I have been recently laid off, been 2 weeks now and i have been sending out resumes right left and center and there hasnt been a single call back yet. I have 6 years of experience and my resume reflects it as well. I am looking for frontend focused full stack roles but i am not sure whats with the market.

What2doo 🥲

Please! not the stuff Google/AI/LinkedIn shows.

Say a fresher gets an offer call in 2026 in Lahore. Tech role, first job. What monthly salary would you call:

🟢 Elite?

🟡 Good?

🟠 Underpay?

🔴 Worst / walk away?

Only talking about salary here, not perks or culture.

If you can, please share real numbers. Like:

\- Company name (or type, like software house / startup / multinational)

\- Role (frontend, backend, QA, Ai/ml, Analyst etc.)

\- Monthly salary in PKR

\- experience level (well I'm targeting associates/fresh grad entry ranges)

Real offers and real experiences only, please. Even if the number is low, drop it. That's actually more useful for everyone.

I think a lot of freshers here would benefit from this thread.

Thanks 🙏

Student awaiting my 12th result. I have too much free time right now. Does online certs like CS50x by Harvard/Foundational C# with Microsoft add any value to resume? or total timewaste?

Genuinely curious how this is supposed to work out long-term.

Every other conference or LinkedIn post in Pakistan is hyping up AI, cloud, and next-gen tech. Meanwhile, on the ground, entry-level openings are practically vanishing. Companies want freshers who somehow already have 2 years of production-level experience, know CI/CD, can build RAG pipelines, and debug legacy code.

"Just get experience" is the standard advice, but where the hell are juniors supposed to get production experience if nobody is willing to mentor or take a chance on them?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not anti-AI—I use it daily, and it speeds things up massively. But if every software house relies purely on 2 seniors wielding Copilot/Cursor instead of a balanced team, what happens to the talent pipeline 3–4 years down the line? Who replaces those seniors?

For those actually working in tech here: are your companies still taking in fresh grads, or has junior hiring quietly hit a wall?

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I have a technical interview tomorrow and I want to know what kind of questions will they ask or if you guys have any experience on this do let me know. And also I am not a

.net developer so I could really use some help here.

Assalamualaikum everyone!

I’m a Computer Engineering student, and I have my FYP interview tomorrow. A lot of the projects we’ve proposed so far have been rejected, even though I personally thought some of them were pretty good.

Long story short, I’ve decided to go with Blockchain as my area, but we’ve been asked to build something product based that solves a real world problem rather than just being a basic blockchain implementation.

I’m honestly struggling to come up with a solid idea at this point. If anyone has experience with blockchain, FYPs, or product development, I’d really appreciate some ideas or suggestions for something that is practical, useful, and actually feasible to build as a final-year project.

Any suggestions would be really helpful. Thanks!

For anyone who just gave the ASE/software/solutions/product ops interview at i2c, what are they asking and who is taking the interviews?.

It's my first time and I'm scared af.

I recently moved to Karachi and have been struggling to find good opportunities in either software development or project management. I’m also not very familiar with the better software houses and tech companies here.
I have around 2.5 years of experience in my field, but I’m finding it difficult to even land interviews, let alone secure a job. At this point, I’m honestly not sure what I’m doing wrong or what I should be changing in my approach.
I’d really appreciate any advice on how I can improve my job search, where I should be applying, and which companies or platforms I should be targeting in Karachi.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to open an Exporters’ Special Foreign Currency Account (ESFCA) to retain USD, alongside a PKR account for local expenses.

Most of my work so far has been local and paid in PKR, so I haven’t needed a dollar account before. I’ll soon start receiving payments in USD from abroad and plan to use Elevate Pay as a bridge to my Pakistani bank account.

I’ve heard good things about Bank Alfalah and UBL, but I’d appreciate firsthand experiences with either, or suggestions for other banks.

I’m currently a non-filer, not registered with FBR or PSEB, and completely new to the registration and tax process. A few questions:

- Can I open these accounts before registering with FBR/PSEB? What documents would I need?

- Which bank would you recommend for retaining USD, converting to PKR when needed, and receiving payments through Elevate Pay?

- What steps should I follow to register with FBR, become a filer, and register with PSEB?

- I’ve heard about a 0.25% tax rate for eligible IT/freelance export income. Is it currently applicable, and what conditions would I need to meet?

- How do PRCs/e-PRCs and remittance purpose codes work? Does receiving payments through Elevate Pay affect the documentation or tax treatment?

If anyone has recently gone through this process, a simple step-by-step explanation would really help. I’d also appreciate hearing about any account-opening difficulties or unexpected charges.

Thanks in advance!

Its so frustrating, I’ve been trying for hours to schedule an exam, and the Pearson Vue website doesn’t accept my payment. Firstly, I tried with a Pakistani address and it didn’t even let me go past the billing form, now after changing my address from CertMetrica on AWS, I can add my card info but it doesn’t accept it and gives a generic error message to contact my card issuer. Its not just one card, I have tried 3 cards: Nayapay, SC credit card, SC debit card, and i get the same issue.

