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Ask HN: Why is the best way to find a job as a Software Engineer in 2026?
- codelong888 4mo ago[flagged]
- variety8675 4mo agoReferrals from people you know, or responding to messages from recruiters on LinkedIn / other sites. I almost never hear back from cold applying to a job
- Ako03 4mo agoI am actively doing that, but even those things does not help. Recruiters who text me on LinkedIn just promoting something, but really hiring. Unfortunately, I don't know a lot of people who does Software Engineering, so it is hard to find a good referral
- gaws 3mo ago> Referrals from people you know This. It's not what you know but who you know.
- RestCase 4mo ago[dead]
- nutifafa 4mo agothe best way to find a job as a software engineer 2026 is to create one.
- Ako03 4mo agoThat is also not the easiest one.
- mikewarot 4mo agoThe National Society of Professional Engineers has a career site that might help. https://www.nspe.org/career-growth/career-center https://www.nspe.org/career-growth/career-center
- moomoo11 4mo agocold outreach to a founder or executive with what you can offer. find people doing things you find interesting. what do you have to lose besides getting ignored?
- Ako03 3mo agoThat requires a lot of time, and majority of founders even don't respond. I have tried doing it 3-4 times, then I noticed that there is no answer, then I stopped