PinnedInLet’s Code FuturebySoftware Engineering Review By Devrim·Sep 4AI Is Replacing Traditional Software Development. A New Engineering Role Is Emerging.Writing code is becoming cheaper, but owning complex systems is getting harder. The next generation of software engineers will be judged…A response icon23A response icon23
Software Engineering Review By Devrim·4h agoOur Best Engineer Quit Over a $12K Raise. His Replacement Cost Us $280K.Finance saved $12,000 by refusing a salary adjustment. Six months later, the same company was paying three people to do one engineer’s job.
Software Engineering Review By Devrim·4h agoI Passed the Coding Interview. They Still Said I Wasn’t Senior EnoughPassing technical interviews is only part of getting a Senior Software Engineer offer. The harder part is proving you can own the decisions…
InEngineering Under PressurebySoftware Engineering Review By Devrim·1d agoYour SaaS Has 20 Microservices. Nobody Knows Which One Will Fail FirstThe most expensive backend failures often begin with architectural decisions that looked perfectly reasonable six months earlier.
InEngineering Under PressurebySoftware Engineering Review By Devrim·2d agoI Got Rejected After 5 Senior Engineer Interviews. Then I Saw the Same Job RepostedThe job appeared on LinkedIn again at 8:17 on Monday morning. Same company, same Senior Backend Engineer title, same Java and Spring Boot…
InEngineering Under PressurebySoftware Engineering Review By Devrim·2d agoI Spent 18 Hours on a Software Engineer Take-Home Assignment. They Used My Code AnywayThe rejection arrived on a Monday morning, eleven days after I’d submitted the assignment. The recruiter thanked me for the effort and…A response icon2A response icon2
InEngineering Under PressurebySoftware Engineering Review By Devrim·2d agoI Passed the Coding Interview. Then They Offered Me a Junior Engineer SalaryThe recruiter called on a Wednesday afternoon, congratulated me on passing the final interview, and offered me $82,000. I asked her to…
InEngineering Under PressurebySoftware Engineering Review By Devrim·2d agoI Did 10 Software Engineer Interviews in 45 Days. One Company Asked Why I Was Still UnemployedI had prepared for Java, Spring Boot, and system design questions. Nobody had prepared me for a hiring manager who wanted to know why nine…
InEngineering Under PressurebySoftware Engineering Review By Devrim·2d agoI Applied for 64 Software Engineer Jobs in 60 Days. One Interview Made Me Question My ExperienceI’d been writing production Java for years. Then a 26-year-old engineer asked me a question I couldn’t answer without looking at my old…
InEngineering Under PressurebySoftware Engineering Review By Devrim·2d agoI Failed 8 Software Engineer Interviews in 6 Weeks. One Recruiter Finally Told Me WhyI thought the problem was my system design answers. Then a recruiter showed me the feedback from an interview I’d considered my best.