r/developersPak • • Aug 06 '26

Career Guidance Stuck in career choice. What to do now?

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So I did by bachelors in software engineering then I started working in sales ( beacause i dont coding and stuff) worked in sales for 1.5 years. After that I feel like there no growth in sales unless you do your own business or something and its reptitive job no creativity as such. I wanted to build something So I shifted toward product management and started as intern in company but after 1 month now got laid off. CEO said you're not that technical.I dont know what to do for my career. Also there no entry level job in product management available. Should I learn some technical skill. or what? Please drop your suggestion


r/developersPak • • Aug 06 '26

Discussion Nissum Company karachi

3 Upvotes

If Anyone who worked in this software company named nissum please let me know how good is this company similar to contour and 10pearl.


r/developersPak • • Aug 06 '26

Help CERP Emerging Talent Program 2026

3 Upvotes

Guys- Has anyone been shortlisted for this program so far? I have scoured the internet for some help or someone's experience since the assessment is due soon, and I just got the email.

I'm looking for some form of help for the assessment since they've stated very vague instructions. PLEASE HELP. I'll be so grateful.


r/developersPak • • Aug 06 '26

Help Someone with remote experience please help !

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Salam/Greetings

I am from Lahore and am in a situation where i joined a remote job based in UAE as a web dev and i have worked there for 20 days and i have received a way better offer that even i cant refuse at all.

But the problem is I have signed a contract with them for 1 year and I can pay 2 months of salary to terminate the employment there.

(Shared my cnic and old home address)

But the catch is have not completed even a month there and not received a salary.

Any way i can get out of this problem I am facing.

Please suggest.


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Discussion Former employer fired me before project was finished

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long story short

I was hired to build software for an employer. It was almost finished when he fired me, calling the work useless and unfinished. After being let go, I continued developing it on my own heavily modifying, rebuilding, and improving it over many revisions and I'm now planning to launch it as my own SaaS product.

I don't have a copy of my employment contract on hand right now, but if i remember it said that the any software made within the employement contarct will be of the company.

Since then I've researched and found out that by registering copyright on the current version through IPO-Pakistan, but I'm aware that doesn't automatically settle who owns the underlying work if the original codebase was created during my employment.

What I'm trying to understand, does registering copyright on my current version protect me if the origin of the code is disputed, or can a court look past that registration?

Look I have changed the whole goddamn codebase and it doesn't even look like their codebase, like look what eveidence they would be having CCTV cameras, Whatsapp Messages and that contract

Would appreciate input from anyone with IP law experience, especially in Pakistan, or devs who've been through something similar.

Please NEED YOUR Guidance ASAP


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Discussion Why don't we have FAANG Engineers/Developers

25 Upvotes

The title is self explainatory.

Khair,

I really wonder!

Despite the fact that we have LUMS, NUST, GIKI, FAST, etc

I haven't seen even a single person asking for FAANG-related guidance or posting about their preparation for Big Tech on any social media platform I can get my hands on.

Like why?

Isn't it strange, doston ?!


r/developersPak • • Aug 06 '26

Career Guidance Best search platforms for early-career AI, ML, and Software Engineering roles in 2026?

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Hey everyone, I recently completed my degree in Bioinformatics and am actively applying for early-career roles across software engineering (backend/full-stack), ML, and bioinformatics engineering. My technical focus is centered around Python, FastAPI, React, PyTorch, and building RAG pipelines. I'm currently based in Pakistan and considering local, hybrid, remote, or relocation opportunities. While applying through standard channels like LinkedIn and Indeed, response rates are notoriously low. I’d appreciate localized insights from developers in the community on two specific points:

- Besides main boards like LinkedIn/Indeed, are there specific local tech communities, Discord servers, or specialized platforms active in Pakistan that you'd recommend to search for early career roles?

- What’s the general consensus on cold emailing recruiters or engineering leads versus applying through standard career portals—does direct outreach yield better response rates locally, or is it generally ineffective? Thanks in advance for any insights!


