| I ex-founder of a DevTools marketing company (which consists of 80% development and 20% marketing for reference). I am still getting inquiries for acquisition. My clients are some of the top developer tools. I quit my company just because, I wanted to do some focussed building work, instead of spending time on servicing clients. As I am a developer and builder at heart. Moreover people from some VCs (the main ones infact) also told me that although I might make some money, I won't be able to create an impactful company this way in which they would ever like to invest in. I am also currently building an AI/RAG application which is getting some good traction. In university I used to be one of the good competitive coders in the whole country. I can crack about any coding interview with some revision for sure. When I am applying for the positions of product engineer (where they are specifically mentioning that they need someone who can collaborate with product, UX and other teams). I am still not getting even an interview. I can't understand why my resume is getting rejected everywhere. I have talked to some of the best developers and product managers. And I do not feel that I am inferior in knowledge or capabilities at all. And they all have loads of offers and HRs messaging them left and right. Infact, I think I can help companies grow even any support or help at all. Any insight would be a great help. Thanks |
I'm going to be brutally honest, the market sucks right now. I haven't seen it this bad since 2008. I just started a new role after 18 months of looking. And the only reason I got it is because I had someone on the inside who fast-tracked my resume to the right people. I have nearly 20 years of experience in software development, btw. I used to have to block recruiters because they would never stop calling. Now? Those recruiters all gave up and became realtors.