This reads a bit like “what can this place do for me?” instead of “how can I make the place I work at better”.
High potential areas like genomics that are behind on software are amazing places for talented software people with a givig attitude to have a big positive impact.
I can have a big positive impact and make the startups I tend to work for better places AND get paid well and be respected. It seems the "potential" here is a result of a lack of care and maintenance for legacy codebases, and not, say, driving innovation.
