Tech IndustryDec 16, 2019
Bank of AmericaTorukMakto

Seeking suggestions for staying relevant, afloat and hirable!

tc - $90 per hour. exp - 15 years java, includes 8 years android, some kotlin. absolutely no scope in the past 8 years at every work-place to transition away from UI / android apps development. current focus is to re-invent and re-position tech abilities so i can become more relevant to hiring markets - aka, full-stack. i would certainly appreciate if somebody can suggest relevant transition plan - nano-degrees? certifications? ml and ai? cloud-formations? pet-projects? there are thousands of courses and pet-project ideas out there, but how can one know what's the best plan that won't waste anyone's time, make me more relevant and hirable, and better help me stay afloat?

Add a comment
New
@username Dec 16, 2019

UI is very relevant. Why are you transitioning away? I’m an FE and have no problem landing roles

Bank of America TorukMakto OP Dec 16, 2019

1. Too much of anything is bad. 2. Becoming comfortable is the end of a career. 8 years android is already saying i am more or less old, obsolete, i won't have the same passion on a day-to-day what i had 6 years ago. even if i fake the passion, it's going to come out wrong. folks that are less experienced than me already look at me like a dinosaur in interviews. nobody wants to say it, but they won't hire me because i just don't belong, and i can see that in every interview. there's only one way out, find a suitable tech-domain and transition into it, even at your Big-Ns that is.

New
@username Dec 16, 2019

Java is also very relevant. You can transfer to any backend position with no problem. You have relevant experience to land any comfortable role

Microsoft h2ea Dec 16, 2019

What kind of personal projects are you working on?

Bank of America TorukMakto OP Dec 16, 2019

well, you know, nothing at the moment. dabbled some react-native, flutter hello-world sorta samples only. not a single line of code i've written in the past 8 years ever got deployed on a cloud-server. android apps uploaded to google play store is not the same though, mind you, and that is what bothers me, because 1.5 years ago amzn asked me how do i scale a server to handle a spike from 20K to 50K hls video-playback requests in less than 20 seconds, and i obviously had no relevant clue.

Apple RoidRage Dec 16, 2019

I don't practice either of these but data science and ML would be what I'd recommend

Bank of America TorukMakto OP Dec 17, 2019

Care to suggest a udemy, linuxacademy course worth the time and cost? Ain't nobody got time to try all courses and decide later what's best!!

Johnson & Johnson xLHI17 Dec 26, 2019

Dude just learn how to apply UI Android to other stacks. It's not that hard/ different. I work on robotic software for my day job and do Android development as a hobby. You would be amazed by amount of similarities. But maybe you need focus on CS fundamentals so you can see those similarities?