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Programming for 12 years, feeling very pessimistic about the future /u/Dull_Day_7373 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions (repost from here since i’m a little stupid) I’ve been programming since the ages of around 10; I’ve had a very topsy-turvy intermittent learning progression through my years, though I’ve become highly proficient in Python, C and reverse engineering (on x86/64 architectures). I did what everybody suggests for someone like me that can’t find work, that being freelance. I made a sizable amount of income for my age but then the partnership dissolved, since I didn’t know how to continue the marketing side of the business. Applying for software development jobs seems entirely futile, nevermind the degree requirements for most, I feel like I specialised in all the wrong places from an early age. The barrier of entry for positions that involve C tend to be very involved and complex, and Python is generally data-oriented or web-related, which I’ve never been interested in enough to learn. Same goes for reverse engineering, tending to be in the anti-cheat sector which is fairly competitive. I have unsuccessfully applied for projects like Wine, whose preliminary tests I did pass, though did not end up on the shortlist, this being my only real experience for interviewing in this industry. On a completely separate branch, I highly enjoy teaching and have been doing so in my spare time for individuals that ask. So where should I go? I love optimisation and high-performance systems and generally technical systems, I’m not sure if I should continue specialising in that field and hoping for something to turn up. Perhaps committing (no pun intended) more time towards open source projects like LLVM would go a long way? I’m not sure. submitted by /u/Dull_Day_7373 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  (repost from here since i’m a little stupid) I’ve been programming since the ages of around 10; I’ve had a very topsy-turvy intermittent learning progression through my years, though I’ve become highly proficient in Python, C and reverse engineering (on x86/64 architectures). I did what everybody suggests for someone like me that can’t find work, that being freelance. I made a sizable amount of income for my age but then the partnership dissolved, since I didn’t know how to continue the marketing side of the business. Applying for software development jobs seems entirely futile, nevermind the degree requirements for most, I feel like I specialised in all the wrong places from an early age. The barrier of entry for positions that involve C tend to be very involved and complex, and Python is generally data-oriented or web-related, which I’ve never been interested in enough to learn. Same goes for reverse engineering, tending to be in the anti-cheat sector which is fairly competitive. I have unsuccessfully applied for projects like Wine, whose preliminary tests I did pass, though did not end up on the shortlist, this being my only real experience for interviewing in this industry. On a completely separate branch, I highly enjoy teaching and have been doing so in my spare time for individuals that ask. So where should I go? I love optimisation and high-performance systems and generally technical systems, I’m not sure if I should continue specialising in that field and hoping for something to turn up. Perhaps committing (no pun intended) more time towards open source projects like LLVM would go a long way? I’m not sure. submitted by /u/Dull_Day_7373 [link] [comments]

Im getting paid $50+/hr for a SWE internship junior year. What should my roadmap be going forward? /u/Interesting-Type3153 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions I’m a junior at a non-T20 studying CS, and after applying to hundreds of internships, I landed one at a fortune 500 making $50+/hr. I am extremely grateful because I thought I’d never get an internship whatsoever. That being said, I want to keep my career on an upwards trajectory, and I know getting a full-time position is a whole different story. I have 2 main questions that I’d like to get some guidance on: Should I complete a master’s program at a CS T20 school in the hopes that it will expose me to more opportunities or raise my salary? Should I stay at the same company that’s giving me this internship (range for distinguished engineers is 300-500k) or try transferring into FAANG or FAANG-adjacent? Thank you guys in advance! And to everyone still struggling to find internships/jobs, I hope the new year treats you better! submitted by /u/Interesting-Type3153 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  I’m a junior at a non-T20 studying CS, and after applying to hundreds of internships, I landed one at a fortune 500 making $50+/hr. I am extremely grateful because I thought I’d never get an internship whatsoever. That being said, I want to keep my career on an upwards trajectory, and I know getting a full-time position is a whole different story. I have 2 main questions that I’d like to get some guidance on: Should I complete a master’s program at a CS T20 school in the hopes that it will expose me to more opportunities or raise my salary? Should I stay at the same company that’s giving me this internship (range for distinguished engineers is 300-500k) or try transferring into FAANG or FAANG-adjacent? Thank you guys in advance! And to everyone still struggling to find internships/jobs, I hope the new year treats you better! submitted by /u/Interesting-Type3153 [link] [comments]

