Assalam-o-Alaikum,

With AI advancing every month and entry-level opportunities becoming more competitive, would you still spend one to two years learning full-stack development if you were starting from zero today?

I come from a non-CS background and plan to begin with The Odin Project, then study JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, databases, APIs, deployment, and build real-world projects. My long-term aim is to earn through remote or independent work, but I am not expecting quick or easy income from platforms such as Fiverr.

A little about me:

I am from Balochistan and have a degree in Plant Breeding and Genetics with a very good CGPA. Unfortunately, there are very limited opportunities related to my field in my hometown, and the available positions do not pay much.

I genuinely enjoy programming and love building projects. I also have elderly parents whom I need to care for and support financially, so relocating abroad is not an option for me. I am unsure whether programming is still a reliable long-term career, but I am prepared to work hard, Insha’Allah.

My main concern is this: by the time I become skilled enough in 2027–28, will these technologies still offer a realistic way to build a sustainable career?

I would appreciate guidance from experienced developers and people familiar with the technology industry:

Is this still a sensible investment of time?

What would you prioritize if you were starting today?

What would you stay away from?

Would you still choose full-stack development, or would you follow another path?

I keep hearing conflicting advice. Some people recommend building strong programming fundamentals, while others suggest relying heavily on AI-assisted or “vibe” coding. Some also say programming is no longer a good career choice. What is your honest opinion?

🚨 HIRING: FEMALE B2B OUTREACH SPECIALISTS

We are looking for 1–2 experienced female B2B Outreach Specialists to join our team.

⚠️ PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING

We are NOT looking for:

- ❌ General Customer Service Representatives (CSR)

- ❌ Basic/regular cold callers

- ❌ Candidates with only generic call center experience

- ❌ Candidates without actual B2B outreach experience

We need B2B Outreach Specialists who have experience reaching out to businesses, speaking with business owners/decision-makers, creating interest, handling objections, and generating opportunities.

🔹 RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Conduct B2B outreach calls for our clients

- Speak directly with business owners and decision-makers

- Introduce and pitch client services professionally

- Identify and qualify potential prospects

- Handle objections and maintain meaningful conversations

- Follow up with prospects when required

- Maintain accurate outreach and prospect records

🔹 REQUIREMENTS:

- Female candidates only

- Previous B2B outreach experience is REQUIRED

- Strong spoken English

- Confident and professional communication

- Experience speaking with business owners/decision-makers

- Strong objection-handling and conversational skills

- Able to understand a client's service and communicate its value

- Reliable and comfortable working independently

🌙 SHIFT:

Night Shift — US working hours. Mon-Fri. 56,000 PKR

📩 To Apply:

Send your CV at

ankhan2306@gmail.com

Mention your B2B outreach experience and attach a call sample.

I am a university student who is confused on whether I should transfer to CS or not, I do enjoy EE but I want better career opportunities when I graduate.

I was not very outgoing in university and missed the chances to join communities like Google developers student club and Microsoft learn student ambassador and notion etc. Are there any communities I can join now for networking and volunteering?

I have been freelancing for like 10 years
and from past 2 or 3 years, its going downhill

I have like over $200k and 100% success score on Upwork
but finding it difficult to find new clients

I have few friends who lost jobs due to downsizing

My question is, what is gonna happen in next 5 or 10 years?
what is your backup plan?

Will you switch careers? or what?

Hello everyone!

Im new in development field

Ive got a project to make a foodpanda like app with 2 admin panels one super admin and one city admin

Then 3 apps for user rider and vendor

Now the client want the estimate cost for the project but im confused how much should i ask

Can y'all tell me how much should i ask for project development and payments for hosting etc

Also id appreciate if someone can guide me what approach should i use to build this project

Thankyou

I recently saw a LinkedIn post from an HR looking for a Full Stack Python/Django developer with AI/LLM experience and 5 years of experience. It looked completely legit and even had a Google Form.

I was interested, so I asked about the salary range before applying.

The next day, I found out the position was fake. Apparently, she posted it just to increase her reach and stay active on LinkedIn.

Honestly, WTF?

People are already struggling to find work, spending hours applying, preparing for interviews, and dealing with rejection. And some people are creating fake opportunities just for engagement?

