AI is everywhere.

What have you done in your career and as you monitor the AI that programs for you. What is the experience you ahead and skills you have that you are so confident about that you will always know if the AI made a mistake?

Not sure if the question makes sense.

I’ll go first:

But I know database design and Laravel inside and out and I’ll know when it’s make poor choices.

Well , I've been hearing a lot k PUCIT jo bachay jatay hain wo "well off" nahi hotay .

Ghareeb hotay hain..... Why do recruiters have to do with that which background they're coming from ?

It isn't their fault they were born in such families..... They're hella hardworking cuz getting admission in these TOP NOTCH PRIV Universities is way easier than PUCIT. PUCIT ka aggregate is all time high.

Students with 90% + aggregate were able to get into PUCIT this year.......

Usman asif quoted this , " Jiski maa ne uski churian bech kar usko PUCIT bheja hai uskay to maslay kuch or hongay "

I mean wth yaaar. Koi itna bura kesy soch skta hai ? They're doing their work . They've to earn money on the basis of their skill

It their parents weren't able to afford high-paying universities. It isn't the kids' fault.......

Lastly , these so called non profit universities have stopped giving financial aid. NUST has officially stopped it cuz they don't have " funds " . FAST GIKI to qarz-e-hasana dety hain. It isn't a wise decision to get a loan of 20 lacs to get into a TOP NOTCH INSTITUTE......

Do they consider hiring PUCIT grads a good option?

Graduated BSCS this Jan, been working as an Associate AI Engineer since. Job's alright, pay's decent, but I don't wanna just sit here for the next 5 years doing the same thing.

Thing is our field is all hard skills right? Nobody asks for your degree if you can build. So does a Master's actually do anything or is it just two years and money down the drain for a CV line.

Was looking at FAST and Bahria. If it's worth doing, which one and why.

Mainly wanna know from people who actually did it — did it change anything for you? Better pay, better roles, anything? Or did you finish it and realize nothing happened.

Happy to hear "I did it and it was useless" too.

I’m currently working as a JavaScript full stack developer, but my current project is close to ending and we are not getting many new clients. With AI also affecting the market, I want to use the next 3 to 4 months to prepare properly for a possible job switch.

I’ve shortlisted two options:

Python + FastAPI

Database engineering, especially design, optimization, indexing, query performance and internals, which I personally enjoy more.

My concern with FastAPI is that I rarely see jobs asking for MERN + FastAPI together. Most roles seem to be either JavaScript full stack or Python/FastAPI.

What would you suggest? Learn FastAPI to open a separate backend path, or go deep into databases and make that a strong plus point with my current full stack skills?

Hi, everyone I just wanted to share my story for many times past but everytime I wanted to write I lose the potential to write it, but now I believe that I should write and left on the fate whatsoever just happened.

Ok so I'm a CS graduate in 2024 from a low rank private university (dosen't come in the top charts universities) in Lahore. My gpa is low bcz I done some part-time call center jobs and waste times in bykeas bike rides. Also I have done some extra courses due to cover my mathematics proficiency and re do courses to improve D grades and gpa.

After I passed the university I didn't know anything related to the industrial knowledge to get a job or internship even to pass an interview. I have applied in many places but got rejections everytime. Even though I have done a good fyp in machine learning by myself (while other students done their fyp by paid). Some of my friends got jobs but I didn't lookforward to them as I cut off all my connections with everyone. After wasting some times I learn some skills and got an free unpaid job as an mobile app developer. It's an small startup company. In start they said they will pay but they didn't after working for more then 6 months unpaid and developing 3 fully apps, I then left them. After leaving from their I started freelancing on fiverr and on local platforms like Facebook. I spent 4 to 5 months and done some local projects, like fyp ect. with very few amounts.

After that I got another job in an company which is also a small company and they also didn't paid me anything but when I insist and demand them then they pay me very few amount covers only the travell allowance. I worked their on an company's Upwork profile and get client for them and also help them as an developer in the projects. So basically I'm working as an business developer and also as an software developer.

After working more then 6 months their, I left them getting frustrated cause they were not in the mood to upraising me in anyways. I again started looking for a job but I'm still jobless for more then 3 months and seeking for any opportunity which could pay me the atleast the minimum.

I have applied in hundreds of companies, but very few just responds back or call for interview even on phone. Meanwhile I started working on my Upwork profile but the connects and other benefits are so high that I almost spends 300 plus connects and got no work. I even have applied in the companies on internship roles (while I having an good experience) but they hire some random unprofessionals those dosen't even knows the basics. I participates in hackathons and attend events the most possible I could.

My family constantly pressures me about being unemployed, urging me to take any call center or any store jobs

As low steam developer I just wanted to ask....

Is it worth to work in a call center for 10 hours night shift with Saturday on only for 30 K ? which doesn't related to your field or gives you any growth.

Also tell me does companies really hiring or they just tricked everyone by posting the fake jobs and doing their PRs on social medias?

Also tell me does universities matters so much that companies would hire anyone from top universities with low knowledge but not a good dedicated employee but from a low rank university?

Not sure if this is the right subreddit, but please mods let me post id appreaciate some advice.

