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December 18, 2024cscareerquestions

Experienced dev working on automated E2E tests for the past month. How common is this and is it valuable? /u/kurioses CSCQ protests reddit

I have almost 7 years of experience, on front end and back end. Working in an outsourcing company so this is something client wanted because they are in a release stage and wanted to “clean” some stuff up.

It was fine for me to pick up few tasks for the automated E2E tests, but now it’s been a month of working on them – setting the environment and working on very complex cases although I am not familiar with it nor the product itself.

Don’t get me wrong – I’ve learned a lot about product, about database and everything but it is not the main thing I wanna do and continue in the long term.

I said that of course and they said that’s only for this part of time when they are preparing work for new version.

Also, they have testers, but I am not sure why they don’t do it and I suspect they are mostly manual testers.

Aaaand I am not super happy in my company based on this and my salary, tried to talk to my boss, but didn’t get the pay increase for year and a half because “it is tough put there”.

Opinions and advice? I usually mess up in these situations and react aggressive but now I wanna take my time and do the right thing.

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r/cscareerquestions I have almost 7 years of experience, on front end and back end. Working in an outsourcing company so this is something client wanted because they are in a release stage and wanted to “clean” some stuff up. It was fine for me to pick up few tasks for the automated E2E tests, but now it’s been a month of working on them – setting the environment and working on very complex cases although I am not familiar with it nor the product itself. Don’t get me wrong – I’ve learned a lot about product, about database and everything but it is not the main thing I wanna do and continue in the long term. I said that of course and they said that’s only for this part of time when they are preparing work for new version. Also, they have testers, but I am not sure why they don’t do it and I suspect they are mostly manual testers. Aaaand I am not super happy in my company based on this and my salary, tried to talk to my boss, but didn’t get the pay increase for year and a half because “it is tough put there”. Opinions and advice? I usually mess up in these situations and react aggressive but now I wanna take my time and do the right thing. submitted by /u/kurioses [link] [comments]

Don’t get me wrong – I’ve learned a lot about product, about database and everything but it is not the main thing I wanna do and continue in the long term.

I said that of course and they said that’s only for this part of time when they are preparing work for new version.

Also, they have testers, but I am not sure why they don’t do it and I suspect they are mostly manual testers.

Aaaand I am not super happy in my company based on this and my salary, tried to talk to my boss, but didn’t get the pay increase for year and a half because “it is tough put there”.

Opinions and advice? I usually mess up in these situations and react aggressive but now I wanna take my time and do the right thing.

submitted by /u/kurioses
[link] [comments] I have almost 7 years of experience, on front end and back end. Working in an outsourcing company so this is something client wanted because they are in a release stage and wanted to “clean” some stuff up. It was fine for me to pick up few tasks for the automated E2E tests, but now it’s been a month of working on them – setting the environment and working on very complex cases although I am not familiar with it nor the product itself. Don’t get me wrong – I’ve learned a lot about product, about database and everything but it is not the main thing I wanna do and continue in the long term. I said that of course and they said that’s only for this part of time when they are preparing work for new version. Also, they have testers, but I am not sure why they don’t do it and I suspect they are mostly manual testers. Aaaand I am not super happy in my company based on this and my salary, tried to talk to my boss, but didn’t get the pay increase for year and a half because “it is tough put there”. Opinions and advice? I usually mess up in these situations and react aggressive but now I wanna take my time and do the right thing. submitted by /u/kurioses [link] [comments]

December 18, 2024cscareerquestions

Any free AI tools/websites to practice my conversation? /u/wasabi-rich CSCQ protests reddit

Want:

a website/tool to let me have a conversation wrt a variety of topics (e.g., interview, negotiation, hobby, finance, health, food, etc)

requirement:

* free

* my counterpart can understand me (or at least understand a big part of my talking)

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r/cscareerquestions Want: a website/tool to let me have a conversation wrt a variety of topics (e.g., interview, negotiation, hobby, finance, health, food, etc) requirement: * free * my counterpart can understand me (or at least understand a big part of my talking) submitted by /u/wasabi-rich [link] [comments]

