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Every-time a PR comes out like this I see this sort of comment. Is there any evidence that layoffs are engineering based? I always assume the first to go are ma

by sky_rw 7y ago

Every-time a PR comes out like this I see this sort of comment. Is there any evidence that layoffs are engineering based? I always assume the first to go are marketing/admin/etc rather than developers.

julius_set 7y ago
Yes it was I’m one of the ones affected. I’ve done mobile engineering both iOS and Android for around ~5 years. If anyone’s looking :)
- suresk 7y ago
  Sorry to hear that, hope you find something soon!
- arconis987 7y ago
  If you’re interested in crypto currencies, I know that Coinzoom, based in Holladay, is looking for mobile developers.
- awb 7y ago
  I'm hiring remote mobile developers. Send me an email and I can send you some details.
- m-p-3 7y ago
  That sucks man, and by the way the Ancestry app on Android works quite well even though the small screen doesn't help with that all that info to show up.
suresk 7y ago
All of the various layoffs I’ve been aware of have included a decent number of engineers. Often it is changing direction or giving up on certain products, so entire product teams get let go. Plus, we’re usually the most expensive.
flukus 7y ago
A lot of managers still operate under the assumption that software has a "build phase" and a "maintenance phase" and that they can get rid of most developers for the later. Aside from the obvious problems when they still want new features there's a correlation between the head count used to build something and the head count needed to effectively maintain it, 1 person won't be able to handle the enterprise mess that 100 people create. So I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was engineers being let go a lot of the time. Especially at non software shops where marketing is bringing in money and the engineers are a cost.
- kraigie 7y ago
  Well it kind of does. They forget the agile cycle moves from maintenance back to development again. Makes more sense just to offer devs more holiday and less pay.

by sky_rw 7y ago

julius_set 7y ago

Yes it was I’m one of the ones affected. I’ve done mobile engineering both iOS and Android for around ~5 years. If anyone’s looking :)

suresk 7y ago
Sorry to hear that, hope you find something soon!
arconis987 7y ago
If you’re interested in crypto currencies, I know that Coinzoom, based in Holladay, is looking for mobile developers.
awb 7y ago
I'm hiring remote mobile developers. Send me an email and I can send you some details.
m-p-3 7y ago
That sucks man, and by the way the Ancestry app on Android works quite well even though the small screen doesn't help with that all that info to show up.

suresk 7y ago

All of the various layoffs I’ve been aware of have included a decent number of engineers. Often it is changing direction or giving up on certain products, so entire product teams get let go. Plus, we’re usually the most expensive.

flukus 7y ago

A lot of managers still operate under the assumption that software has a "build phase" and a "maintenance phase" and that they can get rid of most developers for the later. Aside from the obvious problems when they still want new features there's a correlation between the head count used to build something and the head count needed to effectively maintain it, 1 person won't be able to handle the enterprise mess that 100 people create. So I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was engineers being let go a lot of the time. Especially at non software shops where marketing is bringing in money and the engineers are a cost.

kraigie 7y ago
Well it kind of does. They forget the agile cycle moves from maintenance back to development again. Makes more sense just to offer devs more holiday and less pay.