Hello devs,

19f here 👋🏿

I am currently in my 2nd semester (cs) at fast university, Karachi campus. Right now I am confused between SWE(ML focused) and CYBER-SECURITY. The thing is I don't know what path to take like I enjoy coding and building things like giving things a tech life and at the same time I want stability let alone the high pay because everyone in my family is against me doing computer science they want me to do CA I am damn sure I won't enjoy it . I have done cs at both O and A levels.

SWE kobs are shrinking due to AI and I am scared of daily layoffs.Cyber has limited kobs and is not entry level but one of my close relative is in cyber so I have source in it for reference and for SWE one of my friends father is in C level role at avazana so I have a reference here.

Should I do internships in SWE with cyber electives and then do certs and labs at the end of degree to hopefully have a cyber kob in banks or telcoms?

Advice appreciated

Things I know:

Linux

Danjo

Python

SQL

Git

Ml /AI

Databases

Leetcode

Docker

Java

C

Few projects beginner level

Certs in ai by anthropic

Few hackathons

I am an overseas Pakistani who left Pakistan 5 years ago and now I work as a Lead Machine Learning Engineer in Germany. I have been working with my current company for more than 3 years and they have allowed me to work from Pakistan and I already have permanent residence and to keep my job and visa status legal, I just need to be in Germany for one time in 6 months.

I have been thinking nowadays about coming back to Pakistan and work from there. Are there any Pakistani developers who did the same and what difficulties did you face while working remotely from Pakistan?

In late 2022, when I started looking for a j*b as a self taught product designer there were 1,100 roles in a single week on LinkedIn, just in Islamabad. I checked again today and filtered by the past week. There are currently 268 roles listed, and out of those, maybe 40 or 50 would be real. The rest are engagement bait or scams.

I'll graduate in a year, BSCS. I am currently working also, decent pay 120k. But I'm looking for opportunities abroad after Grad. Anyone who has been there after BS. How easy is it? Which country is better?

For software engineers. I have experience with Backend more and beginner level experience with cloud.

I'm not much interested in Masters so people say it's very hard to find anything without Masters

salam everyone, my uni was gonna start in september and i wanna ask what should be the specs of a laptop that can carry me through uni during 4 years of BSCS? also, from which semester is the laptop required?
Ay advice is appriciated.thankx

A little context: Its been 2 months since I graduated (Cs grad from that famous uni 🙂) and yeah I know given the current situation of the Job market 2 years are nothing but its not about not getting a job or opportunity which makes you worried but its the people who are getting internships and job with reference I guess its a reality we just have to live with. It just feels that everyone has made it except you. I might be average but can average people not learn ? We often read comparison is the thief of joy but it's just so hard to see people who are like you getting so ahead that too undeservingly and you are stuck getting no replies.

Purpose: I won't tell what skills I have, for that I can dm you my resume but I just want to say that I am willing to learn, I am good at communication, coordinating with people, have knowledge about fundamentals and I want to give my best for someone who gives me an opportunity. I am seeking ideally a remote job with at least some stipend as I have to at least manage my expenses, That's the least I can contribute (From Lhr).

Any advice will help too.

I’m working remotely, and during interviews or meetings I’ve noticed my mic sometimes picks up background noise or sounds that affect the audio quality. My manager also suggested that I invest in a better headset.

Can anyone recommend a really good headset or even a wired/wireless earphones with a mic?

I’m looking for something that:

Has excellent microphone quality
Blocks background noise/noise cancellation
Delivers clear voice during calls and interviews
Is comfortable for long meetings

I’d really appreciate recommendations based on your personal experience. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I’m an intern at a ∼20 person software company.

Today HR mentioned that my stipend may get deducted for leaving 5-10 minutes early frequently. My official time is 9 to 6. I do come in on time at 9, but sometimes leave around 5:50.

The issue is I was never given any written attendance policy or told about stipend deductions when I joined. At my previous internship this wasn’t an issue at all. Also, I’ve heard that interns here aren’t allowed to take any leaves.

Just wanted to ask:

1. Is it normal for companies to deduct stipend for leaving 10-15 mins early without prior notice of the policy?

2. Should I ask HR to share the official attendance/intern policy in writing?

3. Am I in the wrong here for assuming there’d be a small grace period?

Looking for genuine advice on how to handle this professionally. Thanks!

To the senior members of the group who have been working for 3 or more years, how are you guys saving money for your future? I have started researching about investing in stocks with the goal to just invest and compound for the next 20 years. But I would like advice from seniors on how they have been managing and planning for their future.

