Ask HN: Who Should I Talk To?
3pt14159 Friday, February 20, 2026I am in a bit of a sticky situation. I'm 40 years old and my background is in programming (backend ruby and python, some cybersecurity, some JavaScript, although the JS is dated) and I don't like coding anymore. At least not day to day.
What I'm looking for is some sort of position that can leverage my background but do so in some other way. Maybe something in marketing at a company like Digital Ocean.
I'm willing to earn a lot less than I earned before. I know software development pays better than a role in marketing, but I'm sick of the tooling. I'm also open to working for an AI company that trains a software agent, which I've done so recently. Does anyone have references to a recruiter or hiring manager that I could talk to?
I would really appreciate any help here. Even just an upvote for visibility.