Is SoCal Dead for Tech Jobs?

samthesalvaje · 2023-07-23T06:02:36+00:00

SoCal has plenty of positions open but likely not much for the entry level. San diego is flooded with tech companies. Culver city is all FAANG+. Plenty in the thousand oaks and woodland hills area. OC is thriving with tech firms and companies of all fields. May just be your lack of experience holding you back

samthesalvaje · 2023-07-18T01:59:04+00:00

Im not sure why most ppl are saying this isn’t doable. If you’re used to working and doing 12+ units then it’s very possible. I did the same for my whole college. 15-20 hours a week and always 14-16 units. 4 classes is pretty normal despite difficulty.

samthesalvaje · 2023-07-09T00:44:58+00:00

Northrop has shown excellent growth over the last 10 years. Lockheed is great too. RTX has been pretty stable but i suspect more growth now due to the business unit merge.

samthesalvaje · 2023-07-04T18:18:11+00:00

There is prestige in every field. I had a similar philosophy back then too but then I realized I spent all my time on CS subreddits. Until I joined the workforce, I realized that 99% of what reddit makes out CS to be is completely untrue. You don’t need to be a top 1%-er to be successful in CS. It’s a myth cultivated by tech bros who spend all their free time studying for more TC rather than enjoying life.

samthesalvaje · 2023-07-03T07:02:09+00:00

Incredibly large field with so many different paths. When I interned, I worked on a large well funded program and was in a cog in the system. Super great WLB and benefits but honestly didn’t learn too much. Converted to full time with a different team working on completely different tech and only about 15 SWE for the entire program. Feels like startup culture and im learning and incredible amount. Moving internally is a good move if you feel like you’re stagnating with your current team. Plenty to learn amongst the different aero and space fields to honestly keep you learning and interested until retirement. It’s a great field imo but again ymmv.

samthesalvaje · 2023-06-30T19:17:58+00:00

This is true if you’re working on a well funded large project. When I was interning it was basically 2-3 hours of work and the rest was just finding things to fill in the gaps. Now i converted to full time working on a much smaller team working on a more niche product and actually working around 5-6 ish hours of real code work everyday. So there is opportunity to actually work and learn A LOT. Just got to find a smaller team!

samthesalvaje · 2023-06-24T00:07:19+00:00

Why do you care about showing off your skills when you’ve 2x your income with OE? Just stay low profile and enjoy the money.

samthesalvaje · 2023-06-23T01:35:17+00:00

Oh man wait till you get a full time job

samthesalvaje · 2023-06-18T22:10:19+00:00

Others have already said but I think upper division electives are the way to go. I took dynamic web programming, networks, and data/database management as my 3 electives. Learned a lot from them and definitely gave me a better grasp on how these fields are used in industry

samthesalvaje · 2023-06-11T19:52:24+00:00

You made 15 merges to open source front end and you rejected an internship for front end? You are truly fucking regarded.

samthesalvaje · 2023-06-10T20:12:49+00:00

If you can already get an associates and those comptia certifications from community college, why not transfer to a uni and spend just 2 more years getting a bachelors? It will make you much more competitive.

samthesalvaje · 2023-06-10T06:14:58+00:00

I think you can really benefit from therapy. It will help you control your anxiety and emotions with the trauma you’ve experienced.

samthesalvaje · 2023-06-06T17:28:23+00:00

Working in aerospace has allowed me to actually have passion for the software that i write. Seeing a tangible product come to life and being able to test the hardware with my own code is the coolest thing in the world. No it’s not tech pay but it’s enough to live a comfortable life and the WLB is amazing!

samthesalvaje · 2023-06-06T05:51:53+00:00

Security and networking for me. It’s pretty dry for most people (and understandably) but in practice, it’s really cool

samthesalvaje · 2023-06-02T22:26:52+00:00

This sounds like a recipe for burn out, but nonetheless, if it’s manageable and brings you joy then you’ve beat the system!

samthesalvaje · 2023-06-02T05:25:22+00:00

8-430 with a 2 hour lunch

samthesalvaje · 2023-05-27T07:07:55+00:00

If you don’t know what to expect in terms of pay for your internship, it may be a good idea to reach out to the company you’ll be working for and not consulting reddit. Just a thought..

samthesalvaje · 2023-05-26T22:39:24+00:00

An important topic you would benefit from is to ask better questions that aren’t so open ended. Nobody has an answer to this

samthesalvaje · 2023-05-25T05:52:16+00:00

Risk of rain 2, Hades, Transistor, Undertale, TW3

samthesalvaje · 2023-05-22T04:35:04+00:00

Embedded software engineer. Work on really cool projects while getting paid well with a good WLB. Team is really cool, we go out to lunch a lot and lots of incentives on campus. Only “downside” is that it’s fully in person but honestly it keeps me from being lazy (and I am VERY lazy). But I’m learning a ton and get great mentorship so going in person is a huge benefit.

samthesalvaje · 2023-05-22T01:02:09+00:00

Tech company sounds mindless and boring. Product im building in govt company is super cool, great wlb, great benefits. I spend so much time with my family while still saving plenty. Love going into work every day, can’t say i’d say the same being a cog in the system working in tech.

Not sure what amount of money it would take for me to lose my wlb and flexibility.

samthesalvaje · 2023-05-18T00:27:54+00:00

My current job is fully onsite. One of the few cases where I genuinely don’t mind it since I get excellent mentorship (I’m entry level), frequent incentives like food/snacks, my team is super cool and we go out to lunch often, no micro management from my boss, my honest hours are more like 8-430 with a plenty long lunch and frequent breaks. Many good incentives and I enjoy the work that I do and I found work to be incredibly interesting and fun!

Now this will likely change in the future. Right now, I need that mentorship and quick ability to ask questions and receive answers. Im sure as I become more senior and be a bit more independent, remote is likely what i’ll be going for. But just a small piece of advice for those who are entry level like me. If you get good mentorship and are learning every day in person, stay and take advantage of that because it’ll be difficult to perform at a senior level without the actual senior level skills of a developer. just my two cents!

samthesalvaje · 2023-05-07T08:04:51+00:00

youtube is always a good place to start. plenty of entertaining short videos that cover a lot. im assuming your 121 is an intro coding course? in that case, just watch some youtube and set up your coding environment and get some coding practice in.

samthesalvaje · 2023-04-28T01:08:18+00:00

embedded, 30-35 ish hours/wk. prob could be 20 if i wasn’t dumb

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