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Are there any other areas you are passionate about? Particular industries that you may have more knowledge than the average coder? Having inside knowledge of an

Are there any other areas you are passionate about? Particular industries that you may have more knowledge than the average coder? Having inside knowledge of an industry can help make-up for lack-luster coding skills. For example, I work in bioinformatics and the coding problems I face day-to-day are by no means insanely difficult. If you have a decent grasp of biology, many people would love to employ you as a bioinformatician (pay is low however).

thephyber 9y ago
Agree with this. Domain knowledge is pretty useful in programming. Coding is simply translating human language into computer language. Having some other domain that interests you is pretty helpful. I was into {cars, music, movies, video games, comics, architecture, sports, etc}. I studied and took the exam for Real Estate sales. After a company I worked at had a security incident, I studied up and started applying my weekend time towards HackerOne (freelance security penetration testing) -- that helped me land a job at a security software company.
nickthemagicman 9y ago
I have a M.S. in comp sci and a B.S. in biology. I would love to work in Bioinformatics. I'm currently a general developer. Do you have any rec's for places to look for bioinformatics positions?
- collyw 9y ago
  I was going to suggest something like that. I have worked with bioinformaticians before, and while the code is often very poor quality, it is also used for one off calculations, so doesn't need to be great in terms of maintainability.
- xxSparkleSxx 9y ago
  Where are you located? I found my last job through Indeed. Typical channels work, job search sites, finding specific company career pages, etc. If you want to be in academia (which I don't recommend), then search for labs through university pages. Even the Who's Hiring HN threads usually have a couple bioinformatics positions listed.
DrNuke 9y ago
Domain knowledge is OP's best shot indeed, putting brain & hands into applications with a defined perspective may help OP extract value from his CS studies and, who knows, a vocation.

thephyber 9y ago

Agree with this. Domain knowledge is pretty useful in programming. Coding is simply translating human language into computer language. Having some other domain that interests you is pretty helpful. I was into {cars, music, movies, video games, comics, architecture, sports, etc}. I studied and took the exam for Real Estate sales. After a company I worked at had a security incident, I studied up and started applying my weekend time towards HackerOne (freelance security penetration testing) -- that helped me land a job at a security software company.

nickthemagicman 9y ago

I have a M.S. in comp sci and a B.S. in biology. I would love to work in Bioinformatics. I'm currently a general developer. Do you have any rec's for places to look for bioinformatics positions?

collyw 9y ago
I was going to suggest something like that. I have worked with bioinformaticians before, and while the code is often very poor quality, it is also used for one off calculations, so doesn't need to be great in terms of maintainability.
xxSparkleSxx 9y ago
Where are you located? I found my last job through Indeed. Typical channels work, job search sites, finding specific company career pages, etc. If you want to be in academia (which I don't recommend), then search for labs through university pages. Even the Who's Hiring HN threads usually have a couple bioinformatics positions listed.

DrNuke 9y ago

Domain knowledge is OP's best shot indeed, putting brain & hands into applications with a defined perspective may help OP extract value from his CS studies and, who knows, a vocation.