I'm not a recruiter but just to give you hope: Yes, the market looks difficult if you want to work at any of the FAANG companies. The media is giving them lots

I'm not a recruiter but just to give you hope: Yes, the market looks difficult if you want to work at any of the FAANG companies. The media is giving them lots of screen time and it looks like we're doomed. Yes, it'll be difficult to land +200K and above since these salaries are usually being offered at Fb, etc... Now, there are mid-tier salaries too (75~100k) and there are a steady amount of jobs in that bracket. If you absolutely need something since you can't afford to be without a job, you can look low-tier positions (50~74.9k) and you'll find steadily job positions there too. In summary, +200k jobs are scarce (FAANG companies), 75~100k and 50~74.9k have steadily job supply.