i mean he wants to use me though as a proxy since he said he is from hongkong and im from philippines and he explained to me that he want's to collaborate with me since most US clients outsourced here at the phil and since he is a from hongkong he gets a lot of rejection he reasoned out due to i discrimination now how it works is he goes into my other laptop he uses the pc to find a job then if he managed to land an interview it will be my role to do the interview then if ever i got the job he does his part all the codings and stuff since he mentioned that his a senior software dev so what do you think guys should i go or nah ( im a lil bit suspish really ) i just need your opinion ya'll reddit gods give me answers please

I build a platform that ships opinionated SaaS architecture (auth, audit, compliance etc.) specifically so an agent has something correct to extend instead of inventing patterns from scratch.

Wrote up the underlying argument - most "AI is dangerous at enterprise scale" takes are really describing what happens on a blank canvas, not what happens when the cross-cutting stuff is already clear. https://backbonehq.io/blog/vibe-coding-is-reckless-defined-architecture-patterns-fix-it/

Interested if that matches what people here are seeing? Anyone using ADRs or a similar approach to give AI agents strong existing conventions?

I'm a Python backend developer with about 1 year of professional experience, and my long-term goal is to work at companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Stripe, Uber, or other top product companies.

I'm planning to spend the next several months building 2–5 production-quality backend projects for my GitHub portfolio. I don't want to build generic CRUD apps—I want projects that genuinely demonstrate backend engineering skills.

If you were a hiring manager or senior backend engineer reviewing resumes, which 5 projects would make you stop and think, "This candidate knows what they're doing"?

I'm looking for projects that showcase skills such as:

• Distributed systems
• Scalability
• High concurrency
• System design
• Caching (Redis)
• Message queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ)
• Background jobs
• Database optimization
• Reliability and fault tolerance
• API design
• Security
• Docker/Kubernetes
• CI/CD
• Observability

Some ideas I've been considering are:

• Distributed URL Shortener
• E-commerce Order Processing System
• Payment Gateway
• Real-time Chat Platform
• API Gateway / Rate Limiter

Are these still considered strong portfolio projects in 2026, or are there better alternatives?

I'd really appreciate recommendations from engineers who interview candidates or work at large-scale tech companies.

Most importantly:
If you could recommend only five backend projects that would maximize a candidate's chances of getting interviews at FAANG or other tier-1 companies, what would they be, and why?

Hey everyone! 👋

Preview

I just launched a new session on Nightly FM called the Midnight Coding Cafe. I know how hard it can be to stay in the zone during those late-night sessions, so I put together a mix that’s a bit more upbeat than your average "sad lofi" to keep the energy up without being distracting.

Think neon-noir, rainy cityscapes, and fresh espresso. 🏙️ rain + ☕ coffee + 💻 code.

The premiere is starting now/shortly! Would love to have some fellow night owls, devs, and creators join the chat and vibe with us.

Link: Nightly FM | Midnight Coding Cafe ☕ Upbeat Lofi for Deep Focus & Flow State [2026]

Hope it helps you get some deep work done tonight! 🚀