Could you say a few words about your post-PhD career? I see from your profile that you are an independent consultant. How easy&#x2F;difficult was it to get gigs? Did the PhD help&#x2F;hurt in your opinion?<p>Also, curious if you have worked as a regular software engineering employee? It is kind of difficult to be in your mid to late 30s as a fresh software engineer when many people your age have more years writing production code and being a team lead&#x2F;manager. Curious if&#x2F;how you dealt with that?