Software Engineering

If you pivoted tech stacks later in your career, what was your experience like? I'm considering a shift from backend to data engineering in my 40s. Does the transition between tech stacks actually… more

From QA at QuickCash to Full Stack Engineer across OnlyWin, Optimal Digital, OMOFOX, Flat Rock, Nuvra, and Bitasmbl, my 2019-2026 journey spans React, Next.js, NestJS, Hasura, and AWS. I recently buil… more

Is there anyone else who experiences age-based discrimination at work? I'm in my mid-20s, and have been working with seniors who think I'm still too junior to understand complex tasks. I defin… more

I'm excited about an offer I have from a small startup, but I’m a little nervous about the risk. Do you think working at one helps your career down the road, or is it better to stay somewhere more… more

Problem solving is fun! It’s good to remember that it is fundamentally what we do, devoid of all the other stuff. There are plenty of other jobs that are missing this component so we have this going f… more

I’m curious, are you genuinely excited about your job and fully satisfied from it? Or are the majority of people just unfulfilled but working to make ends meet? I have to pull up my financial tracking… more

I’m looking for ways to work more efficiently in my role so I can work smarter not harder at work. I want to make space for higher level thinking. One thing I’ve done is leverage AI for all of my sign… more

I’m the only woman on a 4-person team. We get along great, but during technical talks, a senior dev always double-checks my answers with the other guys, even though my code reviews are stronger. Is th… more

I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable backend systems and data platforms, primarily using Python, Java, and Go. I’ve worked on distributed systems, telemetry pi… more

There was a short form video I saw this week about why our jobs are so high paying and it was a person who was receiving a barrage of messages in real time, likely of incidents or other urgent matters… more

Is a PIP always the "kiss of death" it seems to be? I’m not on one, but I’ve always been curious if it's ever really used for improvement or just a legal formality before firing someone.… more

Juggling so many contexts in one day is a pain. What’s the best way you cope with it? Sometimes letting other threads fall off and focusing on what’s important is the way to me. Those threads will hop… more

After 8 years of manual coding, I’m finally learning agentic development, only because my job is tracking usage. I'm not a fan, and it’s worrying to see junior devs skip the basics and treat AI as… more

Your job title is not your identity.
Your value is. If your title disappeared today,
Would people still know why they need you?

Hi everyone! I’m a software engineering student graduating this September and looking to connect with others in London in a similar position. It’d be great to meet, share job search strategies, exchan… more

I’ve noticed that if my last task of the day is stressful, it ruins my whole evening. I’m trying to start a new habit of ending each workday on a high note to reset my brain. Does anyone have a routin… more

How do you price yourself when going freelance — or if you have an LLC/S-Corp, how did you go about pricing your services as a contractor?

Should early‑career engineers stay at their first job for stability, or switch quickly to maximize learning and salary? I’m one year in and already wondering if I should move on. Thoughts?

Are you a Frequentist, Bayesian, or a Hybrid.

I am urging those with the knowledge of bayesian inference to descriptively explain the parts that make up bayes theorem. I need your input to understand the theory, method, and computation. Use the t… more

I am a technologist that is somewhat of an anti technologist in that I’m a late adopter and I am finding ways to stay off my devices. For the last month I have put my phone into grayscale and lowered … more

How many times do you find yourself reprompting your LLMs to do what you want it to do? I had a task today to write up some sql and GPT 4 was NOT getting it at all. Super frustrating.

I’ve been casually monitoring the market, and it feels like every LinkedIn post is immediately buried in applicants. I'm wondering if it's possible to find quality openings that aren't bei… more

When I hear “we see you’re all in overdrive working extra hours and we see you and appreciate it” pay attention to how past people who did the same were treated to know the reality of what that means.… more

Laid off
After 8 years of smooth sailing in the industry I unfortunately have been to the daunting meeting with CTO and HR. The timing was really surprising as the CTO suggested that I lead a new project with a pa… more

Three "no layoff" emails in one month. How worried should I be? Leadership is acting like everything is normal, but they keep blasting these weirdly specific emails saying our roles are secu… more

I’m more interested in the people, business, and product part of software engineering than the actual technology. As a result I’m not finding the pull to keep up with the AI trends. Any others in the … more

My AI assistant is pushing for a full module rewrite to optimize performance. The logic looks okay, but refactoring will require a lot of time and effort, and I’m wary of technical debt. How do you de… more

Anyone one who currently or formerly works for micro1? Would you be willing to provide some insights about the company and hiring process for Infrastructure Engineer roles or similar?

My husbands friends all work in aerospace and work 10-4s, which means they get every Friday off but are required to work 10 hour days. I love it for their personal lives but I always challenge them th… more

I bridge the gap between clean code and reliable hardware.

Dev: 4+ years in PHP, React, and Next.js. Currently building a custom MVC framework from scratch.

Ops: 5+ years in Linux server admin, hardware diagnostics, and tech s… more

Has anyone found a way to use AI for design docs that doesn’t end up being a huge cleanup project? My last attempt was such a headache that it felt faster to just delete it and start over. Is using AI… more

On a spectrum from being in a “move fast and break things” to a “in perpetual construction” environment, what is your preferred working environment? I’m somewhere in the middle, I don’t want to work o… more

Our team is about to make pairing mandatory, and I’m having a hard time getting on board with it. To me, it feels more like a way for managers to say we’re collaborating than a practical way to build … more

Wanting to learn ML what’s a reasonable amount of Ram needed current 24 m4 pro is struggling with just my normal usage.

Engineers are getting work done faster now thanks to the tools we have available to us. We’re also diagnosing issues faster. It’s allowed me to be able to work more efficiently and contribute to the t… more

I have a great deal to offer an embedded systems/firmware programmer position having well over 20 years experience starting from Hewlett Packard's Network Printers to most recently Lockheed Martin's… more

Is there something in your work hardware or software setup that adds value to your day? I love the way my keyboard types, it’s asmr but live!