[kypro]

Not really. Lots of companies are cutting traditional SWE roles though...

I think there are roles available for other types of skill-sets, For example, "Product Engineer" seems to be the new full-stack. Now anyone with some technical background can vibe code anything in a few hours companies are starting to merge product and engineering into one, cutting those who can't or are unwilling to do both.

There's also some demand for skilled AI Engineers.

Anyone whose just a frontend or backend guy is going likely going to really struggle to find anything in this new world. I'd consider trying to rebrand your skills a little and seeing if you have any luck.

I've been saying this since late 2022 at this point, but people need to assume this is their last SWE job. You might still be able to find work in tech, but you'll struggle to find traditional SWE jobs going forward.

Also, being unemployed for 6+ months is stupid unless you genuinely don't need the money. You're better off just taking a job for 50-60% of your previous salary if you're going to be out of work for the majority of the year.

[drstewart]

You've been saying it since 2022 but many people have changed jobs multiple times in that time frame, so you're clearly wrong about it.

[cableshaft]

Some people have the right message but the wrong timing (i.e. too early). And for some people this could already be true.

I'm already assuming I have maybe one more job change in me as a software engineer and then it might be extremely difficult to find any future jobs in the field.

Especially considering I'm old enough that at least some companies were likely going to be discriminating against me because of my age.

Doubly so now that they probably assume I'm too old or set in my ways to handle the shift to coding with A.I. agents, which isn't the case.