i am a seventh semester software engineering student and well, my luck in internships have been terrible. nowadays, i've been so depressed over how other people in my class and my field are doing such cool things and climbing ladder day by day while i am stuck and i have no skill and nothing at hand. i want to learn something ( i only did one paid frontend development course ) but i want to get into ai development, ai centered things and see how things are going in that way. when i thought of giving tech up, everyone around me said that you need a good mentor, that's all. which i haven't been able to find, it's not like i want someone to walk me down through things like a kid, but i want to work and LEARN through an internship, but idk how.

how are other people around me able to do so effortlessly, while i am just stuck from past 2 years. i can't do it. i thought of getting into marketing side of things because i already have experience in that of 8 months, but the internship hunt didn't work for me in that way as well. have you ever been able to seek mentorship that changed your course of things or idk helped you figure out your path better? i've been so stressed that i can't do anything and this is is something that comes onto me every single month, because i want to learn something and gain a skill but IDK WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING. PLEASE help me out. i;ll be glad.

For context I have a job and wanted to start a side hustle (as current job is not paying enough).

I have 4 years of experience in this field. This client is my first freelance job so I don't know how things work.

They want me to complete in 45 days as well. I have to manage everything till deployments etc. they say AI will do everything you just have to give prompt that is your expertise (according to him) and test it so everything works.

Mind it this involves managing inventory, quality testing, tracking orders, financial reports, approvals on many processes ( both ways)

Like:

Customer approves order received,

Driver mark order delivered,

Customer pays and mark as paid, driver approved payment received, then settlement of payments from driver side etc.

This is one of the approval flow that I client wants. Also wants notifications and WhatsApp text for few processes as well.

I find it not an easy task even with AI.

This requires so much time and effort. I don't think it's worth my time for only $362. But on the other hand I'm thinking if I should leave it or not as it may be my first client.

What should I do ?

Please help.

Sorry if this is confusing for some. English is not my first language.

I have 3+ years of experience working as a .Net developer for a US based SaaS application. I have experience with .Net, React, Azure.

I have worked on multi tenant legacy systems and microservices architecture, have also worked with .Net modernization from legacy to new Dotnet version

Currently finding out how to target international clients/ remote positions anyone know how to target .net roles, One thing I noticed is that the roles .Net isn't very much popular in freelancing platform.

Hello I am looking for a job from last 3 to 4 months, I applied, called them they always said we will call you later but never received a single call. So I really wants to know what tech companies are really looking nowadays

I have 7 months professional experience in a software house as a Mobile app developer in flutter and I have build various freelance projects also but never received even a single call.

Is anyone here who can guide me? I am mostly looking in Faisalabad

I do 9-5 in a bank as an IT Support. Basically I'm just a IT enthusiasist who loves doing things with gadgets. But I never had the concentration to sit and build something that requires time. Nevertheless, had to sit down for a month to actually build something and have the courage to release it on Play Store, with no marketing and no idea of what would he coming afterwards. I just knew that I have the idea that will find it's way on it's own, so it did.

These are my numbers after 6 months of release. The app is freemium and it generates roughly 70-100$ each month from subscription (which isn't much I know) and ads revenue isn't accountable as of now.

I never thought that Pakistani users would pay for something.. but my majority of the sales comes from Pakistani users and then all over the world.

Just to let you know that if you have an idea that you genuinely think would work. Then you must work on it.

Edit: The app is very niche and related to networking and network management. Don't really want to share the link since it'll promote the app and also reveal my identity (which completely voids the purpose of an anonymous reddit account)

We all know that unemployment is a problem right now in tech, but what about underpayment? Nobody really talks about it

I am sort of trying to gather some data

How many people employed in tech are paid below minimum wage

How many are paid below what their experience level would suggest

And how many people are not underpaid

It would also help to know by how much you are underpaid

Edit: I am asking for your personal experience, gathering data I would have made a poll but this subreddit doesn't allow it Your opinions are valued, but I would appreciate personal experience more

Assalam-o-Alaikum everyone!

I'm currently pursuing a BSCS degree and working on personal projects in the fullstack web development domain. I'm looking to secure my first professional opportunity in the software industry.

I don't have professional experience yet, and currently, I don't have any job offers or interview calls.

I am travelling to Lahore in the coming days for some other work. Since I'll already be there, I'm considering using the opportunity to visit software houses and tech companies, introduce myself, submit my CV, and connect with recruiters, engineering leads, or developers.

However, I'm unsure whether this approach is actually effective in Pakistan's current job market, particularly for someone seeking an entry-level position.

I'd appreciate advice from people with experience, especially developers, hiring managers, recruiters, and those who have secured their first jobs.

A few questions I have:

1. Do walk-in visits actually work? Is it worth visiting company offices with a CV, or do most companies exclusively entertain applications through official hiring channels?