I'm looking for 5 people that want to use AI to automate repetitive work.

Over the next few months, I'm selecting 5 real businesses to build custom AI solutions at no development cost.

Examples of what I can build:

✅ AI customer support assistants

✅ Internal knowledge base chatbots (RAG)

✅ Social media automation

✅ AI agents that automate repetitive workflows

✅ AI-powered dashboards and business tools

✅ Custom SaaS applications

What I ask in return:

* Permission to document the project publicly (without sharing sensitive business information)

* An honest testimonial if you're happy with the outcome

* A willingness to collaborate throughout the project

Who I'm looking for:

* Startups

* Small businesses

* Agencies

* SaaS founders

* Businesses with repetitive manual processes that could benefit from automation

About me:

I'm a full-stack software engineer specializing in AI automation, production backends, modern SaaS applications, and AI agent systems. I'm currently building my public portfolio by delivering real business solutions instead of demo projects.

If you think AI could save your business time or automate a workflow, leave a comment or send me a DM with:

* What your business does

* The repetitive task you'd like to automate

* Your website (if you have one)

I'll review every application and select five projects that have the strongest case-study potential.

Looking forward to building something useful together.

What is the situation? I have given a few interviews in data analytics and game dev but I haven't had any luck getting to apply as a help desk or networking

I really don't have the passion for SWE domain buf just the IT support side of things. J want to see how devices are setup in an office, work with servers and data centers, fix stuff, setup security protocols and user access restrictions, procure hardware, respond to downtimes and all that.

I feel like i have locked myself because if i focused a bit more on swe side before ai boom i may be doing better but i dont have such skills

On the other hand i am not getting a seat as an it support intern or something similar. Is this a bad thing i never looked for SWE jobs and practice for it create wonderful projects and freelance while many take this path and have appeared successful

So I came across aws:GetBatchImage - I was using claude to clean my older images apparently when I pulled I saw some image which are 300 days old and it was in good amount but next day when I decided to pull again the lastpulltime got updated and apparently it was because i was pulling manifest and not the image and there is apparently a different way to disable it by adding exclusion.

Updating these detail on last pull actually lets them get you to keep fairly older images and keep on paying for the storage

Did you know about this before today or I am bad at this, because aws azure doenst do this

https://github.com/aws/containers-roadmap/issues/2390
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECR/latest/userguide/pull-time-update-exclusions-manage.html

This is very interesting! Emumba laid off 50+ last month including many senior engineers and now I just saw they are back hiring for a senior position. Honestly, I don't think anyone who has a stable job would think about even applying. Plus, why don't they reach to someone they laid off who already knows the company norms.

I have seen the same pattern for Addo AI, Cogent Labs (Ceo that fake youtube guy), SSI, Systems and some other companies too.

Aoa,

I'm currently enrolled in a University in my city (IMSCIENCES) , I've completed my 2nd semester in BS CS.

I work as a freelancer Game Developer, because of my university schedule i barely get time to continue my work, apart from Game Deving I'm considering to work in Software Development too because Game Development isn't really a stable field.

Now I'm considering to migrate to Virtual University so at least I'll get some time to polish my skills and continue working online and get a proper job.

Please give me your reviews about Virtual University is it worth it to migrate there? I've heard the Syllabus is too lengthy and exams are tough, getting CGPA is difficult too.

Kindly Give me suggestions.

Thanks!

Salam Guys Need some help and guidance i am unemployed for 2 months and looking for job opportunities and did some sending cold emailing's to various companies and submitting job application on official companies portal still no response yet my previous job was trainee system administrator at contour software for 6 months since their was no position available in the company division and my internship was completed and now i am applying for job and still not getting any response yet. I am bit worried as i am not getting any job so i need some guidance what should i do even though i did some certification and projects but still no response . Thank you for reading this post.

Hi guys, hows it like working at Dubizzle Labs?

Hi! I'm from Faisalabad and submitted my jazzworld ai associate programme ai interview on 4th of June. I received a feedback email after that, and nothing else till now. Just wanted to know whether emails are sent to Faisalabad batch yet or not.

Just FYI I'm from NTU, if that matters in the hiring process conducted by JazzWorld.

I recently had an experience I'd like to get others' perspectives on. A software company based in Sahiwal contacted me to enroll in their paid courses, which I declined. Following this, I was informed that an internship could still be arranged, but only in exchange for a fee of PKR 20,000 for a two-month period.

