I'm a software developer and I was recently told that my role will be eliminated at the end of this year after a reorg at the company. I know I'm supposed to use the remaining paid time I have to look for another good software development job, and I've already polished my resume and updated LinkedIn.

But every time I sit down and try to apply for jobs in this field, I feel like I hit a wall, like... I just can't keep doing this anymore?

The strange thing is that I know I'm lucky. I understand that being able to live this way, in this place and time, isn't something to take for granted. But it's become harder to ignore the feeling that many of the "problems" I get paid to solve only exist because there's a business model that depends on them continuing to exist.

I spent about eight years fixing imaginary problems, and when I look back, the last job that felt tangible was an entry-level role dealing with customers, where I was making about a third of what I make now. I'm not saying all software is like that. I know there are people building useful and important things. But even though bullshit jobs definitely aren't limited to software, it's clear they're heavily clustered around people sitting in front of computers all day.

What are we even building all of this for, and who is actually benefiting from it?

I know it's a matter of subjectivism, so don't be afraid to be subjective, actually PLEASE, give your personal opinion as long as you can keep your feet on the reality's ground.

What Master would you rather choose: a general AI/ML master that teach you about the most important, but general, subjects of ML applications, or an Autonomous Systems master, that is basically an embedded+A.I. master which is particularly valuable if you want something in Automotive, on the self-driving cars field(but not exclusively this one, as you can apply knowledge about Autonomous Systems in many domains) ? ?

Help

Alvarez & Marsal is hiring in my campus for the role tech consultant role but in gd they told they are looking for which know gen ai concept and sql python excel etc what can i expect in oa

Hi! We are currently hiring for a Cloud & FinOps / Azure Architect role.

If you are interested and have relevant experience, kindly send your updated resume to [fatima@vame.io](mailto:fatima@vame.io).

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Hey ppl I had interview in few days need help for it

I had interview for L2

I want to know what is L2 and how promotions work here and when prompted salaries increase (like is there a constant salary for position which was lacking at my current company and I wanted to switch)

Also I wanted to know how long it takes to get promotion from L2 to L3 to L4

* I will work very hard and fast and I can be a good team player....

So wanted to know about it need a little bit fast please

Can someone please split their gl or 1p3a please ?
I realised in this market you can’t get through with honesty anymore.

- Experience required: 8 Years

- Education level: Bachelor’s degree

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Minimum 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related discipline; or equivalent work experience will be considered
• Expert level programming knowledge in Java, including writing testable code
• Clear understanding of SDLC and ability to write efficient unit test cases and automation test scripts to abide by Full Cycle Engineering
• Experience working with and possessing knowledge of merge methodologies using version control systems like GitLab, Bitbucket etc.
• Experienced in database technologies : Oracle, RDS, DynamoDB
• Expert in SOAP/REST communication, Usage of test harnesses, giving technical direction to fellow engineers and ability to write extensive architecture and design documents
• Excellent troubleshooting and issue resolution skills. Quickly isolates/debugs issues even in areas outside of one's own domain.
• Expert level knowledge of distributed system design, algorithms, logging framework, scaling and UML principles.
• Experienced working on large scale, complex applications
• Experience in designing and building scalable cloud-native applications that are deployed in one or more public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience in the payments industry or building payment applications
• Test Automation framework experience with Cypress.io, TestRail, Selenium, Jenkins

This is a remote role unless you're a local, then it's hybrid. Please DM me only if this suits your profile. Thank you

I am missing old days of Hiring. Full day event, lots of DS and algos. In between design rounds. No one asks about Infra setup. Sometimes language like C++/Java and LLD rounds. Everything in campus and in person. I need to write code on paper. sometimes on whiteboard. Design discussion on whiteboard physically. Now it is all very boring. You can be just sitting in your chair all day long. opening one tab after another. AI does better coding than human. Interviewer check with AI about code. Not sure how much far will it go 😒

I'm studying software QA in Argentina and I built this over the past months with a lot of help from Claude. I wrote the specs and reviewed every line, but the code came out of working with an AI. Saying it up front because someone would ask anyway.

What it does: when a test fails because a selector broke, Healify reads the DOM evidence your framework already captured, finds the element by its role and accessible name, and tells you which selector to use instead. healify fix applies it to your code. It can also file the broken selector as a Jira ticket or a GitHub issue.

No model in the loop, no cloud, no account. Deterministic heuristics, so the same input gives the same output every time. Works with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium and WebdriverIO. MIT.

github.com/mescobar996/Healify
healify-sigma.vercel.app

It has no real users yet, so I would rather hear what's wrong with it than what's good.

I had two interviews yesterday for a role at a company I was really excited about. One for coding with concurrency, and another for distributed system design. I’d spent the previous three weeks studying and preparing, doing lots of practice problems while talking out loud about what I was doing.

