Hacker News with Generative AI: Job Market

Ask HN: Do US engineering skills translate well to European companies? (ycombinator.com)
I currently reside in the US and am looking to move to Europe (most likely Germany) some time in the next three years. Has anybody made this journey and have some insights to share?
Software Engineering, Job Market, Europe, Germany
10 points by dandrew5 7 days ago | 19 comments
Vibe Coder – AI Engineer YC Job posting: Satire or not Satire? (ycombinator.com)
The more I read this job posting, the more I think it is satire: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/domu-technology-inc/jobs/hwWsGdU-vibe-coder-ai-engineer<p>> At least 50% of the code you write right now should be done by AI; Vibe coding experience is non-negotiable.<p>> Ready to grind long hours, including weekends<p>All of this to "Automate debt collection calls for banks". Am I out of touch here?
Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Humor, Job Market, Startups
13 points by gouthamve 11 days ago | 5 comments
It is practically impossible to find a freelance project these days (ycombinator.com)
It is practically impossible to find a freelance project these days
Freelance, Job Market, Economy
20 points by pyeri 11 days ago | 33 comments
Programmer vs. Developer: 1 in 4 programming jobs have vanished (msn.com)
More than a quarter of all computer programming jobs have vanished in the past two years, the worst downturn that industry has ever seen.
Programming, Job Market, Technology, Economy
13 points by jnord 11 days ago | 4 comments
Ask HN: Should I learn COBOL at 14yo in 2025? (ycombinator.com)
I've worked in many programming languages, but are older languages like COBOL or Fortran worth looking into? COBOL certainly has a job opportunity later on since the average age of developers is over 60, they will probably hire any young person who has learned a minimum of COBOL which is already quite rare
Programming Languages, Career Advice, Job Market, Education
21 points by Genius_um 13 days ago | 56 comments
Was Sam Altman Right About the Job Market? (theatlantic.com)
Tech companies are unleashing AI products that do much more than answer questions.
Artificial Intelligence, Job Market, Technology, Economy
12 points by petethomas 19 days ago | 5 comments
Tech leaders at Anthropic/IBM/Meta warn that AI is coming for developer jobs (fortune.com)
Tech leaders at Anthropic, IBM, and Meta warn that AI is coming for software developer jobs
Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Job Market, Technology
5 points by unclebucknasty 20 days ago | 0 comments
A platform where you can start working with the best Ukrainian tech companies (codeua.com)
Ukraine, Technology, Job Market, Recruitment
46 points by Kizert 20 days ago | 1 comments
I quit my FAANG job because it'll be automated by the end of the year (2025) (jagilley.github.io)
Until this February, I had gainful employment at [redacted FAANG co] as a Machine Learning Engineer working on fine-tuning LLMs for language translation tasks. It was a great gig, and I enjoyed the work and my coworkers. However, taking a medium-term look at the market dynamics surrounding my employment prompted me to quit a few weeks ago. I'm now convinced that my former job there will be obsolete by the end of the year.
Artificial Intelligence, Job Market
26 points by threevox 23 days ago | 26 comments
Is the job market for software devs starting to improve? (ycombinator.com)
Are y'all receiving more messages from recruiters? I'm hearing anecdotes here and there so it'd be good to hear your experiences.
Software Development, Job Market, Recruitment
19 points by rizs12 24 days ago | 22 comments
The job market may be tougher than it looks on paper (marketplace.org)
The first jobs report of the second Donald Trump administration comes out Friday. So far, we know that weekly jobless claims dropped last week, according to data from the Labor Department, and the number of people continuing to file for unemployment benefits reached nearly a three-year high — showing it’s taking workers longer to find new jobs.
Economy, Labor Market, Job Market, Unemployment
10 points by toomuchtodo 26 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: Why are there so few Flutter jobs? Should I switch to React? (ycombinator.com)
Every month I search through the Who Is Hiring thread but very few (if any) Flutter jobs appear
Flutter, React, Job Market, Programming, Mobile Development
11 points by sqrg 28 days ago | 14 comments
Private employers added just 77,000 jobs in February, far below expectations (cnbc.com)
Employment, Economy, Job Market, Business
98 points by jarsin 29 days ago | 34 comments
Ask HN: Will there be software roles in the coming European defense sector? (ycombinator.com)
I'm guessing Europe will begin investing in defense capabilities. Any thoughts on if software roles will materialize and how one would even go about applying for them?
Software Engineering, Defense, Europe, Job Market
11 points by apatheticonion 32 days ago | 7 comments
I'm done with coding (neelc.org)
I’ve decided that in the shitty job market, it’s not worth being a software engineer even if I make much less.
Software Engineering, Job Market, Personal Opinion
163 points by neelc 32 days ago | 118 comments
AK HN: Is the Era of Hackers/Startups Over? (ycombinator.com)
As a longtime HN user. I've noticed a drastic shift in the last few years in the industry. The glamour of a "hot startup" has gone away in lieu of the inevitably of big corporations and big platforms. Being a programmer doesn't seem as desirable or command nearly the respect that it did just a decade ago.
