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Well, how ironic we're in the same boat, it seems. Only I can't get hired because I'm 40 and have many years of experience and everyone seems to assume I'm eith
by usrbinenv 2y ago
Well, how ironic we're in the same boat, it seems. Only I can't get hired because I'm 40 and have many years of experience and everyone seems to assume I'm either a snowflake or will cost them. Granted, I can only afford remote positions at the moment, but then I'm not asking for a lot of money either and I'm fairly easy going. I sure have my preferences, but they're few. What's really making it all unbearable is this leetcode and multiple-round-interviews are just exhausting and they don't lead anywhere, it seems. Nobody's even looking at your published open-source code (which is what I used to do first when I used to hire people). I don't really know if I'll ever work as a software-engineer ever again. Reduced to a hobby, I suppose.
- koakuma-chan 2y agoFunnily enough, at the only coding interview I ever had, they specifically told me they won't ask leetcode questions, and they had me write some very simple React code. I think the companies that do those leetcode-style interviews are mostly just those big ones, where it's HR who decides how to interview. I would suggest looking for companies that are small enough to actually care.
- johnnyanmac 2y agoSadly the trends of the big company trickle down as well. I've been leetcoded at defense contractors and medium sized startups alike.
- pjmlp 2y agoReaching 50, what keeps me going is enterprise consulting, I also doubt I would have much luck with product companies. I also join the tone, if what a position is advising for isn't part of what I have done on the last 5 years, than crickets, regardless if I can prove the experience during the interview, or have used the technology further away than those 5 years.