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Well said. The alarmism around AI replacing software engineers often overlooks the complexity of our role. While AI tools like Devin are impressive, they are assistants, not replacements. 𝟏. 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝟐. 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝟑. 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬. 𝟒. 𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. AI will definitely reshape our workflows, but it won't replace the need for skilled engineers. Instead, it may allow us to focus more on high-level problem-solving and innovation. Arvind Telharkar 👏

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I'm hiring an SRE for my team in the Bay Area. My rough parameters (but everything is negotiable, please don't self-select out): - Preference for folks who can be in our SF office at least 2 days per week, WFH the other 3 days. Sunnyvale office days is a secondary option. - Targeting mid-career engineers, not your first job, but you don't need to be senior either. - Total team size is 10, with 40% women. You'll be focusing on load balancers in general and Traffic Director specifically. - Overview of the general space: https://lnkd.in/gv8E7TSR - Deep dive into Traffic Director: https://lnkd.in/gvP9ssJy Hiring at Google is a lot different these days. Less generic, more targeted. While the link below has a lot of boilerplate text, it is for my specific opening. If you apply and notify me, I will personally review your application. https://goo.gle/41R0Dk6 If you have any questions, please message me. Good luck, and pass it along to anyone else you think might be interested!

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🌟 TailorMed Interview Insight 🌟 In software development interviews, one of my favorite follow-up questions after a candidate explains some tech magic is, "How does X happen?". If your answer is, "The IDE/Tech-Stack/Whatever does it for me," that’s not what I'm looking for. I want to hear an in-depth solution, to see how you can break down the problem, and understand the process. Even if you don't know the answer, trying and giving it an in-depth thought will help me understand your thought process better. Hint: I don't always know the answer myself! Think critically, analyze, and explain step-by-step. This demonstrates your deep understanding and problem-solving skills, which are crucial for any developer. #TechInterview #SoftwareDevelopment #ProblemSolving #DeepThinking #CareerTips #SoftwareEngineering

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Last night I released my #RustLang crate steady_state="0.0.16" About it: https://lnkd.in/gq-w86k3 (give me a star) I hope to clean up docs and tests for a 1.0 release next month. Right now I am asking for feedback. #Makers #inventors #builders #programming 38

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I am back to help fellow techies with mock interviews! If you are a senior engineer, tech lead or an engineering manager currently pursuing opportunities and interviewing with companies? I can help by mock interviewing you (no cost). Topics are: - Engineering Management - System Design - Coding I will share feedback, what went well and areas of improvements. If you are not currently preparing, please share with your friends or folks who might need this. Comment for reach, or share in your network. Book a 45/60 mins time slot with me. (link in comment). #softwareengineering #softwareengineers #interviews

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Observation: 9/10 SWE's quit at “reading the docs”. Cut through the BS with this easy trick: Take action and build. Writing code is 100x easier than the docs make it sound. “Reading the docs” gave me crazy imposter syndrome: -Git -WPF -Kafka -OAuth -Angular -GraphQL -RabbitMQ -Kubernetes In ALL cases, I conquered my fears by building. Except for WPF. I gave up on that. And Kafka, that's for another day. Forcing yourself to build/code/deploy melts analysis paralysis. Then you'll say "oh that was pretty easy". Trust me, we aren't building rockets. Practice AND Study build true mastery.

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Friendly reminder that if you Typescript, your types are a lie. No type checking at runtime. If you call an external system there is ZERO guarantee on type accuracy. You STILL need some form of contract checking at runtime. I use jo for all incoming and outgoing data.

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Every year I double down on my belief that thoughtful code reviews are the single greatest act of love you can bestow upon a fellow engineer. If you're trying to elevate from "senior" to "principal" SDE, build a reputation on your team for consistently/timely/thoughtful code reviews and you're already halfway there (in my opinion). If you're already principal and tend to skirt code reviews (me, sometimes), it's quietly noticed a really great opportunity for improvement, because all it requires is your love & attention! ❤️ Guru code reviewers: feel free to tag on your tips/tricks/stories, or am I overcomplicating it?

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I am hiring Sr. React Engineers. You and I are a fit, except there are just a couple of things I need from you. Before that, let me establish that I can read your mind, and what I can offer will make your problems go away! Your current job may have no impact, but Boosted offers challenging assignments. You hate your job in a toxic culture (who doesn’t?). We offer you a highly collaborative environment. You feel your career has stagnated, but we offer continuous growth and career development programs. You feel left out in your current job, whereas Boosted ensures engineers are part of planning, architecture, and technical roadmapping. The rest you can see for yourself in the diagram below (which I created with love and took my time to make for you). There are only three things I am looking for in you: React expertise, a growth mindset, and excellent communication. I will drop a link to the JD in the comments.

