I've 17 years in the industry and I've mentored many aspiring engineers. I can firmly say this is the hardest market for early career devs in the last 20 years - and it's going to get worse before it gets better. If you are a early career dev looking for switch jobs, I'd recommend waiting. Probably another 6 months before we start seeing some improvement. What's causing the impact? Well the economy for one. We've been constantly on edge of a recession and the so-called "soft-landing" isn't fully realized yet. However, the main culprits are Generative AI and over-abundance of qualified early-career engineers.
Lmao dude thinks we're gonna see improvement in 6 months. Try 2026 maybe 2027
It’s gonna get worse before it gets better. Flooded talent pool.
Talent pool will not reduce. Everyone is encouraging new comers and outsiders "yes, you can do it. Never ever give up" all these youtube videos n tiktok videos- they say yes everyone can make it. It's all temporary. So if everyone thinks this way, then it does not work out. Persistence is great trait, but, only if your competitors are not persisting.
People also forgot there was an entire media campaign telling people "just learn to code" a few years ago.
If I was a new grad I would pivot to another engineering area, becoming a doctors at this point is the easier route.
Why does anyone think that things will improve anytime soon? Companies seem to be shedding more and more headcount, especially tech/eng with all the outsourcing to low cost countries. IMO this could only be the start of a drastic change to tech careers.
Enough time for interest rates to come down. But yes, I do think tech is changing forever.
Offshore oligarchs are moving jobs overseas
Oh no, anyway....
You missed exec incompetence across the board?
There isn't that much of a difference in exec incompetence on the market level, on average. In recent times it just happens to be present in Google.