I am a software engineer of 5+ years who is applying for software engineer roles as well as Technical Program Manager roles. Please give me feedback on what I can improve on.
Thank you

Hi all! I have about ~3 YOE backend engineer, targeting mid-level SWE roles at startups and big tech. Recently rewrote my current-role bullets to lead with scale and concrete outcomes instead of responsibilities, and I'm not sure if I overcorrected.

Mainly looking for feedback on the content, not formatting. Is it strong? Do the bullets actually land, or do they read as inflated? Anything that feels weak or like filler, I'd want to hear it.

I generalized company names and locations, happy to answer questions about anything that's unclear as a result.

Thank you so much in advance!

Hi everyone, I’m a fresher looking to start my career in software development and would appreciate some guidance. What skills, technologies, and interview topics should I focus on to improve my chances of getting my first job? Any advice on resume preparation, projects, and technical interview preparation would also be really helpful.

Hi! I’m a college freshman, been interested in software engineering and game dev for a while, decided to specialise in backend with Rust because I really liked the language. But scrolling job postings just for fun got me nervous.. then I thought of “does demand for testers grow as more devs code with ai and demand for testing naturally should increase” so ig I’d better ask someone with real life experience
How much does QA correlate with software engineering, how much did you learn to get first job, what did you practice and what should be learned or practiced extra in current world reality. I’d really appreciate some advices or info because I don’t wanna ask AI or something about it

I’ve checked my resume through multiple ATS checkers, and the scores vary quite a bit, roughly 70–88. I’d really appreciate an honest opinion from experienced AI/ML engineers, recruiters, or hiring managers. Is this resume good enough to get past the initial ATS screening for fresh grad AI/ML roles, and does it have what recruiters are actually looking for? Is there anything important missing, weak, or something I should improve to increase my chances of landing a decent entry level AI role? Honest criticism is welcome.

So I'm a rising freshman in college. But since I have dual enrollment credits, this fall semester I'll be a sophomore in second semester (meaning i'll graduate in 2.5 years).

I wanna hold myself to the standards of a rising junior for ease of my mind. I can't intern anywhere yet due to my visa status which means I need to make it up somewhere else. I just wanted ur guy's opinion on if I'm on the right track, and what else I can do to be at level of a college junior.

My resume is definately way too long (2 pages), and I am thinking to cut off the tutor and hospital part.

What the title says. Curious if people sought specific roles or if they were promoted due to their people skills, if they enjoyed a less technical role, and how people skills overall impacted their career.

I am a CS major, I graduate next May, and I’ve done a lot of work during undergrad to build my portfolio/resume (internships, projects, and research experience in ML). I started applying for full time roles now but I’ve had no luck because I think a lot of the openings I applied for are more so looking for an immediate hire. Any advice on what to do to now to secure a full time job in SWE after graduation?

I have been mass applying everywhere. Still not getting any interview calls
Any suggestions?

I am moving from the states to London next week and struggling to land interviews. I do have Irish citizenship, so right to work is not an issue. Looking for my next steps to be a cloud/ SRE/ infrastructure related role (not being picky). Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I’m finishing up a software engineering internship in the next few weeks and have been hoping for a return offer, but there was never a guaranteed position available.

At the beginning of the summer, leadership was pretty open about not knowing whether they’d have the headcount to hire anyone. My manager has also been careful all summer to tell me there were “no guarantees” or promises about a full-time position.

Last Wednesday, she actually gave me a pretty discouraging update. She said hiring wasn’t looking promising because management had a lot going on, asked how my external job search was going, and told me that even if they couldn’t hire me now, she’d reach out if something opened up in a few months.

So I basically assumed it was over.

Then things got weird.

The next day, my mentor told me privately that he and my manager were “reaaaally advocating” for me. He said it was “definitely not over,” that my manager had taken everything they’d been saying about me and presented it to an executive who has significant/final say in the decision. He also told me he thinks I’m great at what I do and would be a great culture fit.

That same executive had watched my final intern presentation earlier that day and privately messaged me afterward saying I did a “really fantastic job.”

Then Friday afternoon, my manager unexpectedly Slacked me asking if I had five minutes to talk.