Startups, Hacker News, Tech Industry, Tech Culture, Job Market
11 points by legitster 33 days ago | 11 comments
The Job Market Is Frozen (theatlantic.com)
Unemployment is low, but workers aren’t quitting and businesses aren’t hiring. What’s going on?
Economy, Labor Market, Job Market
87 points by aarghh 35 days ago | 61 comments
Didn't realize it was this bad (reddit.com)
Recently my job opened up a new position on my team that I’m going to be conducting interviews for.
Hiring, Job Market, Team Management
185 points by belter 38 days ago | 75 comments
Software engineering job openings hit five-year low? (pragmaticengineer.com)
Software Engineering, Job Market, Employment
255 points by m3h 41 days ago | 269 comments
Software engineering job openings hit five-year low? (pragmaticengineer.com)
There are 35% fewer software developer job listings on Indeed today, than five years ago. A look into possible reasons for this, and what could come next.
Software Engineering, Job Market, Trends, Employment
24 points by gwintrob 41 days ago | 2 comments
Rust, C++, and Python trends in jobs on Hacker News (February 2025) (wojtczyk.de)
How are Rust, C++, and Python trending on Hacker News in the job market?
Rust, Programming Languages, Job Market, Data Analysis, Hacker News
111 points by wojtczyk 42 days ago | 93 comments
Why is everyone trying to replace Software Engineers? (toddle.dev)
At this point it is safe to say that software engineers are not in any immediate danger of being replaced by AI. So why do people keep trying to do just that?
Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Job Market
73 points by akulkarni 48 days ago | 139 comments
Why You Shouldn't Worry about AI Taking Jobs (richardhanania.com)
Progress in AI shows little sign of slowing down. Last week, Tyler expressed amazement at the latest products from OpenAI. It’s impossible to know where all of this is going, and I don’t find it difficult to imagine either utopian or dystopian outcomes.
Artificial Intelligence, Job Market, Technology
12 points by smitty1e 52 days ago | 5 comments
The Job Market Rebound Is Going to Catch Everyone Off-Guard (inc.com)
I’ve got good news about the job market. And some bad news.
Job Market, Economy, Business, Labor
5 points by PretzelFisch 57 days ago | 1 comments
Reddit: Those with jobs in Rust, what are you working on? (reddit.com)
I fear there may be not enough jobs in the future for Rust programmers. What are the trends for rust jobs? Last time I checked there were a few on cryptocurrencies. Will rust will at some point be widely adopted?
Programming Languages, Job Market, Rust
3 points by ubj 67 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Can we just admit we want to replace jobs with AI? (ycombinator.com)
I think it is best to be just straightforward about this.<p>With open models like DeepSeek-R1, Llama, Qwen, etc and closed source models like o1, o3, Claude etc and even OpenAI's upcoming agentic operator.<p>At this point knowledge work is going to be white hot with automation in the focus this year and the next.<p>Can we just be real and just say we aren't advancing humanity with AI, it is just focused on automating out jobs.<p>OpenAI even admitted that their definition of
Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Job Market, OpenAI
85 points by colesantiago 72 days ago | 139 comments
Tell HN: Gauntlet AI Is BloomTech/Lambda School (ycombinator.com)
Gauntlet AI is advertising on HN today, for a “free”, expenses paid, AI training course in Austin, Texas, with a “guaranteed AI job” at the end.
Artificial Intelligence, Education, Job Market
16 points by danpalmer 73 days ago | 8 comments
The web is a creative industry and is facing the same decline as film or TV (baldurbjarnason.com)
Everywhere I look, it’s becoming more and more clear that a lot of job markets are in very bad shape.
Web Development, Creative Industries, Job Market, Film Industry, Television Industry
3 points by ZacnyLos 73 days ago | 0 comments
Tech unemployment in the US drops to lowest level in more than two years (computerworld.com)
Tech hiring rose in December, dropping the IT unemployment rate to 2% — its lowest since November 2023, according to an analysis of the latest jobs data published today by the US Bureau of Labor statistics (BLS). The overall national unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, according to the BLS.
Tech, Unemployment, US Economy, Job Market
11 points by jarsin 74 days ago | 9 comments
1 in 5 online job postings are either fake or never filled, study finds (gizmodo.com)
The job hunt can be a slog. Confusing job portals, dense competition, and time-consuming application processes all conspire to make job hunting one of the most annoying experiences on the planet. After all the work that goes into an application, 99.9 percent of the time you hear nothing back. It’s enough to make you feel like you’re firing applications into the abyss—as if the jobs you’ve applied to never existed in the first place.
Job Market, Online Recruitment, Job Hunting
418 points by belter 78 days ago | 407 comments