I have been talking to some people in the industry and it seems the general sentiment is that the CS job market is waning. Is this sentiment true?
Ask HN: Is the CS job market tightening?
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Re: Ask HN: Is the CS job market tightening?
#2No. It's tighten a bit for juniors, but I'm still seeing extremely high salaries for intermediates and pros.
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#3Where are you based?
Re: Ask HN: Is the CS job market tightening?
#4Yep, it's screwed out there. The bubble has burst.
Re: Ask HN: Is the CS job market tightening?
#5Yep, it's screwed out there. The bubble has burst.
Depends on what you do. If you're yet another web dev who does little more than glue together other people's code, maybe. If you have a deeper skill set I think you'll be fine.
Re: Ask HN: Is the CS job market tightening?
#6No. It's tighten a bit for juniors, but I'm still seeing extremely high salaries for intermediates and pros.
Agreed. Bootcamp grads have begun to fill but not saturate the market opportunities for entry-level positions. Mid- to senior-level opportunities are plentiful. I don't see that changing as it it requires a lot of work and experience and technical competence to reach the "advanced" level.
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#8Yes it is, way too many candidates out there right now. The number of jobs hasn't changed, there are still looking for web, mobile, backend and all the basic roles. Companies have the luxury to say no to who ever the heck they want. Candidates don't get multiple offers anymore like it used to be last year so the ball is on the other side right now.
Is it temporary? Maybe...
Re: Ask HN: Is the CS job market tightening?
#9Depends on where. The junior market is tightening, but mid and senior level seem to be still fine.
Re: Ask HN: Is the CS job market tightening?
#10Are you looking for anecdotes or data?
What conclusion are you hoping to reach here?