Navigating the Job Market as a Software Engineer in a Post-0% Interest Rate Era
The end of 0% interest rates: what the new normal means for software engineers 🔗
The text discusses the impact of the end of 0% interest rates on the tech industry and the job market for software engineers. It covers the changes in job market realities, including increased competition for positions, tougher visa sponsorship and relocation, and reduced attrition. The market is particularly challenging for new grads, but there are pockets of high demand in AI-related and martech engineering roles. The text also provides advice for navigating the job market as a software engineer in this new environment.
- The end of 0% interest rates is set to change the tech industry
- Higher rates mean tougher job market realities for software engineers
- Challenges include increased competition, tougher visa sponsorship, and reduced attrition
- Pockets of high demand exist in AI-related and martech engineering roles
- Advice is provided for navigating the tough job market as a software engineer