What’s next after production support? /u/Realistic-Limit2395 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions My role is jack of all trades and I have 1 yoe. I do tier 2-3 troubleshooting on our internal stack (not super transferable), read a ton of logs, dig into grafana, some dev tickets, communicate with different departments, some manual QA and Jira dashboard development. Thinking about pivoting into a linux admin or generalized sys admin role at a MSP after my contract ends next year. What other options do I have? submitted by /u/Realistic-Limit2395 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  My role is jack of all trades and I have 1 yoe. I do tier 2-3 troubleshooting on our internal stack (not super transferable), read a ton of logs, dig into grafana, some dev tickets, communicate with different departments, some manual QA and Jira dashboard development. Thinking about pivoting into a linux admin or generalized sys admin role at a MSP after my contract ends next year. What other options do I have? submitted by /u/Realistic-Limit2395 [link] [comments]

Aside from software development, what else could I do involving computers and technology? /u/Night-Monkey15 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions I’ve always liked computers and technology, and have taught myself rudimentary programming knowledge, so for a while I thought pursuing a degree in Computer Science and becoming a software engineer, but with how competitive the job market is, and the rise of AI, I’m having second thoughts. I haven’t ruled Computer Science out just yet, but I’m wondering about other viable career paths that involve computers and technology. Cybersecurity and IT are the only ones I can think of, and I’ll be completely honest, the latter doesn’t seem as appealing. I’m not opposed to perusing a master’s degree either, since that seems to be the nature path to Cybersecurity. submitted by /u/Night-Monkey15 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  I’ve always liked computers and technology, and have taught myself rudimentary programming knowledge, so for a while I thought pursuing a degree in Computer Science and becoming a software engineer, but with how competitive the job market is, and the rise of AI, I’m having second thoughts. I haven’t ruled Computer Science out just yet, but I’m wondering about other viable career paths that involve computers and technology. Cybersecurity and IT are the only ones I can think of, and I’ll be completely honest, the latter doesn’t seem as appealing. I’m not opposed to perusing a master’s degree either, since that seems to be the nature path to Cybersecurity. submitted by /u/Night-Monkey15 [link] [comments]

Driving myself crazy about where to specialize in. /u/CaptainCumSock12 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions So here is my situation, i studied for network engineering, after that i studied for embedded systems. While studying for embedded systems i got a side job as security guy (like server / it security). Didnt pu through with the embedded systems engineering and become a linux sysadmin, changed to DevOps engineer because i like automation and coding. As i hobby i do analog and digital electronics (aka embedded systems). As you can see i did a ton of different jobs and it bothers me because im not a specialist at anything. Except maybe for sysadmin / devops. The thing is i got ill and cant handle the huge amount of stress anymore while doing sysadmin work. I dont now how to proceed, i was thinking about picking up webdev so i can work from home more often. But that would be another thing on the list of skills, i red like 100 books but im not specialized in anything. Any ideas on what i should do? submitted by /u/CaptainCumSock12 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  So here is my situation, i studied for network engineering, after that i studied for embedded systems. While studying for embedded systems i got a side job as security guy (like server / it security). Didnt pu through with the embedded systems engineering and become a linux sysadmin, changed to DevOps engineer because i like automation and coding. As i hobby i do analog and digital electronics (aka embedded systems). As you can see i did a ton of different jobs and it bothers me because im not a specialist at anything. Except maybe for sysadmin / devops. The thing is i got ill and cant handle the huge amount of stress anymore while doing sysadmin work. I dont now how to proceed, i was thinking about picking up webdev so i can work from home more often. But that would be another thing on the list of skills, i red like 100 books but im not specialized in anything. Any ideas on what i should do? submitted by /u/CaptainCumSock12 [link] [comments]

