# Career milestones do not eliminate imposter feelings

DevFeed: [Career milestones do not eliminate imposter feelings](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/i-earn-more-than-junior-me-could-imagine-i-still-feel-like-a-fraud-33547.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.softwareengineeringtimes.com/p/i-earn-more-than-junior-me-could>)

Author: Ryan Murphy

Published: 2026-05-26T14:54:23Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [The Software Engineering Times](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-software-engineering-times.md>)

Topics: [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Object-oriented programming (OOP)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oop.md>)

Tags: [fraud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fraud.md>), [interviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interviews.md>), [junior](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/junior.md>), [money](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/money.md>)

## AI overview

The author reflects on progressing from a low-paid first technology job to greater earnings, recognizable company names, speaking engagements, and a larger audience. The article argues that imposter feelings persist despite career milestones and that they may change focus rather than disappear.

## Source excerpt

I turned down interviews at Meta, Apple, Reddit, Microsoft and Amazon. The voice in my head still tells me I don't belong.