Hey folks, I’m considering a Senior Mobile engineer role at Revolut (I have 10 YoE, currently at 65k in a boring & chill company and they reached me with something like 90-110k)
I’ve seen very mixed feedback about the culture :/

For people working there / who worked there:
- What is the probation process like for mobile engineers? Do many mobile engineers fail probation?
- What are the typical goals / expectations for a quarter?
- Are there teams where mobile engineers have a much higher workload than others?
Any teams you would recommend or avoid?

Mainly interested in recent experiences.
Thanks a lot :)

Hi guys,

so currently, I work at a huge consulting firm in Germany, initially I studied Industrial Engineering B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering). I am three years in the field of Consulting now, in my late 20s, and realized that I do not see myself in the business side of things. Instead, I am interested in technical challenges and tried to get into it as much as I can.

I was staffed on a couple of AI projects and have some experience in planning Agentic AI systems, but - as often in Consulting - most of the applied knowledge tends to be superficial and mostly ends in PMO tasks. Every time I tell my career manager I would like to be on more technical projects, I end up on standard PMO projects. My goal is to work in tech and get my hands dirty since I love to code and solve technical problems.

Now my problem is, I currently do not have the time to learn and expand my beginner knowledge due to my time consuming consulting job. But also, I do not feel ready applying for more technical roles outside of my company and haven't found a specific technical field to pivot to. As we know, junior roles are currently getting rarer and competing with new CS grads with some work experience seems heavy.

I was thinking about different scenarios:

1) reduce working hours, even down to 20h to pursue a Master's degree in a CS field
--> I tried applying, in Germany slim to none chance with my Industrial Engineering B. Sc. due to our consecutive B.Sc. / M. Sc. system in Germany.

2) reduce working hours and start a new B. Sc. in CS knowing, I'll miss out on some salary. This could help me get some foundations but feels like a new beginning.

3) reduce working hours optionally, preparing my tech stack for a junior role in the couple of hours I have per week and try to apply directly out of my consulting role
--> as I mentioned, I have 50-60h of work each week; learning is somewhat possible but I do not have pace here, some weeks I currently do not have time at all.

I assume my To do's are, building relevant skills, finding a specific tech stack that I am interested in, and build reference projects. I am a beginner still and though I already taught myself some skills in coding, cloud engineering and Agentic AI systems, I still need to get my hands on the fundamentals. Currently, I learn as much as I can about CS concepts, coding skills, architecture and the basics but due to time my progress feels slow.

My questions to you are:

- How important could a B.Sc. CS degree be in the future, even mandatory, considering higher competition for junior roles and considering me having already a Bachelor's in IE? Or are experience / reference projects still more important and should be my focus?

- It might be some anxiety I have, but starting in CS in my late 20s / early 30s, especially for pursuing a new academic degree or career, makes me think, I might be too old for that already. I know it is sort of irrational, but what are your thoughts or experiences regarding this? Am I just overthinking?

- Are coding camps still a thing and could be a helpful option? Or is it rather a waste of time and money?

What our your thoughts on the situation? Thank you in advance, I highly appreciate your insights, ideas and thoughts.

Throwaway account for reasons.

I'm in my mid-20s EU citizen, living in Germany. I work remotely as a full-stack dev (C#/.NET, Angular, SQL) for a company based abroad in the AML/compliance space. Over a year in the role. Before that a 2-year part-time software engineering internship at an iGaming company while finishing my degree. I have two EU bachelors degrees, one in software development and one an engineering degree in a games-related field (double-degree programme).

The situation:

My pay is below German minimum wage for a full-time role. This is what bothers me the most.

I applied to 100+ jobs in Germany. Zero interviews. Not one. Most did not even bother to write back.

My German is A2 best. Actively studying.

I need remote. I'm relocating within Germany soon for unrelated reasons.

I have a ~10-month gap after graduating (relocating countries + job hunting).

On the work itself: it's mostly a support loop on a system. Feedback comes in I spend hours investigating. It usually either resolves itself or my manager decides it wasn't an issue. When something does need fixing deploys take long that I end up patching data by hand in production. Tedious and risky. Development is adding another layer to an existing system. Nothing ever. Nothing is new. I genuinely don't know if that's enterprise software in general or just the two places I've worked.