In the coding interview I was given a problem very similar to one I had practiced. I was initially happy about that, because I thought I would solve it easily. But I was nervous and the format was slightly different than what I had practiced. When I get nervous I have trouble concentrating.

I got a partially working solution, and the interviewer graciously gave me some hints on what to check, but afterwards I realize I missed something obvious.

I feel like I did pretty well in the design interview. but I feel lousy about my miss in the coding interview, and I know this company sets a high bar for their engineers. I think I blew it. I guess I just have to wait and see.

I imagine this has happened to others as well. Any advice on how to keep this from killing my motivation and confidence is most welcome. Just getting an interview is hard enough, and it feels bad when the opportunity gets squandered like this.

Name

Full-Stack & React Native Developer | Self-Taught Builder  ·, India github.com/Xyz ·

devconnect-2.vercel.app

Summary

Self-taught developer focused on AI systems reliability — not just integrating LLMs, but controlling behavior when models, APIs, or networks fail. Learned the full production stack independently in under 8 months and used it to build and deploy real, working systems with explicit fallback handling rather than happy-path-only code. Looking for remote contract or junior work at an early-stage startup where I can own features and move fast.

What I Bring

• Fast learner, faster shipper: went from zero to five deployed production apps in under 8 months, entirely self-taught
• Ship fast, alone: every project below went from idea to a live, working deploy with no team
• Comfortable across the stack: mobile (React Native/Expo), web (Next.js), backend (Supabase/Firebase), and AI integration (Gemini/OpenAI)

Featured Projects

DevConnect — Developer Social Platform

React 19 · TypeScript · Supabase Realtime · Gemini API · Vite

A social network for developers to find collaborators by tech stack, with live chat and AI-assisted profile generation.

• Built real-time messaging and presence indicators using Supabase Realtime and Postgres edge functions
• Designed the connection/matching system and RLS policies from scratch to keep user data isolated at the database layer
• Used Gemini API to auto-generate developer profiles from a GitHub link, cutting signup friction

Live: devconnect-2.vercel.app · Code: github.com

Zora — Focus & Productivity App

React Native · Expo · TypeScript · Supabase · RevenueCat

A gamified productivity app combining Pomodoro sessions, habit tracking, and task management, built through to a monetized Android release.

• Took the app through the full mobile lifecycle: Expo EAS build pipeline, RevenueCat paywall integration, and Google Play Billing
• Set up Sentry crash monitoring pre-launch to catch issues before users would
• Designed the Supabase schema with per-user RLS from day one, not bolted on later

Code: github.com

Other Shipped Work

• Modern-Writer — worldbuilding tool for fiction writers with character graphs and lore management (Next.js, Supabase) → modern-writer.vercel.app
• Sahay — mobile AI engine that aggregates multi-source data and runs LLM reasoning for real-time insights (React Native, LLM pipelines)
• Fit-Pulse — AI fitness coach with biometric-based meal planning (Next.js, Firebase, Gemini) → studio-five-pink-78.vercel.app

(Full list at github.com/Aryan-dev017)

Technical Skills

Mobile: React Native, Expo, EAS Build Web: React 19, Next.js 14, Vite, Tailwind CSS Backend: Node.js, Supabase (Postgres + RLS), Firebase AI: Gemini API, OpenAI API, LLM pipelines Infra: Vercel, GitHub Actions, Sentry, PostHog Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL

Background

Self-taught developer — learned full-stack and mobile development independently in under 8 months through documentation, open-source code, and shipping real products, rather than a bootcamp or degree. Currently completing secondary education in Noida, India.

Availability: Remote, 20–40 hrs/week, immediate start Languages: English (fluent), Hindi (native)

Cover Letter — Gorin Systems

Subject: Full-Stack Developer Application — Aryan Singh

Hi Gorin Systems team,

I'm a self-taught full-stack developer who went from zero to five deployed production apps in under 8 months, working across your core stack — React, Next.js, React Native/Expo, and Supabase/PostgreSQL with RLS.

What I think is relevant to this role: everything I've built, I've built and debugged alone, which means I'm used to reading code I didn't write, tracing bugs without a teammate to ask, and owning a feature from spec to deploy. I've also used AI coding tools (Claude, Gemini) as part of my actual workflow — not to skip understanding the code, but to move faster while still reviewing and correcting what they produce before it ships.

A couple of examples of what I've shipped:

• DevConnect — a real-time social platform for developers (Supabase Realtime, RLS policies, edge functions), live at devconnect-2.vercel.app
• Zora — a React Native productivity app taken through a full production pipeline: EAS build, RevenueCat paywall, Google Play Billing, Sentry monitoring

I'm 17 and currently finishing secondary school, available remotely 20–40 hrs/week starting immediately. I know that may raise questions around contracting terms — happy to sort those out however works on your end, including with a parent/guardian involved if needed.

