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December 17, 2024cscareerquestions

Need Advice on Finding a Jr./Entry level Position /u/MainManDio CSCQ protests reddit

I’m a somewhat recent CS: Algorithms grad from the New England area, with a year of experience at an internship doing python / mysql work for backend software development. I’ve been trying to search for an entry level / jr. position job the past month and a half and have had no luck even securing an interview. Before, I was studying and got my AWS AI Practitioner Certification. I’m at the point where I have to change up my strategy of sending 3-5 applications a day on linkedIn, but have heard terrible things about going through head hunters. Is the market this bad or do I need to something different? All my other industry contacts from university and my internship say they aren’t hiring currently.

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r/cscareerquestions I’m a somewhat recent CS: Algorithms grad from the New England area, with a year of experience at an internship doing python / mysql work for backend software development. I’ve been trying to search for an entry level / jr. position job the past month and a half and have had no luck even securing an interview. Before, I was studying and got my AWS AI Practitioner Certification. I’m at the point where I have to change up my strategy of sending 3-5 applications a day on linkedIn, but have heard terrible things about going through head hunters. Is the market this bad or do I need to something different? All my other industry contacts from university and my internship say they aren’t hiring currently. submitted by /u/MainManDio [link] [comments]

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[link] [comments] I’m a somewhat recent CS: Algorithms grad from the New England area, with a year of experience at an internship doing python / mysql work for backend software development. I’ve been trying to search for an entry level / jr. position job the past month and a half and have had no luck even securing an interview. Before, I was studying and got my AWS AI Practitioner Certification. I’m at the point where I have to change up my strategy of sending 3-5 applications a day on linkedIn, but have heard terrible things about going through head hunters. Is the market this bad or do I need to something different? All my other industry contacts from university and my internship say they aren’t hiring currently. submitted by /u/MainManDio [link] [comments]

December 17, 2024cscareerquestions

Amazon vs Oracle newgrad /u/citationII CSCQ protests reddit

Amazon’s TC is ~180K – I don’t have the offer and TC information for Oracle yet, but I am assuming I can negotiate up to atleast 150K, but possibly maybe up to 180K or so. Amazon is for a shipping logistic team, while Oracle would be for their cloud infrastructure team.

Why Amazon? Better, more innovative, culture where I will learn more. Better name recognition.

Why Oracle? More stable, especially since team is a more essential, high-margin money making team, less worries about layoffs/offer rescission. Will be at least 2 days remote unlike Amazon. Personally for me, I am the type to go into work 5 days a week most weeks because I really do love what I do and I feel like I am the most efficient then, but it does suck when I want to do a weekend trip and I can’t just remote work to extend the vacation.

Thoughts? Thanks for all guidance.

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r/cscareerquestions Amazon’s TC is ~180K – I don’t have the offer and TC information for Oracle yet, but I am assuming I can negotiate up to atleast 150K, but possibly maybe up to 180K or so. Amazon is for a shipping logistic team, while Oracle would be for their cloud infrastructure team. Why Amazon? Better, more innovative, culture where I will learn more. Better name recognition. Why Oracle? More stable, especially since team is a more essential, high-margin money making team, less worries about layoffs/offer rescission. Will be at least 2 days remote unlike Amazon. Personally for me, I am the type to go into work 5 days a week most weeks because I really do love what I do and I feel like I am the most efficient then, but it does suck when I want to do a weekend trip and I can’t just remote work to extend the vacation. Thoughts? Thanks for all guidance. submitted by /u/citationII [link] [comments]

Why Amazon? Better, more innovative, culture where I will learn more. Better name recognition.

Thoughts? Thanks for all guidance.

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[link] [comments] Amazon’s TC is ~180K – I don’t have the offer and TC information for Oracle yet, but I am assuming I can negotiate up to atleast 150K, but possibly maybe up to 180K or so. Amazon is for a shipping logistic team, while Oracle would be for their cloud infrastructure team. Why Amazon? Better, more innovative, culture where I will learn more. Better name recognition. Why Oracle? More stable, especially since team is a more essential, high-margin money making team, less worries about layoffs/offer rescission. Will be at least 2 days remote unlike Amazon. Personally for me, I am the type to go into work 5 days a week most weeks because I really do love what I do and I feel like I am the most efficient then, but it does suck when I want to do a weekend trip and I can’t just remote work to extend the vacation. Thoughts? Thanks for all guidance. submitted by /u/citationII [link] [comments]