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I spent $1000+ to upgrade my work from home setup My plan was to buy equipment that got me 90%+ of the benefit without overpaying for diminishing marginal returns Here's what I bought and why (there are no affiliate links): https://lnkd.in/gc8gZZtA What's your favorite part of your work from home setup? Curious to hear and share tips

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If I had the opportunity to go into SWE / Tech today, would I do it again? Probably not. This is something I have been thinking about a lot recently. There have been over 350k layoffs since 2023 and 100k+ CS grads entering the global job market per year. Our field is reaching saturation. It seems like a natural right-sizing for a career field that is generally over valued and hyped up by our society since the dot com boom. Now, it takes a competitive edge to succeed as a software engineer. That’s different for each person. For some it’s networking, innate intelligence, or even business acumen. I can’t imagine the thoughts I would have as a CS or boot camp grad entering the job market in 2024. I am grateful to have experience (and employment!) in the field at this point, but I think 2019 me would have taken non traditional routes to get into the 2024 market instead of mass applying to roles.

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Some metrics on a three-month hiring process for a single senior engineering manager role: * 1003 candidates applied * 112 of them talked to a recruiter * 49 of them went through a screen with me * 23 of those passed my screen and went to on the next round * 1 of those got hired The top blocker for people moving past me? Writing things down. I gave candidates a Google doc and politely asked that people take notes, as we really value written feedback. And candidates just... didn't. I harp on writing a lot for a reason! This is how people win remote work: the combo of written and verbal communication. Without both, there's no chance of success.

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Last week I posted a video about using Open WebUI as an Ollama frontend. But if you need a simpler yet extremely powerful solution that doesn't need Docker, check out Msty. https://lnkd.in/gAaxEpkv

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Interviewing for your next role in software development doesn’t have to be stressful–not when we’ve got the inside scoop on what to expect and how to prepare.⚡ While having the technical skills is great, expressing how you’re a culture fit for the company is what can truly set you apart. Let’s break down the interview process. Step 1 💼 Initial screening Step 2 💼 Technical assessment Step 3 💼 Behavioural interview Step 4 💼 Additional interviews Curious to learn more? Check out our latest blog where we dig into the Top Interview Questions for Software Developers in 2024: https://lnkd.in/gNCPDHAZ

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I have a question for software teams that meet ISO-27001 / SOC 2 Type II *and* who use outsourced software development with git. Do you have all your contractors sign all your policies so they can contribute to your codebase directly? Or do you have the outsourced team work in a separate git repository and then have an employee merge to the main repo? Or some other model?

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Friendly reminder, Software engineers lead teams, drive projects, and run companies. They are skilled orators, expert leaders, and wildly creative. Here's why. Software engineers take tough ideas and make them easy for everyone to understand. Do you know what A.I. actually is? Probably not, but you feel like you do. Divergent thinking, a unique trait of software engineers, is a form of creative thinking that involves multiple lines of thought, creating new and original solutions to complex problems. For the Apollo 11 mission, Software Engineers got creative. They built a fail-safe system, ultimately landing astronauts on the moon despite resistance. There were zero manned moon landings before. They are leaders shaping the industry—Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI; Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google—have you ever heard of them? Don't get stuck and buy the stereotypes. Think. Lead. Create. Tips: 📚 Own your expertise - to help others learn and grow. 💡 Don't be afraid to share your thoughts - your ideas are needed. 🎨 Experiment - Create a new project, work on a new feature, or perhaps..start your own company. 🤝 Network - with others and create new opportunities. 🚀 Lead others - whether it is branching strategies, architecture decisions, or influencing your team or organization

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🌶🌶🌶 Hot take… Old problem: if we put more devs on the project, we can deliver it sooner. Same thinking, new manifestation: we can hire more overseas devs for less total money to produce the same result as our US staff. Flaw in that thinking: product development is not an assembly line. Devs are not “interchangeable”. Software is as much an art as it is science. It’s a team sport. The people on your team matters. #tech #staffing #management #hiring #jobs #layoffs #software #startup #teamleadership

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Given this job market, companies are hiring more senior roles and less junior ones. This is going to be disastrous in ~5 years when the normal bench of junior engineers who could have leveled up to senior will be in short supply. There will be a real gap in our bench that used to be built out by both big tech and startups.

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