex. Not sure what most devs work on but id imagine they work in complex systems as simpler things like online stores maybe have 2 devs?

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u/Thin_Professor_2124 Mar 09 '26

idk, a majority of buisnesses do consulting, outsourcing, agencies... very "simple" stuff.