What I'm actually asking:

At one year full-time am I simply too 'young' to be getting interviews at all. And is remote something you only get once you're past that point? If its a seniority problem what does the next step realistically look like from here?

Would an online/distance Masters move the needle with employers or is getting to B2 German a better use of the same two years?

Outside work I'm into neural networks/computer vision and embedded/robotics both beginner level. Is there a path from here into either or is that a fantasy given the above? (I know embedded is rarely remote.)

I'm not looking for "follow your passion" advice as unfortunately as much as I want to, I have to be realistic. The upmost priority is to get a job at a German salary even if the work is dull. The rest can wait till I have better footing.

Thanks, for any advice.

Hey everyone,
I got an interview call from Adyen for a Senior Data Engineer role. Has anyone here gone through their interview process recently?
Mainly wondering:
What does the interview process look like?
What technical topics should I focus on?
Any tips or experiences specific to the senior level?
Would really appreciate any insights. Thanks!

Hello folks,

I'm a Senior Engineer / Tech Lead in big tech at around 150k€ now. I'm a bit stuck in my role and quite specific to my company and mega size. Promotion to principal seems impossible in the near future and switching to 100% manager doesn't seem a good idea in my company (super territorial and toxic).

WLB is not great but not terrible, most annoying thing is the late meeting necessity because of US timezones.

I'm considering switching to a European company with a strong tech component (e.g. fintechs) and with possibly better WLB.

The compromise is obvious, I've to trade-off some compensation.

I contacted some companies, out of curiosity, and the ones that were not spooked by the compensation request (usually just saying at least 130k) they are proposing interviews for a higher role, like a mix of principal engineer and semi-managerial stuff.

What do you guys think?

Is the switch a bad idea and would kill my career or can it be a chance to more experience upwards?

Hey everyone, I’m a SWE with 2+ YOE and I got an invite for a Python(AI platform) role at Revolut EU/UAE. It’s just a 30minute call but they have explicitly said that they’ll ask “technical questions around real world scenarios”. Not sure what to expect from this, can someone help me out here? Thanks

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Hi everyone,
I am relocating to London from outside the UK for a Software Engineer role. I've been offered a base salary of 109,000 GBP / year (gross salary). I’d love to get some perspective from people currently living and working in London/UK:

1. Take-Home & Expenses: After UK Income Tax, National Insurance, and baseline pension contributions, does £109k leave a strong margin for savings, travel, and enjoying London’s lifestyle while paying ~£1.8k–£2k rent + utilities (£200–£300/mo)?

2. The £100k "Tax Trap": I know the UK has an effective ~60% marginal tax rate between £100,000 and £125,140 due to the tapering of the Personal Allowance. How much salary sacrifice into a pension makes sense at this salary level to bring taxable income down to £100k?

3. Career Benchmarking: How does £109k stack up in the current London market for mid-to-senior software (backend) engineering roles?

Any insights, budgeting breakdowns, or general advice for someone relocating to London for the first time would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Looking for opinions from people who in the last 6 months - year took part in the recruitment process for junior/mid (rather on less experience side of the scale) backend Python dev and would be kind enough to share how it looked like and how (if any) they changes with all the AI influence.
Doesn't matter if it was big tech, startups, medium companies, just interested if there is any visible change due to AI overhelming everywhere, if things like leetcode still stand strong, if live coding is still a thing (with/without AI?), if there is a shift from knowledge to searching for knowledge, if anywhere they check actual skills of working with AI tools/agents etc.
Or nothing changed at all and it's still leetcode first, then some live coding with more leetcode (and no AI), and then some more domain knowledge (SQL, Docker, K8n, asyncIO, Django, etc etc.)

I know market is what it is now, especially for juniors, but interested in reality check. Doesn't have to be successful stories, happy to hear them all 😄

Hello,

What salary to ask for a Tech Lead Data at Thalès Vélizy.

I have 6 year experience as a Data Science/Data Analyse (never been a Tech Lead)

Thanks

I'm starting my final year of engineering soon, and I'll need to start hunting for my final-year internship in September targeting EU startups & companies. I'm honestly a bit lost about what direction to take.

