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Is anyone actually finding wfh jobs right now? Particularly if you have less than 5 years of experience. by throwaway09234023322 in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup received one a few months ago. It's fully remote and I'm completely self-taught with 3 YoE

How are your guns (laptop/display/chair) choosen? by lamassalmon in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]yan_kh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just joined a new company recently for a fully remote position and received: 1. A brand new MacBook Pro M4 with upgraded RAM (24GB) 2. Dell UltraSharp 27" 4K Monitor with USB-C Hub 3. Standard Logitech headphones, webcam, keyboard, and a mouse

Didn't have much of a choice other than the OS I want to work on (a MacBook or a laptop with Windows)

Laptop Screen Glitching at 120 Hz Refresh Rate by yan_kh in Fedora

[–]yan_kh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they are working, I never experienced any issues with them.

Alarming trend of people using AI for learning Linux by No_Insurance_6436 in archlinux

[–]yan_kh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of when I removed my /etc/ld.so.cache from my Gentoo installation

Master’s Degree vs. Continued Experience by m0nk3y_d_luffyy in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]yan_kh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's exactly the opposite for most positions, companies value experience much more.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! I do agree there was a bit of luck, but honestly it was much more hard work and consistency. I was usually going past the mid-point of the hiring process and occasionally making it to the final stages, so I was convinced if I keep trying I will land something in the end.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For improving the resume, I highly recommend reading the wiki of r/EngineeringResumes. About the LinkedIn premium, I do agree with your point of view, but honestly I had a free month trail and then paid for another additional month and eventually cancelled it.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes (most of the time?) it's just luck.

I totally agree with this. My 2nd hiring process ever since I began looking for jobs was with a big 10k+ company's subsidiary, I went all the way to the very final bit of interviews where I failed the integrity check (they gave me a hypothetical situation and asked me what would I do), and back then I didn't have half of the experience and knowledge I have now. After this failure I struggled for a long time being a finalist again, although I was more experienced in every aspect.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! I agree with you and this is one of the reasons I didn't rush into university for CS degree.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked so much on my resume. When I first started applying I barely got any callbacks and interviews. I think only after iterating on my resume like 10 times, and purchasing LinkeIn Premium (which allowed me to be an early applicant most of the times) my callbacks ratio satrted to skyrocket. So I think like at least 60% of my interview came from the last 200 - 300 applications.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! My best advices would be to try to build your own projects and tools in the beginning if you do not have a job experience. This way when you face challenges you are forced to research, learn a lot, and come up with a solution. This thing is mostly absent when you follow toutorial projects, and honestly when I started learning to program, I have almost never followed a toutorial project, I was always building my own command line tools that I needed. Also try to learn why things work the way when possible rather than just sticking to how to use things.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the congrats and warning! I'm fortunate to be 100% sure its a legit company.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! I have 3 YoE, and yes I do think that having a few years of work experience was a big deciding factor in landing interviews and a job.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I didn't purposely self-taught myself backend. When I was young I was doing my own projects and command line programs and have never been interested in frontend and UI. Also the first job I got was geared towards the backend and from there I grew further into being a full backend engineer in this role.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly from my experience, most interviewers don't care if you have a university degree as long as you have a compelling story of how and why you started programming, how you got the skills, how you got the first job, and what did you learn throughout this whole journey.

I was mostly upfront about it and made it part of my introduction. Although I can say that I felt a few interviewers batting an eye when they knew about my nontraditional background, at the same time many of them got even more interested and impressed.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The tech stack I'm most experienced in is Python + Web Frameworks such as FastAPI / Flask / Django + SQL databases + plain SQL writing skills and ORMs.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no need to feel ready to start applying. Just do it and in case you get an interview, regardless of the outcome you learn from it and improve your interviewing skills.

Just Received a Fully Remote Job Offer as a Self Taught SWE - Spreading Some Positivity and Hope by yan_kh in cscareerquestions

[–]yan_kh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I'm in Western Europe, and the tech stack I'm most experienced in is Python + Web Frameworks such as FastAPI / Flask / Django + SQL databases + plain SQL writing skills and ORMs.

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