Master’s in CS, with not much experience, Is It Too Late to Restart My Tech Career? /u/Outside-Midnight-484 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions I am 27 (1997) have European passport, had degree in IT (bachelor) and masters in CS I graduated in 2018, and worked for fall in cyber security company but without much success then went to US and got masters in CS. I messed up that I was speed running my degree instead of getting internships, hackathons and etc. So I graduate in 2021 I think and then I have no job offer, no one wants me without internship and that made me super depressed and I did some boot camp and got a random IT job at family friends company and coasted and wasted time while on OPT without doing anything productive and being depressed 2024 I moved to UAE due to family as my visa in USA has expired and worked in a family business company which is a waste of time and now have fights at work as how they interact with employees and conduct business Long story short I feel like wasting time and I feel sick to my stomach I got to 27, without doing anything in life, be no where in terms of career, dependent on parents support and being a bum Now regarding CS I didn’t touch anything for a year or two, not much resume experience and I don’t even know where to live and what area to work at and which direction Lost at life, can’t ask my parents or friend as no one really knows what to advise and of course parents want me to stay in this mess to help but if business closes down I’m no one and homeless Don’t know what to do, I was thinking trying to do backend or learn full stack again but CS industry is on the low especially in UAE as they hire indians or Pakistanis on low salary barely survivable Maybe try taking a major loan and become a pilot? I got FA license level 1 for football but as I don’t have much academy experience in football I am behind in terms of football skills TLDR: don’t know what to do, where to go, who to ask and wasting my life submitted by /u/Outside-Midnight-484 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  I am 27 (1997) have European passport, had degree in IT (bachelor) and masters in CS I graduated in 2018, and worked for fall in cyber security company but without much success then went to US and got masters in CS. I messed up that I was speed running my degree instead of getting internships, hackathons and etc. So I graduate in 2021 I think and then I have no job offer, no one wants me without internship and that made me super depressed and I did some boot camp and got a random IT job at family friends company and coasted and wasted time while on OPT without doing anything productive and being depressed 2024 I moved to UAE due to family as my visa in USA has expired and worked in a family business company which is a waste of time and now have fights at work as how they interact with employees and conduct business Long story short I feel like wasting time and I feel sick to my stomach I got to 27, without doing anything in life, be no where in terms of career, dependent on parents support and being a bum Now regarding CS I didn’t touch anything for a year or two, not much resume experience and I don’t even know where to live and what area to work at and which direction Lost at life, can’t ask my parents or friend as no one really knows what to advise and of course parents want me to stay in this mess to help but if business closes down I’m no one and homeless Don’t know what to do, I was thinking trying to do backend or learn full stack again but CS industry is on the low especially in UAE as they hire indians or Pakistanis on low salary barely survivable Maybe try taking a major loan and become a pilot? I got FA license level 1 for football but as I don’t have much academy experience in football I am behind in terms of football skills TLDR: don’t know what to do, where to go, who to ask and wasting my life submitted by /u/Outside-Midnight-484 [link] [comments]

Controversial opinion but do you find top tech employees more arrogant on average? /u/Ok_Parsley9031 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions https://imgur.com/a/VXHFNkj I know I’m going to get downvoted into oblivion for this take but Whenever I see them posting on LinkedIn or YouTube, they speak with such absolutes as if they are authorities on topics when the companies that employ them are just regular companies that are experiencing extraordinarily high revenue at the moment. Also does passing a few Leetcode questions really qualify such arrogance? It’s not like a recently employed Meta engineer built the current Facebook lol. In saying that, I know I’m generalizing here, I’m not saying that everyone at top tech companies are arrogant, I just feel like I’ve noticed a trend between arrogant opinions and their past (or current) experience at a top tech. submitted by /u/Ok_Parsley9031 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  https://imgur.com/a/VXHFNkj I know I’m going to get downvoted into oblivion for this take but Whenever I see them posting on LinkedIn or YouTube, they speak with such absolutes as if they are authorities on topics when the companies that employ them are just regular companies that are experiencing extraordinarily high revenue at the moment. Also does passing a few Leetcode questions really qualify such arrogance? It’s not like a recently employed Meta engineer built the current Facebook lol. In saying that, I know I’m generalizing here, I’m not saying that everyone at top tech companies are arrogant, I just feel like I’ve noticed a trend between arrogant opinions and their past (or current) experience at a top tech. submitted by /u/Ok_Parsley9031 [link] [comments]

What to expect for first call/chat with Amazon recruiter? /u/askadaffy CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions They will call my phone, anyone know what happens during the first call? submitted by /u/askadaffy [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  They will call my phone, anyone know what happens during the first call? submitted by /u/askadaffy [link] [comments]