Focusing on jobs where your output makes an immediate impact is an incredibly smart move to make sure you matter. Of course, most roles matter but there are too few managers who know how to vouch and articulate a team’s business value properly.
I actually found myself working on a credit risk modelling project on the capital markets side and it’s been great as well.
This is actually the most important career advice for tech jobs.
First junior dev job it's not as important because you just need to find something. After that you will want to be very careful to make sure the job has actual business impact, otherwise you are likely to end up in some kind of bullshit vanity project that only has to appear to work.
If you're a baseball player, you don't want to work for a football team. You'll be undervalued and hate your job.
Less metaphorically, I've always looked for jobs where my skills are aligned with the "company mission" - first at a bunch of startups, and now as an academic researcher where I get to define that mission.
I actually found myself working on a credit risk modelling project on the capital markets side and it’s been great as well.