Want:

a website/tool to let me have a conversation wrt a variety of topics (e.g., interview, negotiation, hobby, finance, health, food, etc)

requirement:

* free

* my counterpart can understand me (or at least understand a big part of my talking)

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[link] [comments] Want: a website/tool to let me have a conversation wrt a variety of topics (e.g., interview, negotiation, hobby, finance, health, food, etc) requirement: * free * my counterpart can understand me (or at least understand a big part of my talking) submitted by /u/wasabi-rich [link] [comments]

December 18, 2024cscareerquestions

Working For Smaller Software Based Companies /u/Bian- CSCQ protests reddit

I am curious for anyone’s insights into the difference between working for a smaller company that has only software as products versus working on a software team within a company that primarily manufacturers physical products, and which would (by general consensus) be a better path.

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r/cscareerquestions I am curious for anyone’s insights into the difference between working for a smaller company that has only software as products versus working on a software team within a company that primarily manufacturers physical products, and which would (by general consensus) be a better path. submitted by /u/Bian- [link] [comments]

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[link] [comments] I am curious for anyone’s insights into the difference between working for a smaller company that has only software as products versus working on a software team within a company that primarily manufacturers physical products, and which would (by general consensus) be a better path. submitted by /u/Bian- [link] [comments]

December 18, 2024cscareerquestions

Ok, what can I do to get experience in nyc? /u/Likethisname CSCQ protests reddit

I graduated in May of 2023 with a Bachelor in CS. I’m about to take an online bootcamp for data science. Which will take about 8 months to complete. That’s being said, I had doubts that this will get me a job after I completed the bootcamp.

So what’s is the type of work will give me a boots on getting an entry-level job? I’m currently working at a small restaurant. The only “relatable” work I do is monitoring the online delivery tablets. Fixing the WiFi and printer system.

At this point, I don’t care if it I.T. work or obtaining certification. All I just want is some experience so that’s I don’t fall behind and right type of guidance.

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r/cscareerquestions I graduated in May of 2023 with a Bachelor in CS. I’m about to take an online bootcamp for data science. Which will take about 8 months to complete. That’s being said, I had doubts that this will get me a job after I completed the bootcamp. So what’s is the type of work will give me a boots on getting an entry-level job? I’m currently working at a small restaurant. The only “relatable” work I do is monitoring the online delivery tablets. Fixing the WiFi and printer system. At this point, I don’t care if it I.T. work or obtaining certification. All I just want is some experience so that’s I don’t fall behind and right type of guidance. submitted by /u/Likethisname [link] [comments]

At this point, I don’t care if it I.T. work or obtaining certification. All I just want is some experience so that’s I don’t fall behind and right type of guidance.

submitted by /u/Likethisname
[link] [comments] I graduated in May of 2023 with a Bachelor in CS. I’m about to take an online bootcamp for data science. Which will take about 8 months to complete. That’s being said, I had doubts that this will get me a job after I completed the bootcamp. So what’s is the type of work will give me a boots on getting an entry-level job? I’m currently working at a small restaurant. The only “relatable” work I do is monitoring the online delivery tablets. Fixing the WiFi and printer system. At this point, I don’t care if it I.T. work or obtaining certification. All I just want is some experience so that’s I don’t fall behind and right type of guidance. submitted by /u/Likethisname [link] [comments]

December 18, 2024cscareerquestions

How many of you are actually NOT applying to small no name companies? /u/neverTouchedWomen CSCQ protests reddit

So there’s a good amount of you that are saying this subreddit is just an echo chamber of students/new grads ONLY going for cream of the crop fully remote FAANG/f500 jobs and as a result are struggling.

So I am genuinely asking: Those of you that are struggling to land anything, are you guys just not applying enough to these no-name small companies? Or are you guys really just holding out for a big name?