December 17, 2024cscareerquestions

who here are starting businesses and side projects because of being laid off? /u/lovebes CSCQ protests reddit

Just curious. Wondering what the next Twitter will be and how I can invest in y’all’s stock later on 😉

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r/cscareerquestions Just curious. Wondering what the next Twitter will be and how I can invest in y’all’s stock later on 😉 submitted by /u/lovebes [link] [comments]

Just curious. Wondering what the next Twitter will be and how I can invest in y’all’s stock later on 😉

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[link] [comments] Just curious. Wondering what the next Twitter will be and how I can invest in y’all’s stock later on 😉 submitted by /u/lovebes [link] [comments]

December 17, 2024cscareerquestions

How do you network when you can’t meet people IRL or through work? /u/MetalKev CSCQ protests reddit

Hi all,

I’m trying to make a pivot into a data analytics / business intelligence sort of role, and a constant refrain of career advice is “network more: its not what you know but who you know”.

The problem is I live in an area which makes it impractical to attend career fairs or irl meetups, and my current line of work doesn’t provide any opportunities to network in the direction I’d like to take my career. Also, since my focus isn’t on being a developer it doesn’t seem like contributing code to open source projects would be the best use of time either.

I’m at a bit of a loss about how to find collaborative projects or networking opportunities for the niche I’m hoping to break into. Any thoughts or advice people have is appreciated.

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r/cscareerquestions Hi all, I’m trying to make a pivot into a data analytics / business intelligence sort of role, and a constant refrain of career advice is “network more: its not what you know but who you know”. The problem is I live in an area which makes it impractical to attend career fairs or irl meetups, and my current line of work doesn’t provide any opportunities to network in the direction I’d like to take my career. Also, since my focus isn’t on being a developer it doesn’t seem like contributing code to open source projects would be the best use of time either. I’m at a bit of a loss about how to find collaborative projects or networking opportunities for the niche I’m hoping to break into. Any thoughts or advice people have is appreciated. submitted by /u/MetalKev [link] [comments]

Hi all,

I’m trying to make a pivot into a data analytics / business intelligence sort of role, and a constant refrain of career advice is “network more: its not what you know but who you know”.

I’m at a bit of a loss about how to find collaborative projects or networking opportunities for the niche I’m hoping to break into. Any thoughts or advice people have is appreciated.

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[link] [comments] Hi all, I’m trying to make a pivot into a data analytics / business intelligence sort of role, and a constant refrain of career advice is “network more: its not what you know but who you know”. The problem is I live in an area which makes it impractical to attend career fairs or irl meetups, and my current line of work doesn’t provide any opportunities to network in the direction I’d like to take my career. Also, since my focus isn’t on being a developer it doesn’t seem like contributing code to open source projects would be the best use of time either. I’m at a bit of a loss about how to find collaborative projects or networking opportunities for the niche I’m hoping to break into. Any thoughts or advice people have is appreciated. submitted by /u/MetalKev [link] [comments]

December 17, 2024cscareerquestions

Phd Focus /u/Majestic_Unicorn_86 CSCQ protests reddit

Hi all! I’m a sophomore in CS/Math doing some basic research in PL, and am heavily planning on doing a PhD. However, I don’t see myself continuing with PL in grad school, and was wondering how those with doctorates found their concentration. Thanks!

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r/cscareerquestions Hi all! I’m a sophomore in CS/Math doing some basic research in PL, and am heavily planning on doing a PhD. However, I don’t see myself continuing with PL in grad school, and was wondering how those with doctorates found their concentration. Thanks! submitted by /u/Majestic_Unicorn_86 [link] [comments]

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[link] [comments] Hi all! I’m a sophomore in CS/Math doing some basic research in PL, and am heavily planning on doing a PhD. However, I don’t see myself continuing with PL in grad school, and was wondering how those with doctorates found their concentration. Thanks! submitted by /u/Majestic_Unicorn_86 [link] [comments]

December 17, 2024cscareerquestions

What do I do to stay relevant in coding for the future when A.I. is improving everyday? /u/hybridpriest CSCQ protests reddit

Before Grandmaster Garry Kasparov was defeated by IBM’s Deep Blue, computers had little chance against humans in chess. Deep Blue’s victory marked a turning point: initially, only Grandmasters could compete with chess engines. A decade later, no human could match engines like Stockfish. Two decades on, high-level chess became a battle of computer versus computer, with humans entirely out of the equation(at above 3000 Elo chess).

