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Ask HN: How hard is it to land a Software Eng job outside of Silicon Valley?
The competition is too high in silicon valley. If you're looking for a software engineer role here, you most likely have to go through 5-10 technical interviews in order to get an offer. One single mistake and you're out. They've all adopted the "google model" years ago.
The question is, how tough is it outside of SF Bay Area (and besides Microsoft and Amazon in Seattle)?
- wprapido 10y agotry contracting. it's a lot lot easier and largely politics-free
- isuckatcoding 10y agoNot all startups have adopted the Google model. I might've gotten off easy because I was junior but I totally screwed up my technical interview and still got the job. Some companies just like to see that you have potential and/or you're thinking. It is also possible that you just need to either lower your expectations or get in on early stage startup. Keep looking. Don't give up!
- bsvalley 10y agoI forgot to mention I'm not looking for a job. I just want to compare and have another perspective. We're so stuck in this bubble... just curious how companies hire outside of the valley.
- adamb_ 10y agoIt's not bad. It's currently a candidate's market in the US, so if your a decent engineer, job opportunities are pretty much readily available, regardless of location.
- Bahamut 10y agoIt's not too hard to get a job in the Valley if you're competent - I find it very easy to get an offer at most companies. There are a fraction of companies that try to get too clever and find ways to reject people (one rejection from a startup I got was "relying on modern tools") instead of building a profile of people's capabilities, and then there are the Googles and Facebooks, but most have fairly easy interview processes. I am currently one level lower than the hiring manager for engineering at my company in Palo Alto, and found that we don't reject candidates for a mistake unless a candidate outright lied or did something unacceptable. We build a profile of the person, and then make a decision as to whether we can fit the person within our org for our needs - if not, then we pass, and if we can, we extend an offer. I also found it pretty easy to find a job in the DC area in tech after getting experience - the one thing that wasn't competitive there was pay, which is how I landed in the Valley.
- jetti 10y agoIn the Chicago area it isn't that hard at all, provided you know Java or .NET. I know people who have had no problem getting jobs here and they were less than stellar developers (to put it nicely)
- cauterized 10y agoPretty easy in NYC. Maybe even easier. Since engineers are flooding to SF but even non-tech companies need technical help these days, the supply of good engineers doesn't begin to meet the demand.