I know age discrimination must happen (even in software), because people report it, but I&#x27;m about 50 and maybe I&#x27;m fortunate but I and many old ex-microsoft friends haven&#x27;t had trouble getting jobs here. I get pinged multiple times a week to interview. If you are a dev in Seattle, can  really code, and can pass those famous 1 hour design &amp; code interviews  in c++ or java, there are endless jobs in Seattle (hint: always try a hash table :-)).<p>I get that you can&#x27;t just move to seattle or some big city with tech or wherever for a job, you might have a family, a life (it&#x27;s fairly expensive here), but if you can&#x27;t find a job as a dev, you are probably living in the wrong place.<p>You have to practice before interviewing. If you don&#x27;t know c++ or java or js, practice on your own until you proficient. Just get out there and try. I feel so sad when i read one of the endless stories about someone who got laid off by a stupid evil company (like the recent disney people) and training your replacement, that would be unbearable. I have been fortunate to find companies that honestly did have thousands of job openings, and did hire tons of us citizens but also we hired thousands of people outside of the us of a too.