Find a company that: 1. Isn't a "startup" anymore (by Steven Blank's definition of the term). 2. That's been founded by engineers (you might a better cultural

Find a company that: 1. Isn't a "startup" anymore (by Steven Blank's definition of the term). 2. That's been founded by engineers (you might a better cultural fit). 3. That still has a fairly small workforce (so that your contributions still feel significant enough for you). 4. That's profitable, and self-funded (no pressure from investors who don't understand what the business is trying to do, only understand that they need to see +10x returns) How carefully have you been choosing your jobs? I don't think you're being too demanding. However, you are being unrealistic if you're not vetting the startups that you're applying to. That's just two cents from a dev who's been working at startups for the past 10+ years.