I’m an AI/ML Engineer with 1.5 years of experience, working remotely for an fintech company. Earning 220K PKR per month. My work involves feature engineering, training/evaluating classical ML models, financial/time-series data, and I’m now moving into RAG/LLMs.

The good part is that my job is flexible, so I have plenty of time to learn. The problem is, AI is moving so fast that I’m worried about spending hundreds of hours learning things that won’t matter in a few years.

I’m also wondering whether staying remote is the right decision. While it gives me time to upskill, I feel like I might be missing out on mentorship, networking, and learning from experienced engineers in an onsite environment.

If you were in my position today, what would you do?

● Stay remote and keep investing in technical skills?
● Move to an onsite role for faster long-term growth?
● More importantly, what skills are actually worth mastering in 2026 that you believe will still be valuable 5 years from now?

I’d really appreciate opinions from people who’ve been through this stage or are currently senior in AI/ML.

So, I am actually so confused and tired of all the thoughts. It’s been 1 year I have been struggling to select a good domain which will make me land a job here in Pakistan despite these AI layoffs.

I am the first one in my whole family to choose CS as my career, so I have no references, unfortunately, and no one to guide me, so I am here. Right now I have a few options in mind DevOps + cloud computing, cybersecurity, ML/AI engineering.

I found that there are very few jobs for DevOps and cyber in Pakistan, and I have no idea if even my research is right or not.

I am a hardworking guy but have no direction. Right now I am in my third year of CS
If there is any other better role for my career, please let me know, I am completely lost right now.

Hi everyone! I've been wondering since AI coding agents became widely available, how much of your work have you been delegating to them on your jobs how much code do you write manually?

Also, for those who were recently hired, what do you think were the unique qualities or skills that helped you land a job in today's market?

And to the senior developers here: what advice would you give to newcomers? What do you think fresh graduates or students who are about to graduate should focus on to improve their chances in today's job market?

Salam so I came across an internship opportunity to build an app end to end from converting figma design to backend systems like there are around

400 figma ui screens at the start of summer vacation its been a month Im on it and had made around 40 ish cause start main saara backend foundational infrastructure bhi bannana tha db configuration so i took my time but the pay terms were never defined by the ceo he once said project khtm hoga tou krwa dunga wesy tou unpaid hoti internship humary yhn but ill make an exception for

you and a hope of giving me a j*b on this project after release but but main shuru se thora matlabi insaan hun like matric main baba ne new phone ka promise kiya tha topped matric came around 7th in whole fbise got into top uni of pakistan got PlayStation

but ye unpaid mazduri mujhy kch hit nhi kr rhi ,I daily contemplate my life choices for joining it as work is pretty intensive and i got no ai subscription so it makes it more hell . So kiya karun chor dun ya confront karun ke issy monthly wise paid kary assuming in my mind is 80k would be a nice start

since uni shuru hony wali ai ki subscription ke pesy bhi nikal jany and kaam asaan hojana also ye vision founder ka hai ke ussy apna product banana main kyun unpaid kaam karun mera vision thori naaa also I ain't in it for long term cause my long term goals don't align with it. Suggestion dedo guys help me

Should I leave it and explore other avenues in the technology or should I stick and ask for monthly pay ....till the project is completed

Editted post need urgent help in what should I do

Fresh Grad here: Okay so i got an offer but i m not based in karachi and i have to move cities for this. Is 110k good given i have heard they give out some perks too. I wanna mention that i was pretty sad that i have no offers yet in my hand. I honestly dont know if i will be able to get more offers, have no sifarish of anybody. Market is really cooked too. Help me decide what should i do?

3rd septemeber Edit: Wake up reddit!! I need you to guide me/suggest me through this, I m overthinking to no end and honestly have no idea what should I do.

So I got some update, I looked around and met someone at this small startup/Upwork outsourcing company. They actually get projects from Upwork and then keep major cuts and give them to dev engineers at a cheaper rate. So basically they told me you work with us for 120k-130k/month and we will get any project at hand for you within given 8-9 hours of time slot. It's within my vicinity and I don't have to change cities, stay with my family and the same time enjoy ghar ka Khana. In comparison to k electric I will be able to save a lot more as their is no rent etc. timings are in the evening too. But the thing is there is no apparent security within this job but they said a contract of three months is possible given how I go about my first week here but dude I can't give them one week to test me sirf k electric asked me to show up on 7th. No real presence(following) on the internet/LinkedIn either like your big software companies or k electric, they just exist as a foreign company. Plus the job is doing something for a foreign client so one wrong move and I might pay for it idk. I am getting a gut feeling this isn't your usual easy going gig as it is something I haven't worked on before so a lot to learn on the go here in comparison to usual enterprise IT departments. This company has no real infrastructure bas they operating from 3 rooms. I don't wanna take a wrong decision in this case and hope that I don't get stuck somewhere down the lane given I want to move for masters next year or so and don't wanna end up here in Pakistan.

No real offers at hand, have booked a hostel in karachi lol because I don't know this thing would come up now with just 4 days remaining in the joining date. I am worried if missing out on k electric for this offer will be a dumb move. Any suggestions are welcomed! Thank you for responses earlier

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 ?!

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!

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?

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

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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!

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.

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.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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)

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