You only need to land a tech job once. Once you're in, you're set up for life. So you might as well get all the help you can to get it done as fast as you can.
Whatever you do, don’t be the guy who gives up at the exact moment when you should be fighting with everything you have.
You’ll make it through either way, but there’s only one way you’ll look back and be proud of yourself.
This is an INCREDIBLE post. Everyone working with AI needs to read IMMEDIATELY.
Becoming incredibly obvious that the most secure, best paying job in the next 1-3 years will be AI orchestrator - basically someone that coordinates AI agents to solve any problem a business has with EXTREMELY EFFICIENT token usage.
Whoever figures out how to squeeze 90%-95%+ Opus 4.6 performance, 90%+ of the time, at 1/10th the cost is going to make AN ABSOLUTE KILLING.
Demand for recruiters is surging
The number of open recruiter roles is almost back to 2022 peak levels. This role got hit the hardest post-Covid, and also recovered the quickest.
By definition, recruiting headcount expands and contracts with hiring demand, so it’s likely a leading indication that we’re tracking toward sustained highs in hiring demand in tech.
I have a secret to share
After your first $2–$3 million, a paid off home and a good car, there is no difference in quality of life between you and Jeff Bezos. Both of you have limited amount of time on earth; you have twice if not more than Jeff, so you are richer than him. A cheeseburger is a cheeseburger whether a billionaire eats or you do.
Money is nothing but a piece of paper or a number in your app. Real life is outdoors.
Become financially independent; that’s usually 2–3mil. Have good food. Enjoy the relations. Workout. Sleep well. Call your parents. That’s all there is to life. Greed has no end.
Repeat after me: Time is the currency of life. Money is not.
Sooner you figure this out, happier you will be.
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We built microservices based DevOps labs, learn over engineering for free lol
Still good practice tho
In the last 4 years, I've helped thousands of engineers upskill their careers, here's 9 beliefs you need to drop if you want to succeed in tech:
1) "𝗜'𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁" - I've seen people in their 40s and 50s land DevOps roles. Your experience from other fields is actually an advantage.
2) "𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗖𝗦 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲"- Most of my successful students don't have one. Companies care about what you can build, not where you studied.
3) "𝗜'𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀"- Tech isn't about being a genius. It's about being curious and not giving up when things get hard.
4) "𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴" - You'll never feel "ready enough." Start building, start applying. You learn the most on the job.
5) "𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗜'𝗺 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱" - Literally everyone feels this. Even senior engineers. It means you're growing, not that you don't belong.
6) "𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸" - The biggest wins come from community. Ask questions. Share your progress. Help others. That's how you accelerate.
7) "𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲" - Stop comparing. Someone started 2 years before you. Someone will start 2 years after you. Focus on your own path.
8) "𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹" - AI is a tool, not a replacement. Engineers who know how to use it will be more valuable than ever.
9) "𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁" - Every "overnight success" you see took years of consistent work. Show up daily. Small progress compounds.
Your background doesn't determine your future in tech. Your commitment does.
What belief did you have to drop? 👇
If you want results, don't rely on your mood.
Set a schedule and follow it.
Run your life like a bash script.
Here's the script I repeat 7 days a week: