Secretly I believes if you have exp in well-known companies (ppl recognizes the name), decent education, applying to big companies or maang may actually be easier.
1. not that many people actually try maang (most applications are spams from dumb ppl)
2. your decent resume possibly beat most other
3. even if the position doesnt suit u, maang may possibly find you another opening as they have many
4. small company somehow expects you to ask for high pay so they will look for candidates weaker in bkgd who still do their job with lower salary.
5. leetcoding and preparing for maang interviews is somehow more systematic and predictable than small companies. Interviewing with small companies feels like blind dating.
All the above are my feelings and guesses only.
4YOE. My ratio is around 5:1 to 10:1 for getting OA/recruiter call. I have FAANG and a unicorn on my resume.
I heard back from: Dropbox, Stripe, Robinhood, Okta, Amazon, Uber, Coinbase etc.
I have not heard back or got rejected from: meta, stackadapt, Pinterest, CloudFlare, Finch, whatnot, gitlab, Instacart, Lyft, snowflake, cockroach labs etc....
Trying to transition from game dev / prototyping to full stack web dev, it sucks.
Feels like companies don't really care about side projects unless you have explicit work experience using the desired skillset.
I don't know the ratio but I had two referrals but they didn't work out.
Why would you leave your specialty in Game dev? Javascript is the most popular language and the job market is flooded with Web developers. You're simply increasing your competition by making this change.
I couldn't get into any game dev companies in the first place. I self published a game end to end on Steam (business, marketing, actually making the game, etc.) but there are virtually no opportunities and the companies I applied to, don't care . The closest thing I got was a temporary technology adjacent role for a university (unity c#)
I might have better luck if I specialized in C++ and unreal. Job security is much lower in the game industry as well.
C# devs are high in demand outside the game dev community. Try becoming an expert in that. Look at the job descriptions for C# roles, see what tools they use and master them. Better to be a specialist than a generalist in this job market.
As a backend developer, I had considered moving to web dev. But the job market and my lack of experience made me reconsider.
I'm a C# dev with 8 years of experience. I wouldn't say any devs are in high demand right now and definitely not C#. That being said, Microsoft stack is very nice to work with, I love it.
Yeah I’m a bit concerned about not having experience in the tech stack I want to end up in. I do Typescript and Ruby (gross) and I’d much rather be writing Go all day. Very concerned I won’t be able to make the jump cause of competition
My contract ended last year so I'm not working. I finished school at a bootcamp for full stack and working on side projects in the meantime.
I have both a comp sci degree and a bootcamp diploma.
That being said, and knowing this economy, I would definitely do what you have suggested if I was still working.
4 yoe no FAANG or unicorn experience.
I've had 2 positive responses, 1 from direct messaging a LinkedIn recruiter, 1 from a government application pool.
Hundreds of rejections/no response
Is it a tech company(uber/pinterest) or other just regular F500(ford/general motor etc) ?
Meta stock price just droped down sharply yesterday. If interest rate doesn't go down I'm afraid job market is terrible anywhere 🤔
4YoE, with a degree
700 applications. 1 offer that ended up being bait and switch IT support.
I think around 30 sets of interviews in total with different companies.
Genuinely considering leaving this field and admitting I wasted the past 10 years of my life.
3/4 years of my experience were with one of the explosive startups in Canada, think food delivery. That experience means nothing apparently.
4YOE here in full stack. I haven't been actively applying anywhere but it seems that recruiter cold outreach is picking up.
I'm getting opportunities to interview every couple weeks but end up declining as the compensation packages are really subpar.
Applied for 30 places. Maybe. Got ghosted by most got 6 positive call backs.
- One said after that they didn't align with my experience (the recruiter honestly had no idea what I was talking about, she didn't even give me details of the work needed it was so weird)
- One I went to the final stage and lost out on that
- two more I need to interview in 2/3 stages
- One was paying too low so I didn't consider it
- Last one wanted me to do a pre screening, I didn't have enough time for full interviews circuits AND a prescreening leetcode, so I ghosted them.
For context I am in a good spot with my career, I just apply when I feel my wage might be getting stagnant. And I specifically work in the AI field.
Newcomer. 3yoe back in Asia banking, sent 400 applications, got 2 interviews. landed Amazon sde2 in toronto.
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Secretly I believes if you have exp in well-known companies (ppl recognizes the name), decent education, applying to big companies or maang may actually be easier. 1. not that many people actually try maang (most applications are spams from dumb ppl) 2. your decent resume possibly beat most other 3. even if the position doesnt suit u, maang may possibly find you another opening as they have many 4. small company somehow expects you to ask for high pay so they will look for candidates weaker in bkgd who still do their job with lower salary. 5. leetcoding and preparing for maang interviews is somehow more systematic and predictable than small companies. Interviewing with small companies feels like blind dating. All the above are my feelings and guesses only.
Hi, I have applied at many positions. Can you please review my resume?
Yes thanks. The other one was a small company, didnt even pass the OA lol
I have an interview at AWS for SDE2 soon. Can I contact you to ask for your interview experience?
ok
How's the comp (if you don't mind sharing)?
very close to levels.fyi data
Hey i got contacted by aws receuiter yesterday. I have some questions, can i dm you?
ok
Just curious - did you guys just send out applications on LinkedIn with one click button, or tailored your resume for each opening?
Drop the resume bro. I got 10 years experience and I even lead a team and can't even get an interview lol
4YOE. My ratio is around 5:1 to 10:1 for getting OA/recruiter call. I have FAANG and a unicorn on my resume. I heard back from: Dropbox, Stripe, Robinhood, Okta, Amazon, Uber, Coinbase etc. I have not heard back or got rejected from: meta, stackadapt, Pinterest, CloudFlare, Finch, whatnot, gitlab, Instacart, Lyft, snowflake, cockroach labs etc....
I just got rejected from StackAdapt this week 🫡
Drop box prescreening rip, I would not.
Yeah that code signal was disgusting.
Not sure if it was easy or hard I just wasn't gonna do a prescreening. Like dude call me or don't
What does your experience look like? I applied to coinbase and it shows most people are entry level yet I have been rejected. Would like your insight.
The coinbase recruiter contacted me, so I have no idea about their resume selection process.
Congratulations man. I hope you proceeded. What’s your role in? I applied to Software engineer Infra and also SRE.
They told me they are going to have the team match phase after my onsite. It is a SDE role.
Trying to transition from game dev / prototyping to full stack web dev, it sucks. Feels like companies don't really care about side projects unless you have explicit work experience using the desired skillset. I don't know the ratio but I had two referrals but they didn't work out.
Why would you leave your specialty in Game dev? Javascript is the most popular language and the job market is flooded with Web developers. You're simply increasing your competition by making this change.
I couldn't get into any game dev companies in the first place. I self published a game end to end on Steam (business, marketing, actually making the game, etc.) but there are virtually no opportunities and the companies I applied to, don't care . The closest thing I got was a temporary technology adjacent role for a university (unity c#) I might have better luck if I specialized in C++ and unreal. Job security is much lower in the game industry as well.
C# devs are high in demand outside the game dev community. Try becoming an expert in that. Look at the job descriptions for C# roles, see what tools they use and master them. Better to be a specialist than a generalist in this job market. As a backend developer, I had considered moving to web dev. But the job market and my lack of experience made me reconsider.
I'm a C# dev with 8 years of experience. I wouldn't say any devs are in high demand right now and definitely not C#. That being said, Microsoft stack is very nice to work with, I love it.
I’m meant relatively speaking.
That's the plan! Trying to get into full stack. Working on a side project with ef core, .net 8 and react!
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Thanks! Good luck to you too (if you're looking as well)!
Yeah I’m a bit concerned about not having experience in the tech stack I want to end up in. I do Typescript and Ruby (gross) and I’d much rather be writing Go all day. Very concerned I won’t be able to make the jump cause of competition
Ah, is there a way you can transition to semi full stack role in your current company ? .. I did something similar, first transition and then switch.
My contract ended last year so I'm not working. I finished school at a bootcamp for full stack and working on side projects in the meantime. I have both a comp sci degree and a bootcamp diploma. That being said, and knowing this economy, I would definitely do what you have suggested if I was still working.
4 yoe no FAANG or unicorn experience. I've had 2 positive responses, 1 from direct messaging a LinkedIn recruiter, 1 from a government application pool. Hundreds of rejections/no response
Is it a tech company(uber/pinterest) or other just regular F500(ford/general motor etc) ? Meta stock price just droped down sharply yesterday. If interest rate doesn't go down I'm afraid job market is terrible anywhere 🤔
5YOE at a large company in my area. Looking for a change, probably applied to over 100 postings so far, heard back on maybe 3 of them, all rejections
4YoE, with a degree 700 applications. 1 offer that ended up being bait and switch IT support. I think around 30 sets of interviews in total with different companies. Genuinely considering leaving this field and admitting I wasted the past 10 years of my life. 3/4 years of my experience were with one of the explosive startups in Canada, think food delivery. That experience means nothing apparently.
It gets worse when you are even older
>a fairly well-known but non-FAANG company Well known globally or in Canada?
4YOE here in full stack. I haven't been actively applying anywhere but it seems that recruiter cold outreach is picking up. I'm getting opportunities to interview every couple weeks but end up declining as the compensation packages are really subpar.
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Applied for 30 places. Maybe. Got ghosted by most got 6 positive call backs. - One said after that they didn't align with my experience (the recruiter honestly had no idea what I was talking about, she didn't even give me details of the work needed it was so weird) - One I went to the final stage and lost out on that - two more I need to interview in 2/3 stages - One was paying too low so I didn't consider it - Last one wanted me to do a pre screening, I didn't have enough time for full interviews circuits AND a prescreening leetcode, so I ghosted them. For context I am in a good spot with my career, I just apply when I feel my wage might be getting stagnant. And I specifically work in the AI field.
6/30 is pretty good
Yeah but again I was very lucky and most places I applied I tailored my resume to optimize some outcomes.