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by austin-cheney 951 days ago
Kind of. I just switched from senior software engineer to junior data engineer. I did it because this position is work from home and honestly all JavaScript positions at this point are junior positions.

90% of JavaScript jobs now are really React positions or Angular plus Java positions. If you need React/Angular and spend all your time over-engineering how to put text on screen and at this point cannot figure out Node you are a supremely overpaid junior. After working with overpaid juniors at the last job and getting laid off from it, it feels like a broken house of cards ready to fold at any time.

So, after refusing to go back to work in that line of work for 5 months a recruiter for this data science job found me and I super easily qualified. There was no leet code nonsense. This current project uses a low code enterprise suite for data science and service delivery and starts with up to 6 weeks training to certify in the platform.
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phnofive 951 days ago
I'm looking for a similar change - if you don't mind my asking, are they still hiring?
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austin-cheney 951 days ago
To join my project you will need a US Secret security clearance and a Security+ certification. I suspect teams working other projects have similar minimum requirements because this is a very small federal contractor. If that is not an issue email me (in profile).

The greatest realization I had about hiring during my recent many months of unemployment was to abandon perceptions of trends and marketplace popularity and instead focus on my strengths no matter how unpopular. So, I gave up on looking at JavaScript related positions even though I have 15 years full time experience writing JavaScript. Instead I strongly promoted my experience as a military officer who can program in niche projects. I went from 0 interviews to multiple competing offers. I turned down a much higher paying offer a super prestigious place to take this job because it’s something completely new for me, work from home, and almost what I was making at my last job.

Also if you know anybody that is a Java developer with a TS and willing to relocate to Dallas I can get them a job at that other place immediately at around 200K

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