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Way to go, team Thorn! Ariel Lewis helped a division of a global tech company land a senior software engineer! Keep up the amazing work! Contact a Thorn member to learn more about how we can support your organization's hiring needs! #thornnetwork #recruitmentresearch #softwareengineering #software #engineer #technology #globaltech #global #technology #tech

Companies that purge junior and mid level software engineers will undoubtedly be the first to express concern over a lack of senior engineering talent in 5 years.

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Fine-tuning My Problem-Solving Skills: In my first real software engineering role, I was tasked with porting C code from one chipset to another (Intel to ARM, I believe). This was one of the first projects I had, so I was diligently working on it—I wanted to make sure I nailed it! I ended up running into a roadblock and sought advice from the senior engineer on the team. Me: "I can't figure out why this keeps crashing. I've tried everything. Can you help?" Him: "Sure. What are the last 10 things you tried?" Me: "Hmm, I haven't tried 10 things." Him: "Okay, what are the last 5 things you tried?" Me: "I've only tried a couple of things…" I said sheepishly. Him: "Then you really haven't tried much. Try a few more things, and then we can work together to figure it out. Don't take this the wrong way, but we didn't hire you to bring us more problems. We hired you because you're competent and can help solve problems." Me: 🤯 At first, this might have seemed harsh, but I think it was spot on. Learning to really dig into problems and not rush to get help is a muscle that gets built over time and becomes more valuable as you progress in your career or work on more complex systems. Eventually, most of us will come across a problem where no one is going to have the exact answer for us, and we'll have to figure it out ourselves. In any case, I found this experience incredibly powerful. #softwareengineering #problemsolving

What Software Engineers do....

An interesting point of view about software engineering being a real engineering(or not) by Hillel Wayne, based also on interviews with people who have been engineers in "traditional engineering" and migrated to be software engineers. #softwareengineering #career

You are a senior software engineer if you take on the most boring and annoying tasks of your team. Senior software engineering is a mindset — it shows that you understand the importance of getting things done, no matter how mundane the tasks might be. It shows that you understand that business priorities come before your personal preferences. Being a leader means dealing with both the good and bad aspects of the job. #softwareengineering

How do you turn into a software engineer?

Will Devin replace Software Engineers? What is Devin? How mature is Devin? Evolution of technology How Devin can help software engineers? Will Devin replace software engineer? Should you pursue software engineering? Usefulness of Devin Will Devin be affordable for all? Conclusion Who will I hire? https://lnkd.in/di7RTGiX

Are you a Software Engineer on the East Coast of The United States? Do you know the best location for your job search?      According to recent LinkedIn statistics the best location for Software Engineers in Defense and Space along the East Coast is Washington DC-Baltimore Area.      The number of Software Engineers has grown by 96% in the last year on the East Coast and it currently has a very high hiring demand.      Is this surprising to you?      If it is, let me know where you think would be the highest area in the comments.    #Softwareengineering #SoftwareCareers #Spaceindustry