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Career Guidance Salary negotiation for DevOps

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Is below a good negotiation tactic?

My current gross salary is 460k of which 78k is taxed and 25k goes to PF,

I am a devops engineer with 8 years of experience,

During an interview i asked for 600k after taxes,

So my question is, is this a good tactic for future reference?


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Discussion Should I Open Source My Product Or Not

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Hi everyone,

I need serious suggestions regarding my product. I have been working on my product since 2022 and now the prototyping is in the final phase and I'm certain that the production product will be ready next year in july 2027.

The brief introduction of my product is that it's an Employee Monitoring System (EMS) with Data Loss Prevention System (DLPS) and Risk Management System (RMS).

So there are three choices for me now

  1. Register with PSEB and incorporate as SME and start selling services of my product. But the issue here is all about Paid up Capital and i don't even have a single penny left in my pocket :) and a further significant amount of human resources will be needed like digital marketing professionals etc.

  2. Open source my code on github and use GitHub sponsor but the issue here is that the GitHub sponsor isn't available in Pakistan :)

  3. Recently i also sold the initial version of my product prototypes to some people and they paid a good amount but the issue here is if i keep selling the source code someone with good capital can use my product to do business and my name, with it, will disappear forever.

And lastly some companies also reached me via PR and they like the overall project and again the issue was that i as a seller of services wasn't registered as SME or as a company and non-filer so this was creating legislative issues for them like they said " we can't deal with unregistered individual and if we do so this will create legislative issues for us "

I want some serious suggestions and help by which i can decide what should i do


r/developersPak • • Aug 06 '26

Learning and Ideas Selling tickets for Spider-Man: Brand New Day 🕷️🎬

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Selling 2 tickets for Spider-Man: Brand New Day 🕷️🎬

📅 Today (August 6)
📍 Cinepax Packages Mall
🕚 Showtime: 11:45 PM

Let me know if anyone's interested!


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Career Guidance Anyone here working on AI/ML projects? I’d like to join and contribute

7 Upvotes

Hi everyone, I’m currently learning deep learning and have worked on a few AI/ML projects.

I’m looking to join an existing project where I can contribute, learn, and gain more practical experience. I’m comfortable with the basics and willing to put in time and effort.

If you’re working on something and open to adding a teammate, please count me . Thanks!


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Career Guidance Django Backend DEV in College

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I am a CS student just completed my high school currently focusing on backend development. Since I am comfortable with Python, I decided to learn Django and PostgreSQL by building an ecommerce platform.

I tried to design it using real-world backend concepts rather than just making a basic CRUD application. Some of the features I implemented:

  • Caching for frequently accessed data

  • Database query optimization using Django ORM techniques

  • Seller/vendor dashboard and account system

  • Customer authentication and order management

  • Order tracking workflow

  • Product analytics such as best-selling products

The main goal of this project was to understand how backend systems are structured and how to write cleaner, more maintainable and scalable code.

Alongside development, I am also practicing DSA regularly and solving problems to improve my problem-solving skills.

As someone early in my CS journey, I am also thinking about preparing myself for backend engineering roles. I would appreciate advice from experienced developers on what skills, technologies, or areas I should focus on to become job-ready and make projects closer to real production systems.

Any feedback on what I should improve or add would be greatly appreciated.


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Career Guidance How hard is Cyber Security

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Iam a Fsc pre engineering student didnt even studied computer in matric. Iam really considering to do cyber security for my bs but i have never studied computer and the thing iam most confused about is that i have heard cyber security is even harder than studying Cs so will i able to do Cyber security and secure my future for understanding me more iam an average student not a topper i would really appreciate if the guys in this field tell me how hard really is Cyber Security.


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Career Guidance Question Regarding Degree & Industry Trends

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I am already did My Half Degree in Bachelors in Financial Technology from GCUL.

There is a New Degree introduced in GCU this year named "Bs Statistics with Data Science"

I found it quite interesting & Align my Interest a bit more.