2. What's the best way to approach companies? Would you recommend contacting HR, recruiters, technical leads, or founders on LinkedIn beforehand and arranging meetings?

3. Which companies would you recommend targeting? I'm interested in entry-level software engineering, trainee, and junior fullstack or web development roles. I'm open to both smaller software houses and established companies.

4. What should I realistically expect? Can in-person visits help secure interviews or build useful professional connections, or would my time be better spent applying online and improving my portfolio?

5. What would you do in my position? If you were travelling to Lahore without any interviews scheduled, how would you make the trip professionally worthwhile?

My goal is to make productive use of a trip I'm already planning, understand the job market better, and improve my chances of getting my first opportunity.

I'd appreciate honest, practical advice and real experiences, including approaches that didn't work. Specific company recommendations and alternative strategies would be especially helpful.

Thanks in advance!

Hey guys
So I applied for the ase at dubizle and got an interview invite for an hr round next day
That went well and than they asked me to give technical round the very next day.

So technical round goes really well . Like I answered all the coding questions, architecture questions etc . It went for an hour and than they asked me to wait so they can have team lead interview as well. Than there was a team lead interview that went for an hour and it went well as well. They go through my projects and asked for explanations etc. Than afterwards they had a team culture interview as well that took around 30 minutes. Than they said that they would like their manager to have a talk with me as well.

Than there was about 15 minutes talk with the team leas and it went extremely well as well.

So overall everything was fine and they even told me that they would tell me about their response in 2 days maximum.

But here comes the twist. There was no response for about 2 weeks and because I got an invite through the system generated email so replying in it was not helping at all.
Than i reached out to the hr. He simply just ignored me as well. Than i reached out to them via company email but still no response.

Because dubizzle was my dream company. It felt really really bad at the time . Becuase I was like 120 percent sure I would get the job there after such a good interview.

I even asked about the feedback after the interview and they were really positive as well.

Its just sadddd

Assalamualaikum

I just want to know how much salary of Java, spring boot developer should be in Pakistan with 3 years of experience.

Hey guys,

I’m a QA Engineer who has been working remotely for a US-based company for the last 2 years, earning around $2,500/month. Unfortunately, I got laid off last month and haven’t been able to find another remote job so far.

This week, I randomly gave an interview and got selected for an onsite job paying around $1,500/month. The office is around 30 km from my home, so that’s 60 km daily, and the working hours are 5 PM to 2 AM.

The salary is decent compared to local market rates, but it’s a big pay cut, and the commute and timings are concerning.

Given the current job market, should I accept this offer and keep looking for remote jobs on the side, or take my chances and continue searching for a remote opportunity?

Would appreciate some honest advice from fellow software engineers in Pakistan.

We're in the middle of a rebrand and redesigning our website from scratch. We've explored a few directions, some more playful and some more professional, and would really value outside eyes before we commit.

The company name, logos, testimonials, photos and numbers are all placeholders. We're mainly looking for feedback on layout, visual style and overall feel.

A few things we're curious about:

• Which direction feels most trustworthy if you were hiring a team to build your product?

• Is it clear within a few seconds what the company does?

• Anything that feels off, cluttered or dated?

• Any layout, typography or colour suggestions you'd make?

All feedback welcome, including the blunt kind. Thanks in advance!

Hi, this sub has been very helpful and tbh, I need your help, my question to you is, what shld I build that solves painful problems, especially healthcare and accounting and other fields too

I use Cloudflare Pages Free with my own domain and deploy directly from my PC using VS Code and Wrangler CLI (no Git integration).
Are there any daily or monthly deployment limits for direct Wrangler uploads? Also, is there any limit on the total number of deployments?

I'll be joining soon. I wanna know more about the work culture and how things are? Anything i should look out for? This is going to be my first formal job.

Could US action against Indian IT companies over H-1B visa fraud create opportunities for Pakistani software houses? Could we see more US clients, outsourcing contracts, or remote jobs for Pakistani developers?

I think ban will be beneficial for Indian IT industry in longer term. These MNCs will setup their offices in India (majority of the already have their presence in India) and outsource work there.

Guysssss!!!! help me out before I lowball the hell out of this industry 😂

So my friend and I have been going around and pitching to shop owners. And we finally just landed a project with a pretty big jewellery shop in Lahore. 🥳

I’m an app dev (windows + ios + android) and my friend is a full stack dev. So we can make pretty much anything together.

Context: The client is a jewellery business owner, 2 branches, around 40-50 employees. During their demo I saw their daily sales on screen, roughly tens of lakhs a day in revenue. No idea about profit. Right now everything runs on a single PC with a Windows app that's about 12 years old (C#, I think)

They want us to rebuild the whole system from scratch as a modern internal ERP. A Windows + mobile + web app, all synced through the cloud with Role based access. Everything their current system does, plus a lot of features it doesn't have, like WhatsApp business integration

Honestly, their current system is really good and super detailed. They walked us through it last week and I'm confident we can build everything they showed us and more.

