Tech Job Applications
Discussions revolve around applying for software engineering roles on Hacker News, including advice for new graduates and inexperienced candidates, resume reviews, mismatched recruiter outreach, and sharing hiring experiences.
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how much experience are you looking for ideally. Your company page says you're looking for backend engineers and I am really interested in working with distributed systems. The catch is that I am inexperienced and a new graduate
Do you actually want to be hired? If not, this probably belongs in the freelancing thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10152810
How to get hired as an experienced developer?
There are people that I have interviewed that didn't even know the bare basics of programming. you are well higher on the list than you think you are. apply.
Reaching out to me about Senior SWE positions when I'm literally an undergrad
Why dont you put your resume up for HN to review it for you? (Hide any identification information.)
What are you applying for? Are you trying to get a FAANG salary or just a job? Not judging, just wondering.
I speak 3,5 languages, but Iām not a developer / engineer. Should I still try to apply?
You must not be applying for tech jobs....
I actually applied for a developer advocate role and haven't heard back yet