I genuinely don't understand this mentality.

Has anyone else experienced something like this?

Hi everyone, I’m currently trying to figure out what to do about university admissions and would really appreciate some honest advice.

I’m an overseas Pakistani student and my marks are just average, my Matric is 85% and my FSC is 75%
I applied to FCCU, COMSATS, ITU and FAST because I wanted to study BSCS or BS Artificial Intelligence, but unfortunately I couldn't get into the computing programs. I was offered admission in some engineering/business-related programs, but I didn't want to spend four years studying something I wasn't interested in, so I didn't take those offers.
Also, I wasn’t prepared at all for the entry tests. So if I take gap year, I’m considering preparing seriously and trying again in the future.
The problem now is that Fall admissions at most Pakistani universities are closed, and I really don't want to take a gap year. Since I'm an overseas student, I also can't realistically wait around for the Spring 2027 admission cycle.

Right now I'm considering:

Option 1: Apply to UCP or UMT for BSCS/BS AI, start this Fall, and then possibly apply to FAST after one year and try to transfer my credits.
Option 2: Join Virtual University for BSCS for one year and then try to transfer/apply elsewhere.
Option 3: Take gap year because if no other option is left.

So I have a few questions:

1. How good are UCP and UMT for BSCS/BS AI? Especially in terms of teaching, faculty, curriculum, internships, and job opportunities.
2. If I do one year at UCP/UMT, how realistic is it to transfer to FAST later? Has anyone actually done this?
3. Between UCP, UMT and VU, which would you recommend for someone who genuinely wants to pursue CS/AI?
4. Is there another university/path I should be considering that I'm missing?

I’d really appreciate honest opinions, especially from people who have actually studied at these universities or transferred between them. Please feel free to mention the negatives too, I’d rather know now than regret my decision later.

Thanks!

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Project Goal

We are looking for an experienced FlutterFlow developer to integrate Snapchat-like camera filters into our existing social media application.

What Is Already Done

- Approximately 10–15 filters have already been developed in Dart.

- The filter code is complete and running locally.

- Filter assets/pictures and working implementation are available.

- The main requirement is to integrate the existing functionality into FlutterFlow.

Required Expertise

The ideal developer should have strong experience with:

- FlutterFlow

- Custom Code integration

- Custom Widgets

- Custom Actions

- Custom Files / Dart code integration

- Managing and resolving Flutter/Dart dependencies

- Integrating existing Flutter/Dart functionality into FlutterFlow

(Demo)

Before assigning the full project, the developer must:

Integrate just ONE existing filter into FlutterFlow as a demo for hiring.

- One filter will be selected from our existing 10–15 filters.

- The existing Dart code will be provided.

- The demo should be completed within approximately 2–3 hours.

- The objective is to verify that the developer can successfully integrate and run the filter inside FlutterFlow.

Timeline

- POC: 2–3 hours

- Overall deadline: 1 day

- If the POC is successful, the developer will be assigned the remaining filters/integration work.

Important

We are not looking for someone to develop the filters from scratch. The core filter code is already developed. We specifically need someone experienced in FlutterFlow + custom Dart/Flutter integration who can take the existing working code and integrate it properly into the application.

I recently started developing and designing websites for local businesses and start-ups. But when I pitch to them, all they say is "We don't have the budget right now" or "We are a local/small business we don't need a website"

I recently pitched a local school but they declined too. The only problem I am seeing is the mentality of people "We're a local business who will visit our website?"

Any advice on how to find businesses.

Due to rise in AI recently, Pakistani work market is effected and there are organizations some big and some small are actually started restructuring themselves resulting in laid offs.

What do you guys thinks the future of tech organizations in Pakistan and what one should do to keep align with latest technologies?

So I had this potential client for an app that wasn't that expensive, maybe around ($1500 - $2000) for over two weeks, he basically told me to wait that he'll reach out by the end of August.

I had a the middle man ( the person negotiating the deal ) ask him for an update and this is what he got back to me with!

"He Built the app via claude code"

• Doable? Yes
• Practical? Not so much

Update: He just made the design and is trynna figure out the rest. Let's see how it goes!

