Is a person switching into SWE from another field considered a New Grad to hiring managers/HR or just a wildcard low experience candidate? I'm just trying to gauge what positions I should be gunning next year. I quit my chemical engineering position this year and accepted a SWE internship with a small (decent size for my location) software company. Will have 6 months SWE experience by Spring; C#, Java, JS, fullstack. I have 2 YOE as a chemical engineer (probably doesn't matter). Would it be reasonable to throw in a bid to positions in NY or SF (Squarespace, Slack, LinkedIn, Twitter, Uber---- or start with smaller companies?) come Spring with 6 months of LC, portfolio building, and self-brand building? TC: ChemE 90k, SWE intern: 40k
I know Slack is more focused on performance in projects/tests/hiring interviews than previous experience, especially if you’re transitioning from another STEM field. That said, getting through the resume screen may be hit or miss since our engineering recruiting team is pretty swamped lately. For Slack I’d recommend gunning for an internal facing team first (Internal tools, sales engineering, CE engineering) since those generally have fewer applicants so you have a better chance of getting noticed!
Thanks great advice, I’ll definitely look into non dev positions as well at these mid sized companies but I’m not sure I have the heart to settle for Dev Ops or something similar at a smaller company after quitting ChemE (4yr school + 2 yr career building down the drain). Maybe if I’m starving in 6 months that will change
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The work exp counts for something but you won’t be whole for a year
Work my ass off during the internship and get offered a full time position with them for the next year?
Yeah or bang the boss