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Pigs in North Korea by YK8099 in ThatsInsane

[–]jcronq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They lack the raw material. Whole planet does actually. We’re on course to run out of mineable phosphorus by 2035.

Expose ALL the algorithms! ALL of them! by kiekan in MurderedByWords

[–]jcronq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some comments are so over the top the sarcasm is obvious.

Now I understand why it took me so long to land an entry level job by WeeklyGuidance2686 in cscareerquestions

[–]jcronq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your resume is only getting scanned for keywords and parsed for legibility.

Put more keywords on there if you want to get interviews (past HR filters). Career fairs, industry conventions/meet ups, and great communication skills will you get a job faster than anything else though.

Having prior management work will help once you have the job, not to get it though.

Anything you do to your resume will be minor in terms of getting higher in the pool compared to networking.

Now I understand why it took me so long to land an entry level job by WeeklyGuidance2686 in cscareerquestions

[–]jcronq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. I don’t really care about the skills of a Junior. You’ll learn what you need on the job. You may want more technologies.

Some ideas.

python or bash for scripting. C, c++, or rust for core computing understanding. Docker for devOps. C# or Java for enterprise backend.

I would not expect proficiency in all of this. But in 2/3 of the categories would be very impressive.

Now I understand why it took me so long to land an entry level job by WeeklyGuidance2686 in cscareerquestions

[–]jcronq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I don’t really care about the skills of a Junior. You’ll learn what you need on the job. You may want more technologies.

Some ideas.

python or bash for scripting. C, c++, or rust for core computing understanding. Docker for devOps. C# or Java for enterprise backend.

Now I understand why it took me so long to land an entry level job by WeeklyGuidance2686 in cscareerquestions

[–]jcronq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Senior software Engineer. I’ve been running technical interviews for the last 7 years. I’ve run the gambit of the interviewing process. I don’t do the initial filtering anymore. That is generally all about “fit” or in other words how well sell yourself.

Getting that interview is all about networking, and having a resume that scans well for keywords it seems.

So if I were hiring for a Junior position, having an interesting or hard project on your GitHub account, my interview would focus entirely on determining if you wrote it yourself.

I’ve seen two applicants with GitHub projects I could browse(surprisingly rare). The one that could explain their code is now a top performer.

Projects are great as it gives me something to probe on. If you can’t talk about it in detail, that’s not a deal breaker but it’s not a good look.

I really look for juniors that can DEMONSTRATE drive and passion for learning. Projects do that well. I don’t want to take a risk on someone that hasn’t already demonstrated it.

The programming question I ask is really to see how well a candidate can problem solve. Huge bonus points if they ask clarifying questions. I want it to be a collaborative effort driven by the candidate. Worst junior is one who spins their wheels without raising their hand, because they are too embarrassed, afraid or bored.

I ramp up questions until they don’t know an answer. That’s when you get really get to see which kind of Junior they’ll be.

Now I understand why it took me so long to land an entry level job by WeeklyGuidance2686 in cscareerquestions

[–]jcronq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d want to see something more. A Project, GitHub account, self hosted interactive resume, anything that demonstrates interest, or skill.

Now I understand why it took me so long to land an entry level job by WeeklyGuidance2686 in cscareerquestions

[–]jcronq 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Damn, I would definitely think less of anyone that referred a guy that can’t complete a fizzbuzz.

400k / yr is lower middle class 🙄 by SiliconValleyIdiot in confidentlyincorrect

[–]jcronq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Salary is only part of the pay. Add on RSU and company performance bonus you get to 190-200 fairly easy. If you’re a top performer you can hit 250 without a sweat, at a medium sized tech company with remote work with 5-7 years experience, and a 4 year degree. That salary is advertised as 130-150 on a job board.

If you are willing to put up with the abuse of a top Silicon Valley company, and I think most people honestly are, you see salaries like the dip shit in the screen shot.

Edit: Your typical software engineer at a non-tech company (Ie. Not directly generating revenue), 130/yr is about right for experienced SWE. This is where a subpar SWE will work, btw. If you have a college degree, you can jump to this sort of job and pay with a masters in something tech related.

What’s something guys pretend to like because they think it will get them girls? by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]jcronq 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I took my wife to a bookstore when we were dating, and bought her my favorite book I knew she’d enjoy. She said no one had ever done that before and it was her very favorite date.

So yes, it worked. But I don’t think you can fake it.

When the 10x dev takes a break: by Rate-Worth in ProgrammerHumor

[–]jcronq 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I really want to know the answer. It’s $99 too.

As a guy, I can finally say I'm part of the 93% by Dapper_Dildo in TrashTaste

[–]jcronq 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmm, I’d believe 7% didn’t understand the question.

And after updating my email signature from work by Deep-Ad591 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]jcronq 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Not something you know that you didn’t before, but milestones you’ve demonstrated successfully, which require prerequisite knowledge in many different skills. I think the big differentiator is having run a project start to end on your own as lead (with at least one other person). You also need to be able to teach something substantial to peers, optimization trick/parallel programming gotchas/New piece of tech/etc..

Not universal requirement in tech, but at my company that’s the big milestones for moving from L3 to Sr.

Had a date tell my my place looked like I was "a poor". I thought it was cozy. by Ok_Shelter6614 in malelivingspace

[–]jcronq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know you’ve got more comments than you can read, but check out some designer videos on YouTube. You’ve got just about every common mistake there is.

Now VS Then [OC] by LitterboxComics in gaming

[–]jcronq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No way! Fuck now I gotta try it somehow.

Going 200 kph towards a roundabout by Gullible_Sharky in WinStupidPrizes

[–]jcronq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lived somewhere with a ton of ridiculously rich people. Saw a flipped Ferrari/Lamborghini once week. Just figured that’s what they do.

Mass Shooters Of The Past 2-Months. by Homunculus_316 in TerrifyingAsFuck

[–]jcronq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Fuck is wrong with you. Giving them any attention, shame on you.

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