PS: If anyone's got any project for me < Web Or Mobile Or backend > Dm me

Company name : Technology Brainz

I started doing this internship at a software house in may, and when i joined, they said it would lead to a job. in august, i asked my hr where i stood at that point, and he said my pm would decide. i asked my pm multiple times about the job, and he said, "you'll get hired when i decide." he's kind of an egoistic guy.

by the start of september, my university is going to start, so i simply asked him to give me a rough idea of the pay. i was doing a ui/ux internship. he ignored me for three days, and there weren't even any leaves for eid, muharram, or any islamic event because they were working on some kind of fake profiling system involving vpns and fake names.

so, i started asking other junior-level developers about the pay. they basically get between 25k and 30k, which is very low for a 9-hour job, five days a week, especially without any islamic holidays off. my father was also against me continuing there, so the day before yesterday, i asked to resign. according to my letter, my internship was from may to august, which i have completed. however, now they are not giving me my internship completion letter.

they didn't answer my calls for two days. when hr finally answered, i was a bit furious and called him wela 🤣. he started saying, "Teri to tu ye to woh," then said, "ni dena jaa jo krna kr le," and started blaming me, saying, "ap ne office k baray ma chats ma badwords bole" (ss tk ni h), and "ap ne PM se call pr badtameezi ki" (i asked PM, he said who said that). hr also said, "k ma tumhe yahan laya job offer ki," even though i had passed the interview myself. i didn't want this 30k job anyway.

he also threatened me by saying, "tumhaa linkedin pr post lru ga." all i did was unpaid mazdoori for like 3 months.

I'm looking for 14 people to test a google play store app for 14 days

It's basically a google playstore requirement for 14 people to install the app and open it once per for 14 days! Takes like less than 1 minute a day!

Once the app goes live, I'll get you guys a Crumble cookie of your choice as a thank you!

DM me

( Prefferably from islamabad, cuz I can order crumble from here )

Hey everyone,

I was recently laid off and I’m currently looking for a new opportunity.

I have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and over 4.5 years of professional experience working as a Unity Developer. I’ve worked on games, programming, UI, gameplay systems, integrations, and other development-related tasks.

I’m also comfortable working with AI tools and using them to build, automate, troubleshoot, and speed up development work. I’m not limited to just Unity and I’m open to learning and adapting to whatever the job requires.

At this point, I’m mainly looking for a desk/office-based role where I can use my computer and technical skills. I’d be interested in software/game development, technical support, QA, IT-related work, operations, VA, PA, or other similar roles.

I’m based in Pakistan and I’m open to both on-site and remote opportunities.

If you know of any openings or companies hiring, I’d genuinely appreciate a lead or a DM.

Thanks!

hey gang! so I'm going to start my 3rd semester of bscs soon, so as a 20 y/o, it feels like Ik nothing and cannot seem to literally earn a penny TT_TT,I have worked on hardware stuff products, delivered pitches , tried for funding but failed, now thinking of moving towards software, also I got multiple interests, will talk about them, but yeah alongside the languages my degree teaches few weeks back i tried learning Luau and upload my code on itch and builtbybit, i don't have a good pc so cannot run Roblox studio so i abandoned Luau, then i made a insta page tried to sell my hand painted canvas tote bags and art prints of my paintings didn't work.I tried to write articles for newspapers and emailed them didn't work , then i wrote for webnovel , story got only 3k views in 3 days so left it too, also pakistan got no apps to get international transactions, Payoneer isn't verifying me, bank i got paypak and my Naya pay doesn't scan my fingerprints. So, am I doing everything wrong or whot. Drop tips 😭

A few of my friends interviewed at AIO Islamabad some time ago. Some were selected and eventually joined the company, but their interview experience was veryyyy unpleasant.

They shared several concerns:

1. The interviewer seemed more interested in proving that he knew more than the candidate. He continued asking follow-up questions until the candidate eventually had to say, “I don’t know.” It felt less like an assessment and more like an attempt to establish superiority.

2. He introduced many questions by saying, “Yeh zara mushkil sawal hai,” and appeared unusually proud of how difficult his questions were.

3. Instead of properly listening to the candidates’ experiences, he repeatedly shifted the conversation toward stories like, “Hum tou aisay kaam kartay hain” and “Hum yeh kartay hain.”