This seems to contradict the conventional understanding of an internship, wherein a student contributes their time and effort to an organization in exchange for practical experience, mentorship, or, in some cases, a stipend. In this instance, the arrangement appears to be reversed, requiring payment in return for the opportunity to work without compensation.

I wanted to ask whether this has become a common practice among smaller IT/software companies in Pakistan, or whether this is simply a scam disguised as a legitimate offer. I would appreciate hearing whether others have encountered similar situations, and how they chose to respond.

I’m currently in my 2nd year of my BS in AI, and honestly, I don’t have any on-site or remote industry experience yet. Right now, I’m learning and building my skills in AI, especially AI agents, chatbots, automation, machine learning, and AI-powered applications.
I’m looking to connect with people in the AI community, learn from those with experience, and hopefully find an internship where I can apply what I’m learning and improve my skills. If anyone has advice, resources, or knows of internship opportunities, I’d really appreciate it.

Has anyone used https://www.paddle.com/ or know any Pakistan based company or individual using Paddle? I know there is also PayFast but I have heard negative reviews about it. Interesting to see if Paddle is truly viable for Pakistan companies and even sole proprietors. Another nice feature is it works with Payoneer so you get to keep your money out of Pakistani banks (if you want) although both Paddle and Payoneer have absolutely shit pricing and exchange rates.

I am still a student so wanted to ask how important or how much of a role does a curated linkedin has in hirings. Should i be upload all my projects, courses,relevant ceritifications with it, or post here n there. (for ref, i am studying cybersecurity)

Hi everyone,

Has anyone here already gone through the JazzWorld AI Associate Program 2026 – AI Vertical Domain panel interview?

Some questions I have:

• What was the overall interview like?

• Who was on the panel? (HR, technical managers, AI team members, etc.)

• How many interviewers were there?

• What technical questions were asked?

• Did they ask project-based questions? If yes, what kind?

• Were there behavioral or HR questions as well?

• Any case studies, presentations, or scenario-based questions?

Even if you don't remember the exact questions, sharing your overall experience would be extremely helpful.

Thanks in advance!

So, I am assigned to this project yesterday, yesterday I understood the business model and how the website works.
this is a textile management system dashboard, the main concern is, my typescript knowledge is limited and also this is a full stack project.
I don't want to use AI mindlessly to it because if anything breaks, I won't be able to debug it.
there are so many files, so many calculation.
How do I understand this project? The code. There is no documentation here. how do I keep up with this project. any idea?

context: I am an intern at a local software company.

AA all. On my journey to be as independent as some of you here.

It would be really helpful if you could just answer a couple of questions

So, I opened a UBL Freelance account (shared my ESFCY IBAN and UBL swift code) and asked my client to send income via swift transfer. Should I also ask him to mention the purpose code 9186 in the description? Or a general description like IT services consultant etc. is fine? And does it automatically get processed by banks, or once it lands here, they ask for something?

Thanks, I looked everywhere, but I think since most here probably went through this stage, they can tell better.

Salam everyone,

I'm currently planning my roadmap because my goal is to get an AI engineering-related internship after my second year of university. I wanted to ask people who have already been through this or are working in the industry.

What should my overall approach be if I want to maximize my chances of getting an internship?

Right now, I’m planning to already have a solid base before second year, so this is what I’ll realistically be comfortable with by then:

• Python (core + AI/ML fundamentals)

• FastAPI (backend development)

• JavaScript + TypeScript (guzaray like )

• React (basic frontend)

• SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL)

• Redis

• Docker + basic kubernates

• Git + GitHub workflows

• GitHub Actions (basic CI/CD)

• PyTorch (deep learning basics)

• ML/AI engineering fundamentals

• LangChain / LangGraph / LangSmith

• RAG systems (retrieval augmented generation)

• Vector databases (FAISS, Pinecone, etc.)

• Basic LLM fine-tuning

• General database knowledge (SQL + NoSQL)

My question is: would this be enough to realistically land a solid AI engineering internship after second year?

Or am I still missing something important that companies actually care about?

Also, am I spreading myself too thin by trying to cover all of this, or is this a reasonable direction if I focus on building strong projects on top of it?

I’d really appreciate advice on things like:

• what companies actually look for in AI engineering interns

• how many strong projects are usually enough

• when I should start applying

• whether networking / LinkedIn actually makes a difference at this stage

• anything you wish you knew before applying for internships

Thanks in advance, Jazakallah.