Find Your Best Tech Career Path in 20 Minutes—
No Fluff, Just Data.
No vague advice. No generic tips. Just a structured, developer-focused assessment that helps you break out of career limbo.
Hey, Jayme here!
Let’s be real. Doomscrolling LinkedIn to watch fake tech bros flex their millions won’t magically give you career clarity. If you feel stuck, it’s not because you lack options—it’s because you lack data.
That’s where DevPathfinder comes in. It’s not just another career quiz. It’s a structured assessment that simplifies complex career choices developers face.
If you’re stuck in analysis paralysis, this is your way out. Let’s get you moving again.
Jayme Edwards
Tech Career Strategist and Host of
the Thriving Technologist YouTube Channel
Follow Data, Not Influencers.
Everyone seems to have an opinion these days on what you should do in your tech career. But their dream job could be your dead end.
DevPathfinder helps you stay on your best path.
It evaluates you across 28 Key Development Career Aspects (KDCAs). These surface the patterns behind how you stay motivated, solve problems, and make decisions in your work.
After your evaluation, you’ll learn:
- Why your tech job feels less satisfying
- Aspects of work that go against your personality
- Tech job roles you’re more natural to succeed in
- New career paths you may not have considered
- Whether it’s the right time for you to become a leader, manager, consultant, or entrepreneur
This information gives structure to your instincts—so you’re not relying on gut feel alone when making career decisions.
This isn’t a performance score. It’s a fulfillment map. These 7 categories show you what kind of work will actually keep you energized—not just what you’re capable of.
Self-Awareness: The Compass for Your Tech Career
Different tech roles place distinct demands on how you think, solve problems, and collaborate. If you don’t understand those differences, it’s easy to end up in a role that slowly drains your energy.
For example:
- Software Developers work best when they can manage complexity and stay focused for long periods of time.
- QA Engineers thrive on precision—and the creativity to explore what no one else is testing.
- Product Managers need energy for constant collaboration—and a genuine obsession with customer needs.
- And that’s just a small sample.
If no one explained these differences when you started out, that’s not your fault. The tech industry spends billions marketing career paths that serve their bottom line—not your long-term fulfillment.
DevPathfinder maps the key differences between 25 top tech roles. Once you complete your assessment, it learns how you feel about those differences. Then it matches your preferences to the demands of each role.
Get data-driven suggestions for tech roles that match how you’re wired to work—so you stay motivated, not just employed.
30 Day Money-Back Guarantee
DevPathfinder isn’t just another career assessment. It’s a strategic tool you can return to throughout your tech career—especially as your goals evolve.
The app helps you evaluate overlooked aspects of tech work and supports your decisions with personalized, data-driven insight.
And I actively improve it based on customer feedback—so what you buy today will keep getting better.
But if DevPathfinder doesn’t deliver real value for you, I’ve got your back:
Just email me at support@thrivingtechnologist.com within 30 days of purchase, and I’ll refund 100% of your payment. No questions asked.
How DevPathfinder Works
You’ll complete a short self-assessment that takes approximately 20 minutes.
This isn’t a tech interview, it’s how DevPathfinder learns what motivates you. You’ll be asked about topics your employer may not want you thinking about. So just be prepared to have your eyes opened. This is how you’ll start to break free from other people’s bad advice and expectations – and get clear on what’s best for you alone.
The assessment will uncover:
- How working with other people impacts your creative energy.
- How much you truly desire using math, statistics, and logic in your work.
- Whether you care more about business, or technology.
- How you feel about learning, teaching, writing, and giving presentations.
- Whether you should take responsibility for other people’s work.
- How strongly you want to impact the user experience, operations, or the brand reputation at a company.
- And much more…
After the evaluation, DevPathfinder instantly shows you your results.
By drilling into the data, you’ll understand exactly what you want – and the paths you can take to get there.
Above: The dashboard for your assessment results shows you DevPathfinder’s key insights at a glance. From there you can drill into your results.
How Do Customers Feel About Using DevPathfinder?
