How hard is it to get a SWE job in NYC?

Raytheon / Eng
grrgbsr

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grrgbsr
Oct 5, 2020 30 Comments

I've worked at Raytheon for a year and a half as a systems engineer in Matlab/c and would like to work in nyc.
I'm a recent grad in EE 2018.
Currently im applying to a bunch of SWE jobs in nyc but one's reaching out. Is it because of my EE degree or just something else in overlooking? Covid? Experience?
Thanks for reading, any tips or guidance on what to do would be much appreciated. πŸ˜€

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    Most large tech SWEs in NYC are liberal tards and sneer at "weapons maker" Raytheon. I would target finance firms (hedgefunds, banks, etc...) because they are more levelheaded and actually look for expertise in C / C++ systems. With the fall of SF, NYC has risen in popularity with respect to software jobs, and tech is generally more competitive there (smaller NYC offices). Covid doesn't help this. Oh also SWEs are pretty stuck up and think over-engineering javascript libraries makes them gods and they don't know what real engineering looks like (EE). Do some projects on github to prove you are a normal techfuck (even just squashing bugs in pandas or numpy open source repo or somthing). Good luck.

    Edit: TC or gtfo
    Oct 5, 2020 9
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      cfzU72

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      cfzU72
      I did it with a ME degree, definitely doable OP. If self taught people with no degree can do it, no reason you can't (but w covid is tough now).
      Oct 7, 2020
    • Raytheon / Eng
      grrgbsr

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      grrgbsr
      OP
      That's good to hear, thanks!
      Oct 11, 2020
  • Have you applied to Bloomberg? We are still hiring a lot.
    Oct 5, 2020 11
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      An0nym0uss

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      An0nym0uss
      Do you envision Bloomberg continuing to hire a lot in Q1/Q2 2021? Waiting for my bonus at this point.
      Nov 2, 2020
    • I have the same question πŸ‘†πŸ»
      Nov 2, 2020
  • Raytheon / Eng
    grrgbsr

    Go to company page Raytheon Eng

    grrgbsr
    OP
    It was actually really nice, not a lot of quick timelines so less stress and the 9/80s are something not to miss on
    Oct 5, 2020 0
  • Why did you leave Raytheon? It's a good place for long term career.
    Oct 5, 2020 2
  • StockX / Eng
    CS luvr

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    I’m a CS major and a SWE and I generally look upon EE majors more positively than CS/CE majors.... just saying πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ
    Feb 25, 2021 0