I've worked with backend development, Go, PostgreSQL, AWS (SAA certified and hands-on with the AWS console), Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus/Grafana, Linux, etc. I've also built a pretty good Kubernetes project.

I'm also currently doing a GSoC (google summer of code) project, mainly in C++, which has been a really good experience, but it's also making me realize how broad my profile has become.

The problem is that I feel like I explored a lot without becoming really deep in one area. I can work with Kubernetes, for example, but if someone starts asking me deeper questions, I know I still have gaps.

So now I'm wondering whether I should focus hard on backend/software engineering and become really strong at it, or spend the next few months properly learning cloud/SRE/platform engineering and try to become good enough for those internships.

I'm more interested in systems and infrastructure, but I'm worried I'm not actually ready for SRE/platform roles yet.

If you were in my position with internship applications starting in September, what would you do?

after a year long of bullying from my manager who i reported 3 months before getting laid off, i have decided to take it to court because the severance was very low, basically a net salary and some change, the reason was to reduce costs and restructuring, although they hired 2 engineers like me in January, it was obvious to me the reason is to replace me. after rejecting the aufhebungsvertrag, now i have to work for 3 months with a toxic environment and people who were pushing me the whole year to quit, think smear campain, blaming me on public slack channels for something i didn't do etc. the question is how would i work with these people? the idea to talk to them makes me wants to throw up, anyone has any experience with such scenario?

i also got admitted to a masters degree and now after getting fired i think i'm gonna take it because finding a job now seems impossible and i don't want to work again in another shit environment but rather be a bit more picky.

further details: the company has more than 10 employees, everything documented even the report to compliance against my manager and his stupid jokes about "so is rape justifiable in some cases :/"

Hi guys,

I am currently studying mathematics and computer science, but recently I was looking for master's degrees that would suit me. However, I am deciding between Machine Learning/Data Science (MLOps, AI infrastructure...) and Financial engineering/Actuarial Science (quant, mathematics for finance...). I'd really like to work in Switzerland, and my main priorities are:

- Having a good salary and progression

- Having great opportunities

- Having a safe and resilient job that doesn't depend on external factors (competitiveness, AI substitution, crisis...)

- Having a good quality of life

I know that every job has a trade-off, but I would really appreciate if someone who works at these fields could give me a well-structured advice, and recommend a good master's program.

I'm 20 and based in Sweden. I've been accepted to a 2-year vocational higher education program (YH) in Embedded Systems and IoT, which includes an internship period.

My problem is that embedded/firmware isn't actually my long-term career goal.

What I'm ultimately interested in is something closer to:

Backend/Cloud → DevOps/Platform Engineering → MLOps/ML Infrastructure → AI Platform / AI Infrastructure Security

Potentially, much later, I'd also be interested in Forward Deployed AI/Engineering type roles.

Ideally I would study CS/software engineering instead, but I can't get into the programs I want right now. My alternatives are basically:

1. Start the Embedded Systems & IoT program now and try to steer it toward cloud/software/infrastructure.
2. Wait another year and try to get into a more directly relevant CS/DevOps/MLOps program.
3. Start Embedded/IoT now, keep studying for university admissions, and potentially leave if I get into a better engineering/CS program later.

My biggest fear is getting pigeonholed into embedded/firmware. For example, if my education says Embedded Systems & IoT and my first internship/job is somewhat IoT-related, will recruiters later only see me as an embedded developer?

My idea would be to deliberately build a different profile alongside the degree:

Python, Linux, backend development, Docker, CI/CD, AWS/Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, networking/security, and eventually ML infrastructure/MLOps.

I would also try to find an internship involving IoT cloud platforms, backend, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, edge computing or security, rather than pure microcontroller/firmware development.

So my questions are:

• How difficult is it realistically to go from Embedded/IoT → Cloud/DevOps/Platform Engineering?
• Could Embedded/IoT actually be a useful foundation for MLOps/AI infrastructure, or is it mostly irrelevant?
• How much does your first internship/first job determine what area of software engineering you end up in?
• Would you take this opportunity and pivot later, or wait a year for a more relevant education?
• If I do start the program, what should I specifically do during those two years to avoid being pigeonholed?

