Hacker News with Generative AI: Career Advice

Ask HN: Tired of startups – want a normal job. Help (ycombinator.com)
All but the first few years out of school I spent the better part of my 20's working in startups.

Career Advice, Startups, Work-Life Balance

82 points by mertleee 17 hours ago | 59 comments

Ask HN: Advice for someone entering their 30s (ycombinator.com)

Life Advice, Career Advice, Personal Development

12 points by marclave 5 days ago | 17 comments

Unsloth's 5 challenges to get a job offer of $500K/year and equity (twitter.com)

Career Advice, Salary Negotiation, Startups, Equity, Job Offers

16 points by amrrs 5 days ago | 21 comments

Why I'd never apply for a job online again (hottakes.space)

Job Search, Career Advice, Personal Experience

30 points by rwmj 6 days ago | 8 comments

I'm glad I took the off-ramp from software engineering (goodtechthings.com)
Congratulations on your shiny new computer science degree! You won’t be needing that anymore, feel free to forget all about it.

Software Engineering, Career Advice, Technology

42 points by scarface_74 11 days ago | 22 comments

Questions I'll always ask in a product review (destraynor.com)
I figured some of these might be useful to folks earlier in their career, certainly I wish I had them earlier, so here goes.

Product Reviews, Software, Career Advice

22 points by tosh 12 days ago | 2 comments

Ask HN: Finding interesting work if disenchanted with "big tech" & "VC-backed" (ycombinator.com)
For a long time i opted out of big tech and worked at startups because i liked being on small collaborative teams building cool impactful things.

Career Advice, Startups, Technology, Work Culture

50 points by AbstractH24 13 days ago | 42 comments

In the trenches: on being an Engineering Manager (digital-horror.com)
This post is a collection of personal reflections from my time working as an EM and similar roles. It’s not meant to be a comprehensive guide but rather a snapshot of the lessons I’ve learned and the challenges I’ve faced. For those looking to transition into leadership, or even for engineers wanting to understand management better, I hope this offers some insight into the realities of the role.

Engineering Management, Leadership, Personal Reflections, Career Advice

82 points by juxhindb 15 days ago | 49 comments

Ask HN: How to handle pushback on a team switch? (ycombinator.com)
Here's an _imaginary_ but common scenario in the corp tech hemisphere:VP: Gives the IC a dubious signal about a promo in the next cycle, mentioning tenure, budget constraints, or something incredibly vague.IC: Lets go of the promo and seeks to switch teams at the same level in search of more interesting work and possibly to avoid a similar situation in the next cycle.VP: Feels betrayed, claiming they were working hard on the promo case and that it might have happened

Career Advice, Team Dynamics, Software Engineering, Management

38 points by rednafi 16 days ago | 46 comments

How to get ahead of 99% of developers (jackhodkinson.com)
These are the exact strategies that 10x developers are using to outcompete 99% of other developers and dominate the industry.

Software Development, Career Advice, Programming

10 points by sd9 19 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: How to passively prepare for a job interview? (ycombinator.com)
Hey there fellow HNers! I am currently at a stage where I am working within a Tech Consulting company for 5-6 years. My plan is to prepare myself well in the next 5-6 months and then possibly start actively interviewing for jobs. How can I do passive job search and interviewing in the meanwhile so that I can setup myself best after few months? I am in a data-science and machine-learning domain.

Job Searching, Data Science, Machine Learning, Career Advice

34 points by rookie123 22 days ago | 13 comments

Ask HN: Is Operations Research still a thing? (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN, I am currently looking for internships / junior positions in OR but there is almost nothing, even though the technology (e.g. integer linear solvers) had huge improvements over the last decade. There are open source implementations (e.g.

Operations Research, Career Advice, Technology, Software

14 points by samuel2 23 days ago | 10 comments

Ask HN: Is there a point in me getting a CS degree anymore? (ycombinator.com)
I'm pursuing a CS degree right now. I used to do another major (I'm from Europe and had the equivalent of a little less than a 4.0 gpa), but I dropped out of there because I thought a CS major would be better.

Education, Career Advice, Computer Science

16 points by vik0 24 days ago | 38 comments

Ask HN: How to Consult Part-Time as a Community College Instructor (ycombinator.com)
Hello. Back in the fall I made a career change from being an AI researcher working in industry to becoming a tenure-track computer science instructor at a community college.

Career Advice, Education, Teaching, Community College

6 points by linguae 27 days ago | 3 comments

The "Why I want to leave" list (incrementalforgetting.tech)
We've all been there - that moment when we realize our current professional situation isn't quite what we hoped for. As a seasoned professional, I've developed a practical approach to tracking my job satisfaction and organizational health: the "Why I want to leave" list.

