Title: Hi HN. Lately I have been thinking about what I really want to do in life; what really brings meaning and joy to my life. I am currently finishing up my solo &quot;start-up&quot; project, and we will see where it goes, but in the mean time I have been doing some introspection and thinking about the future.<p>I am a software developer (mostly backend, some frontend and some data analytics). I personally don&#x27;t really have any desire to work at FAANG. I also don&#x27;t really have any desire to write CRUD for some generic company that pays well either.<p>I want to explore more meaningful avenues of work. Preserving nature, animals and their habitats, is one cause I have been thinking about. I know that most projects are very hands-on, requiring mostly hard labour or specialised research efforts. However, I&#x27;ve been wondering if there is a demand for software in these projects? Particularly in terms of specialised tooling and&#x2F;or data analytics?<p>I suspect that most research projects don&#x27;t have the funding to afford anything beyond the bare requirements. The same probably goes for government sponsored programmes; again, this is all speculation.<p>Does anyone have experience as a software dev in these fields? Where might one start looking ?<p>--<p>Because I am sure some people will mention it, yes, volunteering is an option. But money is an unfortunate living requirement in today&#x27;s society (unless you plan on going off-grid entirely).
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