I’m paid pretty well but always open to new offers that come my way. Long story short… a smaller sized company but well known reached out about a position and I spoke to their recruiter. Figured out the numbers would be about a 30% bump and fully remote. Sounded good although the role itself wasn’t particularly interesting.

That isn’t really the point of this post though. I asked what their interview process looks like… and this was it.. for a mid level role

Recruiter call. Competency based test and IQ test (I shit you not) Manager call. Two coding interviews Two behavioural interviews Final interview with manager.

So about 6 calls/interviews and two take home IQ/competency tests.

Is this really the norm…? This would put me off even considering moving if it was. I’m fine with 1 coding interview, 1 behavioural and 1 manager but anything more than this is a waste of everyone’s time.

Needless to say I didn’t pursue it since fuck that.

Hello,

Need some help regarding Job search in Dublin. I have been applying nonstop on LinkedIn but no help. I have more than 8+ years of experience in Software Development role. I am currently on stamp 1G Dependent. How can I proceed with the job search and I have hit a roadblock. Any help is appreciated on how I can land an interview call. Tech stack: Java, SpringBoot, Angular

I've recently taken part in the national open competition for an EO position as a Crime and Data Analyst with An Garda Síochána.

Does anyone have any knowledge/experience of this role (excluding generic opinions about AGS/public service in general)?

The pay is pretty low compared to other DA roles, so I'm unsure how many people with relevant skills/experience will have applied. Conversely, many might feel it is an easier-to-obtain DA role, since the hiring process is competency based, rather than CV/experience based.

Not sure if this is the right forum, but it's in a tech related role and involves senior developers. Basically one developer is quite aggressive in meetings, and has very strong opinions (often quite wrong imo, but tech is subjective in many cases). It makes meeting s very awkward and often he gets his way just because many folks don't feel the battlenis worth it. Often I find myself pushing back, but trying to do it gently. It's ery hard to improve things and methodologies unless he agrees, and often he doesn't. Sometimes he proposes an alternative, that's not as good as the original proposal, and fights for that to be implemented.

It's becoming quite an issue, especially as I'm also senior and do want to allow improvements to be made and not just the ones he 'approves'. I'm more senior than him, but we dont share the same manager.

Has anyone been in a situation like this, and how can it be dealt with? It's affecting me quite a bit, and quite stressful

American fortune 500. Not FGAMMG or whatever it's called these days.

Travel has been curtailed since October. For everybody btw, not just me.

Anyway my only "travel" was a 3hr trip to the Dublin office every quarter for a few days which they paid for.

My budget for a work from home office chair was cut from €500 to €150.

Today I was given a single PowerPoint page to fill in outlining my education, what I do, my projects where I exceeded expectations, met expectations and did not meet expectations. And then another section to explain how I met each of our 5 values.

I'm not the only one who got this PowerPoint.

It reminds me of that email Musk sent to all his X emoloyees "so what have you done this week" before firing 50% of his staff.

Should I get the hell out of here? I am 100% remote.. will be difficult to give this up or find a replacement.

Edit: I'm only here since Feb 2024.

Has anyone on here any experience with taking a level 9 professional development diploma?

I'm two years out of my level 8 in software development and I feel like I didn't hit the ground running at all at all, which is a shame considering I did fairly well.

I attribute it mostly to the tail end of COVID & the downturn in available positions.

The menial job I did get has been stringing me along with a permanent contract, but as of yet it's failed to materialize.

I'm now looking at a return to college in an adjacenct field, but can't face another 4 years starting from scratch again.

Seems like a level 9 professional development diploma could be what I need to reinvigorate things a bit, but I always thought these were a bit of a cod to be honest.

Can anybody vouch for their credibility?

Thanks very much for taking the time to read/reply.

There's currently an opening at NVIDIA's Belfast office in chip-design verification. It's a relatively small office but an incredible opportunity!

Link to apply: https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/UK-Belfast/Senior-Chip-Design-Verification-Engineer--Networking-Chip-Design_JR1991558-1?locationHierarchy1=2fcb99c455831013ea52f785717432d2

I am in the process of doing a postgraduate diploma in DevOps and I am a software QA for over 2 years. I was wondering after doing a PG diploma in DevOps what kind of salary should I expect to walk into with my given experience in QA starting out new in DevOps? Also is there any certificates you would recommend me doing currently? And is there many options for remote roles within DevOps in Ireland? Sorry for so many questions

Hello Folks

Im new to the contracting ecosystem and I’m moving to a 2year fixed contract job.

What is the catch here? Is the Job valid for 2years? Is there an option for early contract termination?

Looking to switch companies and was wondering what salary to expect at Google Dublin for SRE role. How much is salary and how much is stocks?

Also, what are some other companies for SRE which pay well ?