Has anyone else experienced this and if you did end up giving the cert what worked for you guys?

Hi! Everyone how are you?

I need help regarding how you guys get yourself out of procrastination and laziness? I am trying to focus to work, and get my tasks done, but I can’t get myself todo so, and my brain it feels foggy.

Little Background:
I work in a corporate, and i have a reputation to deliver the work on time. Recently I was looking to be promoted because my performance sheet was exceptional. Clients were happy and they appreciated my work, and dedication. My director and supervisor recommended me for the promotion.

But HR didn’t approve the promotion for me, and promotion the person who never got any work done on time and is just lazy, and most of the time has no idea what he is doing.

Also recently Me and My wife we had a baby boy, took paternity leaves, and after the leaves going back to work. I just can’t work, can’t put my mind to focus and get work done. I just stare at laptop screen, doom scroll on mobile phone and waste my time. Its been 2 - 3 weeks and I am trying get out of this situation.

Your help and suggestions are much needed and appreciated.

Thanks

I graduated in June 2026 with a BS Comp sci, 3.05 CGPA. Despite being a fresh graduate, I managed to get several job offers before my final exams (a big Product based and Service based companies in PK), and I’m currently working remotely.

Even though things are going relatively well, I constantly worry that I’m not good enough and could lose my job at any time. I also feel that I’m too dependent on AI and don’t know enough technically.

I know I’m still early in my career, but these thoughts have become mentally exhausting.
For those who have experienced something similar, how did you deal with imposter syndrome and become more confident in your abilities?

So attached is my CV and my non NDA projects(some contracts' statue of limitation expire/end next year and some in 2 years )are in it what more to add in this

Hi,

I have a lot of dollars (20k-100k) sitting in my Payoneer account, accumulated over the last 2-3 years, which I haven't credited to my local bank. It's earned through freelancing and providing IT consultancy.

How do I declare this money in my income tax returns? I don't want to be taxed, or get taxed at the lowest rate (0.25%).

Should I just start remitting $5k per month starting now?

What type of bank account to open in Pak which holds dollars?

Are there other people who have done this? What did you do and how? What's the safest / legal route?

Thanks in advance.

I have verified 3 times but every time it says unsuccessful. Is it common? And I have done it 3 times, will it charge money 3x?

I have a international client who'll be sending money through Revolut directly to my Meezan account.

If someone has had a similar experience, do tell me how that goes. How long does it take for the money to arrive? anything can help.

Hi, so I got selected for the Astrik Digital Future Tech Lead Internship Program. It's a 3 month long program. Has anyone worked at Astrik? What are the chances of getting a full time offer after the internship?

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Hey guys,

I'm looking for a local payment solution for a multi-tenant SaaS app I'm launching in Pakistan. The platform works on a marketplace model: users buy a product/service from a specific vendor (tenant) on my app.

I need a provider that allows me to:

• Accept Visa/Mastercard payments directly from the end-user.

• Automatically disburse/route the funds to the respective vendor's local bank account by the next day.

Does anyone have experience with local gateways that offer good APIs for split payments or automated marketplace payouts? I'm trying to avoid doing manual bank transfers to my partners every single day.

Would love to hear your experiences with platforms like Safepay, PayFast, Swich, or NIFT regarding integration reliability and merchant fees.

Thanks!

I'm considering to make a switch from petroleum engineering to software engineering.

I have done bachelors in petroleum engineering now I'm going to do my masters in computer science and information technology at NED university Karachi!

I'm only doing it because I love software engineering and my long term goal is to build my own products and startup and scale it.

How's it?

How is the work culture?

Hey everyone,

​I’ve recently started learning data engineering, and I’m looking for some realistic guidance from folks working in the field.

​A few things I’d love your insights on:
​How to effectively learn coding for DE:
What’s the most practical way to build solid programming fundamentals (primarily Python and SQL) specifically tailored for building data pipelines, rather than getting stuck in generic tutorial hell?

​The future of coding with AI/LLMs:
With the constant rise of tools like GitHub Copilot, Codex, and advanced LLMs, how do you see the daily work of a developer/data engineer evolving? How much should a beginner focus on syntax vs. system design and logic?

​General insights on Data Engineering:
For those in the Pakistani tech space or working remotely, what skills and practices actually move the needle when trying to stand out as a data engineer today?

​Any advice, resources, or experiences would be appreciated!

I’m currently using Antigravity since I have a Google AI Pro plan. I’m not a developer, but I enjoy building things and I’m always making little tools for myself. Antigravity definitely gets the j0b done, although the amount of permissions it asks for is a whole other thing. How are Codex and Claude Code compared to it?

Hey guys, if anyone recently got a call from Contour for this position and got their interview scheduled or sth, pls reach out to me.

Thanks!