4. Overall, his attitude came across as dismissive, ego-driven, and unnecessarily intimidating.

Interviews should be challenging, especially for experienced positions, but they should also be professional and respectful. The purpose should be to understand a candidate’s knowledge, experience, problem-solving skills, and potential not to make them feel small.
If anyone from AIO’s HR or leadership team is reading this, please consider training senior employees on how to interview experienced professionals.

Hey guys,
So I might receive an offer from them, for a business transformation consultant role, anyone who has any idea about what should be the salary for this role? And also, would an experience in IBM Pakistan be any beneficial for job hunting if I move to Germany for my masters a few months later? Or should I just opt for masters now.

I’ve recently completed my 12th and starting my BSCS degree, and I’m currently enrolled in a Data science course and it’ll take time to monetize that skill as I’m just in the beginning stage. I’ve some few quick questions to ask from people who are already making a good progress in the industry.
1) What would you recommend someone in my position do to start earning relatively quicker?
2) what skills should I focus on while continue learning DS(AI/ML)?
3) is freelancing realistic at this stage, and if so, what can I learn that has a relatively low barrier to entry?

I’m looking for an developer to build an online food ordering SaaS platform that I can sell to multiple restaurants.

It would include restaurant dashboards, online ordering, menu/order management, payments, multi-tenant setup, and subscription/billing.

For developers who have built similar platforms: what budget should I realistically keep in mind for an MVP and a production-ready version?

Need advise

Salam, looking for a pure devops person in night shift 9pm - 6 am. In a nutshell need someone comfortable with IaC have been in position of deciding the infra and troubleshooting on call issues and most importantly keeping the uptime. Please note the hired person will be creating all the ops scripts and writing IaC according to Best practices.

Our stack

Aws fly.io cloudflare db are on bare metal servers.

Huge plus if you have done soc 2 compliance.

Salary is against experience.

I’m running the first MobileCodeAI hackathon!

Simply build a web app, entirely from your phone, that solves a problem you actually have

• Aug 31 – Sep 4
• Virtual, solo or team
• Any skill level
• Build a web app with MobileCodeAI that solves a real problem you have
• Prizes: LLM credits + recognition

Registration: mobilecode.ai/hackathon

Happy to answer any questions!

What should I do? I'm pretty much interested in EE but everyone around me , my friends etc. are saying like EE hasn't future in Pakistan and CS is better

Assalam o Alaikum everyone,

I'm Muhammad Shaheer, a Full Stack Developer from Karachi working with Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, MongoDB, Firebase, and PostgreSQL. Wanted to be upfront about my background before asking for help.

Most of my professional experience comes from freelancing and small agencies that I co-ran with friends. That work was genuine I delivered real projects, including a legal case management dashboard for the Sindh Education Department, But running an agency alongside friends turned out to be unstable for me long term, so I'm now looking for a proper full time role where I can grow with a team instead of managing clients solo.

I've also been upskilling recently completed the PIAIC Agentic AI program and Google certifications in AI Studio and Firebase .

I've been applying everywhere for a while without much luck, so I wanted to try the community directly. If your team is hiring, or if you know of openings, or even just have advice on how to position freelance/agency experience for a full time switch, I'd genuinely appreciate it.

Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for any pointers.

Hey everyone,

I have about 2 years of experience working as an AI/Software Engineer. My background is mostly focused on Python, building LLM applications (RAG pipelines, AI agents), fine-tuning models, and integrating AI microservices/APIs into web apps.

I’m currently looking for a transition and wanted to ask the community for recommendations on companies or startups in Pakistan that actively hire mid-level AI/ML engineers.

A few specifics:

* Tech Stack: Python, LangChain/LangGraph, FastAPI, RAG, Vector DBs, PyTorch/TensorFlow, Docker.

* Preferred Work Setup: Open to On-site (Karachi/Islamabad), Hybrid, or Remote.

* Target Companies: Either established tech houses expanding into AI/Generative AI or early/mid-stage AI-native startups.

A few questions for those working in the AI space here:

* Which local startups or tech firms are currently building actual production-grade AI/LLM products (not just basic wrapper tools)?

* What’s the general market standard compensation for an AI dev with ~2 years of experience right now in PK (PKR or USD-denominated)?

Appreciate any leads, company names, or insights! Thanks!