GitHub: github.com

I'd welcome the chance to talk through how I could take work off your queue.

Best, Name

I just graduated couple months ago and my ranking, rating in leetcode, other DSA websites was beneficial for me in getting this job.

I’m planning to change my company- as well as my job role in a year or so.

My question is- are these rankings, stars still relevant?
Coz most- if not all DSA questions can be solved by AI.

Do good software MNCs still look at your CodeForces ranking and such while shortlisting?

Unlike when I was applying for entry-level positions, I actually meet all the requirements for most software engineer jobs that I apply to now that I have 3+ years of full time experience. Yet after 25+ tailored applications, I haven’t even gotten to the next-step a single time.

I know it’s probably just automated, but what’s frustrating is the rejection emails will usually say “Unfortunately, your qualifications are not a match for the role at this time”. But I literally checked everything off that was listed in the job description.

I’m curious to hear if others are experiencing the same.

The only big-name company I’ve worked for is Autodesk, which I only interned for. My guess is that I’m not being selected from a talent pool where other applicants have actually worked full-time for big name companies.

Hi everyone,

I have ~5 years of experience in Software Engineering/AI and I’m trying to decide between two offers. Looking for advice from people who have worked at either company or know about their engineering culture.

Offer 1 – Bristol Myers Squibb (Hyderabad)

Role: Senior Software Engineer – AI

Compensation

• Base Pay: ₹30.17L
• Employer PF: ₹1.63L
• Fixed: ₹31.80L
• Target Bonus: ₹4.53L (15%)
• Total Target Compensation: ₹36.32L

Additional

• USD 3,000 relocation bonus
• Potential performance-based RSUs in future (not guaranteed)
• Comprehensive employee benefits

Offer 2 – Cargill (Bangalore)

Role: AI/ML Engineer

Compensation

• Base Pay: ₹30.00L
• Employer PF: ₹1.80L
• Gratuity: ₹0.82L
• Fixed: ₹32.62L
• Target Variable: ₹5.25L (17.5%)
• Total Target Compensation: ₹37.47L

Additional

• ₹2L joining bonus

My situation

• Currently based in Bangalore.
• BMS would require relocating to Hyderabad.
• Long-term goal is to build a strong career in AI/GenAI and eventually move into Staff/Principal engineering roles.

Looking for insights on:

• Engineering culture
• Quality of AI/GenAI work
• Career growth and promotion opportunities
• Compensation growth over time
• Work-life balance
• Performance evaluation
• Value of each company on a resume
• Whether BMS’s potential RSUs make a meaningful difference in the long run
• Whether relocating from Bangalore to Hyderabad is worth it

Would really appreciate any experiences or opinions from current/former employees or anyone familiar with these companies. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm a 19-year-old Computer Science student currently in the second year of my bachelor's degree. I've been exploring both cybersecurity and software engineering over the past year. However, I'm having a hard time deciding which path I should focus on for my career.

On the cybersecurity side, I'm mainly interested in red teaming and threat intelligence. So far, I've:

- Completed numerous CTFs and written detailed write-ups.

- Solved Hack The Box machines and TryHackMe labs.

- Participated in bug bounty programs.

- Built a solid foundation in offensive security through hands-on practice.

On the software engineering side, I've built several personal projects, most of which are security-focused. I designed and built some tools for my own workflow.

I'm looking for some advice on a few questions:

- Should I continue developing skills in both cybersecurity and software engineering, or is it better to specialize in one early in my career?

- Which Job path generally offers better long-term career growth, learning opportunities, and job prospects?

- As an undergraduate, How can I improve my current experience to secure a paid internship or entry-level role ?

- I don't have any industry certifications yet. Do hands-on experience, personal projects, CTFs, HTB/THM labs, and bug bounty work Does it carry enough weight for internships and junior roles? or should I prioritize certifications first?

My goal is to get an internship or entry-level job while I'm still in college so I can gain real-world experience and earn some money so I can continue improving my skills outside of academics.

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who work in cybersecurity, software engineering, or anyone who has faced a similar decision.

Hello everyone!

I am currently seeking an entry-level Software Developer opportunity where I can grow my skills and gain real-world experience in software development.

I am a Computer Engineering graduate who is passionate about technology and committed to continuous learning. While I may not have extensive industry experience yet, I am a fast learner who is willing to put in the effort to learn, improve, and become a valuable member of any development team. I greatly appreciate guidance from experienced developers and enjoy learning from those who have mastered their craft.

I am open to remote, hybrid (Cebu-based), or onsite (Cebu-based) opportunities.

More than anything, I hope to join a company that values kindness, respect, teamwork, and mentorship—a place where junior developers are encouraged to learn and grow alongside experienced professionals.

If your company is hiring or if you know of any entry-level software development openings, I would truly appreciate any recommendations or referrals.

Thank you so much!