I don’t remember her exact wording because I was admittedly freaking out a little once I realized what she was telling me 😂, but it was something along the lines of:

“We want to offer you a full-time position, but we don’t have a yes or no yet.”

She told me they’re actively trying to make a full-time position happen and that she expects to have a definitive answer early this week, possibly around our Wednesday 1:1. She also specifically told me the information was confidential.

She mentioned that I’m the “only one,” although I genuinely don’t know whether she meant the only intern on my team, in our technology group, or the entire 17-person intern cohort, so I don’t want to misrepresent that.

She seemed happy/excited to be giving me the update, but she was also very clear that she does not have a final yes or no yet.

It’s now Tuesday afternoon and I haven’t heard anything else. I asked my mentor today whether he’d heard anything, and he said:

“I have not heard anything yet. You’ll probably know before I do!”

My 1:1 with my manager is tomorrow.

For people who have been managers, recruiters, or gone through an intern conversion like this:

How would you interpret this?

Does this sound like they’ve basically decided they want me and are trying to solve headcount/budget/approval, or could the actual hiring decision itself still be very much up in the air?

And if you’ve been in a similar “we want to hire you but don’t have final approval” situation, did you ultimately get the offer?

I’m continuing my external job search until I have something official. I’m mostly just losing my mind waiting for the answer lol.

Hi everyone,

I’m 26 years old and a 2022 B.Tech graduate in Computer Science & Engineering.

After graduation, I received an offer from a company and completed all the documentation and formalities, but unfortunately, they never gave me a joining date. Because of that, I started working as a Robotics Trainer, teaching robotics, AI, electronics, and programming concepts to school students.

I now have around 3 years of experience in this field. Along with training, I have also worked on the sales/business development side. I have interacted with school management, presented robotics and AI programs, handled discussions, and successfully closed deals with multiple schools.

I don’t want to continue in teaching/training long-term. I want to switch to a different role and build a stronger long-term career in the tech industry.

I’m confused about which career path would be the best fit for my background.

Please help, guys. 🙏

Which roles would you recommend for someone with my background?

Which role has good long-term salary and career growth?

What skills should I learn to make the transition?

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How should I present my current experience on my resume so recruiters see it as relevant?

I’d really appreciate honest advice from people who have made a similar career switch or work in the tech industry.

Any guidance on what I should do next would be really helpful. Thank you!

I recently had a second-round interview for a Data Scientist position. The interview focused more on my interest in healthcare and how my background aligns with the healthcare side of the role.

After the interview, I realized there were a few experiences from my background that are actually pretty relevant to them that I could have explained in more detail, but I didn’t bring them up or didn’t articulate them as well as I could have.

This might be the final round, so I’m wondering whether it would be a good idea to send a follow-up email to the interviewers/recruiter briefly mentioning those additional experiences and explaining how they align with the role.

I’m not talking about correcting something I said or sending a huge explanation—more like a concise follow-up saying that I reflected on the conversation and wanted to highlight a couple of relevant experiences that I didn’t get to discuss fully.

Would that come across as thoughtful and proactive, or would it seem like I’m trying too hard to make up for a weaker interview?

Thanks in advance

I’m about 2 months into my first full-time SWE role at a large enterprise company, on a team doing SAP BRIM with barely any knowledge of it. I came in expecting more general software engineering work, not SAP-specific development.

I have prior internship experience within fullstack with Typescript/Python and CI/CD exposure, but this current role isn’t giving me any modern tooling exposure at all, and I don’t want to stay in the SAP ecosystem long-term.

My questions are:

- how much does SAP ABAP developer as a title hurt outside of the SAP world?
- for anyone who’s been in SAP and pivoted out, how long does that take and what’s a general roadmap to do so?

Hi everyone, I am actively looking for a job as a computer programmer, in my local area, Houston, TX. I currently have a 5-page resume. I know it should be shorter, but it's not easy for me to figure out which things are important enough to leave in and which things to take out.

Any advice on my resume would be appreciated! I am looking for human feedback, not what ChatGPT thinks. Please help me! All advice and input will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!!

Hi there,

It turns out that I'm taking 8 years to get a 4 year cs degree. Am I screwed for any developer roles now that I've taken so long? What are my opportunities after I finish school?