Profile: Have around 4.5 years of experience as SRE in Mag7 company

Looking for some advice. Working as a machine learning engineer have a masters and almost 2 years of experience in the job. Earlier in the year I seen an advertisement for the same role in my company posted through a recruitment company and the job posts clearly stated it was a 65k+ salary package and the experience required was a masters and 1 year+ experience. I have the screenshots saved to prove this. I have both a masters and over 1 years experience and I’m currently receiving 15k less than that. How do I go about asking for a raise or should I be asking.

Some background: The sector I’m in is quite unstable at the moment and there are layoffs in many companies recently. There is a hiring freeze within the company and there is no Christmas party etc. Now I think our department should be ok regarding layoffs but because of this would it be cheeky to ask for a raise. Workload for me has significantly increased over the past month I’m working 50-60 hours per week while only being paid for the 39 hours and also having to work and have meetings on the weekends. Any advice would be appreciated

Hi everyone,

I hope you’re all doing well. I’m a developer with over 10 years of experience, and I’m currently facing the biggest professional challenge of my career. I have the most toxic boss I’ve ever had.

This person used to be a developer and, as far as I’ve heard, has been a manager for less than two years. He is highly technical. At first, he seemed nice and friendly, but I started noticing some concerning behavior.

A few months ago, I made a small mistake... I accidentally pushed the wrong tag to our Git repository. This mistake had absolutely no impact on the client or the project itself, with a "One click" or "one command" fix. However, he aggressively asked, "Why did you create this tag?" I explained that I use the CLI and mistakenly pushed my local tags using the wrong command. He got upset that I was using the CLI and said, "You’ve been here almost a year, and you still don’t know how to release our software?"

That incident was just the beginning... In many other situations, his default behavior is unnecessarily rude and disrespectful. During feedback sessions or meetings, he pretends to be calm and approachable, but every week or two, there’s an outburst - never for a major issue and sometimes there is no issues.

Now, he’s acting as if he’s a tester. He keeps running tests, reviewing the testers’ work directly, and complaining when they don’t follow his exact instructions. Recently, he had an outburst because the testers mutually agreed on a different approach for a task instead of following his approach.

He also micromanages the developers work, asking about every detail at each step. He monitors pull requests obsessively, and if there’s a bug or an issue, he demands an explanation for how every single line of code works.

He make calls and in the beginning he is furious and rude, takes some time to calm down. The guy really think he is super nice (sometimes he can pretend well).

I am in a good wage, my package is 6 figures plus benefits but at this point this is costing me too much. My mental health is starting to deteriorate and I am feeling like sh*t. I am checking the market and nowadays it is not great... I had some managers that were not the best ones before, but this guy is really in another level.

I know the company is decent, and I’ve spoken with HR about the situation, but he’s always like this during calls. It’s hard to prove anything. So, I’m about to resign from my role, but I’m already job hunting, and it’s tough. Not a lot of roles and some slow processes. I’m even considering reducing my salary by 20 to 25k if necessary.

I’d appreciate any suggestions regarding the job market and how to handle this situation. Thank you

Any experiences of working here? They made a bunch of redundancies over the last 2 weeks in Dublin, Belfast, throughout the UK, Spain, India etc. They replaced the CEO a few weeks ago, must be on a mission to cut costs.

Hi, I was searching for jobs and came across few application forms where they ask if the applicant is a citizen/resident of an OFAC sanctioned country (Iran, NK, Syria, Russia etc) I'm from one of these countries. They reject applicants if they are a citizen from the listed countries.

So I wanted to know if this is legal to do in Ireland (I live in Ireland and have the necessary work permit) or if this is a form of discrimination.

Hi folks, I'm at a stage now where the job I'm in isn't quite scratching that programming itch for me and I'm spending more time outside of work trying to build stuff, but I'm struggling to think of longer term projects that I wouldn't run out of steam with. I'm hoping to eventually build something full stack with all the basic (from an enterprise POV) features like: automated unit testing, CI/CD etc.

Hoping that hearing from some of you might get the creative juices flowing. Even if you never got around to deploying it or publishing any code, I'd be curious to hear your ideas/attempts at building things!

Currently the front-runner for me is some form of app that helps in some way with choosing where to live (as in, you enter the address and it'll plot it on a map and show nearby amenities/public transport options).

Hey everyone,

I’ve got my VP Engineering round coming up for a Software Engineer III (React Frontend) position! I’ve made it through three rounds so far—recruiter screening, manager interview, and the technical round—and now I’m booked for the VP interview. The thing is, I have no idea what to expect.

Can anyone shed some light on what this round might be like? How can I make a strong impression and build the VP’s confidence in me? What kind of questions do they typically ask in a 45-minute session? Also, at this stage, how many candidates am I likely competing with?

I’m trying to stay calm, but I’m seriously freaking out over the chances of rejection, even if I feel like I’ve done well so far. Any advice would mean a lot right now!