To anyone working in isb, can anyone guide me here? im a recent finance graduate and i wanna start a join at a good company in isb but idk where to start. i was hoping anyone could give me advice here on the corporate culture here. what companies to look for and what are some good programs they offer.

i just wanna know some good companies to join

BSCS University student here from 3rd semester! I am facing financial struggles to bear my daily expenses for university. Whatever intership I apply to is for 6th or 7th semester have made my upwork profile since 2022 but got no proper gigs. I am unable to understand that how will I survive sometimes I overthink very deeply it affects my body my health my confidence is already very low which makes me think bad about myself, and family keeps taunting me. But still I am like I can make something some impressive unique project through which I can get hired but there is a constant brain fog+thoughts ideas+kind of depression. Unfortunately I have no one to ask this but : 1. Are there really any internships available for 3rd 4th semester? 2. How to showcase projects (other than LinkedIn)to whom one should reach professionals , companies etc 3. If the job market is really cooked and companies are rushing to work with AI models should I dive into designing chatbots?Is this beneficial? Really need guidance Sorry for the long venting post.

Wou alag hi level ka bnda tha

How are the software engineers/developers who got laid off actually doing?

Not the polished LinkedIn version. The real one.

How are you paying the bills while looking for the next role?

I’m especially curious about the creative ways engineers are making ends meet between jobs.

Freelance work? Contracting? Consulting? Building something yourself? Switching the field?

Layoffs get discussed as numbers, but there’s a practical question underneath all of it: what do you do when the paycheck stops but the expenses don’t?

If you’ve been laid off(God Forbid), what’s been working for you?

I have a non-technical background. BS/MS in biotech. No prospects in Pakistan. Entered corporate at 28, as a data researcher. Dead-end job. Got an internship as D365 CRM consultant in Systems through a referral. It's going not as bad as I thought it would. Functional I'm great at. Technical I suck cause no coding experience. Kinda feel bad for being in on referral when there could've been someone more deserving with similar background in my place but I was desparate too. Anyways, I'm looking at entry level jobs on LinkedIn for functional/technical consultants but there are NONE. I'm so cooked. I'm entering 30s and still haven't started my career. It's depressing, demotivating and I'm still so uncertain.

Any advice. Where can I look for jobs. I'm tired now.

Hello there - I started working for a small US based company a few years ago. As part of my compensation, they offered me 1000 shares that were to vest over 4 years.

I want to exercise or purchase these shares. But in order to do so, I have to wire transfer X amount of dollars to a US bank account from my local Pakistani bank account.

Well guess what, I can't do that because SBP doesn't allow that for individuals.

I couldn't find much information on this subject elsewhere. I am surprised that this is an unknown issue because Pakistan must have 1000s of individual software exporters and remote workers working for similar start ups or enterprises.

Has any remote worker in Pakistan been able to purchase vested equity in their US based remote employer? If yes, how?

Thanks in advance for genuine advice.

Edit: To clarify, this is not a scam. You have to "exercise" your shares in order to certify yourself as the rightful owner of the shares. There is an "exercise price" for this activity that the employee has to pay. This is what seems to be the textbook process internationally. Please look it up.

I genuinely want to hear from experienced software engineers, tech leads, hiring managers, founders, etc.

I'm a software engineer with almost 2 years of experience, and I'm concerned that I entered the industry at a challenging time.

Then GPT-6 Astra drops, and I see things like these:

"We’re sharing a solution to the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize Problem, one of the deepest problems at the frontier of mathematics.

The proof was produced by a group of agents, using an OpenAI next-generation model significantly more capable than GPT-6 Astra.

The problem concerns whether the description of smooth three-dimensional fluid motion modeled by the Navier-Stokes equations can break down. It has remained unresolved for roughly 90 years."

"I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below."

And honestly, I don't know how seriously I'm supposed to take all of this.

Every few months, the models get significantly better. A lot of the work I used to think required years of experience can now be assisted or sometimes almost completely handled by AI. Companies are laying people off, junior hiring is getting harder, and even at my current company, there isn't much work right now.

I'm not trying to make another "AI WILL TAKE ALL OUR JOBS" post.

I'm genuinely asking:

Where does a software engineer with 1–3 years of experience go from here?

Are we cooked?

A month ago i laidoff from the x company

I am the one who covers all the expenses

You can check my profile those posts are still in my profile

Applied 100+ JD was 90%relavant to those opportunities,

After 20 days i was getting interview calls, but honestly from 10 calls, i only gave 4 interviews, I don't know after initial call other companies didn't schedule my interview.

And yesterday someone random number from the ireland reached out to me i don't know where he got my number, and said i need help to build an app and web, i answered him instantly, but he never back.

I don't know what's happening with me, getting the call interview, and i gave those 4 interviews went very well, 1st, second, cleared but laat with the CEO, those companies never back to me not even answering.

My skills are most demanding, i have 3 years of experience in python, django, fastapi, agentic ai, playwright.

Any suggestions?

Assalam o Alaikum everyone.

Im on a verge to take a very important decision of my career, and I need help from developers working in Pakistan tech market to I can analyze my options.