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r/cscareerquestions So there’s a good amount of you that are saying this subreddit is just an echo chamber of students/new grads ONLY going for cream of the crop fully remote FAANG/f500 jobs and as a result are struggling. So I am genuinely asking: Those of you that are struggling to land anything, are you guys just not applying enough to these no-name small companies? Or are you guys really just holding out for a big name? submitted by /u/neverTouchedWomen [link] [comments]

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[link] [comments] So there’s a good amount of you that are saying this subreddit is just an echo chamber of students/new grads ONLY going for cream of the crop fully remote FAANG/f500 jobs and as a result are struggling. So I am genuinely asking: Those of you that are struggling to land anything, are you guys just not applying enough to these no-name small companies? Or are you guys really just holding out for a big name? submitted by /u/neverTouchedWomen [link] [comments]

December 18, 2024cscareerquestions

[.5 YoE, Software Engineer, United States] /u/Zoraz1 CSCQ protests reddit

Hey everyone, I’m thinking about looking into higher-paying software engineering roles and would really appreciate some feedback on my resume. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished at my current company—honestly, I feel like I can do better than my current company since I have outpaced my peers that started with me—but I’m trying to figure out how to show that off on paper. I’m in the DC area, and while I’ve got solid bullet points, I’m still not sure how to add numbers or stats to back up my impact without just guessing. Also hopefully I get the AWS Associate Developer Certificate by the end of this week and the AWS AI Practitioner by the end of the month. Any tips on how to make these accomplishments more concrete would be super helpful.

https://preview.redd.it/ba3vjr271n7e1.png?width=850&format=png&auto=webp&s=737932110acfed5908b8179037f2071c740fa193

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r/cscareerquestions Hey everyone, I’m thinking about looking into higher-paying software engineering roles and would really appreciate some feedback on my resume. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished at my current company—honestly, I feel like I can do better than my current company since I have outpaced my peers that started with me—but I’m trying to figure out how to show that off on paper. I’m in the DC area, and while I’ve got solid bullet points, I’m still not sure how to add numbers or stats to back up my impact without just guessing. Also hopefully I get the AWS Associate Developer Certificate by the end of this week and the AWS AI Practitioner by the end of the month. Any tips on how to make these accomplishments more concrete would be super helpful. https://preview.redd.it/ba3vjr271n7e1.png?width=850&format=png&auto=webp&s=737932110acfed5908b8179037f2071c740fa193 submitted by /u/Zoraz1 [link] [comments]

https://preview.redd.it/ba3vjr271n7e1.png?width=850&format=png&auto=webp&s=737932110acfed5908b8179037f2071c740fa193

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[link] [comments] Hey everyone, I’m thinking about looking into higher-paying software engineering roles and would really appreciate some feedback on my resume. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished at my current company—honestly, I feel like I can do better than my current company since I have outpaced my peers that started with me—but I’m trying to figure out how to show that off on paper. I’m in the DC area, and while I’ve got solid bullet points, I’m still not sure how to add numbers or stats to back up my impact without just guessing. Also hopefully I get the AWS Associate Developer Certificate by the end of this week and the AWS AI Practitioner by the end of the month. Any tips on how to make these accomplishments more concrete would be super helpful. https://preview.redd.it/ba3vjr271n7e1.png?width=850&format=png&auto=webp&s=737932110acfed5908b8179037f2071c740fa193 submitted by /u/Zoraz1 [link] [comments]

December 18, 2024cscareerquestions

Which internship to take based on end goal? /u/Fabulous_Baker_9935 CSCQ protests reddit

Luckily I was blessed to have a few offers this year for summer 2025 internships. Two from financial firms and one from a defense company.

At the end of the day I want to work in the robotics industry and I’m wondering whether the defense company may be better because I’ll be on a sensor systems team. Or would it not matter as much right now?