I was approached by a recruiter and got through the first couple interviews (I have two rounds left) for a Product Scientist role. The job listing has a salary stated and it seems quite high for a junior role, so I’m a bit surprised by that. Anyone here that can speak to their work / life balance, company vibes, any perks etc? Do you like working there?

Background: Senior Software Engineer 9 YOE.

I am a senior software engineer and most of my career the feedback has been that I need to speak up, be opinionated, get out of my shell. I ignored it before because my performance otherwise was good enough. Now to move to the next level (staff) I need to be able to show I am capable of leading teams, projects communicating with all the stakeholders etc. I would appreciate if any one else overcame their poor communication skills. What is strange is that I am not a shy person in the family or around friends, the work environment just feels different. Also work from home and really vocal in one on one calls but struggle to speak in larger meetings.

Hi, I recently graduated with a masters in computer science and have been looking for a job in software engineering for about half a year now, and don't think I'll get one anytime soon. I've tried to apply for some internships too but I've just been rejected as they most likely want students who are pursuing a degree. Are there any companies that will actually hire a graduate for an internship?

Also I'm getting very desperate and I'm wondering if I could work for a startup or something for free (okay maybe it's a bit dumb to work for free but at least for low pay), just so I can get some experience and have something to do.

Due to repetitive strain in my hands, I am looking into voice coding. By far the biggest issue I am facing is just getting the speech engine to understand what I have said. It mistakes "up" for "look", "let" for "left" ...

Anyone here successfully coding by voice?

Hey so I got made redundant this week with 6 years dev experience in a frontend role.

I'm now considering a masters in UX but before I commit to anything I just wondered is this necessary for someone in my position trying to get into UX?

Are UX masters seen as useful to companies? Appreciate any advice...

I recently returned to the software field after a hiatus of 5 years, during which time I did a PhD. Before that, I had 3 years experience working at a FAANG company, but it has been a long time and I'm out of touch with salary expectations.

The current situation: I got a job designing programming languages at a finance consulting company (niche, I know). I lost the game of chicken with the recruiter, and ended up telling them my expected salary before they told me a salary range. Based on what a friend told me, I asked for €85k. The recruiter, probably feeling pity for my naïve and ignorant self, told me to say €105k if they asked again, but they didn't. Instead they said "oh, we want to make a competitive offer and give you more than you asked, have €90k". I was happy enough to have a job at this point, and I felt uncomfortable bringing it up again, so I accepted.

My question: I probably just threw away at least €10k, right? How do I address it or ask for more at this point? It's a small company and I don't even have a manager to talk about these things with. My colleagues could earning a bit more, or twice as much - I really don't have a clue.

On the plus side, it's fully remote, I get full health insurance and a pension contribution, and they give a yearly bonus, though it's not clear how big that'll be. The only other negative point is that I have 23 holiday days, which seems a bit on the low side. My probation is up in about 2 months - maybe that'll be a good time to ask the CEO for more holiday time and a raise?

As some background context: I graduated with my BSc in 2023 and spent an entire year struggling to secure a job in Software Development. In 2024, I accepted a graduate role in Network Infrastructure (one of the only interviews I did) where I'm mostly just doing grunt work, but this field isn’t aligned with my long-term career goals. My true passion lies in software development as fitting to my background.

Despite applying consistently to graduate and junior Software Developer positions, I'm struggling to even get an interview, which suggests there may be gaps in my approach. I've posted a couple times on different subreddits and have tried to tailor my resume according to the comments (except for the 1-pager advice since I want to show the projects on the second page as an optional read). But I feel like I'm wasting so much of my time searching and applying almost every single evening, and wasting valuable time which could be spent on professional expereince.

Is there any changes I should make to the recent draft of my resume? It was created in Google Docs, so I'm assuming it is ATS friendly.

Are there any additional projects you would recommend to help strengthen my portfolio? I’ve been considering creating another project in .NET but am unsure about the specific direction or focus it should take.

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Hi everyone,

I have an interview scheduled next week for a Software Developer Intern position at Guidewire. They mentioned there will be two interviews: one technical and one behavioral.

I’d love to hear from anyone who has gone through a similar process or has experience with Guidewire interviews. Specifically, I’m curious about:

• What kind of technical questions I should expect (coding challenges, algorithm-based, or practical scenarios)?
• What behavioral questions might they focus on?
• Any tips for acing both interviews?

For context, my background is in front-end development, but I’d love any advice that might help me feel more confident going in.

Thanks

Hey folks, I’ve a recruiter contacted me for SWE role in CrowdStrike. Hiring manage seems to have some interest in my profile. Has anyone appeared for an interview and how difficult was it?

I haven’t solved any DSA questions in a long time. Never worked in big tech so would love to know if it’s doable without much DSA problem under the belt?

Thanks!