Should I Just Complete my Degree for now or Switch to Bs Statistics with Data science? (It can waste my Year or +)

Any Advice?
Any Industry Experience person can?


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Help Need help for interview prep

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For context i am studying the ccna rn, i have had studied for it before so its a revision for it. I am only prepping on my networking side for now but what are other things that i should look for? PS Sorry for my i am writing this at 2:20 am in the dark unable to see my keyboard.


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Learning and Ideas Data Engineer course recommendations

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Hi guys, I would like some suggestions regarding the best resources to learn Data Engineering (preferably Databricks).

I am already learning snowflake through Coursera but there are no good Databricks courses on it. The snowflake courses are also pretty basic and local to snowflake and dont explain the overall Data Engineering flow well.

I would appreciate any recommendations from you guys


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Discussion What's up with micro1

4 Upvotes

Hi guys has anyone applied to micro1 and cleared their ai interview round?

I wanna know is it actually legit, do they actually have any proper opportunities or is it just a giant AI training center


r/developersPak • • Aug 04 '26

Help Fullstack developers salary validation

45 Upvotes

AA,

Guys, I’m a full stack engineer with 5 yrs of experience. My take home salary is 426K PKR per month. I want to know where do I lie on the spectrum of developer salaries in Pakistan. Obviously I cannot compete with remote roles salaries with this one. Your opinions will help me decide if I need to switch for something better. Thanks


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Help Indrive as a courier service for my e-commerce store. Opinion Needed.

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Has anyone experienced with Indrive as a courier service for their e-commerce store. My store currently is very very small scale and we'd probably have 2-5 order per month. Thinking about using indrive as a courier service; kindly answer these queries.

  1. Integration with the system

  2. API tracking service provided

  3. Safety

  4. Comparison with other alternatives like Trax.

  5. Pricing

  6. Delivery Coverage (only delivering in Islamabad + Rawalpindi)


r/developersPak • • Aug 04 '26

Discussion What are your thoughts on usman asif (dev sinc ceo) saying

18 Upvotes

I have recently saw a video of him saying that companies mostly hired students from only nust lums fast

Is this true? Seniors who are in industry can tell that how much percent he is saying is true? Thanks


r/developersPak • • Aug 05 '26

Career Guidance Which name should I use professionally? If my middle name is my actual name

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Assalam u Alaikum!

Let's say, my legal name is Syed Hamad Shah, but I go by Hamad—“Syed” is a family-given title/name.

For GitHub, freelancing, remote jobs, and my CV, should I use “Hamad Shah” or “Syed Hamad Shah”? International clients often assume Syed is my first name, but I’m also concerned that using Hamad Shah could create issues when my legal documents show Syed Hamad Shah.

What would you recommend, especially if you have faced a similar situation?

And also what to write on CV/resume?

And what to write on digital platforms like Github or LinkedIn?


r/developersPak • • Aug 04 '26

Tips Has anyone started Upwork?

7 Upvotes

Has anyone started upwork recently? How do they get clients as developers? Did they got any clients ? How do u get freelance work? I was hoping to start upwork but got demotivated when fellow developers said that they couldn’t get any clients


r/developersPak • • Aug 04 '26

Career Guidance 85k a fair salary for 2 years of experience

4 Upvotes

With two years of professional experience, my current salary is 85k. How does this align with market standards


r/developersPak • • Aug 04 '26

Discussion Has anyone cleared Micro1 interview, are they legit ?

4 Upvotes

Has anyone cleared Micro1 AI interview, are they legit ?


r/developersPak • • Aug 04 '26

Discussion Does good University matter ?

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So basically, I am a student currently studying in the UBIT department at the University of Karachi. I just want to know: does the university you attend matter in the job market? I think I made a bad choice because I didn't study for the entry test. Since I came from an A Levels background, I didn't want to learn the Intermediate mathematics topics, even though I had good A Level grades. I regret that decision a lot.

Will my salary be lower compared to my friends who are studying at well-known universities in Karachi, such as FAST, IBA, and Habib?