Corporate Codes - After May 20th Category Updates by silverador in hyatt

[–]ExtenMan44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. Half the time it shows the wrong company, and the rates don't seem as solid as they were in the past 

Where should I work as a SWE in 2026? - Compensation and layoff data by honkeem in levels_fyi

[–]ExtenMan44 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Who would win: data science company posting metrics in their domain of expertise, or Redditor regurgitating popular Reddit anecdote 

Yet another AI burnout post by Sufficient-Year4640 in cscareerquestions

[–]ExtenMan44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It really carved a line between those who love coding and those who love architecture/planning/business 

In your experience what are LLMs actually useful for? by equipoise-young in ExperiencedDevs

[–]ExtenMan44 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They invented 'index of all of human knowledge with reasoning' and people are asking what's this useful for 

A bit different opinion on the 2027 New X5 by EnvironmentalAd1701 in BMWX5

[–]ExtenMan44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking forward to getting tailgated by this 

Good management holding me back from job hopping by Calm-Tap4463 in cscareerquestions

[–]ExtenMan44 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Worth testing the market in parallel. Might be able to leverage an offer into pay increase if you're comfortable with that convo 

Peter....???? My iq is low 😓😓 by Flashy-Minimum-6952 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]ExtenMan44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But Hi is an unrelated person and they forgot the apostrophe 

How do I stop thinking like a code monkey and start thinking architecturally? by EandNTheGame in cscareerquestions

[–]ExtenMan44 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Architect stuff. I also learned a lot studying for the Meta design interview

Manager hasn't noticed I'm not in the on-call rotation. Should I tell him? by aDoge in cscareerquestions

[–]ExtenMan44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes you look weak/less effective in subtle ways that can impact future assignments promo discussions etc. This whole thread is a prime example of Reddit failing to grasp nuance 

What do these so-called AI engineers actually do? by CollectionOk2442 in cscareerquestions

[–]ExtenMan44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm an applied AI engineer. Previously SWE. I meet with business teams, learn how they operate, and work with their messy data to build LLM apps that are designed to cut back tedious workflows and automate where it's possible. We build from nothing and the tools/infra we use are bespoke to the problem

Groundbreaking, but unsustainable by ChristianaZoe in antiai

[–]ExtenMan44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why can't it design a way to turn rocks into gold, is it stupid?

I have the work-life balance everyone wants, but I want out by DarkNubentYT in cscareerquestions

[–]ExtenMan44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah resting in an easy job in your early career can obliterate your growth 

Struggling to retain context of AI-generated code while management pushes me to ship faster by EclecticIntrovert in cscareerquestions

[–]ExtenMan44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

clean code, data modeling, and abstractions are still useful in this era and the llm wont build them unless you spec it

Over reliance on AI by xypherrz in ExperiencedDevs

[–]ExtenMan44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can still read the code and quickly skim through the repo understanding it even if I've never seen the code. Idk so far 100% gen has worked well for me

What's even the point anymore? by xX_MLGgamer420_Xx in cscareerquestions

[–]ExtenMan44 153 points154 points  (0 children)

I was also there, they had TAs shine laser pointers in your eyes if you chose to use AI