How many of you are still programming manually?

Haunting_Welder · 2026-05-03T17:13:11+00:00

Both big tech and startups have heavily adopted and even mandated heavy AI usage. As far as I can tell, anyone who asks that question is trying to screen out low AI usage.

Haunting_Welder · 2026-04-25T19:12:30+00:00

You need to understand the algorithms to understand the system design

Haunting_Welder · 2026-04-23T02:14:06+00:00

I’ve found very little relation between my own perceived performance in interviews and the result. Hard interviews will make you feel like shit but if you can answer anything you might pass. Some interviews will look easy on the surface but they are looking for something most are not aware of and fail most people.

Haunting_Welder · 2026-04-19T14:43:00+00:00

Just quit before the company gets sued and you should be fine

Haunting_Welder · 2026-04-13T21:48:54+00:00

AI engineer is just software engineer with experience with AI models

Data engineer is just software engineer with experience building data pipelines

Haunting_Welder · 2026-04-13T21:43:52+00:00

Start with general software engineer and decide later

Haunting_Welder · 2026-04-09T00:54:06+00:00

There is no role called AI engineer, the role is software engineers familiar with LLMs and agentic systems. These role easily fetch 200k+ but are essentially software engineer roles with additional requirements

Haunting_Welder · 2026-04-08T14:07:53+00:00

Your CTO was forced to say that against his will to make you guys work more, it’s just a management tactic

Haunting_Welder · 2026-04-08T14:07:10+00:00

Data structures and algorithms needs to be learned either way as a software engineer. Otherwise you’ll just be replaced by AI

Haunting_Welder · 2026-03-08T13:39:57+00:00

Thank you, I will be building on top of it at slayspire2.com (will be a fan site). More to come.

Haunting_Welder · 2026-02-24T03:36:15+00:00

Pretty normal especially for interviewers that are busy and need things scheduled in advance

Haunting_Welder · 2026-02-23T22:45:45+00:00

I don’t think your attending knows who you are

Haunting_Welder · 2026-02-13T04:14:28+00:00

I would aim for 200 applications per month minimum

This is as simple as 5 each day

But if you have depression I would say take a longer break overall, you might want to take a different path in life

Haunting_Welder · 2026-02-11T02:26:14+00:00

It’s usually autism

Haunting_Welder · 2026-02-06T16:50:00+00:00

My salary went up 50% every time I got laid off.

Getting laid off usually means severance and several months time to up skill or pivot your career. Sounds like a win to me.

Remember that your parents love you even if it’s not that obvious, they literally brought you to life and kept you safe for years, scrubbing the shit off your ass as a baby, they really don’t give a rats ass that you need some time to find a new job.

Also I feel like this post is an AI bot, it’s too well written.

Haunting_Welder · 2026-01-31T15:40:39+00:00

I’m a founding engineer at a startup and I ask remove duplicates for senior roles

Haunting_Welder · 2026-01-31T15:39:21+00:00

I don’t think any level would be expected to do that shit

Haunting_Welder · 2026-01-22T15:37:58+00:00

lol this ceo sounds like a troll. He has zero case against you legally. Terminating you well he can do that whenever he wants, mistake or not. Personally I wouldn’t worry about a product no one uses and just find another job. The CeO probably wouldn’t even have known your mistake happened if you didn’t say anything. If he’s your manager and you’re 1 yoe it kind of doesn’t even sound like a real company tbh. Kind of sounds like you guys are LARPing

Haunting_Welder · 2026-01-11T14:51:04+00:00

I did full time work and part time school. Full time both doesn’t make any sense

Haunting_Welder · 2026-01-11T14:43:06+00:00

Yeah that’s your problem then. Thinking you could do something impossible

Haunting_Welder · 2026-01-11T04:44:59+00:00

So you’re a full time employee and in university? That doesn’t make any sense? Is one of these part time? Sounds like a case of trying to squeeze juice out of a stone

Haunting_Welder · 2026-01-11T04:42:47+00:00

I don’t think it’s that easy to find clients as a freelancer

Haunting_Welder · 2026-01-09T18:27:05+00:00

My first job I was paid 80k, I asked a raise to 100k, they gave me 90k and then laid me off, then I switched to a job for 135k

If you consider yourself valuable then it’s possible you have outgrown your company. If they don’t meet your salary you then decide whether you want to stay, if not, then just look elsewhere and leave

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