I’ve been a SWE for more than 8 years now. It was so easy getting jobs 2-3 years ago. Now it’s like a never-ending battle if you’re trying to land a job in this market right now. Especially with AI on the rise, many companies and businesses are skeptical to hire software engineer who are not unicorns (many years in FAANG companies).

I’ve worked in corporate, startup environments, and i’ve failed now twice trying to make my own business.

In theory, if I was a unicorn in my craft (SWE) I should be able to create an application that gets alot of traffic and revenue. My point is, maybe it’s not the app/idea/software itself. It’s just who you know and how you can sell.

So SWE’s are pointless now pretty much? Go use wordpress with an experienced business guy and you already closer to being successful than a unicorn SWE.

Thoughts?

  • black_widow48@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Now it’s like a never-ending battle

    That’s because all of FAANG and other big tech laid off large chunks of their companies in 2023, much of which are still unemployed. We’re talking about numbers in excess 250k of the world’s top SWEs all fighting for any available positions right now.

    Especially with AI on the rise,

    Lol… you drank the Kool aid. AI is not taking our jobs.

    Go use wordpress with an experienced business guy and you already closer to being successful than a unicorn SWE

    Nothing about this statement is true.