cscareerquestions

I’m curious about people who pivoted away from software, maybe due to AI or layoffs or anything else.

What did you decide to do and how is it working out?

it's a shame because i spent all these years getting good at solving hard problems

sucks that those skills aren't applicable to anything else

I wonder how much longer society will continue to tolerate shitty, overpriced, non-career-focused higher education

can you invert a binary tree under pressure
can you narrate your thinking while panicking
can you pretend the whiteboard isn't slippery
can you accept the lowball without your face moving

Support is dead.
Marketing is dead.
Software engineering is dead.

So what the hell are we supposed to do now?

• Hiring freezes
• AI writing 90% of the code
• PERM and H-1B uncertainty
• Entry-level jobs disappearing
• Companies demanding 10 years of experience for junior roles
• 6/7 interview rounds for below average salary

Terrible times to be a software engineer

marketing is dead
customer support is dead
software engineering is dead

what the hell are we supposed to do

Not a frontend dev, not a backend dev

Junior developers can’t even get interviews.

So who’s actually is getting hired?

Some are switching to tech fields outside software, while others are leaving tech entirely.