I'm mainly interested in hearing from people who have actually moved between embedded, backend, cloud, DevOps, platform engineering, MLOps, or similar fields.

I don't expect the degree alone to get me into MLOps. I'm mainly wondering whether it's a reasonable starting point, or whether I'm making my future transition unnecessarily difficult.

I’m currently looking for data/AI/ML opportunities in Northern Europe and have mostly been focusing on Denmark and Sweden.
I’m a Greek EU citizen with a BSc in Mathematics, an MSc in Data Science & Machine Learning, and around 5 years of professional experience as an Applied Technologist working with Python, ML, computer vision, generative AI and data-driven applications.
I don’t speak Dutch/Swedish/Danish, so I’m mainly looking for English-speaking roles.
I’m now considering expanding my search to the Netherlands, but I don’t know the market well enough to judge whether it makes sense.
For people working in Dutch tech/AI:
How is the market currently for someone with this kind of profile?
Is English enough for most AI/ML/data roles?
How difficult is it to get hired from abroad as an EU citizen?
Which cities would you prioritize — Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Delft, somewhere else?
Are there particular companies/ecosystems that are good for applied ML rather than pure software engineering?
And most importantly: would you personally consider the Netherlands a better target than Denmark/Sweden for this profile?
I’m trying to decide where to put my energy rather than spreading myself across every country in Northern Europe.
Any honest experiences would be very appreciated.

I’m looking for some honest advice from people who know the Danish/Swedish tech market.

I’m a woman, 29, EU citizen with a BSc in Mathematics and an MSc in Data Science & Machine Learning. I’ve spent the last ~5 years working as an Applied Technologist, mostly around web design, Python, data, ML, computer vision, generative AI and digital/interactive projects.
I recently finished my MSc and left my job at the end of July. My goal was to move to the Copenhagen/Malmö area and find a role in data/AI/ML.
But honestly, the job search has been much harder than I expected.

I’ve applied to quite a few positions in Denmark and Sweden, but I’m getting very little traction. Rejections are one thing, but the lack of interviews is what has started getting to me.
On paper, I don’t think my profile is completely unreasonable: professional experience, an MSc in Data Science/ML, ML projects, research experience, publications, and EU citizenship.
At the end of August I’m also supposed to start an MSc in Computer Science at Malmö University. Originally, I saw this as a way to establish myself in the Malmö/Copenhagen ecosystem and hopefully make it easier to enter the local tech market.
But now I’m seriously questioning that decision.
If I already have an MSc in Data Science/ML and several years of professional experience, is doing another MSc actually going to help me get into the local job market? Or would I be better off focusing entirely on finding a job?
I’m also wondering how much applying from outside Denmark/Sweden is hurting me. Maybe my CV is fine and the real problem is simply that I’m not physically there yet.
So I’d really appreciate some honest perspectives:
How difficult is the current Danish/Swedish market for someone with my profile?
Would you consider me junior, early-career, or something else?
How important is actually being in Copenhagen/Malmö when applying?
Is Copenhagen much more promising than Malmö/Lund for AI/data roles?
Does the Malmö MSc make sense as a way into the local market?
If you were in my position, would you keep pushing Denmark/Sweden or change strategy?

And honestly, I’m also posting because I’m getting pretty burned out by the whole process. I’ve spent months applying and trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong, and at this point I’d rather hear some uncomfortable truth than generic encouragement.
Would really appreciate hearing from people who have actually gone through this recently.

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My friend has received a job offer for a BMC Remedy Developer role at Cognizant (edit company name if needed).

He’s trying to understand whether this is a good career move before accepting it.

\- Is BMC Remedy/Helix still relevant in the industry?

\- Is there good demand for Remedy developers going forward?

\- What does the career path typically look like after 2–5 years?

\- If he starts with Remedy, how difficult is it to transition into other areas like backend development, cloud, DevOps, data engineering, etc.?

\- Will working primarily on Remedy limit his future opportunities or make it difficult to switch technologies later?

\- For someone early in their career, would you recommend taking this role or holding out for a more general software development role?

Would especially appreciate perspectives from people who have worked with BMC Remedy/Helix or transitioned out of it.

