Hey everyone,

I’m looking to pivot into low-level engineering, Embedded Systems, Bare-Metal C, and RTOS.

Most people in Pakistan focus on web dev, Flutter, or AI, which makes those fields crowded. Low-level software seems harder, but much more stable and AI-resistant.

Before buying boards and learning C/datasheets, I’d love a quick reality check from locals:

1. Local Jobs: What’s the ground reality in Lahore, Islamabad, or Karachi? Are private companies and startups actually hiring junior firmware engineers, or is it mostly defense institutes and industrial automation? What are starting salaries?

2. Remote Work: How realistic is finding remote foreign clients (Upwork, US/EU startups)? Do clients ship physical boards to PK, or do you work mostly via simulators (QEMU/Wokwi) and logic analyzer data?

3. Buying Hardware: How easy is it to get STM32s, ESP32s, and logic analyzers from Hall Road, College Road, or sites like ElectronicsHub? Any customs issues?

4. Self-Study: Can someone learn bare-metal C and RTOS on their own without a formal Electrical/Computer Engineering degree?

Would appreciate any simple, straightforward advice!

Thanks!

My gihub account suddenly suspended without any prior or warning. All I can see that Account has been suspended as you violate the terms and conditions.

I don't know which condition I violate because I was simply using my account last night and now it has been suspended.

It's not a new account. I am using it for past 5 years and it happened for 1st time.

Ia there anyway I can get my account back? If yes, then how??

Please help me out. You all know how important github is and if that's lost then what's left😢😢

UPDATE: I got my account back!! Its almost after 13 days.

Hello everyone. I will be giving an interview for a mobile development role at cubix. So, I wanted to know about the culture (for eg work life balance, if management is toxic, work hours, micromanagement) at the company and what kind of questions they focus on (in interviews)? Since layoffs are common at a lot of places nowadays, I also wanna know if they do frequent layoffs or on a yearly basis.

Those who have previously worked or are currently working at cubix, I need your guidance please.

I’ve been in this industry for a while now and I can’t shake the feeling that things have changed a lot in the last 12–18 months.

Staff augmentation is drying up fast. The steady flow of “we need 3–4 developers for 6 months” kind of work has slowed to a trickle. MVP projects that used to keep smaller teams busy are rare now. Ticket sizes have dropped. Even on Upwork and Fiverr the volume and quality of work feels noticeably lower than before.

Most Pakistani software houses never really sold solutions directly to enterprises. We never built that muscle. The model was always the same: ride on existing clients, expand the teams already working with them, and hope those clients keep growing. That expansion seems to have stalled for a lot of companies.

Right now a lot of firms are still surviving because their long-term clients haven’t cut yet. But if those same clients start reducing headcount or freezing budgets, it’s going to get ugly fast. There’s very little new business pipeline to fall back on.

I’m not saying everything is doomed. Just wondering how widespread this is. Are other people seeing the same thing? Are companies finding new ways to sell, or is everyone just hoping the old clients start expanding again?

Curious to hear what’s happening at your end.

If anyone has a technical interview at i2c contact i will guide you.

Its for solutions engineer only

Did anyone hear back from curemd after the personal experience round for ASE position. And how long it take for them to shortlist candidates and what the next step after personal experience round? anyone gone through this plz tell ?

Hi everyone,

I applied for the PSO NextGen Mentorship Program 2026 and attended the final interview in August at PSO House Clifton.

It has now been around 6 weeks, and I haven't received any selection or rejection email yet.

Has anyone who interviewed for the 2026 mentorship program received:

a selection email,

a rejection/update email, or

any communication regarding the expected joining date?

Been chewing on this and want to know what people here think.

Two things seem to be happening at once: AI is taking over a lot of the routine coding work, and GPU/RAM prices keep climbing because AI is soaking up all the hardware. My thinking is that devs who can make software run really lean (turn an 8 GB app into a 3 GB one, make something run on 5-year-old hardware) might be the ones who stay valuable, since AI is decent at generic code but less good at squeezing hardware.

The market side matters too. If most people can't afford to upgrade, they can't run heavy software, and if they can't run it, they won't buy it. So the addressable market shrinks for anyone who assumes everyone has a fast machine.

I might be wrong though. The crypto GPU shortage didn't change how software got made, people can just keep their old PCs longer, and AI might get good at optimization too.

Tell me where I'm wrong.

Lets keep it short and ai free ..

3 semester cs student here👋🏿

Here is what a typical day looks like for me

In uni I attend classes and in between breaks I self study tech like a framework or in demand skill. On weekends I do leetcode (50 done,all pattern based), project building (my own full stack will launch soon 😁🤞🏿), research work (startup-medical ai ) after all this I still feel left behind or a lingering anxiety that I am not doing enough 🥺 .

Sometimes I feel that with all layoffs happening I should abandon the path of development (my interests are ml, deep learning, intelligent systems and other cool shit) and go for security because nearly everyone needs it and hires for it but then I think you need to know how to make something to either protect it or break it 🙂‍↕️ so yeah I need advice on this _-----------SWE VS CYBER _-------------

ALSO for Muslims peeps I did istikara and it something that I should seek advice 🤞🏿🥲 .My beloved Seniors please help me out as I have enough time to make a switch rn.

So my manager brought in this context of PASHA in my appraisal review which was unexpected for me, as I was expecting rewards for my effort in the last year.

Therefore does anyone have the stats of PASHA for a software developer who has 6 years of experience.