Career Advice, Job Satisfaction, Professional Development

10 points by mooreds 29 days ago | 3 comments

Life lessons from the first half-century of my career (cacm.acm.org)
I started my career at Hughes Aircraft in 1972 while working on my Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). After designing airborne computers for four years, I graduated and then taught and did systems research at UC Berkeley for the next 40. Since 2016, I’ve helped Google with hardware that accelerates artificial intelligence (AI).

Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Career Advice

418 points by zdw 30 days ago | 160 comments

I'm glad I took the off-ramp from software engineering (goodtechthings.com)
Congratulations on your shiny new computer science degree! You won’t be needing that anymore, feel free to forget all about it.

Software Engineering, Career Advice, Technology

19 points by forrestbrazeal 30 days ago | 3 comments

How to know when it's time to go (bitfieldconsulting.com)
I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. When you hate your job, no matter how much you try to put up with it, there comes a point where you’re mad as hell and you’re just not going to take it anymore. So, maybe this is the right moment to reflect: is it time to go?

Career Advice, Job Satisfaction, Work-Life Balance

7 points by varun_chopra 32 days ago | 1 comments

How would you start to learn coding today? (ycombinator.com)
I'm a PM and Product Designer looking to transition into launching my own products. While I have basic programming knowledge, I'm trying to be strategic about what technical skills to develop given the current AI landscape.

Programming, Career Advice, Product Development, AI

23 points by cbenjumea 32 days ago | 24 comments

Ask HN: Underrated emerging fields in science/engineering? (ycombinator.com)

Science, Engineering, Career Advice, Emerging Technologies

14 points by cbracketdash 34 days ago | 10 comments

Ask HN: How can I realistically change careers? (ycombinator.com)
I’ve spent almost two decades in digital-focused roles, specialising in strategy, user research, and creating frameworks for better customer experiences (ostensibly UX I suppose).While I’ve found the work rewarding, I feel it’s time for a significant career change—potentially outside of this domain entirely.I’m seeking advice from others who have made mid-career transitions:

Career Advice, Career Change, Professional Development

184 points by throw101010101 35 days ago | 164 comments

How should software engineers adapt to AI-driven layoffs? (ycombinator.com)
With major tech companies laying off mid-level engineers due to AI efficiency gains, what strategies are engineers using to stay competitive?

Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Layoffs, Career Advice

15 points by nguyentranvu 35 days ago | 24 comments

I am offering mentoring: In which I help you (dynomight.substack.com)
I am offering to act as a “mentor”, to you, in case that seems like something you’d find useful.

Mentoring, Career Advice, Personal Development

28 points by crescit_eundo 36 days ago | 47 comments

Ask HN: How to work at a bigger tech company? (ycombinator.com)
My career trajectory looks something like this: medium sized publicly traded company, early startup, another startup over the course of about 5 years.I’m pretty tired of the startup scene to be honest and would like to try to work at a larger tech company but I’m having a hard time even getting interviews.I think this is partly because of a bad job market, and partly because I have two no name companies on my resume that I’ve worked for.

Career Advice, Job Hunting, Tech Industry, Startups

10 points by llmdrinker 39 days ago | 19 comments

What I wish I knew before I quit my job (michaeldrogalis.substack.com)
Before I quit my job at Confluent, I was worried about taking the plunge.

Career Advice, Personal Finance

67 points by dillonshook 39 days ago | 47 comments

Document Your Progress at Work (shivamrana.me)
How can you ensure that your contributions are also recognized?

Productivity, Career Advice, Work Culture

57 points by tminima 39 days ago | 3 comments

Ask HN: I'm a dev who never wants to be on call again. What are my best options? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: I'm a dev who never wants to be on call again. What are my best options?

Software Development, Career Advice, Work-Life Balance

9 points by waylandsmithers 41 days ago | 10 comments

It's Not Your Fault You're Behind in Life – A Software Engineer's Struggle [video] (youtube.com)

Software Engineering, Career Advice, Personal Development, Video

6 points by _venkatasg 42 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: How to approach first days on a new job as a senior PM? (ycombinator.com)
Inspired by this post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42656184I'm starting a new job in a few days as a senior PM at a ~1000 person company, but I've never been a PM before. My career path has been: PhD -> Engineer -> Founder.

Management, Career Advice, Startups, Software Development

61 points by LifeIsBio 42 days ago | 48 comments

Ask HN: How to approach first days on a new job as a senior engineer? (ycombinator.com)
I'm switching companies, onboarding a team in a senior position. I would like to approach my entrance in a more deliberate manner than I did on the past.

Software Engineering, Career Advice, Onboarding, Management

117 points by rolothrow 42 days ago | 66 comments