A similar trajectory can be seen in AI and programming. The GPT-4o model initially scored 11% in Codeforces competitions, but by the end of the year, its successor, O1 fine tuned model, achieved a remarkable 93%(The training data was NOT Codeforces questions, they allowed some 50 submissions even humans are allowed many submissions but points would be deducted for submissions).

If we apply the same trend observed in chess, what will the future hold for programming? With multi-AI agents increasingly working autonomously, coding is becoming more automated by the day. As these models continue to improve year after year, is there a future for coding jobs 10 years from now or since coding would become easier and easier that it would pay less like minimum wage?

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r/cscareerquestions Before Grandmaster Garry Kasparov was defeated by IBM’s Deep Blue, computers had little chance against humans in chess. Deep Blue’s victory marked a turning point: initially, only Grandmasters could compete with chess engines. A decade later, no human could match engines like Stockfish. Two decades on, high-level chess became a battle of computer versus computer, with humans entirely out of the equation(at above 3000 Elo chess). A similar trajectory can be seen in AI and programming. The GPT-4o model initially scored 11% in Codeforces competitions, but by the end of the year, its successor, O1 fine tuned model, achieved a remarkable 93%(The training data was NOT Codeforces questions, they allowed some 50 submissions even humans are allowed many submissions but points would be deducted for submissions). If we apply the same trend observed in chess, what will the future hold for programming? With multi-AI agents increasingly working autonomously, coding is becoming more automated by the day. As these models continue to improve year after year, is there a future for coding jobs 10 years from now or since coding would become easier and easier that it would pay less like minimum wage? submitted by /u/hybridpriest [link] [comments]

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[link] [comments] Before Grandmaster Garry Kasparov was defeated by IBM’s Deep Blue, computers had little chance against humans in chess. Deep Blue’s victory marked a turning point: initially, only Grandmasters could compete with chess engines. A decade later, no human could match engines like Stockfish. Two decades on, high-level chess became a battle of computer versus computer, with humans entirely out of the equation(at above 3000 Elo chess). A similar trajectory can be seen in AI and programming. The GPT-4o model initially scored 11% in Codeforces competitions, but by the end of the year, its successor, O1 fine tuned model, achieved a remarkable 93%(The training data was NOT Codeforces questions, they allowed some 50 submissions even humans are allowed many submissions but points would be deducted for submissions). If we apply the same trend observed in chess, what will the future hold for programming? With multi-AI agents increasingly working autonomously, coding is becoming more automated by the day. As these models continue to improve year after year, is there a future for coding jobs 10 years from now or since coding would become easier and easier that it would pay less like minimum wage? submitted by /u/hybridpriest [link] [comments]

December 17, 2024cscareerquestions

Is the salary range for a job posting the range for the role or the range to start? /u/keezy998 CSCQ protests reddit

I had an interview recently for a role in which the salary range was not posted. I checked the company on Glassdoor and the average salary for the role I applied for was ~$145k USD, which is within the range I’m looking for.

When speaking to the recruiter he told me the top of the range was $131k but he said he was certain he could get me that.

My question is, is the “top of the range” usually the max for the lifetime of this position? Meaning if I started there I would be capped out until I leveled up? Or is it just the max to start the role, and the actual max is higher with room for merit increases down the road?

Wondering if it’s even worth it to me now if it’s the former.

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r/cscareerquestions I had an interview recently for a role in which the salary range was not posted. I checked the company on Glassdoor and the average salary for the role I applied for was ~$145k USD, which is within the range I’m looking for. When speaking to the recruiter he told me the top of the range was $131k but he said he was certain he could get me that. My question is, is the “top of the range” usually the max for the lifetime of this position? Meaning if I started there I would be capped out until I leveled up? Or is it just the max to start the role, and the actual max is higher with room for merit increases down the road? Wondering if it’s even worth it to me now if it’s the former. submitted by /u/keezy998 [link] [comments]

When speaking to the recruiter he told me the top of the range was $131k but he said he was certain he could get me that.

Wondering if it’s even worth it to me now if it’s the former.