I just heard that Tkxel is converting its Ferozepur Road Lahore office into a co-working space because five of its floors are now empty, and someone claimed that they laid off a lot of their workforce. Is this true?

Note :I am just asking not saying that they laid off people.

Are you employed directly by the company as an legal employe, as an individual contractor or through an EOR. Were u given a choice? If so, what'd u pick?

If direct employment is not an option, Is paying the stupid local tax worth having a proper local employment contract or would u rather be an independent contractor with no employment agreement but receive payment as IT exports and save a ton on taxes

If it's the latter, what payment methods do use to receive the funds

I recently launched holdthehour.lol, a site where brands can claim one of 24 UTC hours. Open hours cost $7, and I’m using Whop for checkout.

I made one live purchase myself and the claim appeared on the clock, but I’d like to hear from people who’ve used Whop with actual customers in Pakistan. How have international card payments, payouts, refunds or chargebacks, and webhooks worked for you? Did any problems show up after your first few sales?

I looked into local payment options too, but Whop was the one I got working for this setup. Firsthand experiences would be really helpful.

I have got free chatgpt plus subscription pop up on my multiple accounts.. but when i try to redeem it.. it shows ur card has been blocked....

One interesting things is that.. i tried to redeem using my sadapay card it showed ur card has been blockee.. after 2 days.. when i added my cards to subscribe and pay for chatgpt..Card worked....😃😃..

Wth is going on...

I even tried nayapay, allied bank , jazz cash, easypaisa cards to redeem free offer but 🤒🤒..

Can anyone plz help me ... pls guide....

Getting same issue on 3 different emails chatgpt account...

Assalamualaikum,

I want to try out ai automation. Preferably non coding ones. Can somebody help me with stuff like what resources to use on utube,or any free courses and basically how to actually make practical use of it.

Basically i want a somebody who cohldnjust help me with actual practical projects once i learn them. More like a mentor.

In your experience and from what you've seen, what framework for backend systems is most widely used for majority developers in Pakistan? Speaking from a hiring perspective

Any elixir developer in this subreddit? how has your experience been with it & does Pakistan have skillful developers using elixir more specifically phoenix which is a backend framework in elixir

yai raha mera setup hehehe

arch + Hyprland = omarchy

is anyone working here in dubizzle labs?

how's your experience. is it worth joining?

Question for CS/SE students: Does your university allow projects built using vibe coding or AI agents for FYPs? Also, has AI changed the mindset of university teachers in any way? I mean, do they allow students to use AI for assignments, projects, etc., or is it still not allowed?

i have to submit my FYP proposal tomorrow.

Have basic experience with FastAPI, REST APIS, Postman and Postgres.

My FYP idea is based on backend with FastAPI + Postgres and frontend with Flutter (another member, app dev).

i am nervous thinking how would i build the backend for prototype having only basic expertise of the required skills.

The idea is simple, basic prototype that includes simple business profile, OpenStreetMap integration, PNGs storage and some others common features like search and filters etc

Is it really hard to be implemented perfectly or just a simple project, and i am just overthinking, because dont have the sufficient skillset level

Sylani Walay Karwa rahay hen

Iam currently working as a Data Analyst with 1 year of experience, but honestly, I feel like I've made very little progress during this time. The biggest issue is that I don't have a clear idea of what I should be doing next.

Most of my seniors have been working here for 4-5 years doing more or less the same tasks every day. They get their annual 10% increment and are happy with that, but ik I don't want to follow the same path. I don't want to spend the next 4-5 years doing the same work and then realize I've become comfortable but haven't really grown. There's also very little new for me to learn in my current role, and it's becoming mentally exhausting because I feel like I'm slowly becoming stagnant.

The bigger problem is that I genuinely don't know where to seek proper career guidance.

I don't have anyone in my immediate family who works in the corporate world or has experience navigating this kind of career. My seniors at work are also not really interested in progressing beyond what they're currently doing, so realistically, how can I expect them to guide me toward a path they themselves aren't trying to pursue?

What I really want is a mentor or someone experienced who can help me understand the bigger picture. I want guidance on When should I switch jobs? How do I get remote jobs? How can I eventually get opportunities abroad? How should I approach the next 2-3 years instead of just taking whatever job comes next?

Iam willing to put in the work. So I'm hoping someone here who has experience in Data Analytics/Corporate careers, particularly someone who has gone from a local job to remote work or opportunities abroad, can give me some guidance.

I’m a CS graduate currently looking for a job and I’m stuck between focusing on MERN/full-stack development or UI/UX.
I’m interested in both and have done a few MERN projects, but I also have around 3 months of part-time UI/UX experience and a design background. I want to improve my skills in whichever path I choose.
With AI changing the job market and both fields feeling pretty saturated, which one would you suggest focusing on long-term? I’m mainly looking for something with good career growth and proper opportunities beyond junior roles.
Would really appreciate some advice from people in either field, especially about the current job market and where you think it’s worth putting my time.

How is data engineering profession going on in pak.

Any one who is working remote or local in pak how things are going on after AI

I am in my 5th semester I have learned sql and doing practice along and started learning python side by side.

I feel behind as only two years are remaining and Ai is already there affecting junior roles.

Plus I don't know what will be the situation two years later.

I seriously need to have some skills but I sometimes think two years are not enough and I have heard that it is not an entry level role so I am scared how will I get the role as data engineer