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r/cscareerquestions Luckily I was blessed to have a few offers this year for summer 2025 internships. Two from financial firms and one from a defense company. At the end of the day I want to work in the robotics industry and I’m wondering whether the defense company may be better because I’ll be on a sensor systems team. Or would it not matter as much right now? submitted by /u/Fabulous_Baker_9935 [link] [comments]

Luckily I was blessed to have a few offers this year for summer 2025 internships. Two from financial firms and one from a defense company.

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[link] [comments] Luckily I was blessed to have a few offers this year for summer 2025 internships. Two from financial firms and one from a defense company. At the end of the day I want to work in the robotics industry and I’m wondering whether the defense company may be better because I’ll be on a sensor systems team. Or would it not matter as much right now? submitted by /u/Fabulous_Baker_9935 [link] [comments]

December 18, 2024cscareerquestions

How to deal with a lateral demotion? /u/pretty-o-kay CSCQ protests reddit

My company’s main contract wanted budget cuts, my boss got moved around, and my team basically dissolved. I’ve shown capability over the years, but struggle with delivery (their words). They still recognize my capability, so they didn’t want to let me go outright, so they moved me a support role. No more development, just running db queries for customers and reporting bugs and things like that. No pay cut, and ostensibly less work, but it’s exactly the kind of work I just can’t see myself doing. Rote, lacking in purpose, dawn til dusk and even on weekends.

As much as I’m flattered that they didn’t wanna just drop me, I feel like this is in a way a sort of ‘soft’ firing. I asked my former boss if I have a future in this role, and he said that if I want a future I’d have to make one for myself by going above and beyond on my own time. I have Christmas vacation next week and I intend to start looking for a new job. But I’m scared about losing the stability of pay. This is my first and only job, and I’ve been here 5 years now. Things feel very up in the air in a way I haven’t felt since I was first job hunting right out of college.

Anyone else been through a similar situation? How did you handle it? How did it work out?

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r/cscareerquestions My company’s main contract wanted budget cuts, my boss got moved around, and my team basically dissolved. I’ve shown capability over the years, but struggle with delivery (their words). They still recognize my capability, so they didn’t want to let me go outright, so they moved me a support role. No more development, just running db queries for customers and reporting bugs and things like that. No pay cut, and ostensibly less work, but it’s exactly the kind of work I just can’t see myself doing. Rote, lacking in purpose, dawn til dusk and even on weekends. As much as I’m flattered that they didn’t wanna just drop me, I feel like this is in a way a sort of ‘soft’ firing. I asked my former boss if I have a future in this role, and he said that if I want a future I’d have to make one for myself by going above and beyond on my own time. I have Christmas vacation next week and I intend to start looking for a new job. But I’m scared about losing the stability of pay. This is my first and only job, and I’ve been here 5 years now. Things feel very up in the air in a way I haven’t felt since I was first job hunting right out of college. Anyone else been through a similar situation? How did you handle it? How did it work out? submitted by /u/pretty-o-kay [link] [comments]

Anyone else been through a similar situation? How did you handle it? How did it work out?

submitted by /u/pretty-o-kay
[link] [comments] My company’s main contract wanted budget cuts, my boss got moved around, and my team basically dissolved. I’ve shown capability over the years, but struggle with delivery (their words). They still recognize my capability, so they didn’t want to let me go outright, so they moved me a support role. No more development, just running db queries for customers and reporting bugs and things like that. No pay cut, and ostensibly less work, but it’s exactly the kind of work I just can’t see myself doing. Rote, lacking in purpose, dawn til dusk and even on weekends. As much as I’m flattered that they didn’t wanna just drop me, I feel like this is in a way a sort of ‘soft’ firing. I asked my former boss if I have a future in this role, and he said that if I want a future I’d have to make one for myself by going above and beyond on my own time. I have Christmas vacation next week and I intend to start looking for a new job. But I’m scared about losing the stability of pay. This is my first and only job, and I’ve been here 5 years now. Things feel very up in the air in a way I haven’t felt since I was first job hunting right out of college. Anyone else been through a similar situation? How did you handle it? How did it work out? submitted by /u/pretty-o-kay [link] [comments]