I completed digital courses on Udemy a number of years ago. Is it ok to put them in the "Education" section? (edited, no right answers on the first post)

Hi Everyone. I’ve observed that my writing is not up to par with my peers. How can I improve my professional writing such as writing RFCs, tech design docs? looking for any recommendation for good courses/books. thanks

Hi, I am a 2023 passed out and I'll be joining Zoho as a Software Developer. I want to shift to higher packages soon, companies like Intuit, Atlassian, Paypal, etc. How should I plan accordingly? I'll be working full-time, so how much time after work hours should I devote and should i be practising DSA? It would be great if someone helps me out, thanks!

Not here to scare anyone. But, I was wondering if there's any conversation already happened here about ChatGPT taking jobs away and the future of Software Engineers. I switched my career recently to coding and then layoffs everywhere and then ChatGPT. I am seeing everyone talking about the future of developers. At this point, I am confused and scared, and if I leave development or switch to another, or learn new skills. Currently, I am contributing to open source every day.

Hey everyone I've recently been to 2 final rounds and was not selected for either role. I've been applying for months often just getting ghosted and or rejected even for roles I meet the JD requirements or exceed them in some capacity. It is getting demoralizing and I don't think I can just continue to be unemployed while looking for a SWE role. What jobs can I expand my reach to where I can use my CS degree or having a STEM degree is seen as a plus?

Explore entry level test automation. (Not manual QA). Many of those jobs are still coding. Try out devops (sometimes sre) if the job still has coding in it. Look for database / SQL roles instead of software. There are some jobs that require coding all day in SQL and that is transferable, especially if it is an oracle shop. Also, do not limit yourself to tech. Look at insurance, banks, government, nonprofits. Some developer roles in other industries have a lower bar.

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What are the best resources on Taro for current interns who want to grow extremely quickly and be impactful as quickly as possible? Should I just go through everything on Taro or are there specific threads/videos that I should pay attention to more. I find that right now, I am extremely average or below average and find that I need to refactor code frequently based on feedback in order to be able to submit it.

Also was curious whether you can thrive as a backend/production/security engineer while being atrocious at front end or do you need to have a decent level of comfortability with front-end?

I don't have Premium at the moment but I am considering expensing it to my company

Hi everyone! I am currently a SDE3, my manager told me that I will be given a role change as a Tech lead 1. I am aware that this means that I will be taking responsibilities like maintaining documentation, playing a key role in production deployments and bug fixes, supporting the dev team wherever I can, besides all of this I would love to know what are some of the things I can do as a Tech Lead 1 for my team and for my project in order to be fully successful in this role. Any tips and suggestions are more than welcome! Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone! I am currently a SDE at the beginning of the career. I'm studying DS/Algo and system design hoping to clear an interview in a few months. Is there any study group channel on this slack? Thanks! 😃

Hi everyone, I want to switch my career from web to mobile. Have 1.5YOE in doing web with JS and React. I am really getting started with Android. Took @freezing-hairdresser-20543’s Stanford course, going over Philipp Lackner’s playlists, building demo apps just to practice the fundamentals. I need help on what would be the next steps on making this role switch ? What all things should be taken care of ?

How many projects do I need to include in my resume?

Hey Everyone, Can anyone help me with a advice ? I'm into Native Android Development since a year and half, parttime. I want to go fulltime. But I've heard, the opportunities and pay, are less in Native Android as Compared to React or Flutter developer.

I'm about to start my first internship at a tech company. How can I extract as much knowledge growth and skills as possible to make me a better dev? My thoughts were pair programming and weekly 1:1s to discuss performance. What can I do to actively learn the most?

Hi everyone, At my current org, the conversations happening on a merge request are been done on DMs/huddle in Slack. I would want to have MR (merge/pull request) comments to be discussed ONLY in the MR & not in private since making it happen on DMs/over calls can drop the context. Secondly, it's officially not "recorded" if it's not in MR because looking back no one would get to know the complete thread. How to deal with this situation and bring about a change in culture to only have MR discussions in MR and not over DMs/calls ? Even if it happens on DMs/calls, the MRs are not updated by the owners afterwards about the discussion. Thoughts?

#resume-sharing-and-reviews We have separate channel as well

Hi all, I received an offer for a Developer post after 1.5 interviews: the "half" being the recruiter conversation and then her forwarding to manager, and the "full" 1) being with two recent hires 2) having a live coding question only at what I'd consider a Leetcode EASY. The position's description is a "mid-level" (>= 5 years'), which I do not have. The obvious downside to declining is that I have no certainty of offers elsewhere and could be right back to "square one" in terms of job applications within 2 weeks

It seems fine to me. You're logging the data

Hi everyone! SWE with 2.5 YOE over 2 startups. I’m pretty certain I’d like to pivot to a PM role because I think it would be a much better fit for my personality and interests. I’m finding myself very disengaged with the day to day of SWE, wishing I was collaborating more and determining what features to build as opposed to how. I know that it’s easier to pivot within a company but I don’t know if I believe in the “recruit for SWE then try to pivot after a few years there” strategy. That’s what I tried to do at this company, and it just never happened. Would appreciate if anyone has any tips on how to go about recruiting for APM or TPM roles from a SWE background. For context I have a CS degree, and have some experience with product(ish?) skills running a small business on the side.

Hi. Any help is appreciated. I am eager to learn front end web development and become employable. So far I have tried YouTube and some paid tutorials. I am finding the learning resources I have tried are outdated. Does anyone here have a recommendation on up to date learning resources I should use ? Thank you for your time.

Hi everyone, bit more of an open ended question but when do you stop preparing for interviews and start applying for jobs? Or conversely, do you like to apply first, then prepare? Do you like to reach out to someone at the company before applying, or do you apply then reach out to people at the company to learn more?

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Seeing the zoom meeting says focusing on fundamental skills. mind if sharing what are fundamental skills ?

@narrow-branch-50331 @freezing-hairdresser-20543 I am in a high risk of being laid off. I am an immigrant who is living on a visa in the US. If I lose my job and don't find another job in a couple of months, I will have to leave the country. I have been applying for jobs for the last two months but didn't get an interview. If I get laid off, can I ask my manager to keep me in the payroll for another couple of months and give me 0 salary? That way, at least I won't be deported from the US and I will have enough time to find a new job. Do employers do such favors?

Layoff situation: If a different division in your company is still hiring , what are some dos and don'ts when applying to those jobs if you get impacted due to layoffs in your org. Say in terms of how you should reach out to the HMs? Or you should consider getting referrals/recommendations for those positions. Neverthless great session! @narrow-branch-50331 @freezing-hairdresser-20543

So far, I've seen exponent, educative, algoexpert for learning system design. Are there are any more resources/websites/books/youtube channels to learn system design that can help us do our day-to-day job better?

Hello !! I recently started at a new company as a Senior iOS engineer. Does Taro have any resources for

career building at a new company

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forming new relationships

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tips to succeed

at the new org 🙂 Thanks

Hello everyone, I am a freshmen studying computer science in Hungary. I got a backend intern job at a startup in Hungary. This is my first job in the industry and I would greatly appreciate any tips to fully utilise this opportunity and develop my skills.