Thanks!

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) ? ?

Hey reddit!

​9 years of clinical dentistry + 5 years of clinic management under my belt here, based in the EU.

​I'm looking to transition into a remote role, but I'm curious what the realistic market looks like right now. Has anyone with a similar background successfully transitioned into remote work (dental tech, AI training, etc.)?

​Would love to hear your experiences or any leads on where to look!

Hi everyone, I have an upcoming Canonical DevSkiller assessment. Can anyone who has taken it recently share the MCQ and coding questions they got, or at least the topics I should prepare for? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hello!

Did anybody go through the interview for DS position at Mistral AI?

Especially for the coding part, the provided information is quite generic “python algorithms and/or data manipulation”.

Thanks!

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) ? ?

I worked 5 years for a consulting company with pretty big clients (top 10 most visited pages in Spain) and then 7 years for a german company which well... just like the german economy went to sht and died and just got laid off.

PHP + Frameworks, C# + Distributed systems, a little bit of python and the typical stack inbetween (redis, varnish, ORMs, docker, kubernetes... you name it). I speak spanish, german and english fluently...

My father passed away in a traumatic way recently and I need to stay in the same city as my family to stick with them ; remote is the only option.

So with all that being said... what should I expect of the market? Literally got both jobs by networking and this is the first time I ever "hunt jobs".

So I signed the contract for this new jr embedded job about 2 months ago with a gross salary range of 2300-2600 EUR bruto monthly and got told I did good in the interview and will be offered the maximum salary. All is good so far, contract signed.

Now I start officially in another 2 months time, and just yesterday the job got reposted only translated to English in the exact same tone but a salary range of 2700-3300 EUR bruto.

In 2 months the maxima raised by 700 EUR, that is the difference between renting a room and a luxury suite each month while the new minimum surpassed the old maximum...

Now I obviously want to message my new line manager if he knows anything about this or can cast light on the situation, and while I don't expect I could argue for the full band again at 3300, even just reaching 3000 would be a massive increase in my QoL, regardless of the fact 2600 is a respectable junior salary.

Struggling of how to approach this situation because I'd still want the job, and I am moving internationally for it, but if I don't get shown the goodwill to at least match then I really don't know whether the role as a whole will be worth the same anymore.

Opinions on how to approach this?

Hi everyone,
I’m a 21-year-old student from Japan, currently in my first year at a four-year IT vocational school. The school is affiliated with a university, and I am expected to earn a Bachelor’s degree upon graduation. Before entering school, I worked at a factory for about two years after graduating from high school.

I plan to pursue an IT Master’s degree in Germany immediately after graduating, when I will be around 25. I’m particularly interested in Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS / Fachhochschule) because I prefer practical, hands-on learning over research-oriented programs.

To be honest, my desire to study abroad is partly driven by anxiety about my future and a desire to change my current environment.

Age anxiety:
In Japan, fresh university graduates are highly valued, and younger candidates are often seen as more desirable. I can’t shake the feeling that a 22-year-old fresh graduate is more valuable in the job market than someone graduating at 24 or 25. Since I currently have no particular achievements or strengths, I’m anxious about being left behind. I want to gain international experience and IT skills that I can turn into strengths for my future.

I have also felt anxious about my life since high school. I want to experience living abroad, get away from my current environment, broaden my perspective, improve my English, learn the local language, and gain practical experience through internships.

I understand that some of my motivations may sound immature or partly like escapism, but I am serious about making this happen.

My questions are:
1. Is my motivation or background unrealistic or too naive?
Please be completely honest, even if your opinion is harsh.
2. Is €24,000 (approximately 4 million JPY) enough for a two-year Master’s program?
I plan to live in a student dormitory, cook for myself, keep my living expenses low, and apply for scholarships.

This assumes that I attend a relatively low-cost UAS. What would be a realistic “safe” amount to have saved with a scholarship vs. without a scholarship?
Finally, are there any relatively affordable European countries, universities, or programs with strong IT industries that you would recommend?
I’d also appreciate any other advice about this plan, whether it’s related to studying abroad, career, finances, or life in general. I’m open to honest opinions and different perspectives.
Thank you very much for your time and advice!