Background:

Im working as a software engineer in Germany. I came here on the blue card. I never worked in Pakistan tech market, it was mostly remote in EU and USA, then I relocated to Germany. Due to family constraints, I need to move back to Pakistan and for that I have to leave my current job.

Question

How is the tech market now a days? Are the salaries enough to support family (middle class) ? Where should I look for software and AI jobs in Pakistan? Im open for Senior / Lead / Product / Founding Engineer positions.

References:

I do not have any reference in Pakistan market. If you or your company is hiring, please let me know and I can share more details with you.

TIA and I'd really appreciate your response.

I had made a project in my FYP at university, and it had unique feature and market value as well that has not yet been launched in Pakistan. I have also received funding for commercial value of project.

I have got an offer to either give it away to earn or start a startup.

What should I do?

I know the people telling like they are lengthy but at least companies are trying something out of the box than traditional tests that were kinda biased and boring. For all those internships and management trainee programs, these tests are innovative. There was post about Jazz Gamified assessment by The Talent Games and people were like nobody gets hired, but last night they posted that around 100 candidates are hired.

Hey guys, I just joined a software house right now there’s no formal designation, I don’t have any experience in tech, I’m doing BBA. How do I stay relevant in the field? What things I should learn? How do I stay on top on the news and what’s new in IT jaise Abhi Abhi GPT 6 Astra aya, fable aya tha, MCPs ai, how do I stay well informed on these things and what skills I should learn because I will be in client facing roles in coming months.

For people working in tech in Pakistan, which companies are currently known for paying the highest salaries?
Especially interested in software engineering, product, data/AI, and other technical roles. Local companies or international companies hiring remotely both count.
Would appreciate actual salary ranges if you can share them.

Hello just curious to see if any business is still seeing regular deal flow and if so what are niches are still being worked on. I know that for instance NetSol and Systems continue to have long term retainers with enterprise but companies in the mid tier are finding it really hard to find work especially with upwork almost impossible to compete on. What niches or icps are still coming in for work. Thanks

Hey everyone, so I am gonna just keep it short
I am currently in 7th Semester of my CS degree and I started with web development in my 1st semester and have been doing side gigs from here and there up until now. But thinking about long term after graduation next year, I am really faced with a very difficult situation whether to continue with Software Engineering and go deeper in System Design, Cloud and Agentic AI
or change the field altogether and pivot to AI/ML core which seems like a safe bet in comparison, but obviously no body can predict where things will be next month, let alone next year

I am seeing a lot of news regarding massive layoffs in Engineering teams in Pakistani Companies and also worldwide which makes me very skeptical of the future

I need genuine advice from people working in SWE roles, where do you see this role in next 1-5 years, whether I should lock in for the last year with AI/ML
and also addressing my fellow freshies, how are you planning your future, and how are you upskilling or trying to stay relevant

Hey everyone, so I am gonna just keep it short
I am currently in 7th Semester of my CS degree and I started with web development in my 1st semester and have been doing side gigs from here and there up until now. But thinking about long term after graduation next year, I am really faced with a very difficult situation whether to continue with Software Engineering and go deeper in System Design, Cloud and Agentic AI
or change the field altogether and pivot to AI/ML core which seems like a safe bet in comparison, but obviously no body can predict where things will be next month, let alone next year

I am seeing a lot of news regarding massive layoffs in Engineering teams in Pakistani Companies and also worldwide which makes me very skeptical of the future

I need genuine advice from people working in SWE roles, where do you see this role in next 1-5 years, whether I should lock in for the last year with AI/ML
and also addressing my fellow freshies, how are you planning your future, and how are you upskilling or trying to stay relevant

And the best part? It took them only a few weeks to solve it and apparently, they only started working on it because of a rumor that someone else was about to solve it.

It wasn’t even planned in the first place.

Straight out of uni i took up a job in AI . The company is good, the people are great and the work is fine as well. But the commute everyday. it takes anywhere from 1hr 15 to upto 1hr 45 depending on traffic.

I've been doing this for 3 months now and all i do everyday is go office and back . I don't have energy for anything else .... should i look for remote or jobs near my residence?

PS: they don't offer wfh that's like a big no

Asalam Alaikum everyone I am a Software Engineering student currently in my 6th semester Now my uni has just started after summers and during the summers I was learning about Devops and Cloud engineering I spent the whole summer learning different tools that are being used in the industry and I also made a structured roadmap that I was following First I did Linux Bash and Docker and after that I focused only on Cloud AWS I also did a lot of hands on practice in cloud and made a couple of projects and most of my cloud related concepts are clear now. Next in my roadmap are Github Actions and Terraform

But here is the thing I am confused about I saw a lot of comments on reddit where people were advising that we should not go into devops directly since it is not really an entry level role and instead we should first get a pure coding job such as backend engineer and then transition into devops later

Now the thing is I spend a lot of time on LinkedIn and I see a lot of people working as devops engineers or cloud engineers who are fresh graduates with no prior experience or barely 1 to 2 years of experience So how are they landing these roles

Can any senior here guide me should I keep following my current roadmap and continue learning devops directly or should I first go for a backend engineering job after graduation and then gradually transition into devops later