“I’ve been primarily in backend and database management, but I still enjoy the DevOps side of things. After hours, I often work on my personal hobby which is game development. Finishing DevPathfinder was very insightful. Not just the results at the end, but also the journey. Answering the questions gave me a lot to think about. I couldn’t help but smile as 3 of the 5 recommendations popped up and spoke about DevOps or Game Development! The other two were surprising, but also made a lot of sense when I thought about it (QA Engineer and Systems Engineer). I’m curious to redo the evaluation as my situation changes. I have affinities for many more things than I realized – I just need time to explore them! I feel like I finally have words to explain my situation, and ideas on where to go next. This will be (literally, I suspect) a lifesaver.“
– Caleb Zeeman
“I found the questions very well structured. Having gotten to the last question (with a brief pause to walk to the kitchen to feed my cat), I was pleasantly surprised that the suggestions actually aligned with my recent thoughts on perhaps a shift in direction towards front-end development, QA, and then fullstack (which is currently what I do). I think it aids in taking the complicated thinking out of what career might be suited. It works for people already in a tech job who may be dissatisfied in their role. But also could help for anyone changing careers from a non-tech role – but interested in tech.“
– Saira
“The analysis of DevPathfinder was good. You can tell that there has been a lot of thoughtful work that has gone into building it. The interesting thing was that the first 2 positions it recommended for me were DevOps and Game Engine Designer. I have long avoided those 2 positions because of the work hours & responsibilities that they tend to demand (which I saw that in the first years of my career). The #3 position it recommended was QA Engineer, and I’ve been a SDET for 30 years now. So essentially I still got to choose my overall best match – when combined with the kind of hours & responsibilities that I wanted. I’ve been enjoying being an SDET all these years and have always wanted to continue doing it. DevPathfinder definitely helped me consolidate my overall thoughts on the future of my career path.”
– Curtis Siemens
Who Should NOT Use DevPathfinder?
I spent years reinforcing what I already believed—never questioning whether I was even headed in the right direction.
That mindset nearly killed my growth. DevPathfinder was designed to break that loop.
I hate to be a buzzkill, but I need to be totally honest here.
If you already know which way to go in your tech career, please don’t use DevPathfinder.
The purpose of using it is to gain NEW insights. It’s supposed to show you your blind spots.
I have people in my life who see things I just can’t. Many of the biggest breakthroughs in my career happened when I was open to their advice.
So if you take the evaluation and are surprised by the results, dig into the data. Ask yourself: “Why didn’t I see this?” The information is there, but you have to want to know.
If you’re not open to being challenged, DevPathfinder will feel pointless.
But if you are… it might change everything.
Getting Started with DevPathfinder
The #1 problem professionals in tech struggle with over their career, is knowing the best next step to take. My coaching package Career Compass can help you overcome this.
Career Compass helps you determine your ideal career direction at $1,800. But if you’re not ready for coaching yet, DevPathfinder gives you powerful clarity for around 1/10th the price.
As someone who completed the Tech Solopreneur Readiness Scorecard, you’ve unlocked access to DevPathfinder for just $127.
In about 20 minutes, you’ll gain more clarity on which path to take in your tech career.
How To Buy
Provide your payment information below, and the email address you’d like to use for your account.
You’ll receive one email helping you login to thrivingtechnologist.com.
And another email showing you where to find it in your course library.
No In-App Purchases or Upgrade Fees
You’ll get free upgrades whenever new features are released. DevPathfinder is a one-time purchase.
The current version is 2.0.3 which is a complete redesign of the prior 1.x edition based on customer feedback.
Get Clear on Your Tech Career With DevPathfinder
This $127 price is only available through the Tech Solopreneur Readiness scorecard.
It’s my way of rewarding action-takers ready to explore their next chapter.
In the next 20 minutes you will:
- Learn the types of tech jobs that match your personality—and why
- Identify aspects of your career that are halting your progress
- Determine whether you’re likely to be successful as a leader, manager, consultant, or entrepreneur
- Explore your new career insights at no risk, backed by a 30 day money-back guarantee
Still Not Sure? Preview DevPathfinder in Action
If you’re the kind of developer who wants to see how things work before jumping in, I get it.
That’s why I’ve created a read-only demo account you can explore freely—no opt-in required.
You’ll be able to click through the real interface, review example results, and see exactly what you’d get if you signed up.
🔎 Access the DevPathfinder Demo
(Opens in a new tab. No account creation required.)
Want to Know How (and Why) DevPathfinder Was Built?
If you’re the kind of developer who needs to understand what’s under the hood before you commit, I wrote a full behind-the-scenes breakdown just for you.
I cover:
- How I came up with the idea for this assessment
- How we designed it
- How the algorithm works
- As we’ve released new versions, what’s changed
📖 Read the full DevPathfinder design rationale and version history