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I'm a dev and I apply to like 8-10 roles each job cycle and usually get call backs on 4-5 and then offers from 2-4. I cannot fathom 2500 job apps or 46 job inte

I'm a dev and I apply to like 8-10 roles each job cycle and usually get call backs on 4-5 and then offers from 2-4. I cannot fathom 2500 job apps or 46 job interviews.

ActionHank 3y ago
Out of curiosity when last did you go through this? I've heard from a few friends that even dev is brutal right now with many places leaving listings open, but not filling them, hoping for a FAANG dev to come along.
- JohnFen 3y ago
  I'm not the OP, but I went through it last year. Outside of FAANG, the job market doesn't look bad at all, as near as I can see. And I didn't find any companies who seemed to be looking for FAANG devs, but it's hard to tell.
- anon291 3y ago
  Well I was laid off in January, Found a job in March, and am now in the process of interviewing again, since while this job is good, it's not in my preferred salary range or field of expertise. Someone else mentioned FAANG levels of comp. My base comp is anywhere between 240 and 270k with these jobs + stock / options.
bamfly 3y ago
Similar here, 20+ year career. I think it's because I've never targeted the FAANG tier. Started in the low hump of the trimodal dev comp distribution before I'd ever heard of it, noticed there was a middle hump and moved into that before long, expect never to make it to the top one. I don't think I could handle an entire day of their interviews, as being in high-pressure meetings like that for hours on end wipes me out and turns my brain to mush in short order—and that's if I put in a ton of prep time first and were prepared-enough for the material to pass.
- w0m 3y ago
  > turns my brain to mush in short order I assume this is everyone. Can only carefully answer so many questions in crappy lighting before the brain dissipates.
bdcravens 3y ago
We are more highly desired than a typical PM, especially at the salary this person previously received.
JohnFen 3y ago
Yeah, this is closer to my experience as well.

I'm a dev and I apply to like 8-10 roles each job cycle and usually get call backs on 4-5 and then offers from 2-4. I cannot fathom 2500 job apps or 46 job interviews.

ActionHank 3y ago

Out of curiosity when last did you go through this? I've heard from a few friends that even dev is brutal right now with many places leaving listings open, but not filling them, hoping for a FAANG dev to come along.

JohnFen 3y ago
I'm not the OP, but I went through it last year. Outside of FAANG, the job market doesn't look bad at all, as near as I can see. And I didn't find any companies who seemed to be looking for FAANG devs, but it's hard to tell.
anon291 3y ago
Well I was laid off in January, Found a job in March, and am now in the process of interviewing again, since while this job is good, it's not in my preferred salary range or field of expertise. Someone else mentioned FAANG levels of comp. My base comp is anywhere between 240 and 270k with these jobs + stock / options.

bamfly 3y ago

Similar here, 20+ year career. I think it's because I've never targeted the FAANG tier. Started in the low hump of the trimodal dev comp distribution before I'd ever heard of it, noticed there was a middle hump and moved into that before long, expect never to make it to the top one. I don't think I could handle an entire day of their interviews, as being in high-pressure meetings like that for hours on end wipes me out and turns my brain to mush in short order—and that's if I put in a ton of prep time first and were prepared-enough for the material to pass.

w0m 3y ago
> turns my brain to mush in short order I assume this is everyone. Can only carefully answer so many questions in crappy lighting before the brain dissipates.

bdcravens 3y ago

We are more highly desired than a typical PM, especially at the salary this person previously received.

JohnFen 3y ago

Yeah, this is closer to my experience as well.