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[link] [comments] I had an interview recently for a role in which the salary range was not posted. I checked the company on Glassdoor and the average salary for the role I applied for was ~$145k USD, which is within the range I’m looking for. When speaking to the recruiter he told me the top of the range was $131k but he said he was certain he could get me that. My question is, is the “top of the range” usually the max for the lifetime of this position? Meaning if I started there I would be capped out until I leveled up? Or is it just the max to start the role, and the actual max is higher with room for merit increases down the road? Wondering if it’s even worth it to me now if it’s the former. submitted by /u/keezy998 [link] [comments]

December 17, 2024cscareerquestions

Should I take a low-code offer I don’t want, or focus on applying elsewhere? /u/allhailzero CSCQ protests reddit

I just received an offer for a position that honestly I don’t want to take. The position seems to be very low-code and more similar to an IT role than a software engineering/development role. The systems they work in are proprietary, so I wouldn’t be gaining any experience that would further my career goals (SWE). In addition, it’s over 40 hours a week in-person and has a very low rating on sites like Glassdoor. The compensation is also much lower than many of my classmates with similar experience levels, which wouldn’t be as much of a problem if I was gaining experience or if the company environment seemed better.

For context, I got this offer after ~50 applications, and 3 interview processes. I’m a 2024 grad who has been working part time in a non-technical role at a tech company up until a few weeks ago, with some internship and research experience. I have enough savings to safely cover 6 months of expenses.

Should I:

A.) Accept the offer, but start applying other places since day 0, or

B.) Reject the offer, and send out a lot more applications to SWE/dev roles

My main concern with accepting is that my hours would make it much tougher to get out more than a couple applications a week, and make interviewing much tougher. Also, most interviewers seemed to ask about current job status in the first interview, where saying I’m in the first few months at a new position would harm my chances. If I reject, I would have much more energy to get out a higher number of applications and hopefully interviews. The only problem is there might not be another offer in the next 6 months, and I might need to compete with 2025 grads if the process takes much longer.

Any advice, or things I haven’t considered?

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r/cscareerquestions I just received an offer for a position that honestly I don’t want to take. The position seems to be very low-code and more similar to an IT role than a software engineering/development role. The systems they work in are proprietary, so I wouldn’t be gaining any experience that would further my career goals (SWE). In addition, it’s over 40 hours a week in-person and has a very low rating on sites like Glassdoor. The compensation is also much lower than many of my classmates with similar experience levels, which wouldn’t be as much of a problem if I was gaining experience or if the company environment seemed better. For context, I got this offer after ~50 applications, and 3 interview processes. I’m a 2024 grad who has been working part time in a non-technical role at a tech company up until a few weeks ago, with some internship and research experience. I have enough savings to safely cover 6 months of expenses. Should I: A.) Accept the offer, but start applying other places since day 0, or B.) Reject the offer, and send out a lot more applications to SWE/dev roles My main concern with accepting is that my hours would make it much tougher to get out more than a couple applications a week, and make interviewing much tougher. Also, most interviewers seemed to ask about current job status in the first interview, where saying I’m in the first few months at a new position would harm my chances. If I reject, I would have much more energy to get out a higher number of applications and hopefully interviews. The only problem is there might not be another offer in the next 6 months, and I might need to compete with 2025 grads if the process takes much longer. Any advice, or things I haven’t considered? submitted by /u/allhailzero [link] [comments]

Should I:

A.) Accept the offer, but start applying other places since day 0, or

B.) Reject the offer, and send out a lot more applications to SWE/dev roles

Any advice, or things I haven’t considered?

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[link] [comments] I just received an offer for a position that honestly I don’t want to take. The position seems to be very low-code and more similar to an IT role than a software engineering/development role. The systems they work in are proprietary, so I wouldn’t be gaining any experience that would further my career goals (SWE). In addition, it’s over 40 hours a week in-person and has a very low rating on sites like Glassdoor. The compensation is also much lower than many of my classmates with similar experience levels, which wouldn’t be as much of a problem if I was gaining experience or if the company environment seemed better. For context, I got this offer after ~50 applications, and 3 interview processes. I’m a 2024 grad who has been working part time in a non-technical role at a tech company up until a few weeks ago, with some internship and research experience. I have enough savings to safely cover 6 months of expenses. Should I: A.) Accept the offer, but start applying other places since day 0, or B.) Reject the offer, and send out a lot more applications to SWE/dev roles My main concern with accepting is that my hours would make it much tougher to get out more than a couple applications a week, and make interviewing much tougher. Also, most interviewers seemed to ask about current job status in the first interview, where saying I’m in the first few months at a new position would harm my chances. If I reject, I would have much more energy to get out a higher number of applications and hopefully interviews. The only problem is there might not be another offer in the next 6 months, and I might need to compete with 2025 grads if the process takes much longer. Any advice, or things I haven’t considered? submitted by /u/allhailzero [link] [comments]