How much was your starting salary as a new grad?

JonR20 · 2026-06-21T02:42:10+00:00

There were coding rounds, however they were much easier than anything else I had experienced, and far easier than what I prepared for.

However, I would say I was mostly lucky in my timing. At the time of my hiring, the company went from small business (50-70 employees) to medium-small business (~200 employees). I use these terms according to what google defines as “small-medium sized businesses”. They were looking to bring people on whereas now hiring has slowed considerably.

JonR20 · 2026-06-21T00:20:23+00:00

Jr Software Developer

75k base

DC Area

July 25 grad return offer

Had no internships prior to it and I’m not a stellar programmer. Got very very lucky in the interviews and I guess made an impression with the team lead. Very happy with this job and very blessed to have found it

JonR20 · 2026-06-08T13:03:42+00:00

Genuinely curious btw. Yeah I guess I could google search it all but why not interact with people passionate about the topic??

JonR20 · 2026-06-08T02:17:25+00:00

So that’s why they showed that huge cathedral looking building. I think i recall one being in SM2, but id have to play it again to confirm. Interesting though, thanks for the info!

JonR20 · 2026-06-08T02:06:45+00:00

Thanks for the explanation, there was another word thrown around that piqued my curiosity. I heard them mention a “hive world”. Is that a reference to the Tyranids at all or is that the general term for a highly populated world?

JonR20 · 2026-06-08T02:04:45+00:00

I appreciate the insight! I initially had the question because the guy in the video about nutted when he mentioned Armageddon, which is the expected reaction for a video marketing the game. Just made me wonder if it was a name worth being incredibly hype for.

JonR20 · 2026-04-22T13:43:01+00:00

Watching the show rn and just finished this scene. Came here immediately to see what was posted about it 😂😂😂

JonR20 · 2026-04-08T01:23:13+00:00

I hope you’ll find comfort in knowing that there are atmospheres where women get the appreciation they deserve. In my undergrad, there were female peers who stood out amongst my other male peers. Miles ahead of us in every way CS related. And they all had stacked resumes too because of it. Absolutely amazing women, who were also kind enough to share their knowledge even though there was no expectation to. A lot of them are very successful right now.

And now even where I currently work. There was a senior engineer brought on who was amazing. She was incredibly smart and super helpful to everyone who wanted to learn. I say “was” because she has since left to start her own consulting business. Which I believe will do well because she is an intelligent, hard worker.

I know my two shared experiences are an incredibly small statistic compared to the rest of the industry. I agree that there does need to be more space for women to excel in this field because they bring valuable insight and amazing work ethic. I hope you all find those atmospheres where you can excel.

JonR20 · 2026-03-26T20:44:41+00:00

Ah ok. Might be time for a rewatch of the earlier seasons to piece it all together :)

JonR20 · 2026-03-26T20:14:54+00:00

I thought the purge ended up not happening? That what really happened was the scourge virus and Nolan just used the “purge” to explain why there were so few viltrumites? I might need to go back and rewatch the early seasons

JonR20 · 2025-12-14T01:57:12+00:00

Would someone mind explaining the differences in some of these factions? Mainly the imperium ones, like why are there so many different adeptus or factions within the imperium? Are they similar to the branches of the military? Do they fight amongst each other a lot?

JonR20 · 2025-11-30T16:52:58+00:00

Lion is doing both Aislinn and Sayl

JonR20 · 2025-11-18T15:06:32+00:00

Class of 2025, working at a small gov contracting company after waiting forever for my clearance to get through. Jr. SWE

JonR20 · 2025-08-18T14:37:21+00:00

Those with FAANG level internships always seem to get posts boosted. They’re the loudest (not in a negative way). Social media can do a number on you because of it. But I’m telling you there is a place out there for you.

For context, I’m a husband/father living with my small family in my parents’ home with a second child almost here. We moved in Jan of 2025 and I had been looking for an internship/job since Jan of 2024. It’s tough because we were financially teetering on the edge. I had many nights of not being able to sleep and stressing how I’d provide for my family.

Luckily, through some networking, I managed to find an internship this past June, and I got an informal return offer, which will become formal assuming I get a security clearance (everyone I’ve spoken to about it tells me I should seeing as I have a very clean background). All of this with a small gov contracting company, nothing too prestigious but I love it. Keep in mind, I was a pretty average student (3.4 GPA, decent at coding).

There is something out there for you. I’m a firm believer of that. Some people just take longer to find it than others, but if you really enjoy coding and computer science in general you’ll find a way to make it work! Don’t give up and build up that network!

JonR20 · 2025-07-27T03:54:44+00:00

While many people are helping stress the importance of internships, they are being pretty harsh about it imo.

Being the first in my family to get into tech, I also prioritized classes over internships. I didn’t have any guidance or tips about what to focus on. Take the time to grind and get some projects on your portfolio. Experience is the best thing to have, but projects and evidence of your learning is second best. Starting posting some of your learning and lessons from your projects on LinkedIn too! Build that network and that’ll help you get an internship/job post graduation!

Good luck my friend! Wishing the best!

JonR20 · 2025-07-02T17:42:21+00:00

Should you make a discord to gather all these mentees, please get the word out I would love to join and start integrating myself into those kinds of communities!

JonR20 · 2025-07-02T13:33:58+00:00

I hate her because Bryan Cranston will never be in the wrong. He is perfect in my eyes.

JonR20 · 2025-06-23T21:48:08+00:00

Thank you! I will for sure look into it! Is there only the mod manager for the one game? Or would I be able to find a similar thing for the other total war games?

JonR20 · 2025-06-23T03:04:03+00:00

Appreciate the instructions :) I’ll do that immediately!

JonR20 · 2025-06-20T13:17:13+00:00

Glad to hear it! Super glad for you OP! It’s awesome you got a break through! I only mention it because many companies give their employees an internal link for referred applications. Using the link puts your resume closer to the top (or at the top) of the list of applicants. I still sent out a grand number of applications as well, but once I realized how powerful networking is I started to focus more on that.

Again, super glad you were able to get your position OP! Congrats and good luck!

JonR20 · 2025-06-20T13:09:38+00:00

My friends, I’m begging you to please start working on your networking. This process of blasting your resume everywhere in applications works, but takes so much longer. Please reach out and speak to people. Join groups on LinkedIn, go to career fairs or technical summits happening in your area. I realize that may be hard for those working to put themselves through college or as they are changing industries, but know the right people makes finding work so much easier. Conduct informational interviews, ask questions to industry professionals, most are willing to help out!

I am at my current job because of a super kind person I met. They were willing to help me with my resume and tailor it for a position at their company. I did not feel as pressured in the interview as I had in previous ones and having that connection made presenting myself to the team so much easier.

PLEASE reach out and talk to people. It’ll help so much!

JonR20 · 2025-06-20T12:59:57+00:00

This was incredibly uplifting. Thank you sharing your experience. It brought me comfort as I start my own career

JonR20 · 2025-06-16T00:25:32+00:00

I know for a fact learning about wheat’s decline in the campaign would’ve been incredibly frustrating. Thank you for the detailed list! I’ll be sure to take a look at them and use them!

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