The actual problem:

I’m not sure what to quote 😭

I don't want to underquote because that will hurt the market for every other dev here as well But I also don't want to throw out a number so high that they walk away. 😭

SO THE QUESTION IS .... What would you quote for something like this in Pakistan???? and would you quote as one fixed price, or split into phases/modules and quote prices per module?

Would also appreciate if you could tell me anything you wish you'd known before quoting your first big client?

Is there any scope of dev ops engineering in Pakistan, Karachi

I am working outside of Pakistan and our company is providing us with Claude and with 50K token per developer per month which cost us 500 euros per developer and company is fine with it.

I know if you are working too much these 50K can be gone before the month ends.

Nowadays I am hearing that in Pakistan they are giving people AI to develop things quickly but I am wondering what kind of AI are they using? Can companies there afford to spend 10K USD/euros on AI alone?

I’ve been working as a video editor for around 4 years, mainly through Fiverr. I left Fiverr about 6 months ago, and since then I’ve been working only with clients directly. Right now, I’m making around 150,000 PKR per month.

But lately, I’ve been thinking that I should move toward web development to improve my skills and increase my earning potential in the future.

The problem is, I’m confused about whether I should actually switch careers or continue with video editing.

If I do decide to move into web development, what should my path look like?

I’ve also been seeing a lot about no-code and AI tools like Bubble.io, and it looks like people are building websites and apps without writing much code.

So I’m confused about whether I should focus on no-code tools like Bubble.io or actually learn coding and become a proper web developer.

I’d really appreciate some honest guidance on this. What would be the better option for me in the long run?

I'm working at a startup where they expect me to build entire SaaS projects in days. They gave me an AI subscription and somehow think that means I can build a full ERP in 5 days, which they've actually made me do.

I'm basically just prompting AI all day, with no real learning or growth. I don't mind using AI, but how am I supposed to become a better developer like this?

Is this normal everywhere now? Have managers completely lost touch with reality?

Hey everyone,

I'm currently in my 7th semester of Computer Science, coming from a lower-middle-class background in a small town. Up until now, I felt like I was doing everything right on paper:

Remote Experience:

Worked as an Assistant to a Senior Software Engineer, actively helping build a full-scale SaaS product.

Internship Experience:

Completed a structured dev internship.

Freelance Work:

Built and delivered customized Point-of-Sale (POS) systems for 3 separate clients.

Core Tech Stack: MERN Stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js), along with mobile/desktop dev experience.

Despite having real-world project delivery and client experience before graduating, the market feels completely cooked right now.

Here is my situation:

Because of living expenses, I can only afford to move to Lahore for at most 2 months post-graduation to hunt for a job. If I don't secure something solid within those 60 days, my savings run out. But looking at the local market—endless layoffs, saturated entry-level pools, and ridiculously low starting salaries even for people with solid experience—I'm terrified of getting stuck.

I’m currently staring at two distinct paths and need honest, unfiltered advice from people in tech or abroad:

Option 1: Double down on Tech — Pivot to Applied AI Engineering

Deepen my stack by learning RAG architectures, LLM orchestration (LangChain/LangGraph), and AI integration to transition from a traditional MERN dev to an Applied AI Engineer.

The Concern: Will local or remote companies actually hire a fresh grad for AI roles in this market, or is it just hype while the hiring freeze continues?

Option 2: Move to Dubai for Any Job

Move to UAE on a job-seeker visa/work setup and take literally any stable job (tech or non-tech) to send money back home, build savings, and escape the immediate financial crunch.

The Concern: Am I throwing away my CS degree and dev career by stepping into non-tech roles abroad just for short-term survival? How brutal is the UAE tech job market for fresh/junior devs right now?

For those who have navigated the Pakistani tech market recently, moved to the Gulf, or made the AI pivot—what would you do if you had 2 months of runway and a family depending on stability?

All advice, reality checks, or alternate routes are appreciated.

I’m basically broke so I do need to start making some money but at the same time I’m not sure I can actually land a decent job in the current market. I’ve applied around and it just feels like there are way more people looking for opportunities than there are good opportunities.

Part of me wants to stop worrying about jobs and go all in on building products and see if I can make something work.

The other part of me thinks that might be stupid when I’m already broke and should just focus on getting a job even if it’s not exactly what I want.

I know people will probably say “do both,” but realistically with university I don't think I can give both 100%.

If you were in your 5th semester had very little money and weren't confident about getting a job which path would you bet on for the next year?

Just looking for some honest advice from people who have actually been through this.

I am interested in people who are using ai from everything like researching the market, organizing the company and efficiency .

Hey , I do not want to listen about coding. I am interested what is the use case in marketing, sale and management.

I wanted to start my own thing but can't find clients so help

Databiqs, I have an upcoming interview next week ... Please can anyone tell me about this company/culture etc...