There is absolutely nothing unprofessional about job hopping. Before I went full-time contractor I would get so mad that I dedicated my time and effort to BigCo and the new dev coming in is getting a way bigger salary than I. As a contractor I'm very satisfied with my rate, and when I start a new contract (6-9 months later) I make sure my rate increases. Do I need to be there for 2-4 years to understand the problem I was working on? No. I get hired to do a job. I do it. And then I go on my merry way. A lot of the engineering is essentially the same from shop to shop (except for some custom bash infrastrure) that I have specialized on a set technologies. (which happens to be what most companies use anyways)
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